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Julius Caesar
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 CAESAR
15 Ha! Who calls?
CAESAR
Who's calling me?
 CASCA
  Bid every noise be still. Peace yet again.
CASCA
Quiet, everyone! Quiet!
Music ceases
The trumpet stops playing.
 CAESAR
  Who is it in the press that calls on me?
  I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music,
  Cry “Caesar!”—Speak. Caesar is turned to hear.
CAESAR
Who in the crowd is calling me? I hear a voice more piercing than the music of these trumpets calling “Caesar!” Speak. Caesar is listening.
 SOOTHSAYER
20 Beware the ides of March.
SOOTHSAYER
Beware of March 15th.
 CAESAR
                                  What man is that?
CAESAR
Who's that?
 BRUTUS
  A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.
BRUTUS
A soothsayer tells you to beware of March 15th.
 CAESAR
  Set him before me. Let me see his face.
CAESAR
Bring him in front of me. Let me see his face.
 CASSIUS
  Fellow, come from the throng. Look upon Caesar.
CASSIUS
You, fellow, step out of the crowd. This is Caesar you're looking at.
SOOTHSAYER approaches
The SOOTHSAYER approaches.
 CAESAR
  What sayst thou to me now? Speak once again.
CAESAR
What do you have to say to me now? Speak once again.
 SOOTHSAYER
25 Beware the ides of March.
SOOTHSAYER
Beware of March 15th.
 CAESAR
  He is a dreamer. Let us leave him. Pass!
CAESAR
He's insane. Let's leave him. Let's move.
Sennet. Exeunt. Manent BRUTUS and CASSIUS
Trumpets play. Everyone exits except BRUTUS and CASSIUS.
 CASSIUS
  Will you go see the order of the course?
CASSIUS
Are you going to watch the race?

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