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- $Unique_ID{SSP01060}
- $Title{Julius Caesar: Act III, Scene III}
- $Author{Shakespeare, William}
- $Subject{}
- $Log{Dramatis Personae*01050.txt}
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- Portions copyright (c) CMC ReSearch, Inc., 1989
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- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
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- JULIUS CAESAR
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- ACT III
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- SCENE III: A street.
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- {Enter CINNA the poet.}
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- CINNA THE POET: I dreamt to-night that I did feast with Caesar,
- And things unlucky charge my fantasy:
- I have no will to wander forth of doors,
- Yet something leads me forth.
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- {Enter Citizens.}
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- First Citizen: What is your name?
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- Second Citizen: Whither are you going?
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- Third Citizen: Where do you dwell?
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- Fourth Citizen: Are you a married man or a bachelor?
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- Second Citizen: Answer every man directly.
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- First Citizen: Ay, and briefly. 10
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- Fourth Citizen: Ay, and wisely.
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- Third Citizen: Ay, and truly, you were best.
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- CINNA THE POET: What is my name? Whither am I going? Where do I
- dwell? Am I a married man or a bachelor? Then, to
- answer every man directly and briefly, wisely and
- truly: wisely I say, I am a bachelor.
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- Second Citizen: That's as much as to say, they are fools that marry:
- you'll bear me a bang for that, I fear. Proceed;
- directly.
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- CINNA THE POET: Directly, I am going to Caesar's funeral. 20
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- First Citizen: As a friend or an enemy?
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- CINNA THE POET: As a friend.
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- Second Citizen: That matter is answered directly.
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- Fourth Citizen: For your dwelling,--briefly.
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- CINNA THE POET: Briefly, I dwell by the Capitol.
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- Third Citizen: Your name, sir, truly.
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- CINNA THE POET: Truly, my name is Cinna.
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- First Citizen: Tear him to pieces; he's a conspirator.
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- CINNA THE POET: I am Cinna the poet, I am Cinna the poet.
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- Fourth Citizen: Tear him for his bad verses, tear him for his bad 30
- verses.
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- CINNA THE POET: I am not Cinna the conspirator.
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- Fourth Citizen: It is no matter, his name's Cinna; pluck but his
- name out of his heart, and turn him going.
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- Third Citizen: Tear him, tear him! Come, brands ho! fire-brands:
- to Brutus', to Cassius'; burn all: some to Decius'
- house, and some to Casca's; some to Ligarius':
- away, go!
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- [Exeunt.]
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