No Fear Shakespeare: Julius Caesar: Act 2, scene 4

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	PORTIA
	Come hither, fellow. Which way hast thou been?

PORTIA

Come here, you. Where are you coming from?

	SOOTHSAYER
	At mine own house, good lady.

SOOTHSAYER

My own house, good lady.

	PORTIA
	What is 't o'clock?

PORTIA

What time is it?

	SOOTHSAYER
25	About the ninth hour, lady.

SOOTHSAYER

Around nine o'clock, madam.

	PORTIA
	Is Caesar yet gone to the Capitol?

PORTIA

Has Caesar gone to the Capital yet?

	SOOTHSAYER
	Madam, not yet. I go to take my stand
	To see him pass on to the Capitol.

SOOTHSAYER

Madam, not yet. I'm going to stand so I can see him pass on the way to the Capitol.

	PORTIA
	Thou hast some suit to Caesar, hast thou not?

PORTIA

You have some plea for Caesar, don't you?

	SOOTHSAYER
30	That I have, lady. If it will please Caesar
	To be so good to Caesar as to hear me,
	I shall beseech him to befriend himself.

SOOTHSAYER

Yes, I do, lady. If it pleases Caesar to be so good to himself as to hear me, I'll try to get him to do what's good for him.

	PORTIA
	Why, know'st thou any harm's intended towards him?

PORTIA

Why, do you know of any harm intended toward him?

	SOOTHSAYER
	None that I know will be; much that I fear may chance.
35	Good morrow to you. Here the street is narrow.
	The throng that follows Caesar at the heels,
	Of senators, of praetors, common suitors,
	Will crowd a feeble man almost to death.
	I'll get me to a place more void, and there
40	Speak to great Caesar as he comes along.

SOOTHSAYER

Nothing that I know for sure, but a lot that I'm afraid might happen. Good morning to you. The street is narrow here. The crowd that follows Caesar at his heels—senators, justices, common petitioners—will suffocate a feeble man almost to death. I'll move to a more open place and there speak to great Caesar as he walks past.

Exit SOOTHSAYER

He exits.


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