: Have riv'd the knotty oaks and I have seen [Thunder. Tre. Why, saw you any thing more wonderful? Casca. A common slave, you know him well by sight, Held up his left hand, which did flame and burn, Like twenty torches join'd; and yet his hand, Who glar'd upon me, and. went surly by, And, yesterday, the bird of night did sit, For, I believe, they are portentous things, Tre. Indeed, it is a strange disposed time; Casca. He doth; for he did bid Antonius [Thunder. Tre. Good night, then, Casca, this disturbed sky Is not to walk in. Casca. Farewell, Trebonius. [Exit TREBONIUS. Enter CASSIUS. Cas. Who's there? Casca. A Roman. Cas. Casca by your voice. Casca. Your ear is good, Cassius, what night is this! Cas. A very pleasing night to honest men. Casca. Who ever knew the heavens menace so? For my part I have walk'd about the streets, And when the cross blue lightning seem'd to open Casca. But wherefore did you so much tempt the heavens ? It is the part of men to fear and tremble, When the most mighty gods, by tokens, send Such dreadful heralds to astonish us. Cas. You are dull, Casca; and those sparks of life, That should be in a Roman, you do want, Or else you use not; Now could I, Casca, name to thee a man, Most like this dreadful night; That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars, As doth the lion in the capitol; A man no mightier than thyself or me, In personal action; yet prodigious grown, Casca. "Tis Cæsar that you mean, is it not, Cassius ? Cas. Let it be who it is; for Romans now Have thewes and limbs like to their ancestors : But woe the while! our fathers' minds are dead, And we are govern'd with our mothers' spirits ; Our yoke and suff'rance show us womanish. Casca. Indeed, they say, the senators, to-morrow, Mean to establish Cæsar as a king: And he shall wear his crown by sea and land, Cas. I know were I will wear this dagger, then: Therein, ye gods, you make the weak most strong; If I know this, know all the world besides, Casca. So can I : So every bondman in his own hand bears, Cas. And why should Cæsar be a tyrant, then? So vile a thing as Cæsar! But, oh grief! Casca. You speak to Casca, and to such a man, As who goes farthest. Cas. There's a bargain made, Now know you, Casca, I have mov'd already, Some certain of the noblest minded Romans, To undergo, with me, an enterprize, Enter CINNA. Casca. Stand close a while, for here comes one in haste. Cas. "Tis Cinna; I do know him by his gait; He is a friend. Cinna, where haste you so? Cin. To find out you:-Who's that, Metellus Cimber? Cas. No; it is Casca, one incorporate To our attempts.-Am I not staid for, Cinna? O Cassius! could you win the noble Brutus Cas. Be you content.-Good Cinna, take this pa per: And look you lay it in the prætor's chair, us. Is Decius Brutus and Trebonius there? Cin. All but Metellus Cimber, and he's gone To seek you at your house. Well, I will hie, And so bestow these papers as you bid me. [Exit CINNA. Cas. Come, Casca, you and I will, yet, ere day, See Brutus at his house; three parts of him Are ours already, and the man entire, Upon the next encounter, yields him ours. [Exeunt. SCENE 11. BRUTUS' Garden. Enter BRUTUS. Bru. What, Lucius, ho! I cannot, by the progress of the stars, Luc. Call'd you, my lord? Bru. Get me a taper in my study, Lucius: When it is lighted, come and call me here. Luc. I will, my lord. [Exit. Bru. It must be by his death; and, for my part, I know no personal cause to spurn at him ; But for the general. He would be crown'd How that might change his nature? there's the ques tion It is the bright day that brings forth the adder; And that craves wary walking-Crown him-that- That at his will he may do danger with. |