SCENE II. The same. A Room in CESAR's Palace. Thunder and Lightning. Enter CESAR, in his Night-gown. Cas. Nor heaven, nor earth, have been at peace tonight: Thrice hath Calphurnia in her sleep cried out, Serv. My lord? Cas. Go bid the priests do present sacrifice, And bring me their opinions of success. Serv. I will, my lord. Enter CALPHURNIA. [Exit. Cal. What mean you, Cæsar? Think you to walk forth? You shall not stir out of your house to-day. Cas. Cæsar shall forth: The things that threaten'd me, Ne'er look'd but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar, they are vanished. Cal. Cæsar, I 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. A lioness hath whelped in the streets; And graves have yawn'd, and yielded up their dead; In ranks, and squadrons, and right form of war, The noise of battle hurtled in the air, And I do fear them. Cæs. What can be avoided, Whose end is purpos'd by the mighty gods? Yet Cæsar shall go forth: for these predictions Are to the world in general, as to Cæsar. ་ ་་ ་ Cal. When beggars die, there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes. Cas. Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Will come, when it will come. Re-enter a Servant. What say the augurers? Serv. They would not have you to stir forth to-day. Cæs. The gods do this in shame of cowardice: We were two lions litter'd in one day, Cal. Alas, my lord, Your wisdom is consum'd in confidence. Do not go forth to-day: Call it my fear, That keeps you in the house, and not your own. Cæs. Mark Antony shall say, I am not well; Here's Decius Brutus, he shall tell them so. Dec. Cæsar, all hail! Good morrow, worthy Cæsar: I come to fetch you to the senate-house. Cas. And you are come in very happy time, To bear my greeting to the senators, And tell them, that I will not come to-day: Cal. Say, he is sick. Bourel Shall Cæsar send a lie? To be afeard to tell grey-beards the truth? Dec. Most mighty Cæsar, let me know some cause; Lest I be laugh'd at, when I tell them so. Cas. The cause is in my will, I will not come ; That is enough to satisfy the senate. But for your private satisfaction, Because I love you, I will let you know. Your statue spouting blood in many pipes, Cas. And this way have you well expounded it. When Casar's wife shall meet with better dreams. Pardon me, Cæsar: for my dear, dear love A Soothsayer. Cinna, A Poet. Another Poet. Lucilius, Titinius, Messala, young Cato, and Volumnius, Friends to Brutus and Cassius." Varro, Clitus, Claudius, Strato, Lucius, Dardanius, Servants to Brutus. Pindarus, Servant to Cassius. Calphurnia, Wife to Cæsar. Portia, Wife to Brutus. Senators, Citizens, Guards, Attendants, &c. SCENE, during a great part of the Play, at Rome: afterwards at Sardis; and near Philippi. au SCENE I. ROME. A Street. Enter, FLAVIUS, MARULLUS, and a Rabble of Citizens. Flav. HENCE; home, you idle creatures, get you Is this a holiday? What! know you not, Being mechanical, you ought not walk, Upon a labouring day, without the sign [home; Of your profession?-Speak, what trade art thou? Mar. Where is thy leather apron, and thy rule? 2 Cit. Truly, sir, in respect of a fine workman, I am but, as you would say, a cobler. Mar. But what trade art thou? Answer me directly. 2 Cit. A trade, sir, that, I hope, I may use with a safe conscience; which is, indeed, sir, a mender of bad soals. Mar. What trade, thou knave? thou naughty knave, what trade? 2 Cit. Nay, I beseech you, sir, be not out with me: yet, if you be out, sir, I can mend you |