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作者:打死也不说      更新:2021-09-25 11:13      字数:8597
  world   besides;   That   part   of   tyranny   that   I   do   bear   I   can   shake   off   at
  pleasure。 Thunder still。 CASCA。 So can I。 So every bondman in his own
  hand bears The power to cancel his captivity。 CASSIUS。 And why should
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  Caesar be a tyrant then? Poor man! I know he would not be a wolf But that
  he   sees   the   Romans   are   but   sheep。   He   were   no   lion;   were   not   Romans
  hinds。 Those that with haste will make a mighty fire Begin it with weak
  straws。 What trash is Rome; What rubbish; and what offal; when it serves
  For the base matter to illuminate So vile a thing as Caesar? But; O grief;
  Where hast thou led me? I perhaps speak this Before a willing bondman;
  then I know My answer must be made。 But I am arm'd; And dangers are to
  me indifferent。 CASCA。 You speak to Casca; and to such a man That is no
  fleering tell…tale。 Hold; my hand。 Be factious for redress of all these griefs;
  And I will set   this foot of   mine as far As   who goes farthest。  CASSIUS。
  There's   a   bargain   made。   Now   know   you;   Casca;   I   have   moved   already
  Some      certain   of  the  noblest…minded       Romans      To   undergo     with   me   an
  enterprise Of honorable…dangerous consequence; And I do know by this;
  they stay for me In Pompey's Porch。 For now; this fearful night; There is
  no   stir   or   walking   in   the   streets; And   the   complexion   of   the   element   In
  favor's   like   the  work    we   have    in   hand;   Most   bloody;   fiery;   and   most
  terrible。
  Enter Cinna。
  CASCA。 Stand close awhile; for here comes one in haste。 CASSIUS。
  'Tis Cinna; I do know him by his gait; He is a friend。 Cinna; where haste
  you     so?   CINNA。      To    find   out   you。   Who's     that?   Metellus     Cimber?
  CASSIUS。   No;   it   is   Casca;   one   incorporate   To   our   attempts。   Am   I   not
  stay'd   for;   Cinna?   CINNA。   I   am   glad   on't。   What   a   fearful   night   is   this!
  There's two or three of us have seen strange sights。 CASSIUS。 Am I not
  stay'd for? Tell me。 CINNA。 Yes; you are。 O Cassius; if you could But win
  the   noble   Brutus   to   our   party…   CASSIUS。   Be   you   content。   Good   Cinna;
  take this paper; And look you lay it in the praetor's chair; Where Brutus
  may   but   find   it;   and   throw   this   In   at   his   window;   set   this   up   with   wax
  Upon old Brutus' statue。 All this done; Repair to Pompey's Porch; where
  you shall find us。 Is Decius Brutus and Trebonius there? CINNA。 All but
  Metellus Cimber; and he's gone To seek you at your house。 Well; I will hie
  And so bestow these papers as you bade me。 CASSIUS。 That done; repair
  to Pompey's Theatre。 Exit Cinna。 Come; Casca; you and I will yet ere day
  See Brutus at his house。 Three parts of him Is ours already; and the man
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  entire Upon the next encounter yields him ours。 CASCA。 O; he sits high in
  all   the   people's   hearts; And   that   which   would   appear   offense   in   us;   His
  countenance; like richest alchemy; Will change to virtue and to worthiness。
  CASSIUS。 Him and his worth and our great need of him You have right
  well   conceited。   Let   us   go;   For   it   is   after   midnight;   and   ere   day  We   will
  awake him and be sure of him。 Exeunt。
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  ACT II。
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  SCENE I。
  Enter Brutus in his orchard。
  BRUTUS。 What; Lucius; ho! I cannot; by the progress of the stars;
  Give guess   how   near   to   day。  Lucius;   I   say!   I   would it   were   my  fault   to
  sleep so soundly。 When; Lucius; when? Awake; I say! What; Lucius!
  Enter Lucius。
  LUCIUS。 Call'd you; my lord? BRUTUS。 Get me a taper in my study;
  Lucius。 When   it   is lighted;  come   and call   me   here。 LUCIUS。  I   will;  my
  lord。 Exit。 BRUTUS。 It must be by his death; and; for my part; I know no
  personal cause to spurn at him; But for the general。 He would be crown'd:
  How that might change his nature; there's the question。 It is the bright day
  that brings forth the adder And that craves wary walking。 Crown him that;
  And then; I grant; we put a sting in him That at his will he may do danger
  with。 The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins Remorse from power; and;
  to   speak   truth   of   Caesar;   I   have   not   known   when   his   affections   sway'd
  More than   his   reason。   But   'tis   a   common   proof That   lowliness   is   young
  ambition's   ladder; Whereto   the   climber…upward   turns his   face;   But   when
  he once attains the upmost round; He then unto the ladder turns his back;
  Looks in the clouds; scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend。 So
  Caesar may; Then; lest he may; prevent。 And; since the quarrel Will bear
  no color for the thing he is; Fashion it thus; that what he is; augmented;
  Would   run   to   these   and   these   extremities; And   therefore   think   him   as   a
  serpent's egg Which hatch'd would as his kind grow mischievous; And kill
  him in the shell。 Re…enter Lucius。
  LUCIUS。 The taper burneth in your closet; sir。 Searching the window
  for a flint I found This paper thus seal'd up; and I am sure It did not lie
  there when I went to bed。 Gives him the letter。 BRUTUS。 Get you to bed
  again; it is not day。 Is not tomorrow; boy; the ides of March? LUCIUS。 I
  know     not;   sir。  BRUTUS。       Look    in  the  calendar    and   bring   me    word。
  LUCIUS。 I will; sir。 Exit。 BRUTUS。 The exhalations whizzing in the air
  Give so much light that I may read by them。 Opens the letter and reads。
  〃Brutus;   thou   sleep'st:   awake   and   see   thyself!   Shall   Rome;   etc。   Speak;
  strike; redress!〃
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  〃Brutus;   thou   sleep'st:   awake!〃   Such   instigations   have   been      often
  dropp'd Where I have took them up。 〃Shall Rome; etc。〃 Thus must I piece
  it   out。  Shall   Rome     stand    under    one   man's    awe?    What;    Rome?      My
  ancestors did from the   streets of Rome The Tarquin drive; when he   was
  call'd a king。 〃Speak; strike; redress!〃 Am I entreated To speak and strike?
  O   Rome;   I   make   thee   promise;   If   the   redress  will   follow;   thou   receivest
  Thy full petition at the hand of Brutus!
  Re…enter Lucius。
  LUCIUS。       Sir;  March     is  wasted     fifteen   days。   Knocking      within。
  BRUTUS。 'Tis good。 Go to the gate; somebody knocks。 Exit Lucius。 Since
  Cassius   first   did   whet   me   against   Caesar   I   have   not   slept。   Between   the
  acting of a dreadful   thing And   the first   motion; all the interim  is Like   a
  phantasma or a hideous dream; The genius and the mortal instruments Are
  then in council; and the state of man; Like to a little kingdom; suffers then
  The nature of an insurrection。
  Re…enter Lucius。
  LUCIUS。 Sir; 'tis your brother Cassius at the door; Who doth desire
  to see you。 BRUTUS。 Is he alone? LUCIUS。 No; sir; there are more with
  him。   BRUTUS。   Do   you   know   them?   LUCIUS。   No;   sir;   their   hats   are
  pluck'd about their ears; And half their faces buried in their cloaks; That by
  no means I may discover them By any mark of favor。 BRUTUS。 Let 'em
  enter。  Exit   Lucius。 They  are   the   faction。   O   Conspiracy;   Shamest   thou   to
  show thy dangerous brow by night; When evils are most free? O; then; by
  day Where  wilt   thou   find   a  cavern   dark enough To   mask   thy  monstrous
  visage? Seek none; Conspiracy; Hide it in smiles and affability; For if thou
  path; thy native semblance on; Not Erebus itself were dim enough To hi