SparkNotes: Free Study Guides No Fear Shakespeare: The Bard made easy SparkCharts: Just the facts TestPrep: SAT, ACT, and more 101s: College texts condensed Subject Finder: Browse by subject SparkCollege: Get in! SparkLife: 100% study-free home_bottom home_top BN_link
Biology
 
History
 
Literature
 
Philosophy
 
Shakespeare
 
Home : Julius Caesar : Act 4, scene 3 Read the Study Guide: Julius Caesar
Get the book: Buy it online at Barnes & Noble
Tell a friend: Email this page
Julius Caesar
No Fear Shakespeare
NAVIGATE  

 Previous Page Next Page 
Original Text Modern Text
Manent BRUTUS and CASSIUS, now in the tent
BRUTUS and CASSIUS remain onstage. They are now in their tent.
 CASSIUS
  That you have wronged me doth appear in this:
  You have condemned and noted Lucius Pella
  For taking bribes here of the Sardians,
  Wherein my letters, praying on his side
5 Because I knew the man, were slighted off.
CASSIUS
My evidence that you have wronged me is that you condemned and disgraced Lucius Pella for taking bribes here from the Sardinians, and you ignored my letters, where I argued that he was innocent; I know the man.
 BRUTUS
  You wronged yourself to write in such a case.
BRUTUS
You wronged yourself to write on behalf of such a man.
 CASSIUS
  In such a time as this it is not meet
  That every nice offense should bear his comment.
CASSIUS
In a time like this, it doesn't make sense to criticize every offense.
 BRUTUS
  Let me tell you, Cassius, you yourself
10 Are much condemned to have an itching palm,
  To sell and mart your offices for gold
  To undeservers.
BRUTUS
I'll tell you, Cassius, you yourself have been called greedy and been accused of giving your positions to undeserving men in exchange for gold.
 CASSIUS
                          I “an itching palm”!
  You know that you are Brutus that speak this,
  Or, by the gods, this speech were else your last.
CASSIUS
Me, “greedy”! You know, if you were anyone other than Brutus, that speech would be your last.
 BRUTUS
15 The name of Cassius honors this corruption,
  And chastisement doth therefore hide his head.
BRUTUS
The name of Cassius gives credit to these corrupt actions, and so they go unpunished.
 CASSIUS
  Chastisement!
CASSIUS
Unpunished!
 BRUTUS
  Remember March, the ides of March remember.
  Did not great Julius bleed for justice' sake?
BRUTUS
Remember March, March 15th. Didn't great Caesar bleed for the sake of justice?

 Previous Page Next Page 
IPOD SPARKNOTES
Read SparkNotes on your iPod.
More...
Study Guides
Learn more about the subject you're studying with these related SparkNotes.
Julius Caesar

Message Boards
Ask a question on the SparkNotes community boards.
Julius Caesar
Shakespeare
Staging Shakespeare's Plays

SparkCharts
Printable, portable charts on this subject.
Shakespeare

Help | Feedback | Make a request | Report an error | Send to a friend
No Fear Shakespeare
NAVIGATE  
Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | About | Sitemap
©2008 SparkNotes LLC, All Rights Reserved.