Marcellus embodies the immediate violence of the slave system.
Marcellus enforces the gladiatorial school's abuse and taunts Spartacus about Varinia, after which Spartacus kills him.
Marcellus operates under Batiatus within the gladiatorial school.
Batiatus instructs trainer Marcellus to train Spartacus without destroying the quality he sees in him.
He represents the coercive culture surrounding Varinia's servitude.
Marcellus is part of the gladiatorial school's abusive environment in which Varinia and Spartacus endure humiliations.
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