Who appears in the opening scene with Marullus?

• A. Casca
• B. Lucius
• C. Portia
• D. Flavius

Answer: (D)

In the opening moment, the scene sets up the political tension by showing two tribunes speaking to the crowd. Marullus is paired with Flavius, the other tribune, standing with him as they admonish the people for celebrating Caesar and removing the decorations from Caesar’s statues. That pairing—Marullus with Flavius—is what defines the opening moment.

The other characters listed appear later in the play rather than in that first scene: Casca shows up in subsequent actions and reports Caesar’s perceived weaknesses; Lucius is Brutus’s servant who appears later; Portia is Brutus’s wife who appears in Brutus’s later scenes. So Flavius is the one who appears with Marullus in the opening scene.