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- $Unique_ID{SSP01062}
- $Title{Julius Caesar: Act IV, Scene II}
- $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 IV
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- SCENE II: Camp near Sardis. Before BRUTUS's tent.
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- {Drum. Enter BRUTUS, LUCILIUS, LUCIUS, and
- Soldiers; TITINIUS and PINDARUS meeting them.}
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- BRUTUS: Stand, ho!
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- LUCILIUS: Give the word, ho! and stand.
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- BRUTUS: What now, Lucilius! is Cassius near?
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- LUCILIUS: He is at hand; and Pindarus is come
- To do you salutation from his master.
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- BRUTUS: He greets me well. Your master, Pindarus,
- In his own change, or by ill officers,
- Hath given me some worthy cause to wish
- Things done, undone: but, if he be at hand,
- I shall be satisfied.
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- PINDARUS: I do not doubt 10
- But that my noble master will appear
- Such as he is, full of regard and honor.
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- BRUTUS: He is not doubted. A word, Lucilius;
- How he received you, let me be resolved.
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- LUCILIUS: With courtesy and with respect enough;
- But not with such familiar instances,
- Nor with such free and friendly conference,
- As he hath used of old.
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- BRUTUS: Thou hast described
- A hot friend cooling: ever note, Lucilius,
- When love begins to sicken and decay,
- It useth an enforced ceremony. 20
- There are no tricks in plain and simple faith;
- But hollow men, like horses hot at hand,
- Make gallant show and promise of their mettle;
- But when they should endure the bloody spur,
- They fall their crests, and, like deceitful jades,
- Sink in the trial. Comes his army on?
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- LUCILIUS: They mean this night in Sardis to be quarter'd;
- The greater part, the horse in general,
- Are come with Cassius.
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- BRUTUS: Hark! he is arrived.
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- [Low march within.]
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- March gently on to meet him. 30
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- {Enter CASSIUS and his powers.}
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- CASSIUS: Stand, ho!
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- BRUTUS: Stand, ho! Speak the word along.
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- First Soldier: Stand!
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- Second Soldier: Stand!
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- Third Soldier: Stand!
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- CASSIUS: Most noble brother, you have done me wrong.
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- BRUTUS: Judge me, you gods! wrong I mine enemies?
- And, if not so, how should I wrong a brother?
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- CASSIUS: Brutus, this sober form of yours hides wrongs;
- And when you do them--
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- BRUTUS: Cassius, be content. 40
- Speak your griefs softly: I do know you well.
- Before the eyes of both our armies here,
- Which should perceive nothing but love from us,
- Let us not wrangle: bid them move away;
- Then in my tent, Cassius, enlarge your griefs,
- And I will give you audience.
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- CASSIUS: Pindarus,
- Bid our commanders lead their charges off
- A little from this ground.
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- BRUTUS: Lucilius, do you the like; and let no man
- Come to our tent till we have done our conference.
- Let Lucius and Titinius guard our door. 50
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- [Exeunt.]
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