Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder. The old Anchises bear, so from the waves of Tiber. And this man. Is now become a god, and Cassius is. A wretched creature, and must bend his body ,. If Caesar carelessly but nod on him. He had a fever when he was in Spain,. And when the fit was on him I did mark. How he did shake. His coward lips did from their color fly,.
And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world. Did lose his lustre. I did hear him groan —. Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans. Mark him, and write his speeches in their books,. Alas, it cried 'Give me some drink, Titinius,'. As a sick girl. Ye gods, it doth amaze me. A man of such a feeble temper should. So get the start of the majestic world. And bear the palm alone. Another general shout!
I do believe that these applauses are. For some new honors that are heaped on Caesar. Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world. Like a colossus , and we petty men. Walk under his huge legs and peep about. To find ourselves dishonorable graves. Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,. But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
Why should that name be sounded more than yours? Write them together, yours is as fair a name. Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well.
Weigh them, it is as heavy. Conjure with 'em,. Now in the names of all the gods at once,. Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed. That he is grown so great?
Age , thou art shamed! Rome, thou hast lost the breed of noble bloods! When went there by an age, since the great flood,. But it was famed with more than with one man? When could they say, till now, that talked of Rome,. That her wide walls encompassed but one man? Now is it Rome indeed, and room enough,.
When there is in it but one only man. O, you and I have heard our fathers say. There was a Brutus once that would have brooked. Th'eternal devil to keep his state in Rome.
As easily as a king. That you do love me, I am nothing jealous. What you would work me to, I have some aim. How I have thought of this, and of these times,. I shall recount hereafter. For this present,. I would not —so with love I might entreat you —. Be any further moved. What you have said. I will consider; what you have to say. I will with patience hear, and find a time. Both meet to hear and answer such high things.
Till then, my noble friend, chew upon this:. Brutus had rather be a villager. Than to repute himself a son of Rome. Under these hard conditions as this time. Is like to lay upon us. I am glad. That my weak words have struck but thus much show. Of fire from Brutus. The games are done and Caesar is returning. As they pass by, pluck Casca by the sleeve,. And he will, after his sour fashion, tell you. What hath proceeded worthy note today. I will do so.
But, look you, Cassius,. The angry spot doth glow on Caesar's brow,. And all the rest look like a chidden train. Calpurnia's cheek is pale, and Cicero. Looks with such ferret and such fiery eyes. As we have seen him in the Capitol,. Being crossed in conference by some senators. Casca will tell us what the matter is. Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights.
Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look;. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous. Fear him not, Caesar, he's not dangerous;. He is a noble Roman and well given. Would he were fatter! But I fear him not;. Yet if my name were liable to fear,. I do not know the man I should avoid. So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much,. He is a great observer, and he looks. Quite through the deeds of men. He loves no plays. As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music;.
Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort. As if he mocked himself and scorned his spirit. That could be moved to smile at anything. Such men as he be never at heart's ease. Whiles they behold a greater than themselves,. And therefore are they very dangerous.
I rather tell thee what is to be feared. Than what I fear; for always I am Caesar. When Antony addresses the people, he claims that Caesar had no intention of taking Rome out of the hands of the people, and succeeds in turning the crowd against the conspirators.
They come upon a poet named Cinna and taking him for Cinna the conspirator, kill him because he shares the name of one of the conspirators. Brutus and Cassius escape the mob and flee the city. Hiding out in the city of Sardis, Cassius confronts Brutus in a fury for punishing one of his men for accepting bribes. Brutus in turn accuses Cassius of taking bribes. The fight escalates to the point where Cassius asks Brutus to kill him.
Brutus confides that Portia has taken her own life. Failing at dialogue, the two sides meet again on the battlefield. Believing the battle lost, Cassius orders Pindarus to kill him. Brutus attacks the enemy again, but is defeated. Casca relates that Antony offered a crown to Caesar three times, but Caesar refused it each time.
While the crowd cheered for him, Caesar fell to the ground in a fit. Casca then departs, followed by Brutus. Just as Caesar himself proves fallible, his power proves imperfect. The implication that Caesar may be impotent or sterile is the first—and, for a potential monarch, the most damaging—of his physical shortcomings to be revealed in the play. This conversation between Brutus and Cassius reveals the respective characters of the two men, who will emerge as the foremost conspirators against Caesar.
Brutus appears to be a man at war with himself, torn between his love for Caesar and his honorable concern for Rome. Cassius remains merely a public man, without any suggestion of a private self. Cassius recognizes that if Brutus believes that the people distrust Caesar, then he will be convinced that Caesar must be thwarted. Cassius, in contrast, has made himself adaptable for political survival by wholly abandoning his sense of honor.
Ace your assignments with our guide to Julius Caesar! SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. What are Flavius and Murellus angry about at the beginning of the play? How does Cassius die? Was assassinating Caesar the right decision? Why does Cassius hate Caesar? What is the significance of the comet? Why does Caesar refuse the crown when Antony offers it to him? What happens to Murellus and Flavius? Why does Antony shake hands with the conspirators?
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