# Metellus Cimber — Julius Caesar character guide

> Metellus Cimber in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Metellus, Cimber, constant Cimber

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i-scene-i

## Snapshot

A conspirator who kneels before Caesar to beg his banished brother's recall, his plea the prearranged signal for the first blow.

## Who they are

Metellus Cimber approaches Caesar's seat with a petition for his exiled brother, his kneeling posture and flattering words designed to draw others close and create the moment for the attack. Caesar's cold refusal, his boast of being 'constant as the northern star,' transforms the plea into a public test of his inflexibility. Metellus's suit is the fuse: it gathers the conspirators around the throne and turns a private grievance into the opening act of the assassination.

## Relationships

### [Julius Caesar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/julius_caesar)

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Metellus Cimber is a conspirator who pretends to petition Caesar before helping to assassinate him.

### [Julius Caesar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/julius_caesar)

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Metellus Cimber is a conspirator who pretends to petition Caesar before helping to assassinate him.

## In the story

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-i)

Petitions Caesar for his brother's pardon before the attack.

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