Cal. When beggars die, there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes. Cas. Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come, when it will come. Re-enter a Servant. What say the augurers? Serv. They would not have you to stir forth to-day. Plucking the entrails of an offering forth, They could not find a heart within the beast. Cas. The gods do this in shame of cowardice: Cæsar should be a beast without a heart, If he should stay at home to-day for fear. We were two lions litter'd in one day, And Cæsar shall go forth. Cal. Alas, my lord, Your wisdom is consum'd in confidence. Do not go forth to-day: Call it my fear, And he shall say, you are not well to-day: Cas. Mark Antony shall say, I am not well; Enter DECIUS. Here's Decius Brutus, he shall tell them so. Cæsar: I come to fetch you to the senate-house. Caes. And you are come in very happy time, To bear my greeting to the senators, Cæs. Shall Cæsar send a lie? Have I in conquest stretch'd mine arm so far, Decius, go Dec. Most mighty Cæsar, let me know some cause, Lest I be laugh'd at, when I tell them so. Caes. The cause is in my will, I will not come; That is enough to satisfy the senate. But, for your private satisfaction, Because I love you, I will let you know. Came smiling, and did bathe their hands in it. It was a vision, fair and fortunate : Cæs. And this way have you well expounded it. Dec. I have, when you have heard what I can say: And know it now; The senate have concluded To give, this day, a crown to mighty Cæsar. When Casar's wife shall meet with better dreams. Pardon me, Cæsar; for my dear, dear love And reason to my love is liable. Cas. How foolish do your fears seem now, phurnia? I am ashamed I did yield to them. Give me my robe, for I will go: Cal Enter PUBLIUS, BRUTUS, LIGARIUS, METELlus, CASCA, TREBONIUS, and CINNA. And look where Publius is come to fetch me. Pub. Good morrow, Cæsar. Cæs. Welcome, Publius. What, Brutus, are you stirr'd so early too?— Bru. lean. Cæsar, 'tis strucken eight. Cæs. I thank you for your pains and courtesy. Enter ANTONY. See! Antony, that revels long o'nights, Is notwithstanding up: Good morrow, Antony. Ant. So to most noble Cæsar. Cas. Bid them prepare within:- I am to blame to be thus waited for. Now, Cinna:-Now, Metellus :-What, Trebonius! Treb. Cæsar, I will:-and so near will I be, [Aside. That your best friends shall wish I had been further. Cas. Good friends, go in, and taste some wine with me; And we, like friends, will straightway go together. Bru. That every like is not the same, O Cæsar, The heart of Brutus yearns to think upon! [Exeunt. SCENE III. The Same. A street near the Capitol. Enter ARTEMIDORUS, reading a paper. Art. Cæsar, beware of Brutus; take heed of Cassius; come not near Casca; have an eye to Cinna; trust not Trebonius; mark well Metellus Cimber; Decius Brutus loves thee not; thou hast wrong'd Caius Ligarius. There is but one mind in all these men, and it is bent against Cæsar. If thou be'st not immortal, look about you: Security gives way to conspiracy. The mighty gods defend thee! Thy lover, ARTEMIDORUS, Here will I stand, till Cæsar pass along, If thou read this, O Cæsar, thou may'st live; SCENE IV. [Exit. The Same. Another part of the same street, before the house of Brutus. Enter PORTIA and LUCIUS. Por. I pr'ythee, boy, run to the senate-house; |