Chapter 1:
‘of the law, of the courts, of our customs’ - tricolon, gains attention
‘during the holidays and public games’ - acting empathetic to the jury to gain support
‘who armed besieged the senate’ - Caelius’ charge was from Cataline, ridiculing it and contrasting
‘a young man of illustrious talent’ - youth = innocence, Caelius was not actually that young (32), Cicero’s
first defence, links him to 17 year old Atratinus
‘no crime, no audacity, no violence’ - tricolon, gains attention, case is important because Caelius is innocent
‘prostitute…feminine lust’ - Clodia but not mentioned by name, character assassination
no mention of the actual charges
,Chapter 2:
‘someone else’ - Cicero is always trying to shift the blame, subtle reference to Clodia, more character
assassination
‘I forgive Atratinus’ - feigned sympathy for the young prosecutor
‘piety or obligation or even his age’ - 3 reasons why Atratinus brings the trial, Cicero forgives him for all
‘The others must not only in no way be pardoned’ - the other 2 prosecutors, Balbus and Clodius, they are
entirely in the wrong and gain no forgiveness from Cicero like Atratinus because they should know better
,Chapter 3:
‘young Marcus Caelius’ - the Caelius on trial, son of Marcus Caelius, youth = innocence, his father was well
respected which aids the defence of Caelius
‘did not live in sufficient style…did not accord him sufficient respect’ - a quick way of mentioning and
disregarding the fact the Caelius and his father fell out
’prestige’ - Caelius’ father is highly respected
still no mention of innocence
, Chapter 4:
‘mother’s tears and unbelievable sadness, the fathers mourning attire and this grief and sorrow’ - pathos,
pity, respected parents not believing the charge helps defence
‘of the law, of the courts, of our customs’ - tricolon, gains attention
‘during the holidays and public games’ - acting empathetic to the jury to gain support
‘who armed besieged the senate’ - Caelius’ charge was from Cataline, ridiculing it and contrasting
‘a young man of illustrious talent’ - youth = innocence, Caelius was not actually that young (32), Cicero’s
first defence, links him to 17 year old Atratinus
‘no crime, no audacity, no violence’ - tricolon, gains attention, case is important because Caelius is innocent
‘prostitute…feminine lust’ - Clodia but not mentioned by name, character assassination
no mention of the actual charges
,Chapter 2:
‘someone else’ - Cicero is always trying to shift the blame, subtle reference to Clodia, more character
assassination
‘I forgive Atratinus’ - feigned sympathy for the young prosecutor
‘piety or obligation or even his age’ - 3 reasons why Atratinus brings the trial, Cicero forgives him for all
‘The others must not only in no way be pardoned’ - the other 2 prosecutors, Balbus and Clodius, they are
entirely in the wrong and gain no forgiveness from Cicero like Atratinus because they should know better
,Chapter 3:
‘young Marcus Caelius’ - the Caelius on trial, son of Marcus Caelius, youth = innocence, his father was well
respected which aids the defence of Caelius
‘did not live in sufficient style…did not accord him sufficient respect’ - a quick way of mentioning and
disregarding the fact the Caelius and his father fell out
’prestige’ - Caelius’ father is highly respected
still no mention of innocence
, Chapter 4:
‘mother’s tears and unbelievable sadness, the fathers mourning attire and this grief and sorrow’ - pathos,
pity, respected parents not believing the charge helps defence
