Scene summary
Cinna the poet leaves home despite a bad dream, on his way to Caesar's funeral, and is surrounded by excited citizens coming out of the Forum. He answers with jokes and gives his name, and the mob takes him for the conspirator Cinna. Even when he shouts that he is the poet, the group attacks him for his name and for his bad verses, and sets off for the conspirators' houses.
Analysis
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