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作者:打死也不说      更新:2021-09-25 11:13      字数:9320
  path; thy native semblance on; Not Erebus itself were dim enough To hide
  thee from prevention。
  Enter    the  conspirators;     Cassius;    Casca;    Decius;    Cinna;    Metellus
  Cimber; and Trebonius。
  CASSIUS。   I   think   we   are   too   bold   upon   your   rest。   Good   morrow;
  Brutus; do we trouble you? BRUTUS。 I have been up this hour; awake all
  night。 Know I these men that come along with you? CASSIUS。 Yes; every
  man of them; and no man here But honors you; and every one doth wish
  You had but that opinion of yourself Which every noble Roman bears of
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  you。 This is Trebonius。 BRUTUS。 He is welcome hither。 CASSIUS。 This;
  Decius Brutus。 BRUTUS。 He is welcome too。 CASSIUS。 This; Casca; this;
  Cinna; and this; Metellus Cimber。 BRUTUS。 They are all welcome。 What
  watchful      cares   do   interpose    themselves      Betwixt     your   eyes   and    night?
  CASSIUS。 Shall I entreat a word? They whisper。 DECIUS。 Here lies the
  east。 Doth not the day break here? CASCA。 No。 CINNA。 O; pardon; sir; it
  doth;    and    yongrey     lines   That   fret  the   clouds    are   messengers      of   day。
  CASCA。 You shall confess that you are both deceived。 Here; as I point my
  sword;      the  sun   arises;   Which      is  a  great   way    growing     on   the   south;
  Weighing   the   youthful   season   of   the   year。   Some   two   months   hence   up
  higher toward the north He first presents his fire; and the high east Stands
  as the Capitol; directly here。 BRUTUS。 Give me your hands all over; one
  by one。 CASSIUS。 And let us swear our resolution。 BRUTUS。 No; not an
  oath。 If not the face of men; The sufferance of our souls; the time's abuse…
  If these be motives weak; break off betimes; And every man hence to his
  idle   bed;   So   let   high…sighted   tyranny   range   on   Till   each   man   drop   by
  lottery。   But   if   these;   As   I   am   sure   they   do;   bear   fire   enough   To   kindle
  cowards      and    to  steel  with    valor   The   melting     spirits  of   women;     then;
  countrymen;   What   need   we   any   spur   but   our   own   cause   To   prick   us   to
  redress? What other bond Than secret Romans that have spoke the word
  And     will   not   palter?   And     what    other   oath   Than     honesty    to   honesty
  engaged That this shall be or we will fall for it? Swear priests and cowards
  and   men   cautelous;   Old   feeble   carrions   and   such   suffering   souls   That
  welcome wrongs; unto bad causes swear Such creatures as men doubt; but
  do   not   stain   The   even   virtue   of   our   enterprise;   Nor   the   insuppressive
  mettle of   our spirits; To   think   that   or   our   cause   or our performance   Did
  need   an   oath;   when   every   drop   of   blood   That   every   Roman   bears;   and
  nobly   bears;   Is   guilty   of   a   several   bastardy   If   he   do   break   the   smallest
  particle Of any promise that hath pass'd from him。 CASSIUS。 But what of
  Cicero?   Shall   we   sound   him?   I   think   he   will   stand   very   strong   with   us。
  CASCA。         Let   us    not   leave    him    out。    CINNA。       No;    by   no    means。
  METELLUS。 O; let   us have him;  for his silver hairs Will purchase us   a
  good   opinion; And   buy   men's   voices   to   commend   our   deeds。   It   shall   be
  said his judgement ruled our hands; Our youths and wildness shall no whit
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  appear; But all be buried in his gravity。 BRUTUS。 O; name him not; let us
  not   break   with   him;   For   he   will   never   follow   anything   That   other   men
  begin。   CASSIUS。        Then    leave   him   out。   CASCA。      Indeed    he  is  not  fit。
  DECIUS。       Shall   no   man    else  be   touch'd    but  only   Caesar?    CASSIUS。
  Decius; well urged。 I think it is not meet Mark Antony; so well beloved of
  Caesar; Should outlive Caesar。 We shall find of him A shrewd contriver;
  and you know his means; If he improve them; may well stretch so far As
  to   annoy   us   all;   which   to   prevent;   Let Antony   and   Caesar   fall   together。
  BRUTUS。   Our   course   will   seem   too   bloody;   Caius   Cassius;   To   cut   the
  head off and then hack the limbs Like wrath in death and envy afterwards;
  For Antony is but a limb of Caesar。 Let us be sacrificers; but not butchers;
  Caius。 We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar; And in the spirit of men
  there is no blood。 O; that we then could come by Caesar's spirit; And not
  dismember Caesar! But; alas; Caesar must bleed for it! And; gentle friends;
  Let's kill him boldly; but not wrathfully; Let's carve him as a dish fit for
  the gods; Not hew him as a carcass fit for hounds; And let our hearts; as
  subtle masters do; Stir up their servants to an act of rage And after seem to
  chide 'em。 This shall make Our purpose necessary and not envious; Which
  so    appearing     to  the   common      eyes;   We    shall   be   call'd  purgers;    not
  murderers。 And for Mark Antony; think not of him; For he can do no more
  than Caesar's arm When   Caesar's head is off。   CASSIUS。 Yet I fear   him;
  For in the ingrated love he bears to Caesar… BRUTUS。 Alas; good Cassius;
  do not think of him。 If he love Caesar; all that he can do Is to himself; take
  thought and die for Caesar。 And that were much he should; for he is given
  To sports; to wildness; and much company。 TREBONIUS。 There is no fear
  in him…let him not die; For he will live and laugh at this hereafter。 Clock
  strikes。   BRUTUS。        Peace;   count    the  clock。   CASSIUS。       The   clock    hath
  stricken     three。  TREBONIUS。          'Tis  time   to   part。  CASSIUS。       But   it  is
  doubtful     yet  Whether      Caesar   will   come    forth   today   or  no;  For   he   is
  superstitious grown of late; Quite from the main opinion he held once Of
  fantasy;   of   dreams;   and   ceremonies。   It   may   be   these   apparent   prodigies;
  The unaccustom'd terror of this night; And the persuasion of his augurers
  May hold him from the Capitol today。 DECIUS。 Never fear that。 If he be
  so resolved; I can o'ersway him; for he loves to hear That unicorns may be
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  betray'd   with   trees; And   bears   with   glasses;   elephants   with   holes;   Lions
  with toils; and men with flatterers; But when I tell him he hates flatterers;
  He says he does; being then most flattered。 Let me work; For I can give
  his humor the true bent; And I will bring him to the Capitol。 CASSIUS。
  Nay; we will all of us be there to fetch him。 BRUTUS。 By the eighth hour。
  Is   that   the   utter   most?   CINNA。   Be   that   the   uttermost;   and   fail   not   then。
  METELLUS。   Caius   Ligarius   doth   bear   Caesar   hard;  Who   rated   him   for
  speaking   well   of   Pompey。   I   wonder   none   of   you   have   thought   of   him。
  BRUTUS。 Now; good Metellus; go along by him。 He loves me well; and I
  have     given    him   reasons;    Send    him    but   hither;   and   I'll  fashion   him。
  CASSIUS。   The   morning   comes   upon   's。   We'll   leave   you;   Brutus;   And;
  friends;   disperse   yourselves;   but   all   remember   What   you   have   said   and
  show yourselves true Romans。 BRUTUS。 Good gentlemen; look fresh and
  merrily; Let not our looks put on our purposes; But bear it as our Roman
  actors do; With untired spirits and formal constancy。 And so; good morrow
  to you every one。 Exeunt all but Brutus。 Boy! Lucius! Fast asleep? It is no
  matter。 Enjoy the honey…heavy dew of slumber; Thou hast no figures nor
  no fantasies; Which busy care draws in the brains of men; Therefore thou
  sleep'st so sound。
  Enter Portia。
  PORTIA。       Brutus;    my    lord!   BRUTUS。         Portia;   what    mean     you?
  Wherefore   rise   you   now?   It   is   not   for   your   health   thus   to   commit Your
  weak condition to the raw cold morning。 PORTIA。 Nor for yours neither。
  have ungently; Brutus; Stole from my bed; and yesternight at supper You
  suddenly   arose   and   walk'd   about;   Musing   and   sighing;   with   your   arms
  across; And when I ask'd you what the matter was; You stared upon   me
  with   ungentle   looks。   I   urged   you   further;   then   you   scratch'd   your   head;
  And     too   impatiently     stamp'd    with    your   foot。   Yet   I  insisted;   yet  you
  answer'd not; But with an angry waiter of your hand Gave sign for me to
  leave you。 So I did; Fearing to strengthen that impatience Which seem'd
  too   much   enkindled;   and   withal   Hoping   it   was   but