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| CAESAR's party moves aside
to the senate house |
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| CAESAR goes up to the senate house, the
rest following. |
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| | POPILLIUS |
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(to
CASSIUS) I wish your enterprise today
may thrive. |
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| POPILLIUS |
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(to
CASSIUS) I hope your endeavor goes
well today. |
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| | CASSIUS |
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What enterprise, Popillius? |
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| CASSIUS |
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What endeavor, Popillius? |
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| POPILLIUS approaches
CAESAR. |
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| | BRUTUS |
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(to
CASSIUS) What said Popillius
Lena? |
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| BRUTUS |
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(to
CASSIUS) What did Popillius Lena
say? |
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| | CASSIUS |
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(aside to
BRUTUS) |
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He wished today our enterprise might thrive. |
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I fear our purpose is discoverèd. |
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| CASSIUS |
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(speaking so that only BRUTUS
can hear) He wished that our endeavor
would go well today. I'm afraid we've been found
out. |
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| | BRUTUS |
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Look how he makes to Caesar. Mark him. |
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| BRUTUS |
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Look, he's approaching Caesar. Keep an eye on him. |
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| | CASSIUS |
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Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention |
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—Brutus, what shall be done? If this be known, |
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Cassius or Caesar never shall turn back, |
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For I will slay myself. |
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| CASSIUS |
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Casca, be quick, because we're worried we might be
stopped. Brutus, what will we do? If our secret's known,
either Caesar or I will die, for I'll kill myself. |
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| | BRUTUS |
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Cassius, be
constant. |
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Popillius Lena speaks not of our purposes. |
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For, look, he smiles, and Caesar doth not change. |
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| BRUTUS |
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Cassius, stand firm. Popillius Lena wasn't talking about
our plot—for, look, he's smiling, and
Caesar's expression is the same. |
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| | CASSIUS |
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Trebonius knows his time. For, look you, Brutus. |
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He draws Mark Antony out of the way. |
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| CASSIUS |
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Trebonius knows his cue. See, Brutus, he's pulling Mark
Antony aside. |
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| Exeunt TREBONIUS and
ANTONY |
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| TREBONIUS and ANTONY
exit. |
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| | DECIUS |
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Where is Metellus Cimber? Let him go |
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And presently prefer his suit to Caesar. |
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| DECIUS |
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Where's Metellus Cimber? He should go up and offer his
petition to Caesar now. |
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