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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