No Fear Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
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Act 1, Scene 3, Page 2
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And yesterday the bird of night did sit
Even at noon-day upon the marketplace,
Hooting and shrieking. When these prodigies
Do so conjointly meet, let not men say,
“These are their reasons. They are
natural.”
For I believe they are portentous things
Unto the climate that they point upon.
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And yesterday the night owl sat hooting and shrieking in the
marketplace at noon. When all these extraordinary things happen at
once, we shouldn’t say, “These happenings can
be explained rationally. They’re natural
enough.” I think these things are omens of things to
come in our country.
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CICERO
Indeed, it is a strange-disposèd time.
But men may construe things after their fashion,
Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.
Comes Caesar to the Capitol tomorrow?
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CICERO
Indeed, it’s a strange time. But men tend to interpret
things however suits them and totally miss the actual meaning of the
things themselves. Is Caesar visiting the Capitol tomorrow?
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CASCA
He doth, for he did bid Antonius
Send word to you he would be there tomorrow.
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CASCA
He is, because he told Antonius to tell you he’d be there
tomorrow.
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CICERO
Good night then, Casca. This disturbèd sky
Is not to walk in.
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CICERO
Good night then, Casca. This bad weather isn’t good to
walk around in.
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CASCA
Farewell, Cicero.
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CASCA
Farewell, Cicero
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Exit CICERO
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CICERO exits. |
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Enter CASSIUS
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CASSIUS enters. |
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CASSIUS
Who’s there?
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CASSIUS
Who’s there?
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CASCA
A Roman.
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CASCA
A Roman.
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CASSIUS
Casca, by your
voice.
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CASSIUS
It’s Casca—I know your voice.
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CASCA
Your ear is good. Cassius, what night is this!
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CASCA
Your ear is good. Cassius, what a night this is!
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CASSIUS
A very pleasing night to honest men.
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CASSIUS
It’s a very pleasing night to honest men.
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CASCA
Who ever knew the heavens menace so?
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CASCA
Who ever saw the heavens threaten like this?
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