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Julius Caesar · Julius Caesar

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Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Act one, Seene one Rome, a street
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enter, Flavius Marellus, and certain commoners hence home you idle creatures? Get
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you home? Is this a holiday? What know you? Not? Being
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mechanical? You ought not walk upon a laboring day without the sign of your
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profession. Speak? What trade art thou? Why, sir, a carpenter?
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Where is thy leather apron and thy rule? What dost thou with thy
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best apparel on you? Sir? What trade are you, truly, sir?
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In respect of a fine workman? I am, but, as he
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would say, a cobbler. But what trade art thou? Answer me directly?
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A trade, sir, that I hope I may use with a safe
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conscience, which is indeed, sir, Amanda of Bed's hoas. What trade
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thou nave thou? Naughty knave? What trade? Nay? I beseech you,
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sir, be not out with me? Yet? If you be out,
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Sir, I can mend you. What meanst thou by? That?
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Mend me thou, saucy fellow, Why sir, cobble you? Thou art
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a cobbler? Art thou, truly, sir? Are that I live by?
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Is with the all I met it, with no tradement's matters, no
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women's matters, But with all I am, indeed, Sir, a surgeon
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to o choose. When they are in great danger, I recover them as
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proper man as ever trod upon it. It's leather have gone upon my handiwork.
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But wherefore art not in thy shop today? Why dost thou lead these
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men about the streets, truly, sir, to wear out their shoes,
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to get myself into more work. But indeed, Sir, we may holiday
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to see Caesar and to rejoice in his triumph. Wherefore rejoice what conquest brings
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he home? What tributaries follow him to Rome? To grace in captive bonds?
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His chariot wheels You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things,
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Oh, you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome. Knew you
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not Pompy many a time? And oft have you climbed up to walls and
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battlements, to towers and windows, yea, to chimney tops, your infants
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in your arms. And there have sat the livelong day with patient expectation to
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see great Pompy past the streets of Rome. And when you saw his chariot,
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but appear. Have you not made an universal shout that Tiber trembled underneath
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her banks to hear the replication of your sounds made in her concave shores.
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And do you now put on your best attire? And do you now call
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out a holiday? And do you now strew flowers in his way that comes
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in triumph over Pompy's blood? Be gone? Run to your houses, fall
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upon your knees, pray to the gods to intermit the plague that needs must
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liked on this ingratitude, Go go, good countrymen, and for this fault,
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assemble all the poor men of your sort, Draw them to Tiber banks,
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and weep your tears into the channel till the lowest stream. Do kiss
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the most exalted shores of all eciant. All the commoners see whether their basest
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metal be not moved. They vanish, tongue tight in their guiltiness. Go
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you down that way towards the capital. This way will I disrobe the images?
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If you do find them decked with ceremonies, May we do so?
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You know it is the feast of lupercal It is no matter. Let no
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images be hung with Caesar's trophies. Ile about and drive away the vulgar from
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the streets. So do you too, where you perceive them thick These growing
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feathers plucked from Caesar's wing will make him fly an ordinary pitch. Who else
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would soar above the view of men and keep us all in servile fearfulness?
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Exciant scene too, a public place, Flourish, enter Caesar, Antony for
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the course Calpernia, portia, deseus, Brutus, Cicero, Brutus, Cassius,
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and Casca. A great crowd following, among them a soothsayer Calpurnia.
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Peace Ho, Caesar speaks Calpurnia. Here, my lord, stand you directly
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in Antonius's way when he doth run his course Antonius Caesar, my lord,
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forget not in your speed, Antonius, to touch Calpurnia. For our elders,
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say the baron touched in this holy chase, shake off their sterile curse.
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I shall remember when Caesar says, do this, it is performed.
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Set on and leave no ceremony out. Flourish Caesar, ha who calls,
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bid every noise be still? Peace? Yet again, who is it in
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the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue shriller than all the
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music cry Caesar. Speak. Caesar is turned to here. Beware the eyes
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of March. What man is that? A soothsayer? Bid you beware the
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eydes of March. Set him before me, Let me see his face.
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Fellow, come from the throng. Look upon Caesar. What sayest thou to
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me? Now speak once again, Beware the eydes of March. He is
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a dreamer. Let us leave him. Pass senate acient, All except Brutus
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and Cassius. Will you go see the order of the course. Not I,
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I pray you do. I am not gainsome. I do lack some
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part of that quick spirit that is in Anthony. Let me not hinder Cassius
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your desires. I'll leave you. Brutus, I do observe you now,
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of late, I have not from your eyes that gentleness and show of love,
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as I was wont to have. You bear to stubborn and too strange
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a hand over your friend that loves you. Cassius, be not deceived.
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If I have veiled my look, I turned the trouble of my countenance merely
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upon myself vexed. I am of late, with passions of some difference,
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conceptions only proper to myself, which gives some soil, perhaps to my behaviors.
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But let not therefore my good friends be grieved, among which number,
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Cassius, be you one, Nor construe any further my neglect than that poor
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Brutus, with himself at war, forgets the shows of love to other men.
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Then, Brutus, I have much mistook your passion by means where of
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this breast of mine have buried thoughts of great value, worthy cogitations. Tell
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me, good Brutus, can you see your face? No, Cassius,
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for the eye sees not itself but by reflection. But some other things tis
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just, And it is very much lamented Brutus, that you have no such
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mirrors, as we'll turn your hidden worthiness into your eye, that you might
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see your shadow. I have heard were many of the best respect in Rome,
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except immortal Caesar, speaking of Brutus, and groaning underneath this age's yoke,
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have wished that noble Brutus had his eyes in two. What dangers would
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you lead me, Cassius, that you would have me seek into myself for
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that which is not in me? Therefore, good Brutus, be prepared to
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hear. And since you know you cannot see yourself so well as by reflection
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I your glass will modestly discover to yourself that of yourself which you yet know
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not of. And be not jealous on me, gentle Brutus, Were I
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a common laugher? Or did you use to staal with ordinary oaths my love
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to every new protesta? If you know that I do phone on men and
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hug them hard and after scandal them, Or if you know that I profess
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myself in banqueting to all the rout, then hold me dangerous, flourish and
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shout what means all this shouting? I do fear the people choose Caesar for
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their king. I do you fear it? That must? I think you
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would not have it, so I would not Cassius. Yet I love him
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well. But wherefore do you hold me here so long? But is it
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that you would impart to me if it be aught toward the general good?
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Set honor in one eye and death in the other, and I will look
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on both indifferently. For let the gods so speed me. As I love
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the name of honor more than I feared death. I know that virtue to
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be in you, Brutus, as well as I do know your outward favor
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well, honor is the subject of my story. I cannot tell what you
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and other men think of this life, but for my single self I had
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as life, not be as lived to be in all of such a thing
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as I myself. I was born free, as Caesar, so were you.
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We both have fed as well, and we can both endure the winter's
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cold as well as he. For once upon a raw and gusty day,
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the troubled Tiber, shaving at her shawls, Caesar said to me, dareest
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thou, Cassius, Now leap in with me into this angry flood and swim
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to yonder point. Upon the word accoutred as I was, I plunged in
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and bade him follow. So indeed he did. The torrent roared, and
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we did buffet it with lusty sinews, throwing it aside and stemming it with
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hearts of controversy. But ere we could arrive the point proposed, Caesar cried,
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help me, Cassius, or I sink ay as. Andeus, our
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great ancestor, did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder the old anchises
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bear. So from the waves of Tiber did I the tired Caesar. And
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this man is now become a god, and Cassius is a wretched creature and
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must bend his body. Is Caesar carelessly, but not on him. He
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had a fever when he was in Spain, and when the fit was on
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him, I did mark how he did shake. Tis true, this god
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did shake his coward lips did from their color fly. And that same eye
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whose bend doth all the world, did lose his luster. I did hear
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him groan aye, And that tongue of his bade the Romans mark him and
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write his speeches in their books. Alas it cried, give me some drink
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to tineus as a sick girl. Ye, Gods, it doth amaze me.
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A man of such a feeble temper should so get the start of the
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majestic world and bear the palm alone. Shout flourish another general shat. I
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do believe that these applauzas are for some new honors that are heaped on Caesar.
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Why man doth he bestride the narrow world like a colossus, And we
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petty men walk under his huge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves.
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Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear
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Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are
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underlings, Brutus and Caesars. What should be in that Caesar? Why should
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that name be sounded more than yours? Write them together? Yours is as
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fair a name. Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well weigh
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them. It is as heavy conjure with them. Brutus will start a spirit
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as soon as Caesar now in the names of all the gods at once?
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Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed? That he has grown so great
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age? Thou art shamed Rome, Thou hast lost the breed of noble bloods
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when went there by, and age since the great flood. But it was
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famed with more than one man. When could they say till now that talked
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of Rome, that her wide walls encompassed but one man? Now? Is
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it Rome? Indeed? And room enough? When there is in it but
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one only man? Oh, you and I have heard our fathers say there
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was a Brutus once that would have brooked the eternal devil to keep his state
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in Rome as easily as a king. That you do love me, I
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am nothing jealous, what you would work with me? I have some aim.
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How I have thought of this, and of these times I shall recount
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hereafter. For this present I would not so with love I might entreat you
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be any further moved what you have said. I will consider what you have
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to say. I will with patience here and find a time both meet to
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hear and answer such high things. Till then, my noble friend chew upon
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this. Brutus had rather be a villager than to repute himself a son of
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Rome. Under these hard conditions, as this time is like to lay upon
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us. I am glad that my weak words have struck. But this much
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show of fire from Brutus. The games are done, and Caesar is returning.
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As they pass by, pluck Cosca by the sleeve, and he will,
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after his sour fashion, tell you it hath preceded worthy note to day
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re enter Caesar and his train. I will do so. But look,
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you, Cassius, the angry spot doth glow on Caesar's brow, and all
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the rest looked like a chidden train. Calpernia's cheek is pale, and Cicero
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looks with such ferret and such fiery eyes as we have seen him in the
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Capitol being crossed in conference by some senators. Cosco will tell us what the
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matter is, Antonius Caesar. Let me have men about me that are fat,
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sleek headed men, and such as sleep o nights yond. Cassius has
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a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous.
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Fear him, not, Caesar. He's not dangerous. He is a
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noble Roman, and well given. Would he were fatter. But I fear
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him not. Yet, if my name were liable to fear, I do
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not know the man I should avoid so soon as that spare Cassius. He
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reads much. He is a great observer, and he looks quite through the
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deeds of men. He loves, no plays, as thou dost Antony.
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He hears no music. Seldom. He smiles and smiles in such a sort
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as if he mocked himself and scorned his spirit that could be moved to smile
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at anything. Such men as he be never at heart's ease, whilst they
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behold a greater than themselves. And therefore I are they very dangerous. I
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rather tell thee what is to be feared than what I fear. For always
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I am Caesar. Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf,
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and tell me truly what thou think'st of him? Senate Exie and Caesar
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and all his train. But Kaska, you pulled me by the cloak.
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Would you speak with me? Hi, Kaska, tell us what hath chanced
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today that Caesar looks so sad while you were with him? When you not,
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I should not then ask Kaska what had chanced? Why there was a
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crown offered him, and being offered him, he put it by with the
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back of his hand. Thus, and then the people fellow shouting what was
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the second noise? For why for that too? They shouted thrice? What
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was the last trifle? Why? For that too? Was the crown offered
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him? Thrice? I'm wast And he put it by thrice every time gentler
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than other, and at every pudding by mine honest neighbors shouted, who offered
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him the crown? Why? Anthony? Tell us the manner of it,
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Gentle Claska, I can as well be hanged as tell the manner of it.
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It was mere foolery. I did not mark it. I saw mark
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Antony offer him a crown. Yet twas not a crown neither twas one of
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these coronets, And as I told you, he put it by once,
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but for all that, to my thinking, he would fain have had it.
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Then he offered it to him again. Then he put it by again,
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but to my thinking he was very loath to lay his fingers off it.
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And then he offered it the third time. He put it the third
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time by, and still as he refused it, the rabbleman hooted and clapped
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their chapped hands, and threw up their sweaty nightcaps, and uttered such a
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deal of stinking breath because Caesar refused the crown, that it had almost choked
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Caesar, for he swooned it and fell down at it. And for mine
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own part, I durst not laugh, for fear of opening my lips and
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receiving the bad air. But soft I'd pray. What did Caesar swooned?
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He fell down in the marketplace and foamed at mouth, and was speechless.
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Kis very like he hath the falling sickness. No, Caesar has not,
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but you and I, and honest Kaska, we have the falling sickness.
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I know not what you mean by that, but I am sure Caesar fell
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down. If the tag rag. People did not clap him and hiss him
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according as he pleased, and displeased them, as they used to do the
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players in the theater. I am no true man, what said he when
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he came unto himself Mary, before he fell down, when he perceived the
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common herd was glad he refused the crown. He plucked me ope his doublet
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and offered them his throat to cut. And I had been a man of
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any occupation, if I would not have taken him at a word, I
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would I might go to hell among the rogues. And so he fell.
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When he came to himself again, he said, if he had done or
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said anything amiss, he desired their worships to think it was his infirmity.
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Three or four wenches where I stood cried alas good soul, and forgave him
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with all their hearts. But there's no heed to be taken of them.
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If Caesar had stabbed their mother, they would have done no less. And
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after that he came thus sad away. I did Cicero say anything, Ay,
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he spoke Greek, to what effect? Nn I tell you that I'll
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there look you in the face again. But those that understood him smiled at
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one another and shook their heads. But for mine own part it was Greek.
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To me. I could tell you more news too. Moralus and Flavius
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for pulling scarfs off Caesar's images are put to silence. Fare you well,
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there was more foolery. Yet, if I could remember it, Will you
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sup with me tonight? Kaska? No, I'm promised forth, Will you
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dine with me tomorrow? Ay? If I be alive and your mind told
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and your dinner worth eating, could I will expect you do so? Farewell?
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Both exit? What a blunt fellow is disgrown to be? He was
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quick metal when he went to school, So is he now an execution of
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any bold and noble enterprise. However he puts on this tardy form. This
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rudeness is a sauce to his good wit, which gives men's stomach to digest
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his words with better appetite. And so it is for this time. I
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will leave you tomorrow. If you please to speak with me, I will
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come home to you. Or if you will come home to me and I
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will wait for you, I will do so till then think of the world.
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Accept brutus well, brutus, thou art noble yet I see thy honorable
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metal may be wrought from that it is disposed. Therefore it is a meat
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that noble minds keep ever with their likes. For ho so firm that cannot
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be seduced. Caesar doth bear me hard, but he loves Brutus. If
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I brutus now and he were Cassius, he should not humor me. I
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will this night in several hands in his windows, throw as if they came
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from several citizens, writings, all tending to the great opinion that Rome holds
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of his name, wherein obscurely Caesar's ambitions shall be glanced at. And after
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this, let Caesar seat him sure, for we will shake him or worse
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days endure Exit Scene three the same a street, thunder and lightning enter from
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opposite sides, Kaska with his sword drawn, and Cicero good, Even Caska
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brought you, Caesar home. Why are you breathless? And why stare you?
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So? Are you not moved when all the sway of earth shakes like
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a thing unfirm? Oh, Cicero, I have seen tempests when the scolding
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winds have arrived the naughty oakes, and I have seen the ambitious ocean swell
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and rage and foam to be exalted with the threatening clouds. But never till
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tonight, never till now, did I go through a tempest dropping fire.
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Either there is a civil strife in heaven, or else the world too saucy
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with the gods, and senses them to sad destruction. Why saw you anything
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more wonderful? A common slave? You know him well by sight held up
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his left hand, which did flame and burn like twenty torches joined, and
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yet his hand, not sensible of fire, remained unscorched. Besides, I
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have not since put up my sword against the capital. I met a lion
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who glared upon me, and went surly by without annoying me. And there
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were drawn upon a heap a hundred ghastly women, transformed with their fear,
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who swore they saw men all in fire, walk up and down the streets.
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And yesterday the bird of night did sit even at noonday upon the marketplace,
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hooting and shrieking. When these prodigies do so conjointly meet, let not
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men say these are their reasons. They are natural, For I believe they
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are portentous things unto the climate that they point upon. Indeed, it is
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a strange disposed time. But men may construe things after their fashion, clean
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from the purpose of the things themselves. Come Caesar to the capitol tomorrow he
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doth, for he did bid Antonius send word to you he would be there
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tomorrow. Good night, then, Kaska, this disturbed sky is not to
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walk in. Farewell, Cicero, Exit, Cicero, Enter Cassius, Who
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is there a Roman? Caska? By your voice? Your ear is good,
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Cassius? What night? Is this? A very pleasing knight to honest
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men? Who ever knew the heaven's menace? So those that have known the
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earth so full of faults. For my part, I have walked about the
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streets, submitting me unto the perilous night, and thus umbraced Kaska, as
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you see, have bared my bosom to the thunderstone. And when the cross
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blue lightning seemed to open the breast of heaven, I did present myself even
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in the aim and very flash of it. But wherefore did you so much
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tempt the heavens? It is the part of men to fear and tremble when
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the most mighty gods by token send such dreadful heralds to astonish us. You
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are dull Caska, and those sparks of life that should be in a Roman
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you do want or else you use. Not you look pale and gaze and
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put on fear, and cast yourself in wonder to see the strange impatience of
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the heavens. But if you would consider the true cause, why all these
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fires, why all these gliding ghosts, Why birds and beasts from quality and
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kind? Why old men fool and children? Calculate why all these things change
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from their ordinance, their natures and performed faculties to monstrous quality. Why you
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shall find that heaven hath infused them with these spirits, to make them instruments
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of fear and warning unto some monstrous state. Now, could I Kaska name
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to thee a man most like the dreadful night that thunders, lightens, opens
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graves, and roars, as doth the lion in the capitol, A man
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no mightier than thyself or me in personal action, yet prodigious, grown and
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fearful as these strange eruptions are, tis Caesar that you mean? Is it
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not, Cassius? Let it be who it is. For Romans now have
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thews and limbs like to their ancestors. But woe the while our father's minds
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are dead and we are governed with our mothers spirits are you can sufferance show
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us a womanish. Indeed, they say, the senators tomorrow mean to establish
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Caesar as a king, and he shall wear his crown by sea and land
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in every place save here in Italy. I know where I will wear this
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dagger. Then Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius. Therein, ye, Gods,
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you make the weak most strong. Therein ye, God, you tyrants
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do defeat. Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass, nor airless
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dungeon, nor strong links of iron can be retentive to the strength of spirit.
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But life, being weary of these worldly bars, never lacks power to
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dismiss itself. If I know this, know all the world besides that passive
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syranny that I do bear, eye can shake off at pleasure thunder still so
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can I. So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel
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his captivity. And why should Caesar be a tyrant? Then, poor man,
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I know he would not be a wolf, but that he sees the
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Romans are but sheep. He were no lion were not Romans Hinds, those
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that with haste will make a mighty fire, begin it with weak straws.
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What trash is Rome? What rubbish? And what awful? When it serves
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for base matter to illuminate so vile a thing as Caesar. But o grief,
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where hast thou led me? I perhaps speak this before a willing bondman,
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Then I know my answer must be made. But I am armed,
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and dangers are to me indifferent. You speak to Kaska, and to such
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a man that is no fearing tell tale. Hold my hand, be factious
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for redress of all these griefs, and I will set this foot of mine
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as far as who goes farthest as a bargain made. Now know, Ukaskar,
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I have moved already some certain of the noblest minded Romans to undergo with
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me an enterprise of honorable, dangerous consequence. And I do know by this
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they stay for me in Pompey's porch for now, this fearful night, there
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is no stir or walking in the streets, and the complexion of the element
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in favors like the work we have in hand, most bloody, fiery,
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and most terrible, stand close awhile, for here comes one in haste tis
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sinner, I do know him by his gait. He is a friend.
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Enter, sinner, sinner, where haste you so to find out you?
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Who's that metellus symbol? No, it is kaskar one incorporate to our attempts?
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Am I not stayed for? Sinner? I am glad on it?
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What a fearful night is this? There's two or three of us have seen
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strained sides? Am I not stayed for? Tell me, yes you are,
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oh Cassius, if you could but win the noble Brutus to a party,
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be you content, good sinner? Take this paper and look you lay
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it in the Praetor's chair where Brutus may but find it, and throw this
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in his window. Set this up with wax upon old Brutus's statue. All
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this done. Repair to Pompey's porch, where you shall find us is Decius,
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Brutus and Tribonius there all but metell a symbol, and he is gone
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to seek you at your house. Well, I will hie, and so
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bestow these papers as you obeyed me. That done? Repair to Pompey's theater.
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Exit Sinna come kaskar you and I will yet ere day see Brutus is
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his house. Three parts of him is ours already, and the man entire,
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upon the next encounter, yields him ours. Oh, he sits high
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in all the people's hearts, and that which would appear offense in us,
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his countenance, like richest alchemy, will change to virtue and to worthiness him
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And and our great need of him you have right well conceited. Let us
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go, for it is after midnight and a day we will awake him and
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be sure of him accient. End of Act one, Act two, Scene
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one, Rome Brutus is orchard Enter Brutus, what Lucius ho, I cannot,
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by the progress of the stars give guests? How near today? Lucius?
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I say, I would it were my fault to sleep so soundly?
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When Lucius, when awake, I say, what? Lucius enter? Lucius
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called you, my Lord, get me a taper in my study. Lucius,
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when it is lighted, come and call me here, I Lord.
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It must be by his death, And for my part I know no personal
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cause to spurnet him, but for the general he would be crowned. How
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that might change his nature? Theirs? The question? It is the bright
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day that brings forth the adder, and that craves wary walking crown him that,
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and then I grant we put a sting in him, that at his
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will he may do. Danger with the abuse of greatness is when it disjoins
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remorse from power. And to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known
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when his affection swayed more than his reason. But tis a common proof that
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lowliness is young ambitions ladder, where to the climber upward turns his face,
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But when he once attains the upmost round, he then, unto the latter,
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turns his back, looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees by
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which he did ascend. So Caesar may then, lest he may prevent.
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And since the coral will bear no color for the thing he is fashion it
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thus that what he is augmented would run to these and these extremities. And
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therefore think him as a serpent's egg which hatched, would as his kind,
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grow mischievous and kill him in the shell. Re Enter, Lucius, the
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taper burneth in your closet, sir. Searching the window for a flint,
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I found this paper thus sealed up, and I am sure it did not
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lie there when I went to bed, gives him the letter. Get you
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to bed again. It is not day, is not tomorrow? Boy,
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the IDEs of March I know not, Sir, Look in the calendar and
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bring me word. I will, sir, accept the exhalations whizzing in the
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air, give so much like that I may read by them. Opens the
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letter and reads, Brutus, thou sleep'st awake, and see thyself. Shall
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Rome et cetera? Speak, strike redress? Brutus thou sleepest awake? Such
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instigations have been often dropped where I have took them up. Shall Rome et
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cetera? Thus I must piece it out? Shall Rome stand under one man's
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awe? What Rome my ancestors did from the streets of Rome the Tarquin drive
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when he was called a king? Speak strike redress? Am I entreated to
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speak and strike? Oh Rome? I make thee promise if the redress will
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follow, Thou receivest thy full petition at the hand of Brutus, re enter
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Lucius, Sir, march is wasted fourteen days knocking within tis good. Go
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to the gate. Somebody knocks, Accept Lucius. Since Cassius first did wet
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me against Caesar, I have not slept between the acting of a dreadful thing
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and the first motion. All the interim is like a phantasma or a hideous
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dream. The genius and the mortal instruments are then council, and the state
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of man, like to a little kingdom, suffers than the nature of an
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insurrection. Re Enter, Lucius, Sir, tis your brother Cassius at the
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door who doth desire to see you? Is he alone? No, sir,
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There are more with him. Do you know them? No, sir.
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Their hats are plucked about their ears, and have their faces buried in
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their cloaks, that by no means I may discover them by any mark of
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favor. Let him enter acit, Lucius. They are the faction, Oh,
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conspiracy. Shamest thou to show thy dangerous brow by night, when evils
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are most free. Oh then by day, where wilt thou find the cavern
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dark enough to mask thy monstrous visage, seek none conspiracy, Hide it in
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smiles and affability. For if thou path thy native semblance on not Erebus itself
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were dim enough to hide thee from prevention. Enter the conspirators, Cassius,
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Casca, Deseus, Brutus, Senna, Metellus Simber, and Trebonius. I
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think we are too bold upon your rest, good morrow, Brutus, do
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we trouble you? I have been up this hour a week all night.
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Know I these men that come along with you, Yes, every man of
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them, and no man here but honors you, And everyone doth wish you
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had but that opinion of yourself which every noble Roman bears of you. This
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is Tribonius. He is welcome hither, this Deaseus, Brutus, he is
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welcome too, This Casca, this Sinna, and this Metellus Simba, they
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are all welcome. What watchful cares do interpose themselves betwixt your eyes and night?
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Shall I entreat a word, Brutus and Cassius, whisper? Here lies
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the east? Does not the day break here? No? Oh, pardon
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sir, it does. And young gray lines that thread the clouds are messengers
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of day. You shall confess that you are both deceived. Here, as
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I point my sword, the cull arises, which is a great way growing
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on the south, weighing the youthful season of the year, some two months
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hence up higher toward the north, he first presents his fire, and the
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high East stands as the capital directly here, give me your hands all over,
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one by one, and let us swear our resolution. No, not
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an oath, if not the face of men, the sufferance of our souls,
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the time's abuse. If if these be motives weak, break off betimes,
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and every man hence to his idle bed. So let high sighted tyranny
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range on till each man drop by lottery. But if these as I'm sure
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they do, bear fire enough to kindle cowards and to steal with valor the
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melting spirits of women, then, countrymen, what need we any spur but
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our own cause to prick us to redress? What other bond than secret romans
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that have spoken the word and will not palter? And what other oath than
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honesty to honesty engaged that this shall be, or we will fall for it.
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Swear priests and cowards, and men cautillus, old feeble carryings, and
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such suffering souls that welcome wrongs unto bad causes. Swear such creatures as men
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doubt, but do not stain the even virtue of our enterprise, nor the
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insuppressive metal of our spirits, to think that of our cause or our performance
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did need an oath, when every drop of blood that every Roman bears and
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nobly bears, is guilty of a several bestardy if he do break the smallest
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particle of any promise that hath passed from him. But what is Cicero?
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Shall we sound him? I think he will stand very strong with us.
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Let us not leave him out, No, by no means. Oh,
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let us have him, for his silver hairs will purchase us a good opinion,
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and by men's voices to command our deeds. It shall be said,
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by his judgment, ruled our hands, our youths, and wildness, shall
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no whit appear, but all be buried in his gravity. Oh, name
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him not, Let us not break with him, for he will never follow
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anything that other men begin. Then leave him out. Indeed he is not
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fit. Shall no man else be touched, but only Caesar, yeseus well
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urged. I think it is not meat marc Antony, so well beloved of
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Caesar, should outlive Caesar. We shall find of him a shrewd contriver.
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And you know his means. If he improve them, may well stretch so
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far as to annoy us all which to prevent. Let Antony and Caesar fall
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together our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius to cut the head off
40:54
in then hack the limbs like croth and death and envy afterwards. For Antony
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is but a limb of Caesar. Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers
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Caius. We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar. And in the
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spirit of men there is no blood. Oh that we then could come by
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Caesar's spirit and not dismember Caesar. But alas Caesar must bleed for it.
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And gentle friends, let's kill him boldly, but not wrathfully. Let's carve
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him as a dish fit for the gods, not hew him as a carcass
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fit for hounds. And let our hearts, as subtle masters do, stir
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up their servants to an act of rage, and after seem to Chidam.
41:53
This shall make our purpose necessary and not envious, which so appear. Carrying
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to the common eyes, we shall be called perjures, not murderers. And
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for mark Antony, think not of him, for he can do no more
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than Caesar's arm. When Caesar's head is off, Yet I fear him,
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for in the ingrafted love he bears to Caesar, alas good Caius, do
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not think of him. If he loves Caesar, all that he can do
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is to himself, take thought and die for Caesar, And that were much
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he should, for he is given to sports, to wildness, and much
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company. There is no fear in him. Let him not die, for
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he will live and laugh at this hereafter clock strikes, peace, count the
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clock. The clock hath stricken. Three tis time to pot. But it
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is doubt fliet whe the Caesar will come forth today or no, for he
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is superstitious groan of late, quite from the main opinion he held once,
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of fantasy, of dreams and ceremonies. It may be these apparent prodigies,
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the unaccustomed terror of this night, and the persuasion of his auguras, may
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hold him from the capital today. Never fear that, if he be so
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resolved, I cannot sway him. For he loves to hear that unicorns may
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be betrayed with trees, and bears with glasses, elephants with holes, lions
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with toils, and men with flatterers. But when I tell him he hates
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flatterers, he says he does, being then most flattered. Let me work,
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for I can give his humor, the true bent, and I will
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bring him to the capital. Nay, we will all of us be there
43:45
to fetch him by the eighth hour. Is that the uttermost? Be that
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the uttermost, and feigner then SIUs Ligarius, doeth beer Caesar hard who rated
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him for speaking well of Pompey. I wonder none of you have thought of
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him now? Good, but tell us go along by him. He loves
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me well, and I have given him reasons. Send him but hither,
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and I'll fashion him. The morning comes upon us, we will leave you,
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Brutus and friends, disperse yourselves, But all remember what you have said,
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and show yourselves true Romans. Good gentlemen, look fresh and merrily.
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Let not our looks put on our purposes, but bear it as our Roman
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actors do, with untired spirits and formal constancy. And so good morrow to
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you everyone, excient, all but Brutus, boy Lucius, fast asleep.
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It is no matter enjoy the honey heavy dew of slumber. Thou hast no
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figures nor no fantasies, which busy care draws in the brains of men.
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Therefore thou sleep'st so sound. Enter Porsche, Brutus, my Lord Porsche,
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what mean you? Wherefore? Rise you? Now? It is not for
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your health thus to commit your weak condition to the raw cold morning, nor
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for yours neither you've ungently Brutus stole from my bed, and yesternight at supper
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you suddenly arose and walked about, musing and sighing, with your arms across.
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And when I asked you what the matter was, you stared upon me
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with ungentle looks. I urged you further. Then you scratched your head,
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and too impatiently stamped with your foot. Yet I insisted, Yet you answer
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not, but with an angry wafter of your hand gave sign for me to
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leave you. So I did, fearing to strengthen that impatience, which seemed
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too much enkindled, and withal hoping it was but an effect of humor,
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which sometime hath his hour with every man. It will not let you eat,
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nor talk, nor sleep. And could it work so much upon your
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shape as it hath much prevailed on your condition. I should not know you,
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Brutus, dear my lord, make me acquainted with your cause of grief.
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I am not well in health, and that is all Brutus is wise
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and were he not in health, he would embrace the means to come by
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it. Why so I do good, Portia go to bed? Is Brutus
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sick? And is it physical to walk umbraced and suck up the humors of
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the day mourning? What is brutus sick? And will he steal out of
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his wholesome bed to dare the vile contagion of the night and tempt the roomy
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and unpurged air to add unto his sickness. No, my brutus, you
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have some sick offense within your mind, which, by the right and virtue
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of my place I ought to know of. And upon my knees I charm
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you by my once commended beauty, by all your vows of love, and
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that great vow which did incorporate and make us one, that you unfold to
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me yourself your half? Why you are heavy? And what men tonight have
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had to resort to you? For here have been some six or seven who
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did hide their faces even from darkness. Neil, not, gentle Portia,
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I should not need if you were gentle Brudus, within the bond of marriage.
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Tell me, brute, is it expected I should know no secrets that
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appertain to you. Am I yourself, but as it were, in sort
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or limitation, to keep with you at meals, comfort your bed, and
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talk to you sometimes dwell I butt in the suburbs of your good pleasure.
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If it be no more, Portia is Brutus's harlot, not his wife.
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You are my true and honorable wife, as dear to me, as are
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the ruddy drops that visit my sad heart. If this were true, then
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should I know this secret? I grant I am a woman, but withal,
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a woman that Lord Brutus took to wife. I grant I am a
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woman, but withal, a woman well reputed Cato's daughter. Think you I
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am no stronger than my sex, being so fathered and so husbanded. Tell
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me your counsels. I will not disclose them. I have made strong proof
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of my constant and see giving myself a voluntary wound here in the thigh.
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Can I bear that with patience and not my husband's secrets? Oh? Ye,
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Gods, render me worthy of this noble wife. Knocking within, hark
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hark one knocks, Porsia. Go in a while, and by and by
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thy Bosom shall partake the secrets of my heart, all my engagements. I
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will construe to thee all the charactery of my sad brows. Leave me with
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haste. Excep porscha Lucius, who's that knox? Re enter Lucius with Lagarius.
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He is a sick man that would speak with you, Caius Lagarius,
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that Mattellus speak of boy, stand aside, Caius Lagarius, How fall your
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goodmorrow from a feeble tongue? Oh what a time you have chose out,
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brave Caius, to wear a kerchief. Would you were not sick? I'm
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not sick. It brought us, having hand any exploit toward it the name
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of honor. Such an exploit I have in hand, Lagarious, had you
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a healthful ear to hear of it? While the gods de Roman's bow before
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I had described my sickness, soul la room braves under vulnerable loins, tholl
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like an exources t has contigued up my modified spirit. Now bid me run
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an elstriper thinks impossible? Yeah, get the better of them. What is
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to do a piece of work that will make sick men hole? But are
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not some hole that we must mix it? That must be also? What
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it is? My Caius, I shall unfold to thee as we are going
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to whom it must begun. Set on your foot, danity, hot new
51:02
fired. I follow you to do I know not what, but it's sufficient
51:07
that Brutus leads me on. Follow me. Then accent scene too Caesar's house,
51:19
thunder and lightning. Enter Caesar in his nightgown. Nor heaven nor earth
51:23
have been at peace to night. Thrice hath Calpurnia, in her sleep cried
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out, helpo they murder Caesar? Who's within? Enter a servant, my
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Lord, go bid the priests do present sacrifice and bring me their opinions of
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success. I will, my lord exit, Enter Calpurnia. What mean you,
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Caesar think you to walk forth? You shall not stir out of your
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house to day Caesar shall forth. The things that threatened me now looked,
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but on my back. When they shall see the face of Caesar, they
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are vanish'd. Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies, yet now they frighten
52:09
me. There is one within besides the things that we have heard and seen,
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recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch. A lioness hath whelp'd in
52:22
the streets and graves have yawned and yielded up their dead. Fierce, fiery
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warriors fought upon the clouds, in ranks and squadrons, and right form of
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war, which drizzled blood upon the capital. The noise of battle hurtled in
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the air. Horses did neigh, and dying men did groan, and ghosts
52:43
did shriek and squeal about the streets. Oh Caesar, these things are beyond
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all use, and I do fear them. What can be avoided whose end
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is purposed by the mighty gods. Yet Caesar shall go forth, For these
53:00
predictions are to the world in general, as to Caesar. When beggars die,
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there are no comets seen. The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of
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princes. Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of
53:16
death. But once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
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it seems to me the most strange that men should fear, seeing that death,
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a necessary end will come. When it will come, re enter servant,
53:31
What say the augurers? They would not have you stir forth to day
53:37
plucking the entrails of an offering. Forth they could not find a heart within
53:40
the beast. The gods do this in shame of cowardice. Caesar should be
53:45
a beast without a heart if he should stay at home to day for fear.
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No Caesar shall not danger knows full well that Caesar is more dangerous than
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he. We are two lions littered in one day, and I the elder
54:00
and more terrible. And Caesar shall go forth alas my lord, your wisdom
54:07
is consumed in confidence. Do not go forth to day. Call it my
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fear that keeps you in the house, and not your own. Will send
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mark Antony to the Senate House, and he shall say you are not well
54:21
to day. Let me upon my knee prevail in this mark Antony shall say,
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I am not well, and for thy humor, I will stay at
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home. Enter deseus brutus. Here is deseus brutus. He shall tell them
54:37
so Caesar, all hail, good morrow worthy Caesar, I come to fetch
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you to the Senate House. And you are come in very happy time to
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bear my greeting to the senators, and tell them that I will not come
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to day. Cannot is false, and that I dare not false her I
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will not come to day. Tell them so deseus, say he is sick.
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Shall Caesar send a lie? Have I in conquest stretched mine arms so
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far to be afraid to tell graybeards the truth? Deseus go tell them.
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Caesar will not come, Most Mighty Caesar, let me know some cause,
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lest I be laughed at when I tell them so. The cause is in
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my will. I will not come. That is enough to satisfy the Senate.
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But for your private satisfaction, because I love you, I will let
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you know. Calpurnia, here my wife stays me at home. She dreamt
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to night she saw my statue, which, like a fountain with an hundred
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spouts, did run pure blood, and many lusty Romans came smiling and did
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bathe their hands in it. And these does she apply for warnings and portents
55:45
and evils imminent. And on her knee hath begged that I will stay at
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home to day. This dream is all a misinterpreted It was a vision,
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fair and fortunate. Your statue spouting blood in many pipes, in which so
56:00
many smiling Romans bathed, signifies that from you, great Rome shall suck reviving
56:05
blood, and that great men shall press for tinctures, stains, relics,
56:08
and cognizance. This, by Calpernia's dream is signified. And this way have
56:14
you well expounded it I have when you have heard what I can say and
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know it. Now the Senate have concluded to give this day a crown to
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mighty Caesar. If you shall send them word you will not come. Their
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minds may change. Besides, it were a mock apt to be rendered for
56:30
someone to say, break up the Senate till another time when Caesar's wife shall
56:34
meet with better dreams. If Caesar hide himself, shall they not? Whisper
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Lo Caesar is afraid. Pardon me, Caesar, for my dear, dear
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love to our proceeding bids me tell you this, and reason to my love
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is liable. How foolish do your fears seem? Now? Calpernia, I
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am ashamed. I did yield to them. Give me my robe, for
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I will go enter Publius, Brutus, Lagarius, Metellus, Kaska, Trebonius,
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and Sinna. And look where Publius is come to fetch me. Good
57:04
morrow, Caesar, welcome Publius. What Brutus are you stirred so early?
57:09
Too? Good morrow? Kaska Caius Lagarius. Caesar was ne'er so much your
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enemy as that same agu which hath made you lean. What is't o'clock,
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Caesar tis strucken eight. I thank you for your pains and courtesy. Enter
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Antony. See Antony that revels long o' nights is notwithstanding up good morrow,
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Antony. So to most noble Caesar bid them prepare within. I am to
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blame to be thus waited for now Sinna. Now, Metellus, what Tribonius,
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I have an hour's talk in store for you? Remember that you call
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on me to day be near me that I may remember you. Caesar,
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I will aside, and so ne'er will I be, that your best friends
58:01
shall wish I had been further. Good friends, go in and taste some
58:07
wine with me, and we, like friends, will straightway go together.
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Aside that every like is not the same, Oh Caesar. The heart of
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Brutus yearns to think upon accient scene three a street near the capitol. Enter
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Artemidorus reading a paper. Caesar, beware of Brutus, take heed of Cassius.
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Come not near Keska, have an eye to Sinna. Trust not Trebonius.
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Mark will metalus simba disused. Brutus loves thee not thou hast wronged Caius
58:50
Ligarius. There is but one mind in all these men, and it is
58:53
bent against Caesar. If thou beest not immortal, look about you. Security
59:00
gives way to conspiracy. The mighty gods defend THEE, thy lover. Out
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of my drus he will I stand till Caesar pass along? And as a
59:12
suitor, will I give him this mahat La means that virtue cannot live out
59:15
of the teeth of emulation. If thou read this, O Caesa, thou
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mayst live. If not, the fates with traitors do contrive except scene for
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another part of the same street, before the house of Brutus. Enter Portia
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and Lucius I, prithee boy, run to the Senate house. Stay not
59:42
to answer me, but get THEE gone? Why dost thou stay to know?
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My errand Madam I would have had THEE there and here again ere I
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can tell THEE what thou shouldst do there? O constancy, be strong upon
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my side, set a huge mountain between my heart and tongue. I have
1:00:00
a man's mind, but a woman's might. How hard it is for woman
1:00:05
to keep counsel Art thou here? Yet, Madam what should I do?
1:00:08
Run to the capital and nothing else, and so return to you and nothing
1:00:13
else. Yes, bring me word, boy, if thy lord look well,
1:00:16
for he went sickly forth, and take good note what Caesar doth what
1:00:22
suitors pressed to him? Hark, boy, what noise is that I hear?
1:00:28
None? Madam? Prithee, listen well, I heard a bustling rumor
1:00:34
like a fray, and the wind brings it from the capital. Sooth Madam,
1:00:37
I hear nothing, enter the soothsayer. Come hither, fellow. Which
1:00:43
way hast thou been at mine own house? Good lady? What ist o'clock
1:00:49
about the ninth hour? Lady? Is Caesar yet gone to the capital?
1:00:53
Madam? Not yet? I go to take my stand to see him pass
1:00:58
on to the capital. Thou hast some suit to Caesar? Hast thou not
1:01:02
that I have? Lady? If it will please Caesar to be so good
1:01:07
to Caesar as to hear me, I shall beseech him to befriend himself.
1:01:10
Why know'st thou any harms intended toward him? None that I know? Will
1:01:15
be much that I fear may chance good morrow to you. Here the street
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is narrow, the throng that follows Caesar at the heels of senators of Praetar's
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common suitors will crowd a feeble man almost to death. I'll get me to
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a place more void, and dare speak to Great Caesar as he comes along,
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except I must go in a me. How weak a thing the heart
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of woman is, Oh, Brutus, the heavens speed thee in thine enterprise.
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Sure the boy heard me, Brutus hath a suit that Caesar will not
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grant. Oh, I grow faint, Run Lucius and commend me to my
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lord. Say I am Mary, Come to me again and bring me word
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what he does say to thee Exi and severally. End of Act two,
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Act three, Scene one, Rome before the capital the Senate sitting above a
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crowd of people. Among them are Temidorus and the soothsayer, Flourish enter Caesar,
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Brutus, Cassius, Casca, Deseus, Brutus, Metellus, Simber,
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Trebonius, Sinna, Antony, Lepidus, Papilius, Publius, and others.
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To the soothsayer, the IDEs of march are come, Aye, Caesar,
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but not gone, Hail Caesar. Read the schedule. Tribonius doth desire you
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to all read at your best leisure. This his humble suit. Oh,
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Caesar, read mine first? Who minds a suit that touches Caesar? Neer
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read it? Greet Caesar, what touches us? Ourself shall be last served?
1:02:57
Delay not Caesar? Read instantly? What is the fellow? Mag Sira?
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Give place? What urge your petitions in the street? Come to the
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capitol. Caesar goes up to the Senate House. The rest following. I
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wish your enterprise today may thrive? What enterprise? Popilius fare you well,
1:03:19
advances to Caesar. What said Popilius Lina? He wished today our enterprise might
1:03:24
thrive. I fear our purpose is discovered. Look how he makes to Caesar
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mark him Kaska be sudden, for we fear prevention, brutus, What should
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be done? If this be known? Cassius or Caesar never shall turn back,
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for I will slay myself. Cassius be constant. Papilius Lina speaks not
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of our purposes. For look he smiles, and Caesar doth not change.
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Tribonius knows his time, for look you, brutus. He draws marc Antony
1:03:54
out of the way. Exi and Antony and Trebonius, where is metellusm Let
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him go, and presently prefer his suit to Caesar. He is addressed,
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press near and second him. Causka, you are the first that rear as
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your hand. Are we all ready? What is now amiss that Caesar and
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his senate must redress most high, most mighty, and most puscient Caesar,
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Mattil's climber throws before thy seat, an humble heart kneeling. I must prevent
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thee simber these couchings and these lowly courtesies might fire the blood of ordinary men
1:04:34
and turn preordinance and first Decree into the law of children. Be not fond
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to think that Caesar bears such rebel blood that will be thawed from the true
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quality with that which melteth fools. I mean sweet words, low crooked curtsies
1:04:50
and base spaniel fawning Thy brother by decree is banished. If thou dost bend
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and pray and fawn for him, I spurn thee like a cur out of
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my way. No Caesar doth not wrong, nor without cause will he be
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satisfied. Is there no voice more worthy than my own to sound more sweetly
1:05:12
in great Caesar's ear? For the repealing of my bandish brother. I kiss
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thy hand, but not in flattery, Caesar, desiring thee that Publius Smber
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may have an immediate freedom of repeal. What brutus pardon Caesar? Caesar,
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pardon as those to thy foot do Cathy's fall to beg enfranchisement for Publius Simba.
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I could be well moved if I were as you, If I could
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pray to move, prayers would move me. But I am constant, as
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the northern star, of whose true fixed and resting quality. There is no
1:05:48
fellow in the firmament. The skies are painted with unnumbered sparks. They are
1:05:54
all fire, and every one doth shine. But there's but one in all
1:05:59
doth hold his place. So in the world tis furnished well with men,
1:06:03
and men are flesh and blood and apprehensive. Yet in the number I do
1:06:10
know but one that unassailable, holes on his rank, unshaked of motion,
1:06:15
and that I am. He let me a little show it even in this
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that I was constant Simber should be banished, and constant do remain to keep
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him? So? Oh Caesar, Hence wilt thou lift up Olympus, Great
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Jesus doth not Brutus bookless Neil speak cabs for me Kaska first, then the
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other conspirators, and Brutus stab Caesar it two brute then fall Caesar dies.
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Liberty, freedom, tywanny is dead. Run hence proclaim, cry it about
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the streets. Some to the common pulpits, and try out liberty, freedom,
1:06:59
and enfranchisement. People and senators be not affrighted, fly not stand stiff.
1:07:08
Ambition's debt is paid. Go to the pulpit. Brutus and Cassius too.
1:07:14
Where is Publius here? Quite confounded with this mutiny, Stand fast together,
1:07:19
lest some friend of Caesar's should chance not of standing Publius, good cheer.
1:07:27
There is no harm intended to your person, nor to no Roman else.
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So tell them, Publius, and leave us Publius, lest that the
1:07:34
people rushing on should do your age so mischief, do so, and let
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no man abide this deed. But we the doers re enter Trebonius. Where
1:07:47
is Antony fled to his house? Amazed? Men, wives and children stare
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cry out and run, as it would doomsday fates. We will know your
1:08:00
pleasures that we shall die. We know'tis but the time and drawing days
1:08:08
out that men stand upon. Why he that cuts off twenty years of life
1:08:13
cuts off so many years of fearing death? Grant that? And then is
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death a benefit? So are we Caesar's friends that have abridged his time of
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fearing death? Stoop Romans, stoop, and let us bathe our hands in
1:08:30
Caesar's blood up to the elbows, and besmear our swords. Then walk we
1:08:39
forth even to the market place, and waving our red weapons or our heads,
1:08:45
let's all cry peace, freedom and liberty. Stoop them and wash How
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many ages? Hence shall this are lofty scene be acted over in states unborn
1:08:56
and accents yet unknown? How many times shall Caesar bleed in sport that now
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on Pompey's basis lies along no worthier than the dust? So oft as that
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shall be? So often shall the naught of us be called the men that
1:09:13
gave their country liberty? What shall we force aye every man away? Brutus
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shall lead, and we will grace his heels with the most boldest and best
1:09:20
hearts of Rome. Enter a servant soft who comes here, a friend of
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Antony's. Thus Brutus, did my master bid me kneel? Thus did Marc
1:09:32
Antony bid me fall down and being prostrate. Thus he bade me, say,
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Brutus is noble, wise, valiant, and honest. Caesar was mighty,
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bold, royal, and loving. Say I love Brutus, and I
1:09:46
honor him. Say I feared Caesar, honored him and loved him. If
1:09:51
Brutus will vouchsafe that Antony may safely come to him and be resolved, how
1:09:57
Caesar hath deserved to lie in death. Marc Antony shall not love Caesar dead
1:10:01
so well as Brutus living, but will follow the fortunes and affairs of noble
1:10:05
Brutus through the hazards of this untrod state with all true faith, So says
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my master Antony. Thy master is a wise and valiant Roman. I never
1:10:16
thought him worse. Tell him, so, pleads him, come unto this
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place. He shall be satisfied, and by my honor depart untouched. I'll
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fetch him presently, except I know that we shall have him well to friend.
1:10:34
I wish we may, But yet I have a mind that fears him
1:10:38
much, and my misgiving still falls shrewdly to the purpose. Ah, but
1:10:42
here comes Antony. Re enter Antony. Welcome, Marc Antony o mighty Caesar,
1:10:49
dost thou lie so low are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs,
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spoils shrunk to this little measure fare thee Well, I know not, gentlemen,
1:11:00
what you intend. Who else must be let blood? Who else's rank?
1:11:05
If I myself, there is no hour so fit as Caesar's death hour,
1:11:11
nor no instrument of half that worth as those your swords made rich with
1:11:15
the most noble blood of all this world. I do beseech ye, if
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you bear me hard now, whilst your purpled hands do wreak and smoke,
1:11:25
fulfill your pleasure, live a thousand years. I shall not find myself so
1:11:30
apt to die. No place will please me so no mean of death as
1:11:34
here by Caesar and by you cut off the choice and master spirits of this
1:11:40
age. Oh Antony, beg not your death of us, though now we
1:11:45
must appear bloody and cruel, as by our hands, and this our present
1:11:50
act. You see we do yet see you, but our hands, and
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this the bleeding business they have done. Our hearts you see not they are
1:12:02
pitiful and pity to the general wrong of Rome. As fire drives out fire,
1:12:11
so pity pity hath done this deed on Caesar for your part to you.
1:12:18
Our swords have leaden points mark Antony, our arms in strength of malice,
1:12:25
and our hearts of brothers temper do receive you in with all kind love,
1:12:31
good thoughts, and reverence. Your voice shall be as strong as any
1:12:38
man than the disposing of new dignities. Only be patient until we have appeased
1:12:42
the multitude beside themselves with fear, and then we will deliver you the cause.
1:12:49
Why I that did love Caesar when I struck him, have thus proceeded.
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I doubt not of your wisdom. Each man, render me his bloody
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hand first, Marcus Brutus, Will I shake with you? Next? Caius
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Cassius, Do I take your hand? Now? Decius Brutus, yours now
1:13:12
yours, Metellus yours, Senna, and my valant Caska yours, though last
1:13:18
not last in love, yours Good Trobonius. Gentlemen, all alas, what
1:13:25
shall I say? My credit now stands on such slippery ground that one of
1:13:30
two bad ways you must conceit me either a coward or a flatterer. That
1:13:35
I did love thee Caesar O tis true? If then thy spirit look upon
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us? Now? Shall it not grieve thee dearer than thy death, to
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see thy thy Anthony making his peace, shaking the bloody fingers of thy foes,
1:13:49
most noble in the presence of thy course. Had I as many eyes
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as thou hast wounds weeping as fast as they stream forth thy blood, it
1:14:00
would become me better than to close in terms of friendship with thine enemies.
1:14:04
Pardon me, Julius. Here wast thou bade brave heart? Here didst thou
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fall? And here thy hunters stand signed in thy spoil and crimsoned in thy
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lithy o world. Thou wast the forest to this heart, and this indeed
1:14:21
O world the heart of thee. How like a deer strucken by many princes,
1:14:28
dost thou here, lie mac Antony, Pardon me, Caius Cassius,
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the enemies of Caesar shall say this, then in a friend it is cold
1:14:36
modesty. I'd blame you not for praising Caesar. So, but what compact
1:14:42
mean you to have with us? Will you be pricked in number of our
1:14:45
friends? Oh? Shall we own and not depend on you? Therefore I
1:14:48
took your hands, but was indeed swayed from the point by looking down on
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Caesar friends. Am I with you all and love you all? Upon this
1:14:59
hope that you shall give me reasons why and wherein Caesar was dangerous or else
1:15:04
this was a savage spectacle. Our reasons are so full of good regard that
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were you Antony, the son of Caesar, you should be satisfied. That's
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all I seek, and am moreover suitor, that I may produce his body
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to the market place and in the pulpit, as becomes a friend, speak
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in the order of his funeral. You shall mark Antony Brutus word with you
1:15:30
aside to Brutus. You know not what you do. Do not consent that
1:15:34
Antony speak in his funeral? Know you how much the people may be moved
1:15:39
by that which he will utter. By your pardon, I will myself into
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the pulpit first and show the reason of our Caesar's death. What Antony shall
1:15:49
speak, I will protest he speaks by leave and by permission, and that
1:15:56
we are contented. Caesar shall have all true rights and lawful ceremonies. It
1:16:01
shall advantage more than do us wrong. I know not what may foe.
1:16:08
I like it not. Mark Antony here, take you Caesar's body. You
1:16:15
shall not in your funeral speech, blame us, but speak all good you
1:16:19
can devise of Caesar, and say you do it by our permission. Else
1:16:27
shall you not have any hand at all about his funeral? And you shall
1:16:31
speak in the same pulpit where to I am going. After my speech is
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ended, be it so I do desire no more. Prepare the body then,
1:16:44
and follow us accient all but antony, Oh, pardon me, thou,
1:16:49
bleeding peace of earth, that I am meek and gentle with these butchers.
1:16:54
Thou art the ruins of the noblest man that ever lived in the tide
1:16:58
of times, to the hand that shed this costly blood over thy wounds.
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Now I do prophecy, which, like dumb mouths do ope their ruby lips
1:17:10
to beg the voice and utterance of my tongue. A curse shall light upon
1:17:14
the limbs of men. Domestic fury and fierce civil strife shall cumber all the
1:17:18
parts of Italy. Blood and destruction shall be so in use, and dreadful
1:17:24
objects so familiar that mothers shall but smile when they behold their infants quartered with
1:17:30
the hands of war, all pity choked with custom of felled deeds, and
1:17:34
Caesar's spirit raging for revenge, with Atti by his side, come hot from
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hell. Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice, cry havoc, and
1:17:45
let slip the dogs of war, that this foul deed shall smell above the
1:17:48
earth with carrion men groaning for burial. Enter a servant. You serve Octavius
1:17:56
Caesar, Do you not I do mark Antony Caesar did write for him to
1:18:00
come to Rome. He did receive his letters, and is coming. And
1:18:03
bid me say to you by word of mouth, Oh Caesar, seeing the
1:18:09
body, thy heart is big. Get thee apart and weep passion I see
1:18:14
is catching for mine eyes, seeing those beads of sorrow stand in nine begin
1:18:18
to water. Is thy master coming? He lies tonight within seven leagues of
1:18:24
Rome. Post back with speed and tell him what hath chanced? Here is
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a morning Rome, a dangerous rome, no rom of safety. Fractavius yet
1:18:33
high hence and tell him so Yet stay awhile thou shalt not back till I
1:18:40
have borne this course into the market place. There shall I try in my
1:18:44
oration how the people take the cruel issue of these bloody men. According to
1:18:48
the witch, thou shalt discourse to young Octavius of the state of things,
1:18:54
lend me your hand, Accient with Caesar's body two the forum, enter Brutus
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and Cassius and a throng of citizens. We will be satisfied. Let us
1:19:06
be satisfied. Then follow me and give me audience. Friends, Cassius,
1:19:14
go you into the other street and part the numbers. Those that will hear
1:19:17
me speak, let him stay here. Those that will follow Cassius go with
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him, and public reasons shall be rendered of Caesar's death. I will hear
1:19:30
Brutus speak. I will hear Cassius and compare their reasons. When severally we
1:19:33
hear them rendered, exit Cassius with some of the citizens, Brutus goes into
1:19:39
the pulpit. The noble Brutus is ascended. Silence, be patient till the
1:19:45
last romans, countrymen and lovers hear me for my cause, and be silent
1:19:55
that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to
1:20:00
mine honor. That you may believe Sendsure me and your wisdom, and awake
1:20:08
your senses, that you may the better judge. If there be any in
1:20:14
this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's. To him, I say that
1:20:19
Brutus's love to Caesar was no less than his. If then that friend demand
1:20:27
why Brutus rose against Caesar. This is my answer, not that I loved
1:20:35
Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were
1:20:44
living and die all slaves than that Caesar were dead to live all free men.
1:20:51
As Caesar loved me, I weep for him. As he was fortunate,
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I rejoice at it. As he was valiant, I honor him.
1:21:03
But as he was ambitious, I slew him. There is tears for his
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love, joy for his fortune, honor for his valor, and death for
1:21:20
his ambition. Who is here so base that would be a bondman? If
1:21:28
any speak for him? Have I offended? Who is here so rude that
1:21:34
would not be a Roman? If any speak for him? Have I offended?
1:21:43
Who is here so vile that will not love his country? If any
1:21:50
speak for him? Have I offended? I pause for a reply, none,
1:22:00
Then none have I offended. I have done no more to Caesar than
1:22:05
you shall do to Brutus. The question of his death is enrolled in the
1:22:11
capitol. His glory not extenuated wherein he was worthy, nor his offenses enforced,
1:22:18
for which he suffered death. Enter Antony and others with Caesar's body.
1:22:24
Here comes his body, mourned by mark Antony, who, though he had
1:22:31
no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying a place
1:22:38
in the commonwealth, as which of you shall not with this, I depart
1:22:45
that as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have
1:22:50
the same dagger for myself. When it shall please my country to need my
1:22:58
death, live live. Bring him with triumph home unto his house, give
1:23:03
him a statue with his ancestors. Let him be Caesar. Caesar's better part
1:23:09
shall be crowned in Brutus. We'll bring him to his house with shouts and
1:23:13
clamors. My countrymen, Peace, silence, Brutus speaks Peace Ho, good
1:23:19
countryman. Let me depart alone, and for my sake stay here with Antony.
1:23:28
Do grace to Caesar's corpse, and grace his speech tending to Caesar's glories,
1:23:35
which mark Antony, by our permission, is allowed to make. I
1:23:42
do entreat you. Not a man departs save I alone till Antony have spoke.
1:23:51
Stay ho, and let us hear mark Antony. Let him go up
1:23:56
into the public chair. We'll hear him, noble Anti, go up for
1:24:00
Brutus's sake, I am beholding to you, goes into the pulpit. What
1:24:05
does he say of Brutus? He says, for brutus sake, he finds
1:24:10
himself beholding to us all to her best. He speak no harm of Brutus
1:24:15
here. This Caesar was a tyrant. Nay, that's certain. We are
1:24:18
blessed that Rome is rid of him. Peace. Let us hear what Antony
1:24:23
can say. You gentle Romans, peace, ho let friends, Romans,
1:24:30
countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to bury Caesar, not to
1:24:33
praise him. The evil that men do lives after them. The good is
1:24:39
oft interred with their bones. So let it be with Caesar. The noble
1:24:44
Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious. If it were so, it was
1:24:47
a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answered it here under leave of Brutus
1:24:54
and the rest. For Brutus is an honorable man, so are they all
1:24:59
all honorable men? Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. He was my
1:25:04
friend, faithful and just to me. But Brutus says he was ambitious,
1:25:10
and Brutus is an honorable man. He hath brought many captives home to Rome,
1:25:15
whose ransoms did the general coffers fill? Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?
1:25:20
When that the poor have cried Caesar hath wept. Ambition should be made
1:25:26
of sterner stuff. Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an
1:25:30
honorable man. You all did see that on the lupercale I thrice presented him
1:25:35
a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition? Yet
1:25:41
Brutus says he was ambitious, and sure he is an honorable man. I
1:25:46
speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what
1:25:50
I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause.
1:25:56
What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? Oh judgment, Thou art
1:26:00
fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason. Bear with me.
1:26:05
My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause
1:26:10
till it come back to me. Methinks there is much reason in his sayings.
1:26:15
If thou consider rightly of the matter. Caesar has had great wrong,
1:26:17
has he? Masters? I fear there will a worse come in his place.
1:26:23
Marked Ye his words, he would not take the crown. Therefore tis
1:26:27
certain he was not ambitious. If it be found, so some will dear
1:26:30
abide it. Poor soul, his eyes are as red as fire with weeping.
1:26:34
There's not a nobler man in Rome than Anthony. Now mark him.
1:26:39
He begins again to speak. But yesterday the word of Caesar might have stood
1:26:44
against the world. Now lies he there, and none so poor to do
1:26:48
him reverence? O, masters, if I were disposed to stir your hearts
1:26:54
and minds to mutiny and rage, I should do Brutus wrong and Cassius wrong,
1:26:59
who you all know are honorable men. I will not do them wrong.
1:27:03
I rather choose to wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you.
1:27:09
Then I will wrong such honorable men. But here's a parchment with the seal
1:27:14
of Caesar. I found it in his closet.'tis his will. Let
1:27:18
but the commons hear this testament, which pardon me I do not mean to
1:27:23
read. And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds and dip their napkins
1:27:28
in his sacred blood. YEA beg a hair of him from memory, and
1:27:32
dying mention it within their wills bequeathing it as a rich legacy unto their issue.
1:27:39
Will hear the will? Read it, marc Antony, the will,
1:27:42
the will, we will hear Caesar will have patience, gentle friends, I
1:27:45
must not read it. It is not meet You know how Caesar loved you.
1:27:50
You are not wood, you are not stones, but men, and
1:27:55
being men, bearing the will of Caesar, it will inflame you. It
1:27:59
will make you mad. Tis good? You know not that you are his
1:28:01
heirs. For if you should, oh, what would come of it?
1:28:06
Read the will? We'll hear it. Antony, you shall read us the
1:28:09
will, Caesar's will? Will you be patient? Will you stay awhile I
1:28:14
have or shot myself to tell you of it? I fear I wrong.
1:28:16
The honorable men whose daggers have stabbed Caesar, I do fear it. They
1:28:21
were traitors, honorable men, the will, the testaments, they were villains,
1:28:27
murderers, the will. Read the will. You will compel me then
1:28:30
to read the will. Then make a ring about the corpse of Caesar,
1:28:34
and let me show you him that made the will. Shall I descend,
1:28:39
and will you give me leave? Come down? Descend? You shall have
1:28:44
leave? Antony comes down a ring, stand round stand from the hearse,
1:28:49
stand from the body. Room for antony, most noble Antony, nay,
1:28:54
press not so upon me, stand far off, stand back room, bear
1:28:59
back. If you have tears, prepare to shed them. Now you all
1:29:03
do know this mantle. I remember the first time ever Caesar put it on,
1:29:08
twas on a summer's evening in his tent. That day he overcame the
1:29:13
nervie eye. Look in this place, ran Cassius's dagger through. See what
1:29:17
a rent the envious Kaska made through this? The well beloved Brutus stabbed,
1:29:24
and as he plucked his cursed steel away. Mark how the blood of Caesar
1:29:28
followed it, as rushing out of doors to be resolved if Brutus so unkindly
1:29:33
knocked or no. For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar's angel,
1:29:39
Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him. This was the
1:29:44
most unkindest cut of all. For when the noble Caesar saw him stab in
1:29:48
gratitude more strong than traitors's arms, quite vanquished him. Then burst his mighty
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heart and in his mantle, muffling up his face even at the base of
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Pompey Statua, which all the while ran blood. Great Caesar fell. Oh
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what a fall was there, my countryman? Then I and you and all
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of us fell down, whilst bloody treason flourished over us. Oh now you
1:30:15
weep, and I perceive you feel the dint of pity. These are gracious
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drops, kind souls. What weep you when you but behold are Caesar's vesture
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wounded? Look you here, here is himself marred as you see with traders.
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Oh piteous spectacle, Oh noble Caesar, Oh woeful day, oh traders,
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villains, Oh most bloody sight. We will be revenged, seek fire
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killed. Let me live, stay countryman, peace. There hear the noble
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antony. We'll hear him, we'll follow him, we'll die with him.
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Good friends, sweet friends, let me not stir you up to such a
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sudden flood of mutiny. They that have done this deed are honorable. What
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private griefs they have? Alas I know not that made them do it?
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They are wise and honorable, and will no doubt with reasons answer you.
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I come, not friends, to steal away your hearts. I am no
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orator as Brutus is, but as you know me, all a plain blunt
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man that love my friend, and that they know full well that gave me
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public leave to speak of him. For I have neither wit, nor words,
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nor worth, action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech to
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stir men's blood. I only speak right on, And I tell you that
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which you yourselves do know. Show you sweet Caesar's wounds, poor poor dumb
1:31:45
mouths, and bid them speak from me. But were I brutus and brutus
1:31:50
Antony, there were an Antony would ruffle up your spirits and put a tongue
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in every wound of Caesar. That should move the stones of Rome to rise,
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and mutiny will burn the house of Brutus away. Then come seek the
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conspirators. Yet hear me, countrymen, Yet hear me speak peep ho here
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Antony, most noble, Why friends you go to? Do you know not
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what? Wherein has Caesar thus deserved your loves? Alas you know not?
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I must tell you? Then you have forgot the will I told you of
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most do the will. Let's stay and here the will. Here is the
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will, and under Caesar seal to every Roman citizen. He gives to every
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several man seventy five drachmas, most noble. Caesar will revenge his death,
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Oh royal Caesar, hear me with patience. Please, how moreover he hath
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left you all his walks, his private arbors, and new planted orchards on
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this side of Tiber. He hath left them you and to your heirs forever
1:32:57
common pleasures to walk abroad and recreate yourselves. Here was a Caesar. One
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comes such another never never come away away, will burn his body in the
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holy place, and with the brands fire the trader's houses. Take up the
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body, go fetch fire, Pluck down benches, pluck down forms, windows,
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anything Accian citizens with the body. Now let it work mischief. Thou
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art afoot? Take thou what course thou wilt enter a servant? Ho Now,
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fellow, Sir Octavius is already come to Rome. Where is he?
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He and Lepidus are at Caesar's house, And thither will I straight to visit
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him. He comes upon a wish fortune is merry, and in this mood
1:33:44
will give us anything. I heard him say. Brutus and Cassius are rid
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like madmen through the gates of Rome. Belike they had some notice of the
1:33:51
people. How I had moved them. Bring me to Octavius Acciant Scene three
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a street. Enter Sinna the poet. I dreamt to night that I did
1:34:04
feast with Caesar and sings unlucky charge my fantasy. I have no will to
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wander foth of doss. It's something leads me false anenter, citizens, What
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is your name? Whither are you going? Where do you dwell? Are
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you a married man or a bachelor? Answer every man directly, I,
1:34:24
and briefly, I, and wisely I, and truly you were best?
1:34:29
What is my name? Better? I am a going, But do it
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well? Am I married to a bachelor? Then to answer every man directly
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and briefly, wisely and truly wisely, I say I am a bachelor.
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That's as much as to say they are fools that marry. You'll bear me
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a bang for that. I fear. Proceed directly, directly. I am
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going to Cesar's funeral as a friend or an enemy as a friend. That
1:34:54
matter is answered directly, for you're dwelling, briefly, briefly, dwell by
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the capitol name, sir, truly, truly, my name is Sinna.
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Tear him to pieces. He's a conspirator. I'm sinator poet. I'm sinator
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poet. Tear him for his bad verses. Tear him for his bad verses.
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I'm not conspirator. It is no matter. His name is sinna pluck
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but his name out of his heart and turn him going, tear him,
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tear him Combrand's hoe. Firebrands to Brutus, to Cassius Bernal, some Todyseus
1:35:28
house, and some to Kascas, some to Ligurius. Away go Accient.
1:35:34
End of Act three, Act four, Scene one, a house in Rome,
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Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus seated at a table. These money then
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shall die. Their names are pricked. Your brother too must die. Consent
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you, Lepidus, I do consent. Prick him down Anthony. Upon condition,
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Publius shall not live. Who is your sister's son, Mark Anthony,
1:36:02
he shall not live? Look with a spot I damn him. But Lepidus,
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go you to Caesar's house, fetch the will hither, and we shall
1:36:13
determine how to cut off some charge in legacies. What shall I find you
1:36:16
here? Or here or at the capitol? Acxit, Lepidus, this is
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a slight, unmeritable man meet to be sent on errands? Is it fit
1:36:28
that the threefold world divided? He should stand one of the three to share
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it. So you thought him and took his voice. Who should be pricked
1:36:36
to die? In our black sentence and proscription, Octavius, I have seen
1:36:42
more days than you. And though we lay these honors on this man to
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ease ourselves of divers slanderous loads, he shall but bear them as the ass
1:36:50
bears gold, to groan and sweat under the business, either led or driven,
1:36:56
as we point the way, and having brought our treasure where we will
1:37:00
then take weed down his load and turn him off, like to the empty
1:37:04
ass, to shake his ears and graze in commons. You may do your
1:37:09
will, But he's a tried and valiant soldier. So is my horse,
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Octavius, and for that I do appoint him store of provender. It is
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a creature that I teach to fight, to wind, to stop, to
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run directly on his corporal motion governed by my spirit, and in some taste
1:37:28
is lepidus. But so he must be taught and trained, and bid go
1:37:31
forth a barren spirited fellow, one that feeds on abjects orts and imitations,
1:37:39
which, out of use and staled by other men, begin his fashion.
1:37:43
Do not talk of him but as a property. And now Octavius. Listen,
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great things Brutus and Cassius are levying powers. We must straight make head.
1:37:54
Therefore, let our alliance be combined, our best friends made, our
1:37:59
means stretched. And let us presently go sit in council. How covert matters
1:38:02
may be best disclosed and open perils? Surest answered, let us do so,
1:38:09
for we are at the stake, and bade about with many enemies,
1:38:13
and some that smile having their hearts. I fear millions of mischiefs Exian scene
1:38:23
two camp near Sardes, before Brutus's tent drum. Enter Brutus, Lucilius,
1:38:30
Lucius, and soldiers Tintinius and Pandarus. Meeting them, stand Ho, give
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the word ho, and stand what now? Lucilius is Cassius near, He
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is at hand, and Pinderus has come to do you salutation from his master.
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He greets me well, your master Pindarus, in his own charge or
1:38:57
by ill officers, hath given me some worthy cause to wish things done undone.
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But if he be at hand, I shall be satisfied. I do
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not doubt but that my noble master will appear, such as he is,
1:39:11
full of regard and honor, he is not doubted a word, Lucilius,
1:39:17
how he received you. Let me be resolved with courtesy and with respect enough,
1:39:25
but not with such familiar instances, nor with such free and friendly conference
1:39:30
as he hath used of old thou hast described a hot friend cooling. Ever,
1:39:39
note, Lucilius, when love begins to sicken and decay, it useth
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an enforced ceremony. There are no tricks in plain and simple faith, but
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hollow men, like horses hot at hand, may gallant show and promise of
1:39:57
their metal, but when they should and endure the bloody spur, they fall
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their crests, and like deceitful jades sink in the trial. Comes his army.
1:40:10
On they mean this night in sardis to be quoted. The greater part
1:40:15
the horse in general are come with Cassius. Hark he has arrived low March,
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within march, gently on to meet him. Enter Cassius and his powers
1:40:30
stand Ho stand Ho, speak the word along, stand, stand stand most
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noble brother. You have done me wrong. Judge me you gods wrong?
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I mine enemies, And if not so, how should I wrong? A
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brother? Brutus, This sober fom of yours hides wrongs, and when you
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do them, Cassius, be content. Speak your griefs softly. I do
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know you well before the eyes of both our armies here, which should perceive
1:41:08
nothing but love from us, let us not wrangle. Bid them move away.
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Then in my tent, Cassius, enlarger griefs, and I will give
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you audience. Bindarus, bid our commanders lead their charges off a little from
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this ground. Lucilius do the like, and let no man come to our
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tent till we have done our conference. Let Lucius and Tantanius guard the door.
1:41:41
Exant Scene three Brutus's tent enter. Brutus and Cassius, that you have
1:41:51
wronged me doth appear in this that you have condemned and noted Lucius Peller for
1:41:56
taking bribes here of the Sardians we're in my let us pray on his side,
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because I knew the man was slighted off. You wronged yourself to right
1:42:04
in such a case, in such a time as this, it is not
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meant that every nice offense should bear his comment. Let me tell you,
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Cassius, you yourself are much condemned to have an itching palm to sell and
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mark your offices for gold to undeservers I an itching palm. You know that
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you were brutus that speak this, or by the gods this speech, what
1:42:30
else you'll last? The name of Cassius honors dis corruption and chastisement. Doth
1:42:38
therefore hide his head chastisement. Remember March, the IDEs of March. Remember
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did not Great Julius bleed for justice's sake? What villain touched his body that
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did stab? And not for justice? What shall one of us that struck
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the foremost man of all this world but for supporting robbers? Shall we now
1:43:09
contaminate our fingers with base bribes and sell the mighty space of our large honors
1:43:15
for so much trash as may be grasped. Thus I had rather be a
1:43:21
dog and bay the moon than such a Roman brutus. Bay me not.
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I'll not endure it. You forget yourself to hedge me in. I am
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a soldier, I holder in practice, abler than yourself to make conditions go
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to. You are not Cassius, I am. I say you are not
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urge me no more? I shall forget myself. Have mind upon your health.
1:43:46
Tempt me no further away, slight man ist possible hear me, for
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I will speak. Must I give way and room to your rash collar?
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Shall I be frightened when a madman stares? Now? Ye, Gods,
1:44:05
ye, gods. Must I endure all this? All this I more fret
1:44:12
till your proud heart break. Go show your slaves how chileric you are,
1:44:17
and make your bondman tremble. Must I budge? Must I observe you?
1:44:25
Must I stand and crouch under your testy humor? By the gods, you
1:44:31
shall digest the venom of your spleen, though it do split you. For
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from this day forth I use you for my mirth, yea for my lefter
1:44:45
when you are waspish? Is it come to this? You say you are
1:44:49
a better soldier? Let it appears. So make your vaunting true, and
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it shall please me well. For my own part, I shall be glad
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to learn of noble men. You wrong me every way you wrong me.
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Brutus, I said an elder soldier, not a better? Did I say
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better? If you did? I care not? When Caesar lived, he
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does not thus have moved me peace peace. You durst not so have tempted
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him. I dost not know, but does not tempt him for your life,
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you durst not. Do not presume too much upon my love. I
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may do that, I shall be sorry for you have done that. You
1:45:39
should be sorry for. There is no terror, Cassius in your threats,
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For I am armed so strong in honesty that they pass by me as the
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idle wind, which I respect. Not. I did send to you for
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certain sums of gold, which you denied me, For I can raise no
1:46:04
money by vile means by heaven. I had rather coined my heart and drop
1:46:12
my blood for Drachmas, than to wring from the hard hands of peasants their
1:46:17
vile trash by any indirection. I did send to you for gold to pay
1:46:25
my legions, which you denied me. Was that done like Cassius? Should
1:46:32
I have answered Caius? Cassius, So when Marcus Brutus grows so covetous to
1:46:42
lock such rascal counters from his friends, be ready, Gods, with all
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your thunderbolts, dash him to pieces. I denied you, not, you
1:46:57
did, I did not. He was but a fool that brought my answer
1:47:00
back. Brutus hath rived my heart. A friend should bear his friend's infirmities,
1:47:05
but Brutus makes mine greater than they are. I do not till you
1:47:10
practice them on me. You love me not. I do not like your
1:47:15
faults. A friendly I could never see such faults. A flatterers would not,
1:47:21
though they do appear as huge as high. Olympus, Come, Anthony
1:47:27
and young Octavius. Come revenge yourselves alone on Cassius. For Cassius is a
1:47:31
weary of the world, hated by one he loves, braved by his brother,
1:47:35
checked like a bondman, all his faults observed, set in a note
1:47:40
book, learned and conned by Rote to cast into my teeth. No I
1:47:45
could weep my spirit from mine eyes. There is my dagger, and hear
1:47:48
my naked breast within a heart dearer than plutus, mine richer than gold.
1:47:55
If that thou be, sir Roman, take it forth, I that denied
1:47:58
thee gold would give my heart strike as thou didst at Caesar. For I
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know when thou didst hate him worse, thou lovest him better than ever thou
1:48:05
lovest Cassius. Sheathe your dagger. Be angry when you will it shall have
1:48:14
scope, do what you will dishonor shall be humor. Oh Cassius, you
1:48:23
are yoked with a lamb that carries anger as the flint bears fire, who
1:48:30
much enforced, shows a hasty spark, and straight is cold again. Hath
1:48:35
Cassius lived to be but mirth and laughter to his Brutus, when grief and
1:48:40
blood ill tempered, vexed him when I spoke that I was ill tempered too?
1:48:45
Do you confess so much? Give me your hand and my heart too,
1:48:51
Oh Brutus, what's the matter? Have not you love enough to bear
1:48:56
with me? When that rath's humor which my mother gave me makes me forget,
1:49:00
Yes, Cassius, and from henceforth, when you are over earnest with
1:49:05
your Brutus, he'll think your mother chides and leave you. So within,
1:49:15
let me go in to see the generals. There's some grudge between them?
1:49:18
Tis not meet. They be alone within. You shall not come to them.
1:49:25
Within Nothing but death shall stay me, enter poet, followed by Lucilius,
1:49:30
Titanius, and Lucius. Now what's the matter? For shame you generals?
1:49:36
What do you mean? Love and be friends as two such men should
1:49:41
be? For I have seen more years, I'm sure than ye ha ha.
1:49:45
How vilely doth this cynic rhyme, get you Hens, surah saucy fellow
1:49:51
Hens, bear with him. Brutus tis his fashion. I'll know his humor
1:49:57
when he knows his time. What should the wars do with these jigging fools?
1:50:02
Companion Hence away, away be gone, Exit Poet Lucilius and Tenttenius bid
1:50:11
the commanders prepare to lodge their companies tonight, and come yourselves and bring massala
1:50:15
with you immediately to us, Excient Lucilius and Tantanius, Lucius a bowl of
1:50:23
wine. Exit, Lucius. I did not think you could have been so
1:50:27
angry, Oh Cassius, I am sick of many griefs of your philosophy.
1:50:33
You make no use if you give place to accidental evils. No man bears
1:50:39
sorrow better. Portia is dead. Hah posha, she is dead. Have
1:50:48
scaped I killing when I crossed you? So oh, insupportable and touching loss
1:50:53
upon what sickness? Impatient of my absence and grief that young Tavius with marc
1:51:00
Antony have made themselves so strong, for with her death that tidings came.
1:51:09
With this she fell distract and her attendants absent, swallowed fire and died so
1:51:20
even so, oh ye immortal gods, re enter Lucius with wine and Taper
1:51:29
speak no more of her. Give me a bowl of wine in this I
1:51:36
bury all unkindness. Cassius. My heart is thirsty for that noble pledge fil
1:51:43
Lucius to the wine. I swell the cup. I cannot drink too much
1:51:46
of brutish love. Come in Titanius, except Lucius re enter Tantanius with massillah.
1:51:55
Welcome, good massalah. Now sit we close about Taper here and call
1:52:01
in question our necessities. Posia art thou gone no more? I pray you,
1:52:09
Missala. I have here received letters that young Octavius and marc Antony come
1:52:15
down upon us with a mighty power, bending their expedition toward PHILIPPI myself have
1:52:21
letters of the self same tenor with what addition that, by prescription and bills
1:52:27
of outlawry, Octavius, Antony and Lepidus have put to death an one hundred
1:52:31
senators. Therein our letters do not well agree mine speak of seventy senators that
1:52:40
died by their prescriptions, Cicero being one Cicero one Cicero is dead, and
1:52:47
by that order of prescription, had you your letters from your wife, my
1:52:51
lord, no Massala, nor nothing in your letters rid of her. Nothing
1:52:58
Massala that me think is strange? Why ask you here you ought of her
1:53:04
in yours? No, my Lord, Now as you are a Roman,
1:53:10
tell me true. Then, like a Roman, bear the truth. I
1:53:14
tell for certain she is dead. And by strange manner, Why farewell,
1:53:19
Poortia, we must die Massallah with meditating that she must die once. I
1:53:30
have the patience to endure it. Now, even so, great men,
1:53:33
great losses should endure. I have as much of this in aught as you.
1:53:38
Yet my nature could not bear it so well to our work alive.
1:53:45
What do you think of marching to Philippi? Presently? I do not think
1:53:48
it good? Your reason this? It is tis better that the enemy seek
1:53:54
us, So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers, doing him
1:53:58
self offense, whilst we lying still are full of rest, defense and nimbleness.
1:54:04
Good reasons must of force give place to better. The people TwixT Philippi
1:54:12
and this ground do stand but in a forced affection, for they have grudged
1:54:18
us contribution. The enemy marching along by them, by them, shall make
1:54:25
a fuller number up. Come on, refreshed, new added and encouraged,
1:54:31
from which advantage shall we cut him off? If at Philippi we do face
1:54:38
him. There these people at our back hear me, good brother, under
1:54:44
your pardon, you must note beside that we have tried the utmost of our
1:54:49
friends, Our legions are brim full, our cause is ripe. The enemy
1:54:56
increaseth every day. We at the high are ready to decline. There is
1:55:02
a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood,
1:55:09
leads on to fortune omitted. All the voyage of their life is bound in
1:55:15
shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat,
1:55:23
and we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.
1:55:30
Then, with your will go on we'll along ourselves and meet them at Philippi.
1:55:33
The deep of night is crept upon our talk, and nature must obey
1:55:40
necessity, which we will niggart. With a little rest, there is no
1:55:45
more to say, no more good night. Early to morrow we will rise,
1:55:51
and hence Lucius enter Lucius my gown, except Lucius, farewell, good
1:56:00
Massala, good night tantanius, noble, noble Cassius, good night, and
1:56:09
good repose, Oh my dear brother, this was an ill beginning to the
1:56:14
night. Never come such division between our souls, is it not, Brutus,
1:56:18
Everything is well. Good night, my lord, good night, good
1:56:24
brother, Good night, Lord Brutus. Farewell everyone Axcient, all but Brutus
1:56:30
re enter Lucius with the gown. Give me the gown. Where is thy
1:56:35
instrument? Here in the tent? What thou speakest drowsily, poor knave,
1:56:43
I blame thee, not thou art or watched. Call Claudius and some other
1:56:48
of my men. I'll have them sleep on cushions in my tent. Borrow
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and Clodius enter. Varro and Claudius calls, my lord. I pray you,
1:57:00
sirs, lie in my tent and sleep. It may be I shall
1:57:05
raise you by and by on business to my brother Cassius. So please you.
1:57:11
We will stand and watch your pleasure. I will not have it.
1:57:14
So lie down, good sirs, it may be I shall otherwise bethink me.
1:57:20
Look, Lucius, here's the book I sought for, so I put
1:57:26
it in the pocket of my gown. Varro and Claudius lie down. I
1:57:31
was sure your lordship did not give it to me. Bear with me,
1:57:35
good boy, I am much forgetful canst thou hold up thy heavy eyes awhile
1:57:43
and touch thy instrumental strain or two? Ay, my lord, I please
1:57:48
you, it does, my boy, I trouble THEE too much, But
1:57:57
thou art willing. It is my duties, sir. Thy should not urge
1:58:02
thy duty past thy might. I know, young bloods, look for a
1:58:06
time of rest. I have slept, my lord, already it was well
1:58:12
done, and thou shalt sleep again. I will not hold thee long.
1:58:19
If I do live, I will be good to THEE. Music and a
1:58:25
song. This is a sleepy tune, O murderous slumber. Layest thou thy
1:58:34
lead en mace upon my boy that plays THEE music, gentle knave, good
1:58:42
night. I will not do THEE so much wrong to wake THEE. If
1:58:47
thou dost nod, thou break'st thy instrument, I'll take it from thee,
1:58:56
and good boy, good night. Let me see. Let me see,
1:59:03
is not the leaf turned down where I left reading here? It is,
1:59:10
I think, enter the ghost of Caesar. Ow ill this taper burns?
1:59:16
Ha who comes here? I think it is the weakness of my eyes that
1:59:24
shapes this monstrous apparition comes upon me. Art thou any thing art thou some
1:59:33
god, some angel, or some devil that makes my blood cold and my
1:59:41
hair to stare to speak to me? What thou art thy evil spirit?
1:59:49
Brutus, Why comest thou to tell THEE thou shalt see me at Philippie?
1:59:59
Well, then I shall see THEE again, I aunt Philippi. Why I
2:00:09
will see THEE at Philippi? Then axet ghost. Now I have taken heart.
2:00:17
Thou vanishest ill spirit. I would hold more talk with thee boy Lucius
2:00:29
Viri Cloudius Sirs awake, Cloudius, the strings, my Lord are foss He
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thinks he is still at his instrument. Lucius, awake, my Lord.
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Didst thou dream, Lucius, that thou so christ out? My Lord?
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I do not know that I did cry? Yes, that thou didst.
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Didst thou see anything nothing my sleep? Again? Lucius Sarah Claudius to borrow
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fellow, Thou awake, my lord, my Lord? Why did you so
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cry, Outsirs? In your sleep? Did my Lord I saw you anything?
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No? My Lord, I saw nothing. No, I my lord,
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go and commend me to my brother Cassius. Bid him set on his
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powers betimes before and we will follow. It shall be done, my lord
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accent. End of Act four, Act five, Scene one. The plains
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of Philippi enter Octavius Antony and their army. Now Antony, our hopes are
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answered. You said the enemy would not come down, but keep the hills
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in upper regions. It proves not so. Their battles are at hand.
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They mean to warn us at Philippi here answering before we do demand of them,
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tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know wherefore they do
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it. They could be content to visit other places and come down with fearful
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bravery, thinking by this face to fasten in our thoughts that they have courage.
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But tis not so. Enter a messenger, prepare you, generals.
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The enemy comes on and gallanchow their bloody son of bethilas hung out, and
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something to be done immediately, Octavius, lead your battle softly on upon the
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left hand of the even field. Upon the right hand. I keep thou
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the left. Why do you cross me in this exigen I do not cross
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you, but I will do so. March drum. Enter Brutus, Cassius
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and their army, Lucilius, Tintinius, Messila and others. They stand and
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would have parley stun fast Antenius, we must out and talk, Mark Antony,
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Shall we give sign a battle? No, Caesar, we will answer
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on their charge. Make fourth, the generals would have some words. Stir
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not until the signal, words before blows? Is it so, countrymen,
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not that we love words better as you do. Good words are better than
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bad strokes. Octavious in your bad strokes, Brutus, you give good words.
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Witness the whole you made in Caesar's heart, crying live long hail Caesar,
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Antony. The posture of your blows are yet unknown, but for your
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words they rub the hoblebees and leave them honeyless, not stingless too, Oh
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yes, and soundless too, for you have stolen their buzzing antony, and
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very wisely threat before you sting villains, you did not sew when your vile
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daggers hacked one another in the sides of Caesar. You showed your teeth like
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apes, and fonnd like hounds, and fouled like bond men, kissing Caesar's
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feet, whilst damned Kaska like a cur behind, struck Caesar on the neck.
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Oh, you flatterers, flatterers, now, Brutus, thank yourself this
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tongue had not offended. So today, if Cassius might have ruled, come
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come the cause. If arguing made us sweat, the proof of it will
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turn to redder drops. Look, I draw a sword against conspirators. When
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think you that the sword goes up again? Never till Caesar's three and thirty
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wounds be well avenged, or till another Caesar have added slaughter to the sword
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of traders. Caesar, thou catst not die by trader's hands unless thou break'st
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them with thee. So I hope I was not born to die on Brutus's
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sword. Oh, if thou wert the noblest of thy strain, young man,
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thou could'st not die more honorably a peevish schoolboy worthless of such honor,
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joined with a masker and a reveler. Old Cassius. Still come Antony away,
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defiance, traitors, hurrow we in your teeth. If you dare fight
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to day, come to the field. If not, when you have stomachs
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Egsy and Octavius, Antony and their army. Why now blow wind, swell,
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billow, and swim bark. The storm is up and all is on
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the hazard O Lucilius hark a word with you, standing forth, My lord
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Brutus and Lucilius converse a part, Massala, standing forth, What says my
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general, Massala, This is my birthday, as this very day was Cassius
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born. Give me thy hand, Massala, be thou my witness. They
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get my will as POMPEII was. Am I compelled to set upon one battle?
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Are our liberties? You know that I held Epicurus strong and his opinion.
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Now I change my mind and partly credit things that do presage coming from
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Sardis on our former ensign to mighty eagles fell, and there they perched,
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gorging and feeding from our soldier's hands, who, to Philippi here consorted us
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this morning, they are fled away and gone, And in their steads do
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ravens, crows and kites. For I owe our heads and downward look on
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us as we were sickly pray. Their shadows seem a canopy most fatal,
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under which our army lies, ready to give up. The ghosts believe not
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so, but I believe it partly for I am fresh of spirit and resolve
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to meet all perils very constantly. Even so, Lucilius now, most noble
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Brutus, the gods to day stand friendly, that we may love us in
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peace, lead on our days to age. But since the affairs of men
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rest still in certain, let's reason with the worst that may be full.
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If we do lose this battle, then is this the very last time we
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shall speak together? What are you then determined to do? Even by the
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rule of that philosophy by which I did blame Cato for the death which he
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did give himself, I know not how, but I do find it cowardly
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and file for fear of what might fall, so to prevent the time of
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life, arming myself with patience, to stay the providence of some high powers
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that govern us below. Then if we lose this battle, you are content
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to be led in triumph through the streets of Rome. No, Cassius,
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No think not thou, noble Roman, that ever Brutus will go bound to
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Rome. He bears too great a mind. But this same day must end
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that work the IDEs of march begun, And whether we shall meet again I
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know not. Therefore our everlasting farewell, take forever and forever farewell, Cassius.
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If we do meet again, why we shall smile? If not,
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why then this parting was well made. Forever and forever, farewell Brutus.
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If we do meet again, we'll smile. Indeed, if not tis true
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this parting was well made, Why then lead on, oh, that a
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man might know the end of this day's business. Ere it come, but
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it sufficeth that the ay will end, and then the end is known?
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Come ho away acient Scene two. The same the field of battle, Alarum
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and her Brutus and Messala ride, Ride Massala, ride and give these bills
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unto the legions on the other side. Loud Alarum. Let them set on
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at once, for I perceive but gold demeanor in Octavius's wing and sudden push
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gives them the overthrow. Right, ride Massalah, let them all come down.
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Acient Scene three. Another part of the field. Alarums enter Cassius and
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Tantanius. Oh look, Tintanious, look the villains fly. Myself have to
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mine own turned enemy. The sense in here of mine was turning back.
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I slew the coward and did take it from him o Cassius. Brutus gave
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the word too early, who, having some advantage in Octavius, took it
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to eagerly as old is felt to spoil, whilst we by Antony are all
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enclosed. Enter Penderus, fly further off, my lord, Fly further off
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marc Antony is in your tints, my lord fly Therefore, noble Cassius,
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fly far off. This hill is far enough. Look, look, Tintineous,
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are those my tents where I perceive the fire? They are, my
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lord, Tintineous. If thou lovest me, mount thou my horse and hide
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thy spurs in him till he have brought thee up to yonder troops. And
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here again, that I may rest assured, whether they troops are friend or
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enemy, I will be here again even with a thought accep gopendallus get higher
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on that hill. My sight was ever thick. Regard Tintineus, and tell
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me what thou noticed about the field. Penderus ascends the hell this day,
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I breathe, first time has come round. And where did I begin?
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There? Shall I end? My life has run his compass Surah, What
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news above, oh, my lord, what news above? Tintinius is enclosed
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round about with horsemen that make to him on the spur. Yet he spurs
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on now they are almost on him now Tentinius. Now some light, Oh
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he lights too, he is taken. Shout ah and ark they shout for
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joy. Come down. Behold no more, oh coward, that I am
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to live so long to see my best friend taken before my faith. Penderus
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descends. Come hither, Sarah in Parthia. Did I take THEE prisoner?
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And then I swore THEE saving of thy life? That whatsoever I did bid
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THEE, do thou shouldst attempt it? Come now keep thy note. Now
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be a free man, And with this good sword that ran through Caesar's bows,
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search this bosom stand not to answer. Here, take thou the hilts,
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and when my face is covered as tis now, guide thou the sword.
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Penderus stabs him. Caesar, thou art revenged, even with the sword
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that give THEE dies. So I am free. Yet would not so have
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been darst to have done my will, Oh Cassius. Far from this country.
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Pindarus shall run, where never Roman shall take note of him. Exit,
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re enter Titanius with messalah. It is but changed Titinus, for Octavius
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is overthrown by noble brutus power, as Cassius legions are by Antony. These
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tidings were well. Comfort Cassius, Where did you leave him? All disconsolate?
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With Pinderus's bondoman on this hill? Is not that he that lies upon
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the ground? He lies not like the living? Oh, my heart,
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is not that he? No, this was he, miss Allah? But
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Cassius is no more. O setting sun is in thy red rays. Thou
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dost sink tonight? So in is red blood Cassius. Day is set,
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the son of Rome is set. Hot day is gone, Clouds stews,
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and dangers come. Our deeds are done. Mistrust of my success? Hath
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done this deed? Mistrust of good success? Hath done this deed? O
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hateful error? Melancholy's child? Why dost thou show to the apt thoughts of
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men the things that are not? O? Error? Soon conceived? Thou
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never comest unto a happy birth, but kills the mother that engendered thee What
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penderis? Why art thou penderest seek him to Tineus? Whilst I go to
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meet the noble Brutus, thrusting this report into his ears, I may say,
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thrusting it for piercing steel and darts envenomed shall be as welcome to the
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ears of Brutus as tidings of this sight, Hi you miscellah, and I
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will sick for Penderus the while exit Messlah. Why dost thou send me forth
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bread, Cassie. Did I not meet thy friends? And did not they
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put on my brows this wreath of victory and bid me give thee? Didst
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thou not hear their shouts? Alas that is misconstrued everything, But hold thee,
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take the scarland on thy brow. Thy Brutus, bid me giveth thee,
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and I will do his bidding. Brutus, come apace and see how
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I regarded Caius Cassius. By your leave, Gods, this is a romance.
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Part Come Cassius's sword and find to Tinius's heart kills himself. Alarum re
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enter Messlah with Brutus, Cato Strato, Volumnius and Lucilius. Where where Massllah
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does his body lie lo yonder and Titinius mourning it. Tentineus's face is a
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he is slain, Oh Julius, Caesar, Thou art mighty, Yet thy
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spirit walks abroad and turns our swords in our own proper entrails low alarms braved
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and Tenius, look whether you have not crowned that Cassius. Are yet two
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Romans living such as these, the last of all the Romans. Fare thee
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well. It is impossible that ever Rome should breed. Thy fellow friends.
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I owe more tears to this dead man than you shall see me pay.
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I shall find time, Cassius, I shall find time. Come therefore,
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and to THEESO send his body. His funerals shall not be in our camp,
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lest it discomfort us. Lucilius, come and come, young cato let
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Us to the field. Labio and Flavius set our battles on tis three o'clock
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in Romans. Yet ere night we shall try fortune in a second fight.
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Accent scene for another part of the field. Alarum enter fighting soldiers of both
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armies, then Brutus, Cato, Lucilius and others. Yet, countrymen,
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oh, yet, hold up your heads, what bast does not? Who
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will go with me? I will proclaim my name about the field. I
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am the son of Marcus cato Ho, the foe to tyrants, and my
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country's friend. I am the son of Marcus cato Ho, and I Brutus,
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Marcus Brutus, I Brutus, my country's friend. Know me for Brutus,
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except O, young and noble Carto art thou down? Why no,
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thou diest as bravely as Titinius, and mayst be honored being Carto's son,
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yield, or thou diest only I yield to die. There is so much
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that thou wilt kill me straight offering money. Kill Brutus and be honored in
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his death. You must not a noble prisoner. Rubau teal Antony Brutus is
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taken. I'll tell the news. Here comes the general enter. Antony Brutus
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is Tienne. Brutus is Tayenne, my lord? Where is he? Save?
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Antony Brutus is safe enough. I dare assure thee that no enemy shall
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ever take alive the noble Brutus. The gods defend him from so great a
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shame. When you do find him, or alive or dead, he will
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be found like Brutus, like himself. This is not Brutus, friend,
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But I assure you a prize no lesson worth. Keep this man safe,
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give him all kindness. I had rather have such men my friends, than
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enemies. Go on and see whether Brutus be alive or dead, and bring
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us word unto Octavius's tent. How everything is chanced Excient Scene five, another
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part of the field. Enter Brutus, Dardanius, Clitus, Strato and Volumnius.
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Come. Poor remains of friends rest on this rock. Statilius showed the
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torchlight, But my lord, he came not back. He is ortean or
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slain. Sit thee down, Clitus. Slain is the word. It is
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a deed in fashion heart thee. Clitus whispers, what I my lord?
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No, not for all the world peace, Then no words. I'll rather
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kill myself hart thee. Dardanius whispers, shall I do such a deed?
2:19:30
Oh Dardanius, Oh Clitus? What ill request did Brutus make to thee to
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kill him? Clitus? Look, he meditates. Now is that noble vessel
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full of grief that it runs over even at his eyes? Come hither,
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good Volumnius, list a word? What says my lord? Why this Volumnius?
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The ghost of Caesar hath appeared to me two several times by night at
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Sardis once and this last night here in Philippi fields. I know my hour
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is come. Not so, my lord, nay, I am sure it
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is Volumnius, thou seest the world, Volumnius, how it goes, our
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enemies have beat us to the pit, lo Alarums, it is more worthy
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to leap in ourselves than tarry till they push us. Good, Volumnius,
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thou know'st that we two went to school together, even for that our love
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of old. I prithee hold thou my sword hilts whilst I run on it.
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That's not an office for friend, my lord. Alarum, still,
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fly, fly, my lord, there is no tarrying here. Farewell to
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you, and you and you, volumnious Estrato, thou hast been all this
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while asleep. Farewell to thee too, strato countryman. My heart doth joy
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that, yet in all my life I found no man, but he was
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true to me. I shall have glory by this losing day, more than
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Octavius and marc Antony, by this vile conquest, shall attain unto so very
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well at once. For Brutus's tongue hath almost ended his life's history. Night
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hangs upon mine eyes. My bones would rest that have but labor'd to attain
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this hour, Alarum, cry within, fly fly, fly, fly my
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lord, fly. Hence I will follow exy and Clytis, Dardanius and Volumnius.
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I prithee straighto, stay thou by thy lord. Thou art a fellow
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of a good respect. Thy life hath had some smatch of honor in it.
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Hold then my sword and turn away thy face while I do run upon
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it. Wilt thou straighto give me your hand first, fare you well,
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my lord? Farewell good Straighto runs on his sword, sees her now be
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still, I killed not thee with half so good a will dies Alarum,
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retreat enter Oavius Antony, Messala, Lucilius and the army. What man is
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that? My master's man? Strato? Where is thy master? Free from
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the bondage you are in Massala? The conquerors can but make a fire of
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him. For Brutus only overcame himself, and no man else have honor by
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his death. So Brutus should be found. I thank thee Brutus, that
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thou hast proved Lucilius, saying true all that served Brutus. I will entertain
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them. Fellow, Wilt thou bestow thy time with me? Ay, if
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Massali will prefer me to you, do so good? Massalah, how died
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my master Strato I held the sword, and he did run on it.
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Octavius, then take him to follow thee that did the latest service to my
2:23:48
master. This was the noblest Roman of them all, all the conspirators,
2:23:54
save only he did that they did in envy of Great Caesar. He only,
2:24:00
in a general honest thought and common good to all, made one of
2:24:03
them. His life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him,
2:24:07
that nature might stand up and say to all the world, this was a
2:24:11
man according to his virtue. Let us use him with all respect and rites
2:24:16
of burial. Within my tent, his bones to night shall lie most like
2:24:22
a soldier ordered honorably. So call the field to rest, and lets a
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way to part the glories of this happy day accient end of Act five.