hence home you idle creatures get you home is this a holiday what know you not being mechanical you ought not walk upon a labouring day without the sign of your profession speak what trade art thou first commoner why sir a carpenter where is thy leather apron and thy rule what dost thou with thy best apparel on you sir what trade are you second commoner truly sir in respect of a fine workman am but as you would say a cobbler but what trade art thou answer me directly second commoner trade sir that hope may use with a safe conscience which is indeed sir a mender of bad soles what trade thou knave thou naughty knave what trade second commoner nay beseech you sir be not out with me yet if you be out sir can mend you what meanest thou by that mend me thou saucy fellow second commoner why sir cobble you thou art a cobbler art thou second commoner truly sir all that live by is with the awl meddle with no tradesmans matters nor womens matters but with awl am indeed sir a surgeon to old shoes when they are in great danger recover them as proper men as ever trod upon neats leather have gone upon my handiwork but wherefore art not in thy shop today why dost thou lead these men about the streets second commoner truly sir to wear out their shoes to get myself into more work but indeed sir we make holiday to see caesar and to rejoice in his triumph wherefore rejoice what conquest brings he home what tributaries follow him to rome to grace in captive bonds his chariotwheels you blocks you stones you worse than senseless things you hard hearts you cruel men of rome knew you not pompey many a time and oft have you climbd up to walls and battlements to towers and windows yea to chimneytops your infants in your arms and there have sat the livelong day with patient expectation to see great pompey pass the streets of rome and when you saw his chariot but appear have you not made an universal shout that tiber trembled underneath her banks to hear the replication of your sounds made in her concave shores and do you now put on your best attire and do you now cull out a holiday and do you now strew flowers in his way that comes in triumph over pompeys blood be gone run to your houses fall upon your knees pray to the gods to intermit the plague that needs must light on this ingratitude go go good countrymen and for this fault assemble all the poor men of your sort draw them to tiber banks and weep your tears into the channel till the lowest stream do kiss the most exalted shores of all exeunt all the commoners see whether their basest metal be not moved they vanish tonguetied in their guiltiness go you down that way towards the capitol this way will disrobe the images if you do find them deckd with ceremonies may we do so you know it is the feast of lupercal it is no matter let no images be hung with caesars trophies ill about and drive away the vulgar from the streets so do you too where you perceive them thick these growing feathers pluckd from caesars wing will make him fly an ordinary pitch who else would soar above the view of men and keep us all in servile fearfulness exeunt public place flourish enter for the course and a great crowd following among them a soothsayer calpurnia peace ho caesar speaks calpurnia here my lord stand you directly in antonius way when he doth run his course antonius caesar my lord forget not in your speed antonius to touch calpurnia for our elders say the barren touched in this holy chase shake off their sterile curse shall remember when caesar says do this it is performd set on and leave no ceremony out flourish soothsayer caesar ha who calls bid every noise be still peace yet again who is it in the press that calls on me hear a tongue shriller than all the music cry caesar speak caesar is turnd to hear soothsayer beware the ides of march what man is that soothsayer bids you beware the ides of march set him before me let me see his face fellow come from the throng look upon caesar what sayst thou to me now speak once again soothsayer beware the ides of march he is a dreamer let us leave him pass sennet exeunt all except and will you go see the order of the course not pray you do am not gamesome do lack some part of that quick spirit that is in antony let me not hinder cassius your desires ill leave you brutus do observe you now of late have not from your eyes that gentleness and show of love as was wont to have you bear too stubborn and too strange a hand over your friend that loves you cassius be not deceived if have veild my look turn the trouble of my countenance merely upon myself vexed am of late with passions of some difference conceptions only proper to myself which give some soil perhaps to my behaviors but let not therefore my good friends be grieved among which number cassius be you one nor construe any further my neglect than that poor brutus with himself at war forgets the shows of love to other men then brutus have much mistook your passion by means whereof this breast of mine hath buried thoughts of great value worthy cogitations tell me good brutus can you see your face no cassius for the eye sees not itself but by reflection by some other things tis just and it is very much lamented brutus that you have no such mirrors as will turn your hidden worthiness into your eye that you might see your shadow have heard where many of the best respect in rome except immortal caesar speaking of brutus and groaning underneath this ages yoke have wishd that noble brutus had his eyes into what dangers would you lead me cassius that you would have me seek into myself for that which is not in me therefore good brutus be prepared to hear and since you know you cannot see yourself so well as by reflection your glass will modestly discover to yourself that of yourself which you yet know not of and be not jealous on me gentle brutus were a common laugher or did use to stale with ordinary oaths my love to every new protester if you know that do fawn on men and hug them hard and after scandal them or if you know that profess myself in banqueting to all the rout then hold me dangerous flourish and shout what means this shouting do fear the people choose caesar for their king ay do you fear it then must think you would not have it so would not cassius yet love him well but wherefore do you hold me here so long what is it that you would impart to me if it be aught toward the general good set honour in one eye and death i the other and will look on both indifferently for let the gods so speed me as love the name of honour more than fear death know that virtue to be in you brutus as well as do know your outward favour well honour is the subject of my story cannot tell what you and other men think of this life but for my single self had as lief not be as live to be in awe of such a thing as myself was born free as caesar so were you we both have fed as well and we can both endure the winters cold as well as he for once upon a raw and gusty day the troubled tiber chafing with her shores caesar said to me darest thou cassius now leap in with me into this angry flood and swim to yonder point upon the word accoutred as was plunged in and bade him follow so indeed he did the torrent roard and we did buffet it with lusty sinews throwing it aside and stemming it with hearts of controversy but ere we could arrive the point proposed caesar cried help me cassius or sink as aeneas our great ancestor did from the flames of troy upon his shoulder the old anchises bear so from the waves of tiber did the tired caesar and this man is now become a god and cassius is wretched creature and must bend his body if caesar carelessly but nod on him he had a fever when he was in spain and when the fit was on him did mark how he did shake tis true this god did shake his coward lips did from their colour fly and that same eye whose bend doth awe the world did lose his lustre did hear him groan ay and that tongue of his that bade the romans mark him and write his speeches in their books alas it cried give me some drink titinius as a sick girl ye gods it doth amaze me man of such a feeble temper should so get the start of the majestic world and bear the palm alone shout flourish another general shout do believe that these applauses are for some new honours that are heapd on caesar why man he doth bestride the narrow world like a colossus and we petty men walk under his huge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonourable graves men at some time are masters of their fates the fault dear brutus is not in our stars but in ourselves that we are underlings brutus and caesar what should be in that caesar why should that name be sounded more than yours write them together yours is as fair a name sound them it doth become the mouth as well weigh them it is as heavy conjure with em brutus will start a spirit as soon as caesar now in the names of all the gods at once upon what meat doth this our caesar feed that he is grown so great age thou art shamed rome thou hast lost the breed of noble bloods when went there by an age since the great flood but it was famed with more than with one man when could they say till now that talkd of rome that her wide walls encompassd but one man now is it rome indeed and room enough when there is in it but one only man you and have heard our fathers say there was a brutus once that would have brookd the eternal devil to keep his state in rome as easily as a king that you do love me am nothing jealous what you would work me to have some aim how have thought of this and of these times shall recount hereafter for this present would not so with love might entreat you be any further moved what you have said will consider what you have to say will with patience hear and find a time both meet to hear and answer such high things till then my noble friend chew upon this brutus had rather be a villager than to repute himself a son of rome under these hard conditions as this time is like to lay upon us am glad that my weak words have struck but thus much show of fire from brutus the games are done and caesar is returning as they pass by pluck casca by the sleeve and he will after his sour fashion tell you what hath proceeded worthy note today reenter and his train will do so but look you cassius the angry spot doth glow on caesars brow and all the rest look like a chidden train calpurnias cheek is pale and cicero looks with such ferret and such fiery eyes as we have seen him in the capitol being crossd in conference by some senators casca will tell us what the matter is antonius caesar let me have men about me that are fat sleekheaded men and such as sleep o nights yond cassius has a lean and hungry look he thinks too much such men are dangerous fear him not caesar hes not dangerous he is a noble roman and well given would he were fatter but fear him not yet if my name were liable to fear do not know the man should avoid so soon as that spare cassius he reads much he is a great observer and he looks quite through the deeds of men he loves no plays as thou dost antony he hears no music seldom he smiles and smiles in such a sort as if he mockd himself and scornd his spirit that could be moved to smile at any thing such men as he be never at hearts ease whiles they behold a greater than themselves and therefore are they very dangerous rather tell thee what is to be feard than what fear for always am caesar come on my right hand for this ear is deaf and tell me truly what thou thinkst of him sennet exeunt and all his train but you pulld me by the cloak would you speak with me ay casca tell us what hath chanced today that caesar looks so sad why you were with him were you not should not then ask casca what had chanced why there was a crown offered him and being offered him he put it by with the back of his hand thus and then the people fell ashouting what was the second noise for why for that too they shouted thrice what was the last cry for why for that too was the crown offered him thrice ay marry wast and he put it by thrice every time gentler than other and at every puttingby mine honest neighbours shouted who offered him the crown why antony tell us the manner of it gentle casca can as well be hanged as tell the manner of it it was mere foolery did not mark it saw mark antony offer him a crownyet twas not a crown neither twas one of these coronetsand as told you he put it by once but for all that to my thinking he would fain have had it then he offered it to him again then he put it by again but to my thinking he was very loath to lay his fingers off it and then he offered it the third time he put it the third time by and still as he refused it the rabblement hooted and clapped their chapped hands and threw up their sweaty nightcaps and uttered such a deal of stinking breath because caesar refused the crown that it had almost choked caesar for he swounded and fell down at it and for mine own part durst not laugh for fear of opening my lips and receiving the bad air but soft pray you what did caesar swound he fell down in the marketplace and foamed at mouth and was speechless tis very like he hath the failing sickness no caesar hath it not but you and and honest casca we have the falling sickness know not what you mean by that but am sure caesar fell down if the tagrag people did not clap him and hiss him according as he pleased and displeased them as they use to do the players in the theatre am no true man what said he when he came unto himself marry before he fell down when he perceived the common herd was glad he refused the crown he plucked me ope his doublet and offered them his throat to cut an had been a man of any occupation if would not have taken him at a word would might go to hell among the rogues and so he fell when he came to himself again he said if he had done or said any thing amiss he desired their worships to think it was his infirmity three or four wenches where stood cried alas good soul and forgave him with all their hearts but theres no heed to be taken of them if caesar had stabbed their mothers they would have done no less and after that he came thus sad away ay did cicero say any thing ay he spoke greek to what effect nay an tell you that ill neer look you i the face again but those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads but for mine own part it was greek to me could tell you more news too marullus and flavius for pulling scarfs off caesars images are put to silence fare you well there was more foolery yet if could remember it will you sup with me tonight casca no am promised forth will you dine with me tomorrow ay if be alive and your mind hold and your dinner worth the eating good will expect you do so farewell both exit what a blunt fellow is this grown to be he was quick mettle when he went to school so is he now in execution of any bold or noble enterprise however he puts on this tardy form this rudeness is a sauce to his good wit which gives men stomach to digest his words with better appetite and so it is for this time will leave you tomorrow if you please to speak with me will come home to you or if you will come home to me and will wait for you will do so till then think of the world exit well brutus thou art noble yet see thy honourable metal may be wrought from that it is disposed therefore it is meet that noble minds keep ever with their likes for who so firm that cannot be seduced caesar doth bear me hard but he loves brutus if were brutus now and he were cassius he should not humour me will this night in several hands in at his windows throw as if they came from several citizens writings all tending to the great opinion that rome holds of his name wherein obscurely caesars ambition shall be glanced at and after this let caesar seat him sure for we will shake him or worse days endure exit the same street thunder and lightning enter from opposite sides with his sword drawn and good even casca brought you caesar home why are you breathless and why stare you so are not you moved when all the sway of earth shakes like a thing unfirm cicero have seen tempests when the scolding winds have rived the knotty oaks and have seen the ambitious ocean swell and rage and foam to be exalted with the threatening clouds but never till tonight never till now did go through a tempest dropping fire either there is a civil strife in heaven or else the world too saucy with the gods incenses them to send destruction why saw you any thing more wonderful common slaveyou know him well by sight held up his left hand which did flame and burn like twenty torches joind and yet his hand not sensible of fire remaind unscorchd besidesi ha not since put up my sword against the capitol met a lion who glared upon me and went surly by without annoying me and there were drawn upon a heap a hundred ghastly women transformed with their fear who swore they saw men all in fire walk up and down the streets and yesterday the bird of night did sit even at noonday upon the marketplace hooting and shrieking when these prodigies do so conjointly meet let not men say these are their reasons they are natural for believe they are portentous things unto the climate that they point upon indeed it is a strangedisposed time but men may construe things after their fashion clean from the purpose of the things themselves come caesar to the capitol tomorrow he doth for he did bid antonius send word to you he would be there tomorrow good night then casca this disturbed sky is not to walk in farewell cicero exit enter whos there roman casca by your voice your ear is good cassius what night is this very pleasing night to honest men who ever knew the heavens menace so those that have known the earth so full of faults for my part have walkd about the streets submitting me unto the perilous night and thus unbraced casca as you see have bared my bosom to the thunderstone and when the cross blue lightning seemd to open the breast of heaven did present myself even in the aim and very flash of it but wherefore did you so much tempt the heavens it is the part of men to fear and tremble when the most mighty gods by tokens send such dreadful heralds to astonish us you are dull casca and those sparks of life that should be in a roman you do want or else you use not you look pale and gaze and put on fear and cast yourself in wonder to see the strange impatience of the heavens but if you would consider the true cause why all these fires why all these gliding ghosts why birds and beasts from quality and kind why old men fool and children calculate why all these things change from their ordinance their natures and preformed faculties to monstrous qualitywhy you shall find that heaven hath infused them with these spirits to make them instruments of fear and warning unto some monstrous state now could casca name to thee a man most like this dreadful night that thunders lightens opens graves and roars as doth the lion in the capitol man no mightier than thyself or me in personal action yet prodigious grown and fearful as these strange eruptions are tis caesar that you mean is it not cassius let it be who it is for romans now have thews and limbs like to their ancestors but woe the while our fathers minds are dead and we are governd with our mothers spirits our yoke and sufferance show us womanish indeed they say the senators tomorrow mean to establish caesar as a king and he shall wear his crown by sea and land in every place save here in italy know where will wear this dagger then cassius from bondage will deliver cassius therein ye gods you make the weak most strong therein ye gods you tyrants do defeat nor stony tower nor walls of beaten brass nor airless dungeon nor strong links of iron can be retentive to the strength of spirit but life being weary of these worldly bars never lacks power to dismiss itself if know this know all the world besides that part of tyranny that do bear can shake off at pleasure thunder still so can so every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity and why should caesar be a tyrant then poor man 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 grief where hast thou led me perhaps speak this before a willing bondman then know my answer must be made but am armd and dangers are to me indifferent you speak to casca and to such a man that is no fleering telltale hold my hand be factious for redress of all these griefs and will set this foot of mine as far as who goes farthest theres a bargain made now know you casca have moved already some certain of the noblestminded romans to undergo with me an enterprise of honourabledangerous consequence and do know by this they stay for me in pompeys porch for now this fearful night there is no stir or walking in the streets and the complexion of the element in favours like the work we have in hand most bloody fiery and most terrible stand close awhile for here comes one in haste tis cinna do know him by his gait he is a friend enter cinna where haste you so to find out you whos that metellus cimber no it is casca one incorporate to our attempts am not stayd for cinna am glad on t what a fearful night is this theres two or three of us have seen strange sights am not stayd for tell me yes you are cassius if you could but win the noble brutus to our party be you content good cinna take this paper and look you lay it in the praetors 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 pompeys porch where you shall find us is decius brutus and trebonius there all but metellus cimber and hes gone to seek you at your house well will hie and so bestow these papers as you bade me that done repair to pompeys theatre exit come casca you and will yet ere day see brutus at his house three parts of him is ours already and the man entire upon the next encounter yields him ours he sits high in all the peoples hearts and that which would appear offence in us his countenance like richest alchemy will change to virtue and to worthiness 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 rome brutuss orchard enter what lucius ho cannot by the progress of the stars give guess how near to day lucius say would it were my fault to sleep so soundly when lucius when awake say what lucius enter calld you my lord get me a taper in my study lucius when it is lighted come and call me here will my lord exit it must be by his death and for my part know no personal cause to spurn at him but for the general he would be crownd how that might change his nature theres the question it is the bright day that brings forth the adder and that craves wary walking crown himthat and then 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 have not known when his affections swayd more than his reason but tis a common proof that lowliness is young ambitions ladder whereto the climberupward 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 colour 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 serpents egg which hatchd would as his kind grow mischievous and kill him in the shell reenter the taper burneth in your closet sir searching the window for a flint found this paper thus seald up and am sure it did not lie there when went to bed gives him the letter get you to bed again it is not day is not tomorrow boy the ides of march know not sir look in the calendar and bring me word will sir exit the exhalations whizzing in the air give so much light that may read by them opens the letter and reads brutus thou sleepst awake and see thyself shall rome c speak strike redress brutus thou sleepst awake such instigations have been often droppd where have took them up shall rome c thus must piece it out shall rome stand under one mans awe what rome my ancestors did from the streets of rome the tarquin drive when he was calld a king speak strike redress am entreated to speak and strike rome make thee promise if the redress will follow thou receivest thy full petition at the hand of brutus reenter sir march is wasted fourteen days knocking within tis good go to the gate somebody knocks exit since cassius first did whet me against caesar 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 reenter sir tis your brother cassius at the door who doth desire to see you is he alone no sir there are moe with him do you know them no sir their hats are pluckd about their ears and half their faces buried in their cloaks that by no means may discover them by any mark of favour let em enter exit they are the faction conspiracy shamest thou to show thy dangerous brow by night when evils are most free 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 hide thee from prevention enter the conspirators and think we are too bold upon your rest good morrow brutus do we trouble you have been up this hour awake all night know these men that come along with you yes every man of them and no man here but honours you and every one doth wish you had but that opinion of yourself which every noble roman bears of you this is trebonius he is welcome hither this decius brutus he is welcome too this casca this cinna and this metellus cimber they are all welcome what watchful cares do interpose themselves betwixt your eyes and night shall entreat a word and whisper here lies the east doth not the day break here no pardon sir it doth and yon gray lines that fret the clouds are messengers of day you shall confess that you are both deceived here as 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 give me your hands all over one by one and let us swear our resolution no not an oath if not the face of men the sufferance of our souls the times abuse if these be motives weak break off betimes and every man hence to his idle bed so let highsighted tyranny range on till each man drop by lottery but if these as am sure they do bear fire enough to kindle cowards and to steel with valour 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 passd from him but what of cicero shall we sound him think he will stand very strong with us let us not leave him out no by no means let us have him for his silver hairs will purchase us a good opinion and buy mens voices to commend our deeds it shall be said his judgment ruled our hands our youths and wildness shall no whit appear but all be buried in his gravity name him not let us not break with him for he will never follow any thing that other men begin then leave him out indeed he is not fit shall no man else be touchd but only caesar decius well urged think it is not meet mark antony so well beloved of caesar should outlive caesar we shall find of him 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 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 that we then could come by caesars spirit and not dismember caesar but alas caesar must bleed for it and gentle friends lets kill him boldly but not wrathfully lets 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 calld purgers not murderers and for mark antony think not of him for he can do no more than caesars arm when caesars head is off yet fear him for in the ingrafted love he bears to caesar 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 there is no fear in him let him not die for he will live and laugh at this hereafter clock strikes peace count the clock the clock hath stricken three tis time to part 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 unaccustomd terror of this night and the persuasion of his augurers may hold him from the capitol today never fear that if he be so resolved can oersway him for he loves to hear that unicorns may be betrayd with trees and bears with glasses elephants with holes lions with toils and men with flatterers but when tell him he hates flatterers he says he does being then most flattered let me work for can give his humour the true bent and will bring him to the capitol nay we will all of us be there to fetch him by the eighth hour is that the uttermost be that the uttermost and fail not then caius ligarius doth bear caesar hard who rated him for speaking well of pompey wonder none of you have thought of him now good metellus go along by him he loves me well and have given him reasons send him but hither and ill fashion him the morning comes upon s well leave you brutus and friends disperse yourselves but all remember what you have said and show yourselves true romans 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 boy lucius fast asleep it is no matter enjoy the honeyheavy dew of slumber thou hast no figures nor no fantasies which busy care draws in the brains of men therefore thou sleepst so sound enter brutus my lord 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 nor for yours neither youve ungently brutus stole from my bed and yesternight at supper you suddenly arose and walkd about musing and sighing with your arms across and when askd you what the matter was you stared upon me with ungentle looks urged you further then you scratchd your head and too impatiently stampd with your foot yet insisted yet you answerd not but with an angry wafture of your hand gave sign for me to leave you so did fearing to strengthen that impatience which seemd too much enkindled and withal hoping it was but an effect of humour which sometime hath his hour with every man it will not let you eat nor talk nor sleep and could it work so much upon your shape as it hath much prevaild on your condition should not know you brutus dear my lord make me acquainted with your cause of grief am not well in health and that is all brutus is wise and were he not in health he would embrace the means to come by it why so do good portia go to bed is brutus sick and is it physical to walk unbraced and suck up the humours of the dank morning what is brutus sick and will he steal out of his wholesome bed to dare the vile contagion of the night and tempt the rheumy and unpurged air to add unto his sickness no my brutus you have some sick offence within your mind which by the right and virtue of my place ought to know of and upon my knees charm you by my oncecommended beauty by all your vows of love and that great vow which did incorporate and make us one that you unfold to me yourself your half why you are heavy and what men tonight have had to resort to you for here have been some six or seven who did hide their faces even from darkness kneel not gentle portia should not need if you were gentle brutus within the bond of marriage tell me brutus is it excepted should know no secrets that appertain to you am yourself but as it were in sort or limitation to keep with you at meals comfort your bed and talk to you sometimes dwell but in the suburbs of your good pleasure if it be no more portia is brutus harlot not his wife you are my true and honourable wife as dear to me as are the ruddy drops that visit my sad heart if this were true then should know this secret grant am a woman but withal woman that lord brutus took to wife grant am a woman but withal woman wellreputed catos daughter think you am no stronger than my sex being so fatherd and so husbanded tell me your counsels will not disclose em have made strong proof of my constancy giving myself a voluntary wound here in the thigh can bear that with patience and not my husbands secrets ye gods render me worthy of this noble wife knocking within hark hark one knocks portia go in awhile and by and by thy bosom shall partake the secrets of my heart all my engagements will construe to thee all the charactery of my sad brows leave me with haste exit lucius whos that knocks reenter with he is a sick man that would speak with you caius ligarius that metellus spake of boy stand aside caius ligarius how vouchsafe good morrow from a feeble tongue what a time have you chose out brave caius to wear a kerchief would you were not sick am not sick if brutus have in hand any exploit worthy the name of honour such an exploit have in hand ligarius had you a healthful ear to hear of it by all the gods that romans bow before here discard my sickness soul of rome brave son derived from honourable loins thou like an exorcist hast conjured up my mortified spirit now bid me run and will strive with things impossible yea get the better of them whats to do piece of work that will make sick men whole but are not some whole that we must make sick that must we also what it is my caius shall unfold to thee as we are going to whom it must be done set on your foot and with a heart newfired follow you to do know not what but it sufficeth that brutus leads me on follow me then exeunt caesars house thunder and lightning enter in his nightgown nor heaven nor earth have been at peace tonight thrice hath calpurnia in her sleep cried out help ho they murder caesar whos within enter a servant servant my lord go bid the priests do present sacrifice and bring me their opinions of success servant will my lord exit enter what mean you caesar think you to walk forth you shall not stir out of your house today caesar shall forth the things that threatend me neer lookd but on my back when they shall see the face of caesar they are vanished caesar never stood on ceremonies yet now they fright me there is one within besides the things that we have heard and seen recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch lioness hath whelped in the streets and graves have yawnd and yielded up their dead fierce fiery warriors fought upon the clouds in ranks and squadrons and right form of war which drizzled blood upon the capitol the noise of battle hurtled in the air horses did neigh and dying men did groan and ghosts did shriek and squeal about the streets caesar these things are beyond all use and do fear them what can be avoided whose end is purposed by the mighty gods yet caesar shall go forth for these predictions are to the world in general as to caesar when beggars die there are no comets seen the heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes cowards die many times before their deaths the valiant never taste of death but once of all the wonders that yet have heard it seems to me most strange that men should fear seeing that death a necessary end will come when it will come reenter servant what say the augurers servant they would not have you to stir forth today plucking the entrails of an offering forth they could not find a heart within the beast the gods do this in shame of cowardice caesar should be a beast without a heart if he should stay at home today for fear no caesar shall not danger knows full well that caesar is more dangerous than he we are two lions litterd in one day and the elder and more terrible and caesar shall go forth alas my lord your wisdom is consumed in confidence do not go forth today call it my fear that keeps you in the house and not your own well send mark antony to the senatehouse and he shall say you are not well today let me upon my knee prevail in this mark antony shall say am not well and for thy humour will stay at home enter heres decius brutus he shall tell them so caesar all hail good morrow worthy caesar come to fetch you to the senatehouse and you are come in very happy time to bear my greeting to the senators and tell them that will not come today cannot is false and that dare not falser will not come today tell them so decius say he is sick shall caesar send a lie have in conquest stretchd mine arm so far to be afraid to tell graybeards the truth decius go tell them caesar will not come most mighty caesar let me know some cause lest be laughd at when tell them so the cause is in my will will not come that is enough to satisfy the senate but for your private satisfaction because love you will let you know calpurnia here my wife stays me at home she dreamt tonight she saw my statua which like a fountain with an hundred spouts did run pure blood and many lusty romans came smiling and did bathe their hands in it and these does she apply for warnings and portents and evils imminent and on her knee hath beggd that will stay at home today this dream is all amiss interpreted it was a vision fair and fortunate your statue spouting blood in many pipes in which so many smiling romans bathed signifies that from you great rome shall suck reviving blood and that great men shall press for tinctures stains relics and cognizance this by calpurnias dream is signified and this way have you well expounded it have when you have heard what can say and know it now the senate have concluded to give this day a crown to mighty caesar if you shall send them word you will not come their minds may change besides it were a mock apt to be renderd for some one to say break up the senate till another time when caesars wife shall meet with better dreams if caesar hide himself shall they not whisper lo caesar is afraid pardon me caesar for my dear dear love to our proceeding bids me tell you this and reason to my love is liable how foolish do your fears seem now calpurnia am ashamed did yield to them give me my robe for will go enter and and look where publius is come to fetch me good morrow caesar welcome publius what brutus are you stirrd so early too good morrow casca caius ligarius caesar was neer so much your enemy as that same ague which hath made you lean what is t oclock caesar tis strucken eight thank you for your pains and courtesy enter see antony that revels long o nights is notwithstanding up good morrow antony so to most noble caesar bid them prepare within am to blame to be thus waited for now cinna now metellus what trebonius have an hours talk in store for you remember that you call on me today be near me that may remember you caesar will aside and so near will be that your best friends shall wish had been further good friends go in and taste some wine with me and we like friends will straightway go together aside that every like is not the same caesar the heart of brutus yearns to think upon exeunt street near the capitol enter reading a paper caesar beware of brutus take heed of cassius come not near casca have an eye to cinna trust not trebonius mark well metellus cimber decius brutus loves thee not thou hast wronged caius ligarius there is but one mind in all these men and it is bent against caesar if thou beest not immortal look about you security gives way to conspiracy the mighty gods defend thee thy lover here will stand till caesar pass along and as a suitor will give him this my heart laments that virtue cannot live out of the teeth of emulation if thou read this caesar thou mayst live if not the fates with traitors do contrive exit another part of the same street before the house of enter and prithee boy run to the senatehouse stay not to answer me but get thee gone why dost thou stay to know my errand madam would have had thee there and here again ere can tell thee what thou shouldst do there constancy be strong upon my side set a huge mountain tween my heart and tongue have a mans mind but a womans might how hard it is for women to keep counsel art thou here yet madam what should do run to the capitol and nothing else and so return to you and nothing else yes bring me word boy if thy lord look well for he went sickly forth and take good note what caesar doth what suitors press to him hark boy what noise is that hear none madam prithee listen well heard a bustling rumour like a fray and the wind brings it from the capitol sooth madam hear nothing enter the soothsayer come hither fellow which way hast thou been soothsayer at mine own house good lady what ist oclock soothsayer about the ninth hour lady is caesar yet gone to the capitol soothsayer madam not yet go to take my stand to see him pass on to the capitol thou hast some suit to caesar hast thou not soothsayer that have lady if it will please caesar to be so good to caesar as to hear me shall beseech him to befriend himself why knowst thou any harms intended towards him soothsayer none that know will be much that fear may chance good morrow to you here the street is narrow the throng that follows caesar at the heels of senators of praetors common suitors will crowd a feeble man almost to death ill get me to a place more void and there speak to great caesar as he comes along exit must go in ay me how weak a thing the heart of woman is brutus the heavens speed thee in thine enterprise sure the boy heard me brutus hath a suit that caesar will not grant grow faint run lucius and commend me to my lord say am merry come to me again and bring me word what he doth say to thee exeunt severally rome before the capitol the senate sitting above crowd of people among them and the soothsayer flourish enter and others to the soothsayer the ides of march are come soothsayer ay caesar but not gone hail caesar read this schedule trebonius doth desire you to oerread at your best leisure this his humble suit caesar read mine first for mines a suit that touches caesar nearer read it great caesar what touches us ourself shall be last served delay not caesar read it instantly what is the fellow mad sirrah give place what urge you your petitions in the street come to the capitol goes up to the senatehouse the rest following wish your enterprise today may thrive what enterprise popilius fare you well advances to what said popilius lena he wishd today our enterprise might thrive fear our purpose is discovered look how he makes to caesar mark him casca be sudden for we fear prevention brutus what shall be done if this be known cassius or caesar never shall turn back for will slay myself cassius be constant popilius lena speaks not of our purposes for look he smiles and caesar doth not change trebonius knows his time for look you brutus he draws mark antony out of the way exeunt and where is metellus cimber let him go and presently prefer his suit to caesar he is addressd press near and second him casca you are the first that rears your hand are we all ready what is now amiss that caesar and his senate must redress most high most mighty and most puissant caesar metellus cimber throws before thy seat an humble heart kneeling must prevent thee cimber these couchings and these lowly courtesies might fire the blood of ordinary men and turn preordinance and first decree into the law of children be not fond to think that caesar bears such rebel blood that will be thawd from the true quality with that which melteth fools mean sweet words lowcrooked courtsies and base spanielfawning thy brother by decree is banished if thou dost bend and pray and fawn for him spurn thee like a cur out of my way know caesar doth not wrong nor without cause will he be satisfied is there no voice more worthy than my own to sound more sweetly in great caesars ear for the repealing of my banishd brother kiss thy hand but not in flattery caesar desiring thee that publius cimber may have an immediate freedom of repeal what brutus pardon caesar caesar pardon as low as to thy foot doth cassius fall to beg enfranchisement for publius cimber could be well moved if were as you if could pray to move prayers would move me but am constant as the northern star of whose truefixd and resting quality there is no fellow in the firmament the skies are painted with unnumberd sparks they are all fire and every one doth shine but theres but one in all doth hold his place so in the world tis furnishd well with men and men are flesh and blood and apprehensive yet in the number do know but one that unassailable holds on his rank unshaked of motion and that am he let me a little show it even in this that was constant cimber should be banishd and constant do remain to keep him so caesar hence wilt thou lift up olympus great caesar doth not brutus bootless kneel speak hands for me first then the other conspirators and stab et tu brute then fall caesar dies liberty freedom tyranny is dead run hence proclaim cry it about the streets some to the common pulpits and cry out liberty freedom and enfranchisement people and senators be not affrighted fly not stand stiff ambitions debt is paid go to the pulpit brutus and cassius too wheres publius here quite confounded with this mutiny stand fast together lest some friend of caesars should chance talk not of standing publius good cheer there is no harm intended to your person nor to no roman else so tell them publius and leave us publius lest that the people rushing on us should do your age some mischief do so and let no man abide this deed but we the doers reenter where is antony fled to his house amazed men wives and children stare cry out and run as it were doomsday fates we will know your pleasures that we shall die we know tis but the time and drawing days out that men stand upon why he that cuts off twenty years of life cuts off so many years of fearing death grant that and then is death a benefit so are we caesars friends that have abridged his time of fearing death stoop romans stoop and let us bathe our hands in caesars blood up to the elbows and besmear our swords then walk we forth even to the marketplace and waving our red weapons oer our heads lets all cry peace freedom and liberty stoop then and wash how many ages hence shall this our lofty scene be acted over in states unborn and accents yet unknown how many times shall caesar bleed in sport that now on pompeys basis lies along no worthier than the dust so oft as that shall be so often shall the knot of us be calld the men that gave their country liberty what shall we forth ay every man away brutus shall lead and we will grace his heels with the most boldest and best hearts of rome enter a servant soft who comes here friend of antonys servant thus brutus did my master bid me kneel thus did mark antony bid me fall down and being prostrate thus he bade me say brutus is noble wise valiant and honest caesar was mighty bold royal and loving say love brutus and honour him say feard caesar honourd him and loved him if brutus will vouchsafe that antony may safely come to him and be resolved how caesar hath deserved to lie in death mark antony shall not love caesar dead so well as brutus living but will follow the fortunes and affairs of noble brutus thorough the hazards of this untrod state with all true faith so says my master antony thy master is a wise and valiant roman never thought him worse tell him so please him come unto this place he shall be satisfied and by my honour depart untouchd servant ill fetch him presently exit know that we shall have him well to friend wish we may but yet have a mind that fears him much and my misgiving still falls shrewdly to the purpose but here comes antony reenter welcome mark antony mighty caesar dost thou lie so low are all thy conquests glories triumphs spoils shrunk to this little measure fare thee well know not gentlemen what you intend who else must be let blood who else is rank if myself there is no hour so fit as caesars death hour nor no instrument of half that worth as those your swords made rich with the most noble blood of all this world do beseech ye if you bear me hard now whilst your purpled hands do reek and smoke fulfil your pleasure live a thousand years shall not find myself so apt to die no place will please me so no mean of death as here by caesar and by you cut off the choice and master spirits of this age antony beg not your death of us though now we must appear bloody and cruel as by our hands and this our present act you see we do yet see you but our hands and this the bleeding business they have done our hearts you see not they are pitiful and pity to the general wrong of rome as fire drives out fire so pity pity hath done this deed on caesar for your part to you our swords have leaden points mark antony our arms in strength of malice and our hearts of brothers temper do receive you in with all kind love good thoughts and reverence your voice shall be as strong as any mans in the disposing of new dignities only be patient till we have appeased the multitude beside themselves with fear and then we will deliver you the cause why that did love caesar when struck him have thus proceeded doubt not of your wisdom let each man render me his bloody hand first marcus brutus will shake with you next caius cassius do take your hand now decius brutus yours now yours metellus yours cinna and my valiant casca yours though last not last in love yours good trebonius gentlemen allalas what shall say my credit now stands on such slippery ground that one of two bad ways you must conceit me either a coward or a flatterer that did love thee caesar tis true if then thy spirit look upon us now shall it not grieve thee dearer than thy death to see thy thy anthony making his peace shaking the bloody fingers of thy foes most noble in the presence of thy corse had as many eyes as thou hast wounds weeping as fast as they stream forth thy blood it would become me better than to close in terms of friendship with thine enemies pardon me julius here wast thou bayd brave hart here didst thou fall and here thy hunters stand signd in thy spoil and crimsond in thy lethe world thou wast the forest to this hart and this indeed world the heart of thee how like a deer strucken by many princes dost thou here lie mark antony pardon me caius cassius the enemies of caesar shall say this then in a friend it is cold modesty blame you not for praising caesar so but what compact mean you to have with us will you be prickd in number of our friends or shall we on and not depend on you therefore took your hands but was indeed swayd from the point by looking down on caesar friends am with you all and love you all upon this hope that you shall give me reasons why and wherein caesar was dangerous or else were this a savage spectacle our reasons are so full of good regard that were you antony the son of caesar you should be satisfied thats all seek and am moreover suitor that may produce his body to the marketplace and in the pulpit as becomes a friend speak in the order of his funeral you shall mark antony brutus a word with you aside to you know not what you do do not consent that antony speak in his funeral know you how much the people may be moved by that which he will utter by your pardon will myself into the pulpit first and show the reason of our caesars death what antony shall speak will protest he speaks by leave and by permission and that we are contented caesar shall have all true rites and lawful ceremonies it shall advantage more than do us wrong know not what may fall like it not mark antony here take you caesars body you shall not in your funeral speech blame us but speak all good you can devise of caesar and say you dot by our permission else shall you not have any hand at all about his funeral and you shall speak in the same pulpit whereto am going after my speech is ended be it so do desire no more prepare the body then and follow us exeunt all but pardon me thou bleeding piece of earth that am meek and gentle with these butchers thou art the ruins of the noblest man that ever lived in the tide of times woe to the hand that shed this costly blood over thy wounds now do prophesy which like dumb mouths do ope their ruby lips to beg the voice and utterance of my tongue curse shall light upon the limbs of men domestic fury and fierce civil strife shall cumber all the parts of italy blood and destruction shall be so in use and dreadful objects so familiar that mothers shall but smile when they behold their infants quarterd with the hands of war all pity choked with custom of fell deeds and caesars spirit ranging for revenge with ate by his side come hot from hell shall in these confines with a monarchs voice cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war that this foul deed shall smell above the earth with carrion men groaning for burial enter a servant you serve octavius caesar do you not servant do mark antony caesar did write for him to come to rome servant he did receive his letters and is coming and bid me say to you by word of mouth caesar seeing the body thy heart is big get thee apart and weep passion see is catching for mine eyes seeing those beads of sorrow stand in thine began to water is thy master coming servant he lies tonight within seven leagues of rome post back with speed and tell him what hath chanced here is a mourning rome a dangerous rome no rome of safety for octavius yet hie hence and tell him so yet stay awhile thou shalt not back till have borne this corse into the marketplace there shall try in my oration how the people take the cruel issue of these bloody men according to the which thou shalt discourse to young octavius of the state of things lend me your hand exeunt with caesars body the forum enter and and a throng of citizens citizens we will be satisfied let us be satisfied then follow me and give me audience friends cassius go you into the other street and part the numbers those that will hear me speak let em stay here those that will follow cassius go with him and public reasons shall be rendered of caesars death first citizen will hear brutus speak second citizen will hear cassius and compare their reasons when severally we hear them rendered exit with some of the citizens goes into the pulpit third citizen the noble brutus is ascended silence be patient till the last romans countrymen and lovers hear me for my cause and be silent that you may hear believe me for mine honour and have respect to mine honour that you may believe censure me in your wisdom and awake your senses that you may the better judge if there be any in this assembly any dear friend of caesars to him say that brutus love to caesar was no less than his if then that friend demand why brutus rose against caesar this is my answer not that loved caesar less but that loved rome more had you rather caesar were living and die all slaves than that caesar were dead to live all free men as caesar loved me weep for him as he was fortunate rejoice at it as he was valiant honour him but as he was ambitious slew him there is tears for his love joy for his fortune honour for his valour and death for his ambition who is here so base that would be a bondman if any speak for him have offended who is here so rude that would not be a roman if any speak for him have offended who is here so vile that will not love his country if any speak for him have offended pause for a reply all none brutus none then none have offended have done no more to caesar than you shall do to brutus the question of his death is enrolled in the capitol his glory not extenuated wherein he was worthy nor his offences enforced for which he suffered death enter and others with caesars body here comes his body mourned by mark antony who though he had no hand in his death shall receive the benefit of his dying a place in the commonwealth as which of you shall not with this departthat as slew my best lover for the good of rome have the same dagger for myself when it shall please my country to need my death all live brutus live live first citizen bring him with triumph home unto his house second citizen give him a statue with his ancestors third citizen let him be caesar fourth citizen caesars better parts shall be crownd in brutus first citizen well bring him to his house with shouts and clamours my countrymen second citizen peace silence brutus speaks first citizen peace ho good countrymen let me depart alone and for my sake stay here with antony do grace to caesars corpse and grace his speech tending to caesars glories which mark antony by our permission is allowd to make do entreat you not a man depart save alone till antony have spoke exit first citizen stay ho and let us hear mark antony third citizen let him go up into the public chair well hear him noble antony go up for brutus sake am beholding to you goes into the pulpit fourth citizen what does he say of brutus third citizen he says for brutus sake he finds himself beholding to us all fourth citizen twere best he speak no harm of brutus here first citizen this caesar was a tyrant third citizen nay thats certain we are blest that rome is rid of him second citizen peace let us hear what antony can say you gentle romans citizens peace ho let us hear him friends romans countrymen lend me your ears come to bury caesar not to praise him the evil that men do lives after them the good is oft interred with their bones so let it be with caesar the noble brutus hath told you caesar was ambitious if it were so it was a grievous fault and grievously hath caesar answerd it here under leave of brutus and the rest for brutus is an honourable man so are they all all honourable men come to speak in caesars funeral he was my friend faithful and just to me but brutus says he was ambitious and brutus is an honourable man he hath brought many captives home to rome whose ransoms did the general coffers fill did this in caesar seem ambitious when that the poor have cried caesar hath wept ambition should be made of sterner stuff yet brutus says he was ambitious and brutus is an honourable man you all did see that on the lupercal thrice presented him a kingly crown which he did thrice refuse was this ambition yet brutus says he was ambitious and sure he is an honourable man speak not to disprove what brutus spoke but here am to speak what do know you all did love him once not without cause what cause withholds you then to mourn for him judgment thou art fled to brutish beasts and men have lost their reason bear with me my heart is in the coffin there with caesar and must pause till it come back to me first citizen methinks there is much reason in his sayings second citizen if thou consider rightly of the matter caesar has had great wrong third citizen has he masters fear there will a worse come in his place fourth citizen markd ye his words he would not take the crown therefore tis certain he was not ambitious first citizen if it be found so some will dear abide it second citizen poor soul his eyes are red as fire with weeping third citizen theres not a nobler man in rome than antony fourth citizen now mark him he begins again to speak but yesterday the word of caesar might have stood against the world now lies he there and none so poor to do him reverence masters if were disposed to stir your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage should do brutus wrong and cassius wrong who you all know are honourable men will not do them wrong rather choose to wrong the dead to wrong myself and you than will wrong such honourable men but heres a parchment with the seal of caesar found it in his closet tis his will let but the commons hear this testament which pardon me do not mean to read and they would go and kiss dead caesars wounds and dip their napkins in his sacred blood yea beg a hair of him for memory and dying mention it within their wills bequeathing it as a rich legacy unto their issue fourth citizen well hear the will read it mark antony all the will the will we will hear caesars will have patience gentle friends must not read it it is not meet you know how caesar loved you you are not wood you are not stones but men and being men bearing the will of caesar it will inflame you it will make you mad tis good you know not that you are his heirs for if you should what would come of it fourth citizen read the will well hear it antony you shall read us the will caesars will will you be patient will you stay awhile have oershot myself to tell you of it fear wrong the honourable men whose daggers have stabbd caesar do fear it fourth citizen they were traitors honourable men all the will the testament second citizen they were villains murderers the will read the will you will compel me then to read the will then make a ring about the corpse of caesar and let me show you him that made the will shall descend and will you give me leave several citizens come down second citizen descend third citizen you shall have leave comes down fourth citizen ring stand round first citizen stand from the hearse stand from the body second citizen room for antony most noble antony nay press not so upon me stand far off several citizens stand back room bear back if you have tears prepare to shed them now you all do know this mantle remember the first time ever caesar put it on twas on a summers evening in his tent that day he overcame the nervii look in this place ran cassius dagger through see what a rent the envious casca made through this the wellbeloved brutus stabbd and as he pluckd his cursed steel away mark how the blood of caesar followd it as rushing out of doors to be resolved if brutus so unkindly knockd or no for brutus as you know was caesars angel judge you gods how dearly caesar loved him this was the most unkindest cut of all for when the noble caesar saw him stab ingratitude more strong than traitors arms quite vanquishd him then burst his mighty heart and in his mantle muffling up his face even at the base of pompeys statua which all the while ran blood great caesar fell what a fall was there my countrymen then and you and all of us fell down whilst bloody treason flourishd over us now you weep and perceive you feel the dint of pity these are gracious drops kind souls what weep you when you but behold our caesars vesture wounded look you here here is himself marrd as you see with traitors first citizen piteous spectacle second citizen noble caesar third citizen woful day fourth citizen traitors villains first citizen most bloody sight second citizen we will be revenged all revenge about seek burn fire kill slay let not a traitor live stay countrymen first citizen peace there hear the noble antony second citizen well hear him well follow him well die with him good friends sweet friends let me not stir you up to such a sudden flood of mutiny they that have done this deed are honourable what private griefs they have alas know not that made them do it they are wise and honourable and will no doubt with reasons answer you come not friends to steal away your hearts am no orator as brutus is but as you know me all a plain blunt man that love my friend and that they know full well that gave me public leave to speak of him for have neither wit nor words nor worth action nor utterance nor the power of speech to stir mens blood only speak right on tell you that which you yourselves do know show you sweet caesars wounds poor poor dumb mouths and bid them speak for me but were brutus and brutus antony there were an antony would ruffle up your spirits and put a tongue in every wound of caesar that should move the stones of rome to rise and mutiny all well mutiny first citizen well burn the house of brutus third citizen away then come seek the conspirators yet hear me countrymen yet hear me speak all peace ho hear antony most noble antony why friends you go to do you know not what wherein hath caesar thus deserved your loves alas you know not must tell you then you have forgot the will told you of all most true the will lets stay and hear the will here is the will and under caesars seal to every roman citizen he gives to every several man seventyfive drachmas second citizen most noble caesar well revenge his death third citizen royal caesar hear me with patience all peace ho moreover he hath left you all his walks his private arbours and newplanted orchards on this side tiber he hath left them you and to your heirs for ever common pleasures to walk abroad and recreate yourselves here was a caesar when comes such another first citizen never never come away away well burn his body in the holy place and with the brands fire the traitors houses take up the body second citizen go fetch fire third citizen pluck down benches fourth citizen pluck down forms windows any thing exeunt citizens with the body now let it work mischief thou art afoot take thou what course thou wilt enter a servant how now fellow servant sir octavius is already come to rome where is he servant he and lepidus are at caesars house and thither will straight to visit him he comes upon a wish fortune is merry and in this mood will give us any thing servant heard him say brutus and cassius are rid like madmen through the gates of rome belike they had some notice of the people how had moved them bring me to octavius exeunt street enter the poet dreamt tonight that did feast with caesar and things unlucky charge my fantasy have no will to wander forth of doors yet something leads me forth enter citizens first citizen what is your name second citizen whither are you going third citizen where do you dwell fourth citizen are you a married man or a bachelor second citizen answer every man directly first citizen ay and briefly fourth citizen ay and wisely third citizen ay and truly you were best what is my name whither am going where do dwell am a married man or a bachelor then to answer every man directly and briefly wisely and truly wisely say am a bachelor second citizen thats as much as to say they are fools that marry youll bear me a bang for that fear proceed directly directly am going to caesars funeral first citizen as a friend or an enemy as a friend second citizen that matter is answered directly fourth citizen for your dwellingbriefly briefly dwell by the capitol third citizen your name sir truly truly my name is cinna first citizen tear him to pieces hes a conspirator am cinna the poet am cinna the poet fourth citizen tear him for his bad verses tear him for his bad verses am not cinna the conspirator fourth citizen it is no matter his names cinna pluck but his name out of his heart and turn him going third citizen tear him tear him come brands ho firebrands to brutus to cassius burn all some to decius house and some to cascas some to ligarius away go exeunt house in rome and seated at a table these many then shall die their names are prickd your brother too must die consent you lepidus do consent prick him down antony upon condition publius shall not live who is your sisters son mark antony he shall not live look with a spot damn him but lepidus go you to caesars house fetch the will hither and we shall determine how to cut off some charge in legacies what shall find you here or here or at the capitol exit this is a slight unmeritable man meet to be sent on errands is it fit the threefold world divided he should stand one of the three to share it so you thought him and took his voice who should be prickd to die in our black sentence and proscription octavius have seen more days than you and though we lay these honours on this man to ease ourselves of divers slanderous loads he shall but bear them as the ass bears gold to groan and sweat under the business either led or driven as we point the way and having brought our treasure where we will then take we down his load and turn him off like to the empty ass to shake his ears and graze in commons you may do your will but hes a tried and valiant soldier so is my horse octavius and for that do appoint him store of provender it is a creature that teach to fight to wind to stop to run directly on his corporal motion governd by my spirit and in some taste is lepidus but so he must be taught and traind and bid go forth barrenspirited fellow one that feeds on abjects orts and imitations which out of use and staled by other men begin his fashion do not talk of him but as a property and now octavius listen great thingsbrutus and cassius are levying powers we must straight make head therefore let our alliance be combined our best friends made our means stretchd and let us presently go sit in council how covert matters may be best disclosed and open perils surest answered let us do so for we are at the stake and bayd about with many enemies and some that smile have in their hearts fear millions of mischiefs exeunt camp near sardis before brutuss tent drum enter and soldiers and meeting them stand ho give the word ho and stand what now lucilius is cassius near he is at hand and pindarus is come to do you salutation from his master he greets me well your master pindarus in his own change or by ill officers hath given me some worthy cause to wish things done undone but if he be at hand shall be satisfied do not doubt but that my noble master will appear such as he is full of regard and honour he is not doubted word lucilius how he received you let me be resolved with courtesy and with respect enough but not with such familiar instances nor with such free and friendly conference as he hath used of old thou hast described hot friend cooling ever note lucilius when love begins to sicken and decay it useth an enforced ceremony there are no tricks in plain and simple faith but hollow men like horses hot at hand make gallant show and promise of their mettle but when they should endure the bloody spur they fall their crests and like deceitful jades sink in the trial comes his army on they mean this night in sardis to be quarterd the greater part the horse in general are come with cassius hark he is arrived low march within march gently on to meet him enter and his powers stand ho stand ho speak the word along first soldier stand second soldier stand third soldier stand most noble brother you have done me wrong judge me you gods wrong mine enemies and if not so how should wrong a brother brutus this sober form of yours hides wrongs and when you do them cassius be content speak your griefs softly do know you well before the eyes of both our armies here which should perceive nothing but love from us let us not wrangle bid them move away then in my tent cassius enlarge your griefs and will give you audience pindarus bid our commanders lead their charges off little from this ground lucilius do you the like and let no man come to our tent till we have done our conference let lucius and titinius guard our door exeunt brutuss tent enter and that you have wrongd me doth appear in this you have condemnd and noted lucius pella for taking bribes here of the sardians wherein my letters praying on his side because knew the man were slighted off you wronged yourself to write in such a case in such a time as this it is not meet that every nice offence should bear his comment let me tell you cassius you yourself are much condemnd to have an itching palm to sell and mart your offices for gold to undeservers an itching palm you know that you are brutus that speak this or by the gods this speech were else your last the name of cassius honours this corruption and chastisement doth therefore hide his head chastisement remember march the ides of march remember did not great julius bleed for justice sake what villain touchd his body that did stab and not for justice what shall one of us that struck the foremost man of all this world but for supporting robbers shall we now contaminate our fingers with base bribes and sell the mighty space of our large honours for so much trash as may be grasped thus had rather be a dog and bay the moon than such a roman brutus bay not me ill not endure it you forget yourself to hedge me in am a soldier older in practise abler than yourself to make conditions go to you are not cassius am say you are not urge me no more shall forget myself have mind upon your health tempt me no further away slight man ist possible hear me for will speak must give way and room to your rash choler shall be frighted when a madman stares ye gods ye gods must endure all this all this ay more fret till your proud heart break go show your slaves how choleric you are and make your bondmen tremble must budge must observe you must stand and crouch under your testy humour by the gods you shall digest the venom of your spleen though it do split you for from this day forth ill use you for my mirth yea for my laughter when you are waspish is it come to this you say you are a better soldier let it appear so make your vaunting true and it shall please me well for mine own part shall be glad to learn of noble men you wrong me every way you wrong me brutus said an elder soldier not a better did say better if you did care not when caesar lived he durst not thus have moved me peace peace you durst not so have tempted him durst not no what durst not tempt him for your life you durst not do not presume too much upon my love may do that shall be sorry for you have done that you should be sorry for there is no terror cassius in your threats for am armd so strong in honesty that they pass by me as the idle wind which respect not did send to you for certain sums of gold which you denied me for can raise no money by vile means by heaven had rather coin my heart and drop my blood for drachmas than to wring from the hard hands of peasants their vile trash by any indirection did send to you for gold to pay my legions which you denied me was that done like cassius should have answerd caius cassius so when marcus brutus grows so covetous to lock such rascal counters from his friends be ready gods with all your thunderbolts dash him to pieces denied you not you did did not he was but a fool that brought my answer back brutus hath rived my heart friend should bear his friends infirmities but brutus makes mine greater than they are do not till you practise them on me you love me not do not like your faults friendly eye could never see such faults flatterers would not though they do appear as huge as high olympus come antony and young octavius come revenge yourselves alone on cassius for cassius is aweary of the world hated by one he loves braved by his brother chequed like a bondman all his faults observed set in a notebook learnd and connd by rote to cast into my teeth could weep my spirit from mine eyes there is my dagger and here my naked breast within a heart dearer than plutus mine richer than gold if that thou best a roman take it forth that denied thee gold will give my heart strike as thou didst at caesar for know when thou didst hate him worst thou lovedst him better than ever thou lovedst cassius sheathe your dagger be angry when you will it shall have scope do what you will dishonour shall be humour cassius you are yoked with a lamb that carries anger as the flint bears fire who much enforced shows a hasty spark and straight is cold again hath cassius lived to be but mirth and laughter to his brutus when grief and blood illtemperd vexeth him when spoke that was illtemperd too do you confess so much give me your hand and my heart too brutus whats the matter have not you love enough to bear with me when that rash humour which my mother gave me makes me forgetful yes cassius and from henceforth when you are overearnest with your brutus hell think your mother chides and leave you so poet within let me go in to see the generals there is some grudge between em tis not meet they be alone within you shall not come to them poet within nothing but death shall stay me enter poet followed by and how now whats the matter poet for shame you generals what do you mean love and be friends as two such men should be for have seen more years im sure than ye ha ha how vilely doth this cynic rhyme get you hence sirrah saucy fellow hence bear with him brutus tis his fashion ill know his humour when he knows his time what should the wars do with these jigging fools companion hence away away be gone exit poet lucilius and titinius bid the commanders prepare to lodge their companies tonight and come yourselves and bring messala with you immediately to us exeunt and lucius a bowl of wine exit did not think you could have been so angry cassius am sick of many griefs of your philosophy you make no use if you give place to accidental evils no man bears sorrow better portia is dead ha portia she is dead how scaped killing when crossd you so insupportable and touching loss upon what sickness impatient of my absence and grief that young octavius with mark antony have made themselves so strongfor with her death that tidings camewith this she fell distract and her attendants absent swallowd fire and died so even so ye immortal gods reenter with wine and taper speak no more of her give me a bowl of wine in this bury all unkindness cassius my heart is thirsty for that noble pledge fill lucius till the wine oerswell the cup cannot drink too much of brutus love come in titinius exit reenter with welcome good messala now sit we close about this taper here and call in question our necessities portia art thou gone no more pray you messala have here received letters that young octavius and mark antony come down upon us with a mighty power bending their expedition toward philippi myself have letters of the selfsame tenor with what addition that by proscription and bills of outlawry octavius antony and lepidus have put to death an hundred senators therein our letters do not well agree mine speak of seventy senators that died by their proscriptions cicero being one cicero one cicero is dead and by that order of proscription had you your letters from your wife my lord no messala nor nothing in your letters writ of her nothing messala that methinks is strange why ask you hear you aught of her in yours no my lord now as you are a roman tell me true then like a roman bear the truth tell for certain she is dead and by strange manner why farewell portia we must die messala with meditating that she must die once have the patience to endure it now even so great men great losses should endure have as much of this in art as you but yet my nature could not bear it so well to our work alive what do you think of marching to philippi presently do not think it good your reason this it is tis better that the enemy seek us so shall he waste his means weary his soldiers doing himself offence whilst we lying still are full of rest defense and nimbleness good reasons must of force give place to better the people twixt philippi and this ground do stand but in a forced affection for they have grudged us contribution the enemy marching along by them by them shall make a fuller number up come on refreshd newadded and encouraged from which advantage shall we cut him off if at philippi we do face him there these people at our back hear me good brother under your pardon you must note beside that we have tried the utmost of our friends our legions are brimfull our cause is ripe the enemy increaseth every day we at the height are ready to decline there is a tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood leads on to fortune omitted all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries on such a full sea are we now afloat and we must take the current when it serves or lose our ventures then with your will go on well along ourselves and meet them at philippi the deep of night is crept upon our talk and nature must obey necessity which we will niggard with a little rest there is no more to say no more good night early tomorrow will we rise and hence lucius enter my gown exit farewell good messala good night titinius noble noble cassius good night and good repose my dear brother this was an ill beginning of the night never come such division tween our souls let it not brutus every thing is well good night my lord good night good brother good night lord brutus farewell every one exeunt all but reenter with the gown give me the gown where is thy instrument here in the tent what thou speakst drowsily poor knave blame thee not thou art oerwatchd call claudius and some other of my men ill have them sleep on cushions in my tent varro and claudius enter and calls my lord pray you sirs lie in my tent and sleep it may be shall raise you by and by on business to my brother cassius so please you we will stand and watch your pleasure will not have it so lie down good sirs it may be shall otherwise bethink me look lucius heres the book sought for so put it in the pocket of my gown and lie down was sure your lordship did not give it me bear with me good boy am much forgetful canst thou hold up thy heavy eyes awhile and touch thy instrument a strain or two ay my lord ant please you it does my boy trouble thee too much but thou art willing it is my duty sir should not urge thy duty past thy might know young bloods look for a time of rest have slept my lord already it was well done and thou shalt sleep again will not hold thee long if do live will be good to thee music and a song this is a sleepy tune murderous slumber layst thou thy leaden mace upon my boy that plays thee music gentle knave good night will not do thee so much wrong to wake thee if thou dost nod thou breakst thy instrument ill take it from thee and good boy good night let me see let me see is not the leaf turnd down where left reading here it is think enter the ghost of how ill this taper burns ha who comes here think it is the weakness of mine eyes that shapes this monstrous apparition it comes upon me art thou any thing art thou some god some angel or some devil that makest my blood cold and my hair to stare speak to me what thou art thy evil spirit brutus why comest thou to tell thee thou shalt see me at philippi well then shall see thee again ay at philippi why will see thee at philippi then exit ghost now have taken heart thou vanishest ill spirit would hold more talk with thee boy lucius varro claudius sirs awake claudius the strings my lord are false he thinks he still is at his instrument lucius awake my lord didst thou dream lucius that thou so criedst out my lord do not know that did cry yes that thou didst didst thou see any thing nothing my lord sleep again lucius sirrah claudius to fellow thou awake my lord my lord why did you so cry out sirs in your sleep did we my lord ay saw you any thing no my lord saw nothing nor my lord go and commend me to my brother cassius bid him set on his powers betimes before and we will follow it shall be done my lord exeunt the plains of philippi enter and their army now antony our hopes are answered you said the enemy would not come down but keep the hills and upper regions it proves not so their battles are at hand they mean to warn us at philippi here answering before we do demand of them tut am in their bosoms and know wherefore they do it they could be content to visit other places and come down with fearful bravery thinking by this face to fasten in our thoughts that they have courage but tis not so enter a messenger messenger prepare you generals the enemy comes on in gallant show their bloody sign of battle is hung out and something to be done immediately octavius lead your battle softly on upon the left hand of the even field upon the right hand keep thou the left why do you cross me in this exigent do not cross you but will do so march drum enter and their army and others they stand and would have parley stand fast titinius we must out and talk mark antony shall we give sign of battle no caesar we will answer on their charge make forth the generals would have some words stir not until the signal words before blows is it so countrymen not that we love words better as you do good words are better than bad strokes octavius in your bad strokes brutus you give good words witness the hole you made in caesars heart crying long live hail caesar antony the posture of your blows are yet unknown but for your words they rob the hybla bees and leave them honeyless not stingless too yes and soundless too for you have stoln their buzzing antony and very wisely threat before you sting villains you did not so when your vile daggers hackd one another in the sides of caesar you showd your teeth like apes and fawnd like hounds and bowd like bondmen kissing caesars feet whilst damned casca like a cur behind struck caesar on the neck you flatterers flatterers now brutus thank yourself this tongue had not offended so today if cassius might have ruled come come the cause if arguing make us sweat the proof of it will turn to redder drops look draw a sword against conspirators when think you that the sword goes up again never till caesars three and thirty wounds be well avenged or till another caesar have added slaughter to the sword of traitors caesar thou canst not die by traitors hands unless thou bringst them with thee so hope was not born to die on brutus sword if thou wert the noblest of thy strain young man thou couldst not die more honourable peevish schoolboy worthless of such honour joind with a masker and a reveller old cassius still come antony away defiance traitors hurl we in your teeth if you dare fight today come to the field if not when you have stomachs exeunt and their army why now blow wind swell billow and swim bark the storm is up and all is on the hazard ho lucilius hark a word with you standing forth my lord and converse apart messala standing forth what says my general messala this is my birthday as this very day was cassius born give me thy hand messala be thou my witness that against my will as pompey was am compelld to set upon one battle all our liberties you know that held epicurus strong and his opinion now change my mind and partly credit things that do presage coming from sardis on our former ensign two mighty eagles fell and there they perchd gorging and feeding from our soldiers hands who to philippi here consorted us this morning are they fled away and gone and in their steads do ravens crows and kites fly oer our heads and downward look on us as we were sickly prey their shadows seem canopy most fatal under which our army lies ready to give up the ghost believe not so but believe it partly for am fresh of spirit and resolved to meet all perils very constantly even so lucilius now most noble brutus the gods today stand friendly that we may lovers in peace lead on our days to age but since the affairs of men rest still incertain lets reason with the worst that may befall if we do lose this battle then is this the very last time we shall speak together what are you then determined to do even by the rule of that philosophy by which did blame cato for the death which he did give himself know not how but do find it cowardly and vile for fear of what might fall so to prevent the time of life arming myself with patience to stay the providence of some high powers that govern us below then if we lose this battle you are contented to be led in triumph thorough the streets of rome no cassius no think not thou noble roman that ever brutus will go bound to rome he bears too great a mind but this same day must end that work the ides of march begun and whether we shall meet again know not therefore our everlasting farewell take for ever and for ever farewell cassius if we do meet again why we shall smile if not why then this parting was well made for ever and for ever farewell brutus if we do meet again well smile indeed if not tis true this parting was well made why then lead on that a man might know the end of this days business ere it come but it sufficeth that the day will end and then the end is known come ho away exeunt the same the field of battle alarum enter and ride ride messala ride and give these bills unto the legions on the other side loud alarum let them set on at once for perceive but cold demeanor in octavius wing and sudden push gives them the overthrow ride ride messala let them all come down exeunt another part of the field alarums enter and look titinius look the villains fly myself have to mine own turnd enemy this ensign here of mine was turning back slew the coward and did take it from him cassius brutus gave the word too early who having some advantage on octavius took it too eagerly his soldiers fell to spoil whilst we by antony are all enclosed enter fly further off my lord fly further off mark antony is in your tents my lord fly therefore noble cassius fly far off this hill is far enough look look titinius are those my tents where perceive the fire they are my lord titinius if thou lovest me mount thou my horse and hide thy spurs in him till he have brought thee up to yonder troops and here again that may rest assured whether yond troops are friend or enemy will be here again even with a thought exit go pindarus get higher on that hill my sight was ever thick regard titinius and tell me what thou notest about the field ascends the hill this day breathed first time is come round and where did begin there shall end my life is run his compass sirrah what news above my lord what news above titinius is enclosed round about with horsemen that make to him on the spur yet he spurs on now they are almost on him now titinius now some light he lights too hes taen shout and hark they shout for joy come down behold no more coward that am to live so long to see my best friend taen before my face descends come hither sirrah in parthia did take thee prisoner and then swore thee saving of thy life that whatsoever did bid thee do thou shouldst attempt it come now keep thine oath now be a freeman and with this good sword that ran through caesars bowels search this bosom stand not to answer here take thou the hilts and when my face is coverd as tis now guide thou the sword stabs him caesar thou art revenged even with the sword that killd thee dies so am free yet would not so have been durst have done my will cassius far from this country pindarus shall run where never roman shall take note of him exit reenter with it is but change titinius for octavius is overthrown by noble brutus power as cassius legions are by antony these tidings will well comfort cassius where did you leave him all disconsolate with pindarus his bondman on this hill is not that he that lies upon the ground he lies not like the living my heart is not that he no this was he messala but cassius is no more setting sun as in thy red rays thou dost sink tonight so in his red blood cassius day is set the sun of rome is set our day is gone clouds dews and dangers come our deeds are done mistrust of my success hath done this deed mistrust of good success hath done this deed hateful error melancholys child why dost thou show to the apt thoughts of men the things that are not error soon conceived thou never comest unto a happy birth but killst the mother that engenderd thee what pindarus where art thou pindarus seek him titinius whilst go to meet the noble brutus thrusting this report into his ears may say thrusting it for piercing steel and darts envenomed shall be as welcome to the ears of brutus as tidings of this sight hie you messala and will seek for pindarus the while exit why didst thou send me forth brave cassius did not meet thy friends and did not they put on my brows this wreath of victory and bid me give it thee didst thou not hear their shouts alas thou hast misconstrued every thing but hold thee take this garland on thy brow thy brutus bid me give it thee and will do his bidding brutus come apace and see how regarded caius cassius by your leave godsthis is a romans part come cassius sword and find titinius heart kills himself alarum reenter with and where where messala doth his body lie lo yonder and titinius mourning it titinius face is upward he is slain julius caesar thou art mighty yet thy spirit walks abroad and turns our swords in our own proper entrails low alarums brave titinius look whether he have not crownd dead cassius are yet two romans living such as these the last of all the romans fare thee well it is impossible that ever rome should breed thy fellow friends owe more tears to this dead man than you shall see me pay shall find time cassius shall find time come therefore and to thasos send his body his funerals shall not be in our camp lest it discomfort us lucilius come and come young cato let us to the field labeo and flavius set our battles on tis three oclock and romans yet ere night we shall try fortune in a second fight exeunt another part of the field alarum enter fighting soldiers of both armies then and others yet countrymen yet hold up your heads what bastard doth not who will go with me will proclaim my name about the field am the son of marcus cato ho foe to tyrants and my countrys friend am the son of marcus cato ho and am brutus marcus brutus brutus my countrys friend know me for brutus exit young and noble cato art thou down why now thou diest as bravely as titinius and mayst be honourd being catos son first soldier yield or thou diest only yield to die there is so much that thou wilt kill me straight offering money kill brutus and be honourd in his death first soldier we must not noble prisoner second soldier room ho tell antony brutus is taen first soldier ill tell the news here comes the general enter brutus is taen brutus is taen my lord where is he safe antony brutus is safe enough dare assure thee that no enemy shall ever take alive the noble brutus the gods defend him from so great a shame when you do find him or alive or dead he will be found like brutus like himself this is not brutus friend but assure you prize no less in worth keep this man safe give him all kindness had rather have such men my friends than enemies go on and see whether brutus be alive or dead and bring us word unto octavius tent how every thing is chanced exeunt another part of the field enter and come poor remains of friends rest on this rock statilius showd the torchlight but my lord he came not back he is or taen or slain sit thee down clitus slaying is the word it is a deed in fashion hark thee clitus whispers what my lord no not for all the world peace then no words ill rather kill myself hark thee dardanius whispers shall do such a deed dardanius clitus what ill request did brutus make to thee to kill him clitus look he meditates now is that noble vessel full of grief that it runs over even at his eyes come hither good volumnius list a word what says my lord why this volumnius the ghost of caesar hath appeard to me two several times by night at sardis once and this last night here in philippi fields know my hour is come not so my lord nay am sure it is volumnius thou seest the world volumnius how it goes our enemies have beat us to the pit low alarums it is more worthy to leap in ourselves than tarry till they push us good volumnius thou knowst that we two went to school together even for that our love of old prithee hold thou my swordhilts whilst run on it thats not an office for a friend my lord alarum still fly fly my lord there is no tarrying here farewell to you and you and you volumnius strato thou hast been all this while asleep farewell to thee too strato countrymen my heart doth joy that yet in all my life found no man but he was true to me shall have glory by this losing day more than octavius and mark antony by this vile conquest shall attain unto so fare you well at once for brutus tongue hath almost ended his lifes history night hangs upon mine eyes my bones would rest that have but labourd to attain this hour alarum cry within fly fly fly fly my lord fly hence will follow exeunt and prithee strato stay thou by thy lord thou art a fellow of a good respect thy life hath had some smatch of honour in it hold then my sword and turn away thy face while do run upon it wilt thou strato give me your hand first fare you well my lord farewell good strato runs on his sword caesar now be still killd not thee with half so good a will dies alarum retreat enter and the army what man is that my masters man strato where is thy master free from the bondage you are in messala the conquerors can but make a fire of him for brutus only overcame himself and no man else hath honour by his death so brutus should be found thank thee brutus that thou hast proved lucilius saying true all that served brutus will entertain them fellow wilt thou bestow thy time with me ay if messala will prefer me to you do so good messala how died my master strato held the sword and he did run on it octavius then take him to follow thee that did the latest service to my master this was the noblest roman of them all all the conspirators save only he did that they did in envy of great caesar he only in a general honest thought and common good to all made one of them his life was gentle and the elements so mixd in him that nature might stand up and say to all the world this was a man according to his virtue let us use him with all respect and rites of burial within my tent his bones tonight shall lie most like a soldier orderd honourably so call the field to rest and lets away to part the glories of this happy day exeunt