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not sensible of fire, remained unscorched
and there were drawn
upon a heap a hundred ghastly women,
transformed with their fear, who swore they saw
men all in fire walk up and down the streets.
and yesterday the bird of night did sit
even at noonday upon the market-place,
hooting and shrieking.
for i believe they are portentous things
unto the climate that they point upon
what is the meaning of the symbol "the bird of night" as indicated in the excerpt above?
the night bird is a caged animal roaming free, symbolizing the conspirators wanting to roam free as well.
the night bird is shrieking, symbolizing awaring to caesar
the night bird appears at noon, symbolizing that rome has a darkness hanging over it.
the night bird symbolizes the hope that light will dispel the darkness of rome.
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