Let's build a statue of him, near those of his
ancestors!
THIRD PLEBEIAN
Let him be Caesar!
THIRD PLEBEIAN
Let him become Caesar!
FOURTH PLEBEIAN
Caesar's
better parts
Shall be crowned in Brutus!
FOURTH PLEBEIAN
Caesar's better qualities exist in Brutus, and we will
crown him.
FIRST PLEBEIAN
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We'll bring him to his house with shouts and
clamors.
FIRST PLEBEIAN
We'll bring him to his house with shouts and
celebration!
BRUTUS
My countrymen—
BRUTUS
My countrymen—
SECOND PLEBEIAN
Peace,
silence! Brutus speaks.
SECOND PLEBEIAN
Silence! Brutus speaks.
FIRST PLEBEIAN
Peace, ho!
FIRST PLEBEIAN
Quiet there!
BRUTUS
Good countrymen, let me depart alone.
And, for my sake, stay here with Antony.
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Do grace to Caesar's corpse, and grace his speech
Tending to Caesar's glories, which Mark Antony
By our permission is allowed to make.
I do entreat you, not a man depart,
Save I alone, till Antony have spoke.
BRUTUS
Good countrymen, let me leave alone. I want you to stay here with
Antony to pay respects to Caesar's corpse and listen to
Antony's speech about Caesar's glories, which he
gives with our permission. I ask that none of you leave, except
myself, until Antony has finished.
Exit BRUTUS
BRUTUS exits.
FIRST PLEBEIAN
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Stay, ho! And let us hear Mark Antony.
FIRST PLEBEIAN
Let's stay and hear Mark Antony.
THIRD PLEBEIAN
Let him go up into the public chair.
We'll hear him.—Noble Antony, go up.
THIRD PLEBEIAN
Let him mount the pulpit. We'll listen to him. Noble
Antony, mount the podium.
