Pro Caelio 36

ac potissimum minimum fratrem,

- the most powerful younger brother

Confer te alio. What is he implying?

Bring yourself to another. Clodia is relationship hungry

Sin autem urbanius me agere mavis, sic agam tecum. What is me agere?

But if however you prefer that I act in a more sophisticated way, then I will do it for you. indirect statement

Vicinum adulescentulum aspexisti;

You saw a young neighbor;

Vis nobilis mulier illum filium familias patre parco ac tenaci habere tuis copiis devinctum. how is vis translated here? How is patre parco ac tenaci used? What is he insinuating? What type of form is familias?

You, a noble woman of power, are not able to have that son of a family with a poor and tenacious father, that son overpowered by your riches; "of power" ablative use, to describe the family (ablative of quality/characteristic) Clodia tried to use her wealth to tempt men, its not working archaic form

non putat tua dona esse tanti. What is tanti?

he does not think that your gifts are worth so much. genitive of value/price

calcitrat, respuit, repellit

he kicks, he rejects,

Devices used? How has it changed?

prosopeia continues, pretends to be/introduces Clodia's bro, Publius Clodius Pulcher (he is the prosecutor on other side) He uses Clodius so judgment is harsher/more personal since they are siblings uses insinuatio and repehensio

qui est in isto genere urbanissimus, type of clause?

who is the most sophisticated in that class; relative

qui te amat plurimum, type of clause? what is plurimum?

who loves you the most, relative adverb

qui propter nescio quam, credo, timiditatem et nocturnos quosdam inanis metus tecum semper pusio cum maiore sorore cubitabat. type of clause? what does propter take? What is inanis?

who, I don't know, because of certain hesitation I believe and certain nightly foolish fears, as a young boy, used to always sleep with his older sister. relative accusative archaic, sounds political

saepius videre voluisti; what type of adv/adj is saepius?

you wanted to see him more often; comparative

fuisti nonnumquam in isdem hortis. what device is found here?

you were not never (sometimes) in the same gardens. litotes- double neg to emphasize a pos

Quid insanis?

Why are you insane?

Quid tumultuaris, soror?

Why are you making a scene, sister?

Cur huic qui te spernit molesta es? What clause is qui te spernit molesta es?

Why do you annoy the man who rejects you? relative clause

Quid clamorem exorsa verbis parvam rem magnam facis?" What is exorsa? Who is it talking about? What is he thinking here?

Why do you make a small thing a big deal having begun a clamor with words? Perfect passive participle, clodia thinks Clodia is exaggerating, her claim is false/unnecessary

Habes hortos ad Tiberim quos curiose ac diligenter eo loco parasti quo omnis iuventus natandi causa venit. Device for parasti? what is natandi? What does it show?

You have gardens that you carefully prepared by the Tiber, where all the young comes for the sake of swimming; syncopation (parasti comes from paravisti_ gerundive, shows purpose

candor huiusque et proceritas, vultus oculique pepulerunt; What does pepulerunt do here?

His brilliance and his height, his face and eyes struck you; injects forcefulness into lust

Eum putato tecum loqui:

I believe that he would say to you:

ex his igitur tuis sumam aliquem

I may select therefore from these guys of yours some guy

removebo illum senem durum ac paene agrestem.

I will remove that harsh and almost rural old man;

Hinc licet condiciones cotidie legas; How is licet used?

It is possible that you should choose lovers everyday; dative; interest +infinitive (circumstance)