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TAMARA HOLLINGSWORTH AND HARRIET ISECKE
Building Fluency through Reader’s Theater
Julius CaesarW illiam Shakespeare’s
THE TRAGEDY OF
The Trag
edy of Julius C
aesa
rH
ollingsw
orth and
Isecke
Tamara Hollingsworth and Harriet Isecke, M.S.Ed.
Julius CaesarW illiam Shakespeare’s
THE TRAGEDY OF
The
Tra
gedy
of J
uliu
s C
aesa
rSt
ory
Sum
mar
y
The
Tra
gedy
of J
uliu
s C
aesa
r is
the
trag
ic tr
ue
stor
y of
the
betr
ayal
and
ass
assi
natio
n of
Rom
an
rule
r Ju
lius
Cae
sar
in 4
4 bc
. A
fter
suc
cess
fully
co
nque
ring
muc
h of
the
anci
ent w
orld
, Cae
sar
is
invi
ted
to le
ad th
e R
oman
Em
pire
. C
assi
us a
nd
othe
r m
embe
rs o
f the
Rom
an s
enat
e fe
ar th
at
Cae
sar
will
bec
ome
a po
wer
-hun
gry
dict
ator
. T
hey
deci
de C
aesa
r m
ust b
e st
oppe
d.
The
y en
list
Cae
sar’
s tr
uste
d fr
iend
, Bru
tus,
to h
elp
mur
der
the
lead
er a
s a
patr
iotic
act
for
the
good
of R
ome.
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her C
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ated
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e Cr
edit
s
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ishi
ng C
redi
tsD
ona
Her
wec
k Ri
ce, E
dito
r-in-
Chie
f; Le
e Au
coin
, Cr
eativ
e D
irect
or; D
on Tr
an, P
rint P
rodu
ctio
n M
anag
er; T
imot
hy J.
Bra
dley
, Illu
stra
tion
Man
ager
; W
endy
Con
klin
, M.A
., Sen
ior E
dito
r; To
rrey
Mal
oof,
Asso
ciat
e Ed
itor;
Lesle
y Pa
lmer
, Cov
er D
esig
ner;
Rust
y Ki
nnun
en, Il
lust
rato
r; St
epha
nie
Reid
, Pho
to
Edito
r; R
ache
lle C
racc
hiol
o, M
.A. E
d., P
ublis
her
The
Mur
der
of J
uliu
s C
aesa
r by
Kar
l von
Pilo
ty/T
he G
rang
er C
olle
ctio
n, N
ew Y
ork
4
Tip
s fo
r Pe
rfor
min
g R
eade
r’s T
heat
er
Ada
pted
from
Aar
on S
hepa
rd
• D
o no
t let
you
r sc
ript
hid
e yo
ur fa
ce.
If y
ou c
anno
t see
th
e au
dien
ce, y
our
scri
pt is
too
high
.
• L
ook
up o
ften
whe
n yo
u sp
eak.
Do
not j
ust l
ook
at
your
scr
ipt.
• Sp
eak
slow
ly s
o th
e au
dien
ce k
now
s w
hat y
ou a
re
sayi
ng.
• Sp
eak
loud
ly s
o ev
eryo
ne c
an h
ear
you.
• Sp
eak
with
feel
ing.
If t
he c
hara
cter
is s
ad, l
et y
our
voic
e be
sad
. If
the
char
acte
r is
sur
pris
ed, l
et y
our
voic
e be
sur
pris
ed.
• St
and
up s
trai
ght.
Kee
p yo
ur h
ands
and
feet
stil
l.
• R
emem
ber
that
eve
n w
hen
you
are
not s
peak
ing,
you
ar
e st
ill y
our
char
acte
r.
Tip
s fo
r Pe
rfor
min
g R
eade
r’s T
heat
er (c
ont.)
• If
the
audi
ence
laug
hs, w
ait f
or th
e la
ught
er to
sto
p be
fore
you
spe
ak a
gain
.
• If
som
eone
in th
e au
dien
ce ta
lks,
do n
ot p
ay a
tten
tion.
• If
som
eone
wal
ks in
to th
e ro
om, d
o no
t pay
att
entio
n.
• If
you
mak
e a
mis
take
, pre
tend
it w
as r
ight
.
• If
you
dro
p so
met
hing
, try
to le
ave
it w
here
it is
unt
il th
e au
dien
ce is
look
ing
som
ewhe
re e
lse.
• If
a r
eade
r fo
rget
s to
rea
d hi
s or
her
par
t, se
e if
you
can
read
the
part
inst
ead,
mak
e so
met
hing
up,
or
just
ski
p ov
er it
. D
o no
t whi
sper
to th
e re
ader
!
5
67
The
Tra
gedy
of J
uliu
s C
aesa
r
Cha
ract
ers
M
arc
Ant
ony
Bru
tus
Ju
lius
Cae
sar
Por
tia
C
assi
us
Oct
aviu
s
Sett
ing
Thi
s re
ader
’s th
eate
r is
set
in a
ncie
nt R
ome
in 4
4 bc
. It
beg
ins
on th
e st
reet
s of
the
anci
ent
city
. Sc
enes
als
o oc
cur
in th
e ho
mes
of b
oth
Bru
tus
and
Cae
sar
and
at th
e Se
nate
. T
he s
tory
co
nclu
des
on th
e ba
ttle
field
s at
Phi
lippi
.
Act
I, S
cene
1T
he s
tree
ts o
f Rom
e af
ter
the
vict
orio
us B
attl
e of
Pom
pey
Mar
c A
nton
y:
Cae
sar,
the
holid
ay th
at R
ome
has
decl
ared
in
your
hon
or is
wel
l des
erve
d, a
nd n
ow is
the
time
to r
ejoi
ce!
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
Mar
c A
nton
y, I
feel
gre
atly
enc
oura
ged
by o
ur
vict
ory
in P
ompe
y. T
he s
ons
of th
e R
oman
G
ener
al o
f Pom
pey,
my
arch
riva
ls, a
re n
ow g
one.
T
hey
are
dead
, jus
t lik
e th
eir
fath
er.
I w
onde
r w
hat w
e sh
ould
look
for
in th
e da
ys to
com
e.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
I th
ink
we
shou
ld lo
ok fo
rwar
d to
you
bec
omin
g th
e K
ing
of R
ome,
but
I w
onde
r w
hy y
ou a
re s
o re
luct
ant.
I o
ffer
ed y
ou th
e cr
own
thre
e tim
es
in fr
ont o
f the
cro
wds
, and
you
cou
ld n
ot m
iss
hear
ing
the
peop
le c
heer
ing
wild
ly.
Why
did
you
no
t acc
ept?
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
Mar
c A
nton
y, I
cann
ot a
ccep
t the
cro
wn
at th
is
time.
I n
eed
to th
ink
care
fully
abo
ut y
our
offe
r.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
Why
do
you
hesi
tate
at t
he th
ough
t? W
hat
wor
ries
you
so?
89
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
I ne
ed to
do
wha
t is
in th
e be
st in
tere
st o
f Rom
e,
my
frie
nd.
I am
als
o w
orri
ed a
bout
wha
t the
so
oths
ayer
pre
dict
ed.
He
said
, “B
ewar
e th
e Id
es
of M
arch
.” I
do
not u
nder
stan
d w
hat h
orro
r m
ight
occ
ur o
n th
e fif
teen
th d
ay o
f Mar
ch.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
Tha
t soo
thsa
yer
only
spe
aks
in r
iddl
es.
The
re
is n
othi
ng to
fear
, for
you
are
a g
reat
her
o, a
nd
Rom
e de
sper
atel
y ne
eds
you.
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
I pr
omis
e to
thin
k ab
out y
our
offe
r an
d m
ake
a de
cisi
on v
ery
soon
. L
ook,
I s
ee m
y so
ldie
rs,
Bru
tus
and
Cas
sius
. I
deep
ly d
istr
ust C
assi
us, b
ut
Bru
tus
has
been
a lo
yal s
oldi
er a
nd a
true
frie
nd.
Let
us
wav
e to
them
, and
then
I m
ust l
eave
, for
I
have
muc
h to
do.
Act
I, S
cene
IIT
he s
tree
ts o
f Rom
e a
few
min
utes
late
r
Cas
sius
: W
hat i
s di
stur
bing
you
, Bru
tus?
You
app
ear
dist
ant a
nd d
eepl
y bo
ther
ed la
tely
. D
raw
clo
ser,
and
spea
k to
me
abou
t wha
t is
upse
ttin
g yo
u.
Bru
tus:
I
have
bee
n at
war
with
mys
elf,
Cas
sius
. I
have
st
rang
e an
d di
stur
bing
feel
ings
abo
ut o
ur v
icto
ry
in th
is b
attle
.
Cas
sius
: B
rutu
s, yo
u ar
e a
trul
y he
roic
man
and
I w
ish
you
coul
d se
e yo
urse
lf as
eve
ryon
e el
se s
ees
you,
for
then
you
wou
ld r
ealiz
e ho
w v
ery
hono
red
and
resp
ecte
d yo
u ar
e. I
s th
at w
hat i
s co
ncer
ning
you
?
Bru
tus:
N
o, C
assi
us.
I am
hau
nted
by
my
feel
ings
of
wha
t may
hap
pen
with
Cae
sar.
I fe
ar th
at th
e pe
ople
wan
t him
to b
ecom
e ki
ng.
I am
afr
aid
his
king
dom
mig
ht o
vert
urn
the
repu
blic
her
e in
R
ome.
Cas
sius
: Y
ou s
peak
as
if yo
u di
d no
t wan
t Cae
sar
to a
ccep
t M
arc
Ant
ony’
s of
fer
to b
e ki
ng.
Bru
tus:
I
do r
espe
ct C
aesa
r. I
will
bra
vely
figh
t for
him
in
bat
tle, b
ut m
y so
ul r
ebel
s at
the
idea
of h
im a
s ki
ng.
The
re is
som
ethi
ng in
men
that
turn
s ev
il w
hen
pow
er o
ver
othe
rs is
gra
nted
to th
em.
Let
us
leav
e. I
will
kee
p m
y w
orri
es to
mys
elf.
Cas
sius
: N
onse
nse,
Bru
tus.
Why
sho
uld
you
wor
ry a
lone
?
The
re a
re m
any
othe
rs w
ho s
hare
you
r co
ncer
n ag
ains
t Cae
sar
beco
min
g ki
ng.
He
does
not
de
serv
e th
is h
onor
.
Bru
tus:
W
hat a
re y
ou s
ayin
g?
1011
Cas
sius
: C
aesa
r is
trea
ted
like
a go
d ev
en th
ough
he
is
mer
ely
a m
an.
Man
y pe
ople
agr
ee th
at fo
r th
e go
od o
f Rom
e, w
e m
ust t
ake
actio
n be
fore
Cae
sar
has
the
chan
ce to
rul
e.
Bru
tus:
I
bear
no
ill fe
elin
gs a
gain
st C
aesa
r, bu
t I w
ill
care
fully
con
side
r w
hat y
ou h
ave
said
. I
only
w
ant t
o do
as
the
peop
le o
f Rom
e w
ish.
You
ha
ve g
iven
me
muc
h to
thin
k ab
out.
Cas
sius
: B
rutu
s, m
y fr
iend
, go
hom
e th
is e
veni
ng a
nd
cons
ider
the
terr
ible
thin
gs th
at m
ight
hap
pen
to
Rom
e if
Cae
sar
is m
ade
king
. M
aybe
we
shou
ld
mee
t lat
er to
spe
ak m
ore
abou
t thi
s.
Bru
tus:
Y
es, C
assi
us.
I w
ill m
eet w
ith y
ou to
nigh
t. I
n th
e m
eant
ime,
I w
ill th
ink
mor
e on
this
mat
ter.
G
oodb
ye, m
y fr
iend
.
Cas
sius
: G
oodb
ye, B
rutu
s. O
h, I
am
gla
d th
at h
e is
gon
e!
I m
ust g
et B
rutu
s to
hel
p m
e, fo
r C
aesa
r lo
ves
and
trus
ts B
rutu
s, an
d w
ithou
t him
, I h
ave
no
poss
ibili
ty o
f get
ting
near
Cae
sar.
Bru
tus
wan
ts
only
wha
t is
good
for
Rom
e, s
o I
mus
t con
vinc
e hi
m th
at a
ll of
Rom
e w
ants
Cae
sar
dead
. I
will
w
rite
man
y an
onym
ous
lett
ers
expr
essi
ng th
ese
sent
imen
ts a
nd g
ive
them
to B
rutu
s. H
e w
ill
sure
ly b
e fo
oled
by
the
lett
ers
and
join
my
caus
e.
Act
I, S
cene
III
The
hom
e of
Bru
tus
and
Port
ia
Por
tia:
W
hat i
s w
rong
with
you
, my
husb
and?
You
see
m
sick
with
wor
ry.
Bru
tus:
I
am u
pset
ove
r a
conv
ersa
tion
I ha
d w
ith C
assi
us.
But
it is
not
impo
rtan
t, m
y de
ar.
Por
tia:
If
som
ethi
ng c
once
rns
you,
Bru
tus,
then
it is
of
gre
at s
igni
fican
ce to
me.
But
wai
t, I
hear
so
meo
ne a
t the
doo
r. I
will
ret
urn
in a
mom
ent.
Bru
tus:
W
ho w
as a
t the
doo
r, Po
rtia
?
Por
tia:
It
was
a s
erva
nt w
hom
I h
ave
not s
een
befo
re.
He
brou
ght l
ette
rs fo
r yo
u. H
e to
ld m
e to
hav
e yo
u re
ad th
em im
med
iate
ly.
Can
you
tell
me
wha
t th
ey s
ay?
Bru
tus:
N
o, P
ortia
, I c
anno
t. B
ut d
o no
t be
alar
med
; it
does
not
con
cern
you
. W
ould
you
min
d le
avin
g m
e al
one
for
a w
hile
? I
thin
k I
had
bett
er r
ead
thes
e le
tter
s by
mys
elf.
Por
tia:
Y
ou w
orry
me,
Bru
tus.
It i
s no
t lik
e yo
u to
be
so
secr
etiv
e, b
ut s
ince
you
ask
, I w
ill g
o.
1213
Bru
tus:
O
h, m
y! A
ll of
thes
e le
tter
s ca
ll fo
r C
aesa
r’s
deat
h. P
erha
ps, C
assi
us is
telli
ng th
e tr
uth,
and
th
is is
wha
t the
peo
ple
of R
ome
wan
t. I
mus
t be
reso
lute
and
act
now
to m
ake
sure
that
Cae
sar
does
not
des
troy
our
bel
oved
Rom
e. I
shu
dder
to
thin
k of
the
actio
ns th
at I
mus
t tak
e, b
ut I
will
ta
ke th
em fo
r th
e go
od o
f Rom
e!
Por
tia:
(c
allin
g) B
rutu
s, I
hear
kno
ckin
g ag
ain.
Sho
uld
I se
e w
ho it
is?
Bru
tus:
N
o, d
o no
t bot
her,
Port
ia.
I w
ill g
et it
. A
h,
Cas
sius
, it i
s yo
u.
Cas
sius
: Y
es, B
rutu
s. I
hav
e ur
gent
mat
ters
to d
iscu
ss w
ith
you.
Is
Port
ia h
ere?
I d
o no
t wan
t her
invo
lved
.
Por
tia:
(c
allin
g) I
s th
at y
ou I
hea
r, C
assi
us?
Cas
sius
: It
is, P
ortia
, but
I m
ust s
peak
to B
rutu
s al
one,
if
you
do n
ot m
ind.
Por
tia:
I
unde
rsta
nd, C
assi
us.
I ho
pe th
at y
ou c
an h
elp
Bru
tus
with
wha
teve
r is
trou
blin
g hi
m.
I w
ill
leav
e yo
u bo
th a
lone
now
.
Bru
tus:
I
have
mad
e a
deci
sion
, Cas
sius
. A
lthou
gh it
m
akes
me
sick
to h
arm
Cae
sar,
I w
ill jo
in y
ou.
I w
ill d
o w
hate
ver
it ta
kes
to k
eep
Rom
e fr
om
beco
min
g a
dict
ator
ship
. I
do n
ot w
ant t
he
peop
le o
f Rom
e to
lose
thei
r vo
ice.
Cas
sius
: I
am g
reat
ly r
elie
ved
to h
ear
this,
Bru
tus,
for
thro
ugho
ut th
e ni
ght,
I ha
ve g
athe
red
toge
ther
m
any
othe
rs w
ho th
ink
as w
e do
. T
hey
are
wai
ting
in y
our
gard
en n
ow, a
nd w
e m
ust g
o ri
ght
away
and
pla
n ou
r co
urse
of a
ctio
n w
ith th
em.
Bru
tus:
A
ll ri
ght,
let u
s go
. W
hat h
ave
your
men
pla
nned
th
us fa
r?
Cas
sius
: W
e m
ust l
ure
Cae
sar
from
his
hou
se a
nd k
ill h
im,
but I
thin
k w
e ha
ve a
noth
er p
robl
em to
face
as
wel
l. W
e m
ust r
id o
urse
lves
of M
arc
Ant
ony,
too,
fo
r he
is fa
ithfu
l to
Cae
sar
and
will
try
to s
top
us.
I am
cer
tain
that
he
is a
gre
at d
ange
r to
our
cau
se.
Bru
tus:
N
o, C
assi
us, I
dis
agre
e. W
e ca
nnot
dro
wn
ours
elve
s in
the
bloo
d of
oth
ers.
Mar
c A
nton
y ha
s do
ne n
o ha
rm to
us
or R
ome.
1415
Cas
sius
: B
ut, B
rutu
s, I
am a
frai
d th
at y
ou a
re n
ot th
inki
ng
clea
rly.
Mar
c A
nton
y is
a lo
yal f
ollo
wer
of
Cae
sar,
and
if w
e do
not
get
rid
of h
im, w
e m
ay
not b
e ab
le to
car
ry o
ut o
ur p
lans
.
Bru
tus:
N
o, C
assi
us, I
will
nev
er a
gree
to th
is!
We
are
here
onl
y to
pur
ge C
aesa
r fr
om o
ur c
ity, a
nd
nobo
dy e
lse.
We
cann
ot s
impl
y m
urde
r pe
ople
w
e do
not
like
. W
e ar
e ac
ting
for
the
good
of
Rom
e an
d no
t mer
ely
for
ours
elve
s.
Cas
sius
: H
ave
you
not n
otic
ed th
e vi
olen
t wea
ther
th
is e
veni
ng?
The
se w
inds
! T
he th
unde
r an
d lig
htni
ng!
The
se a
re s
igns
that
Cae
sar
is g
aini
ng
too
muc
h po
wer
and
mus
t be
stop
ped!
Bru
tus:
L
ook,
Por
tia is
app
roac
hing
now
. Y
ou m
ust l
eave
im
med
iate
ly, f
or I
do
not w
ant h
er to
wor
ry.
Por
tia:
It
is s
o la
te, m
y hu
sban
d. W
hy a
re y
ou s
tand
ing
here
in th
e ga
rden
, col
d an
d al
one?
The
re is
a
terr
ible
sto
rm b
rew
ing.
Ple
ase
com
e in
side
.
Bru
tus:
In
a m
omen
t, de
ar.
You
sho
uld
not b
e ou
t in
this
ch
illy
air
with
you
r fa
iling
hea
lth.
Plea
se g
o in
side
an
d re
st n
ow.
Por
tia:
W
hat h
as c
ome
over
you
, my
love
? W
e ha
ve
neve
r be
en s
ecre
tive
with
eac
h ot
her
befo
re.
Plea
se te
ll m
e w
hat i
s bo
ther
ing
you.
Bru
tus:
I
am fe
elin
g so
mew
hat p
oorl
y, m
y de
ar P
ortia
. B
ut, t
hat i
s ac
tual
ly o
f litt
le c
once
rn, e
ven
to m
e.
Por
tia:
B
rutu
s, I
cann
ot s
top
thin
king
abo
ut th
e tu
rmoi
l th
at s
eem
s to
be
cons
umin
g yo
u ri
ght i
n fr
ont o
f m
y ey
es.
I be
g yo
u, p
leas
e te
ll m
e w
hat i
s w
rong
.
Bru
tus:
Po
rtia
, ple
ase,
go
to b
ed.
Por
tia:
I
am y
our
wife
. I
have
sto
od b
y yo
u in
all
you
have
don
e. P
leas
e do
not
leav
e m
e in
the
dark
.
Bru
tus:
Y
ou a
re a
goo
d w
ife, P
ortia
. B
ut y
ou m
ust g
o in
side
and
res
t now
. I
need
tim
e to
thin
k al
one.
I
prom
ise
that
I w
ill r
evea
l all
to y
ou la
ter.
1617
Act
II, S
cene
IA
few
day
s la
ter
at t
he h
ome
of C
aesa
r
Mar
c A
nton
y:
Cae
sar,
I ha
ve n
ot s
een
you
thes
e la
st fe
w d
ays,
so
I ha
ve c
ome
to v
isit
you
at y
our
hom
e. H
ave
you
thou
ght o
ver
my
offe
r? I
t will
be
the
fifte
enth
of
Mar
ch to
mor
row
, and
all
of R
ome
eage
rly
awai
ts
your
dec
isio
n. W
e al
l wan
t to
cele
brat
e yo
ur
coro
natio
n to
mor
row
.
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
Yes
, Mar
c A
nton
y. I
hav
e de
cide
d to
take
you
up
on y
our
offe
r to
be
king
.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
Tha
t is
won
derf
ul n
ews!
I a
m g
lad
to h
ear
it!
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
But
som
ethi
ng h
ere
at m
y ho
me
is g
reat
ly
dist
urbi
ng m
e.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
Wha
t is
it, C
aesa
r?
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
Whe
n I
told
my
wife
, Cal
purn
ia, a
bout
goi
ng
tom
orro
w, s
he b
egge
d m
e no
t to.
She
was
sh
riek
ing
whe
n sh
e de
scri
bed
her
rece
nt
nigh
tmar
es.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
And
wha
t exa
ctly
wer
e th
ese
nigh
tmar
es a
bout
?
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
In th
em, s
he h
ad a
vis
ion
of m
y st
atue
str
eam
ing
with
blo
od.
The
n sh
e de
scri
bed
men
sm
iling
and
ba
thin
g th
eir
hand
s in
it.
She
crie
d an
d as
ked
me
to s
tay
hom
e w
ith h
er.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
Cae
sar,
it w
as n
othi
ng m
ore
than
a fr
ight
enin
g dr
eam
. D
o no
t let
this
trou
ble
you.
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
If B
rutu
s ha
d no
t com
e to
my
hom
e to
con
vinc
e m
e th
at C
alpu
rnia
was
mis
inte
rpre
ting
her
drea
ms,
I w
ould
not
go
tom
orro
w.
But
he
said
th
e dr
eam
was
a g
ood
omen
. H
e be
lieve
s th
e dr
eam
mea
nt th
at m
y bl
ood
will
rev
ive
Rom
e.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
I ag
ree!
So,
we
shal
l see
you
tom
orro
w th
en.
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
Yes
, I w
ill b
e at
the
Sena
te to
mor
row
.
Act
II, S
cene
IIT
he n
ext
day
in C
aesa
r’s
hom
e an
d on
the
way
to
the
Sena
te
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
I st
ill h
ave
an u
neas
y fe
elin
g ab
out t
his
day.
Wha
t if
Cal
purn
ia is
rig
ht a
nd s
omet
hing
hap
pens
? A
h,
I he
ar k
nock
ing.
Bru
tus:
C
aesa
r, m
y fr
iend
. I
am h
ere
to a
ccom
pany
you
to
the
Sena
te.
1819
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
Bru
tus,
I am
stil
l not
sur
e I
shou
ld g
o. S
omet
hing
is
gna
win
g at
me.
I h
ave
a de
ep fe
ar in
my
soul
.
Bru
tus:
W
hat i
s it,
my
frie
nd?
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
I am
dis
turb
ed b
y th
e fr
antic
ple
adin
gs o
f my
wife
. I
am a
lso
wor
ried
abo
ut th
e so
oths
ayer
’s
war
ning
. Pe
rhap
s yo
u sh
ould
go
to th
e Se
nate
al
one.
You
can
tell
them
that
I a
m il
l.
Bru
tus:
N
onse
nse,
Cae
sar,
do n
ot b
e tr
oubl
ed b
y su
ch
insi
gnifi
cant
thin
gs.
Eve
ryth
ing
will
hap
pen
as it
sh
ould
, as
you
soon
sha
ll se
e.
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
You
are
rig
ht, B
rutu
s. M
y fe
ars
are
unfo
unde
d.
I w
ill g
o to
the
Sena
te.
I am
rea
dy to
rul
e R
ome.
Bru
tus:
I
hope
this
jour
ney
is n
ot m
akin
g yo
u tir
ed,
Cae
sar.
We
are
alm
ost t
here
.
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
Bru
tus,
this
jour
ney
seem
s lo
nger
toda
y th
an e
ver
befo
re.
Do
you
see
all o
f tho
se in
the
stre
ets
who
se
em d
espe
rate
to s
peak
to m
e? M
aybe
I s
houl
d st
op a
nd s
ee w
hat t
hey
wan
t.
Bru
tus:
N
o, C
aesa
r, th
ere
is n
o tim
e. D
o no
t giv
e a
thou
ght t
o th
ese
men
. T
hink
onl
y of
Rom
e.
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
Wai
t, I
reco
gniz
e th
at m
an.
Wha
t? Y
ou h
ave
a le
tter
for
me?
Let
me
see
it. L
ook,
Bru
tus.
Thi
s le
tter
say
s th
at th
ere
is a
con
spir
acy
agai
nst m
e.
Cou
ld it
be
true
?
Bru
tus:
I
have
not
hea
rd o
f any
con
spir
acy.
We
mus
t hu
rry,
Cae
sar,
for
we
do n
ot w
ant t
o be
late
.
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
And
look
, Bru
tus,
that
soo
thsa
yer
is s
till y
ellin
g hi
s w
arni
ng, “
Bew
are
the
Ides
of M
arch
.”
Bru
tus:
C
aesa
r, st
op y
our
wor
ryin
g. T
ake
joy
in th
e th
ough
t tha
t you
will
soo
n be
kin
g of
Rom
e.
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
You
are
rig
ht, B
rutu
s. I
mus
t thi
nk o
f Rom
e. M
y pe
rson
al c
once
rns
mus
t be
my
last
pri
ority
.
Act
II, S
cene
III
At
the
Sena
te
Cas
sius
: A
h, lo
ok w
ho h
as a
rriv
ed.
I bo
w to
you
, Cae
sar.
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
Tha
t is
unne
cess
ary,
Cas
sius
. Y
ou d
o no
t nee
d to
bo
w b
efor
e m
e.
Cas
sius
: O
h, I
do,
and
I h
ave
som
ethi
ng fo
r yo
u. I
t is
my
swor
d!
2021
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
Ah!
Why
are
you
doi
ng th
is?
Ah,
I c
an h
ardl
y br
eath
e. I
will
not
let y
ou g
et a
way
with
this
!
Cas
sius
: St
op s
trug
glin
g!
Bru
tus:
I
have
a s
wor
d fo
r yo
u, to
o, C
aesa
r.
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
(gas
ping
) E
t tu,
Bru
te?
If y
ou, w
ho I
thou
ght w
as
my
trus
ted
frie
nd, i
s so
aga
inst
me,
then
I g
ive
up
my
stru
ggle
to li
ve.
Cas
sius
: O
h, h
appy
day
. L
et u
s re
joic
e! L
iber
ty a
nd
free
dom
are
now
her
e!
Bru
tus:
W
e ha
ve d
one
Cae
sar
a fa
vor.
He
will
no
long
er
fear
dea
th.
Let
us
bath
e ou
r ha
nds
in C
aesa
r’s
bloo
d.
Cas
sius
: L
ook,
her
e co
mes
Mar
c A
nton
y, an
d I
am a
frai
d he
will
be
grea
tly d
istu
rbed
by
Cae
sar’
s de
ath.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
Oh,
mig
hty
Cae
sar,
do y
ou li
e so
low
? A
re a
ll of
you
r co
nque
sts,
glor
ies,
triu
mph
s, an
d sp
oils
sh
runk
to th
is ti
ny m
easu
re?
Bru
tus,
I on
ly a
sk
that
if y
ou in
tend
to m
urde
r m
e as
wel
l, do
it
quic
kly
and
get i
t ove
r w
ith.
Bru
tus:
O
h, A
nton
y! D
o no
t beg
us
to k
ill y
ou.
We
may
app
ear
bloo
dy a
nd c
ruel
, but
our
act
ions
w
ere
for
the
good
of R
ome.
We
have
no
ill w
ill
agai
nst y
ou.
We
rece
ive
you
with
love
.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
I w
ill s
hake
you
r bl
oody
han
ds th
en, b
ut m
ay
I as
k a
sim
ple
favo
r? M
ay I
spe
ak a
t Cae
sar’
s fu
nera
l?
Bru
tus:
Y
ou m
ay, M
arc
Ant
ony.
Cas
sius
: N
o, B
rutu
s! D
o no
t let
him
do
it, fo
r he
may
co
nvin
ce th
e pe
ople
of R
ome
that
we
did
som
ethi
ng w
rong
.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
I w
ill s
peak
onl
y of
Cae
sar’
s gr
eatn
ess
and
will
ce
rtai
nly
tem
per
my
spee
ch to
ens
ure
thos
e lis
teni
ng th
at h
is p
assi
ng is
bes
t for
us
all.
Bru
tus:
M
arc
Ant
ony,
at th
is m
omen
t I m
ust s
peak
to
the
crow
ds o
f peo
ple
who
hav
e ga
ther
ed h
ere.
To
mor
row
, we
will
bot
h sp
eak
at C
aesa
r’s
fune
ral.
Song
: Son
net
90
2223
Act
III,
Scen
e I
Cae
sar’
s fu
nera
l at
the
Foru
m
Bru
tus:
M
y go
od p
eopl
e, I
kno
w th
at th
e de
ath
of C
aesa
r ha
s be
en a
gre
at s
hock
to y
ou.
But
you
mus
t un
ders
tand
that
his
am
bitio
ns w
ere
to o
vert
ake
us, t
o fo
rce
us to
live
his
way
, and
to s
tom
p ou
r w
ill in
to th
e gr
ound
. If
you
wer
e to
ask
me
why
I
rose
up
viol
ently
aga
inst
Cae
sar,
I w
ould
sim
ply
stat
e, it
is n
ot th
at I
love
d C
aesa
r le
ss, b
ut th
at I
lo
ved
Rom
e m
ore.
Now
, sta
y an
d lis
ten
to th
e w
ords
of M
arc
Ant
ony.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
Frie
nds,
Rom
ans,
coun
trym
en, l
end
me
your
ea
rs.
I co
me
to b
ury
Cae
sar,
not t
o pr
aise
him
. T
he e
vil t
hat m
en d
o liv
es a
fter
them
; the
goo
d is
oft
en b
urie
d w
ith th
eir
bone
s. I
do
not c
ome
to d
ispr
ove
wha
t Bru
tus
has
said
. If
Cae
sar
was
ov
erly
am
bitio
us, h
e ha
s ce
rtai
nly
paid
for
it no
w,
but w
as h
e so
am
bitio
us?
We
all k
now
that
I
offe
red
him
the
crow
n an
d th
at h
e to
ok ti
me
to
thin
k. H
e w
ante
d to
con
side
r w
hat w
as b
est f
or
us, n
ot ju
st fo
r hi
mse
lf.
Bru
tus:
(w
hisp
erin
g) W
hat i
s he
doi
ng?
Cas
sius
: (w
hisp
erin
g) I
told
you
that
it w
as n
ot a
goo
d id
ea
to le
t him
spe
ak to
the
peop
le o
f Rom
e.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
Bru
tus
wou
ld h
ave
you
belie
ve th
at C
aesa
r w
ante
d th
e cr
own
only
to b
esto
w r
iche
s up
on
him
self,
but
I h
ave
here
in m
y po
sses
sion
Cae
sar’
s la
st w
ill a
nd te
stam
ent.
Cae
sar
brou
ght m
uch
wea
lth a
nd g
lory
to R
ome,
and
in h
is w
ill a
nd
test
amen
t, he
gav
e a
sum
of m
oney
to e
very
R
oman
citi
zen;
and
furt
herm
ore,
he
orde
red
that
hi
s pr
ivat
e ga
rden
s be
mad
e pu
blic
.
Bru
tus:
(w
hisp
erin
g) C
assi
us, y
ou a
re r
ight
. H
e is
sw
ayin
g th
e cr
owd
with
his
wor
ds.
Cas
sius
: (w
hisp
erin
g) W
hat s
houl
d w
e do
?
Mar
c A
nton
y:
But
I d
o no
t wan
t to
say
too
muc
h, fo
r I
do n
ot
wan
t you
to th
ink
I am
spe
akin
g ill
of B
rutu
s an
d C
assi
us, t
he h
onor
able
men
who
bru
tally
sta
bbed
C
aesa
r to
dea
th.
Bru
tus:
(w
hisp
erin
g) L
ook,
the
crow
d ha
s tu
rned
aga
inst
us
, Cas
sius
. I
fear
we
will
not
live
long
!
Cas
sius
: (w
hisp
erin
g) T
here
is n
o tim
e to
was
te.
We
mus
t fle
e th
e ci
ty a
s qu
ickl
y as
pos
sibl
e!
2425
Act
IV, S
cene
IT
he o
utsk
irts
of R
ome
Bru
tus:
C
assi
us, y
ou d
ecei
ved
me
in y
our
plot
aga
inst
C
aesa
r. I
was
per
suad
ed b
y yo
ur w
ords
that
all
of R
ome
wis
hed
his
deat
h. T
hat w
as a
lie!
And
no
w, w
e ar
e ex
iled
from
the
city
and
hav
e to
figh
t fo
r ou
r liv
es.
Cas
sius
: D
o no
t bla
me
me
alon
e, B
rutu
s, fo
r yo
u ch
ose
to
belie
ve m
e an
d to
act
as
you
did.
Bru
tus:
Y
ou w
ante
d C
aesa
r de
ad b
ecau
se o
f jea
lous
y.
You
end
ange
red
us a
ll to
get
wha
t you
wan
ted.
I
mur
dere
d C
aesa
r w
ith th
e ho
nest
inte
ntio
n of
sa
ving
the
Rom
e I
love
!
Cas
sius
: Y
ou r
ant a
nd r
ave
for
noth
ing,
for
wha
t is
done
is
done
! N
ow w
e m
ust e
ither
agr
ee to
figh
t tog
ethe
r ag
ains
t the
tyra
nny
of M
arc
Ant
ony
and
Oct
aviu
s or
to p
art,
here
and
now
.
Bru
tus:
I
supp
ose
you
are
righ
t, C
assi
us.
The
re is
no
use
look
ing
back
now
. G
ive
me
your
han
d fo
r w
e m
ust fi
ght t
oget
her
to th
e en
d. I
will
use
this
ba
ttle
to r
elea
se m
y an
ger
and
grie
f ove
r w
hat
happ
ened
to m
y w
ife, P
ortia
.
Cas
sius
: W
hy?
Wha
t has
hap
pene
d to
her
?
Bru
tus:
Sh
e is
dea
d. I
rev
eale
d ou
r pl
an to
her
, and
whe
n ev
eryt
hing
wen
t wro
ng a
nd M
arc
Ant
ony
insp
ired
ha
tred
aga
inst
us,
she
took
us
for
lost
and
kill
ed
hers
elf.
Cas
sius
: I
am s
orry
for
your
loss
, Bru
tus,
but w
e sh
ould
get
so
me
muc
h ne
eded
sle
ep n
ow.
Bru
tus:
I
am ti
red
but c
anno
t sle
ep.
Wai
t, w
hat i
s th
at I
he
ar?
Cas
sius
, do
you
hear
that
? C
assi
us?
He
has
alre
ady
falle
n as
leep
. O
h no
, I c
an n
ot b
elie
ve
my
eyes
, for
it is
the
ghos
t of C
aesa
r! W
hat i
s it
you
wan
t? S
peak
to m
e, G
host
!
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
Bru
tus,
you
are
an e
vil s
piri
t!
Bru
tus:
W
hy h
ave
you
com
e he
re?
Juliu
s C
aesa
r:
To w
arn
you.
Bru
tus,
you
will
see
me
agai
n so
oner
than
you
wou
ld li
ke.
You
will
see
me
agai
n w
hen
you
batt
le a
t Phi
lippi
.
Bru
tus:
W
hat d
oes
this
mea
n? W
here
are
you
, Gho
st?
C
assi
us!
Aw
ake!
I h
ave
som
ethi
ng to
tell
you.
2627
Act
V, S
cene
1B
efor
e th
e B
attl
e of
Phi
lippi
Mar
c A
nton
y:
Oct
aviu
s, th
ank
you
for
com
ing
so q
uick
ly to
hel
p fig
ht th
e ba
ttle
aga
inst
the
cons
pira
tors
.
Oct
aviu
s:
I am
rea
dy to
take
com
man
d, M
arc
Ant
ony.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
Goo
d. N
ow, y
ou w
ill le
ad y
our
arm
y to
the
left
si
de o
f the
fiel
d, a
nd I
will
…
Oct
aviu
s:
No,
you
will
lead
you
r ar
my
to th
e le
ft s
ide
of th
e fie
ld; I
will
go
to th
e ri
ght s
ide.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
I se
e yo
u ar
e al
read
y as
sert
ing
your
aut
hori
ty, a
s is
you
r ri
ght,
Oct
aviu
s.
Oct
aviu
s:
I kn
ow h
ow to
com
man
d a
batt
le, M
arc
Ant
ony.
R
emem
ber
that
I w
ill s
oon
take
Cae
sar’
s pl
ace
as
heir
to th
e th
rone
.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
Loo
k, I
see
Bru
tus
and
Cas
sius
and
thei
r ar
mie
s in
the
dist
ance
. T
hey
are
appr
oach
ing.
Oct
aviu
s:
Shal
l we
give
the
sign
of b
attle
?
Mar
c A
nton
y:
No,
we
will
ans
wer
on
thei
r ch
arge
.
Oct
aviu
s:
Men
, stir
not
unt
il th
e si
gnal
is g
iven
!
Bru
tus:
W
ords
bef
ore
blow
s, co
untr
ymen
?
Oct
aviu
s:
We
know
you
love
hitt
ing
befo
re th
inki
ng,
Bru
tus.
Bru
tus:
G
ood
wor
ds a
re b
ette
r th
an b
ad s
trok
es.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
In y
our
bad
stro
kes,
Bru
tus,
you
give
goo
d w
ords
. R
emem
ber
the
hole
you
mad
e in
Cae
sar’
s he
art w
hile
you
cri
ed, “
Lon
g liv
e, C
aesa
r! H
ail,
Cae
sar!
”
Cas
sius
: M
arc
Ant
ony,
your
wor
ds a
re a
s sw
eet a
s ho
ney.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
And
you
are
the
sam
e ol
d C
assi
us.
Oct
aviu
s:
Eno
ugh!
Loo
k, I
dra
w m
y sw
ord
agai
nst
cons
pira
tors
, and
I w
ill n
ot p
ut it
aw
ay u
ntil
I ha
ve s
laug
hter
ed a
ll tr
aito
rs o
r ha
ve d
ied
tryi
ng.
Bru
tus:
T
he o
nly
way
you
will
die
by
a tr
aito
r’s
swor
d is
if
you
kill
your
self.
Oct
aviu
s:
I ho
pe y
ou a
re r
ight
, bec
ause
I w
as n
ot b
orn
to
die
on y
our
swor
d.
2829
Bru
tus:
Is
that
so,
Oct
aviu
s?
Oct
aviu
s:
Com
e, M
arc
Ant
ony!
If y
ou d
are
to fi
ght t
oday
, B
rutu
s an
d C
assi
us, t
hen
com
e to
the
field
, and
if
not,
then
com
e w
hen
you
have
the
stom
achs
!
Act
V, S
cene
IIT
he B
attl
e of
Phi
lippi
Cas
sius
: T
he b
attle
is n
ot g
oing
wel
l. M
any
of m
y m
en
are
bein
g ki
lled,
and
oth
ers
are
quic
kly
fleei
ng.
Bru
tus’
s m
en a
re n
ot p
erfo
rmin
g w
ell,
eith
er.
All
is lo
st, I
fear
, and
ther
e is
not
hing
for
me
to d
o bu
t hav
e m
y fa
ithfu
l ser
vant
plu
nge
this
sw
ord
into
my
body
. H
ere,
ser
vant
, go
ahea
d. C
aesa
r, yo
u w
in e
ven
from
the
grav
e, a
s I
am n
ow b
eing
ki
lled
by th
e sa
me
swor
d th
at I
thru
st in
to y
ou.
Oct
aviu
s:
Mar
c A
nton
y, th
e ba
ttle
is g
oing
wel
l. I
hea
r th
at
Cas
sius
was
so
desp
aire
d th
at h
e as
ked
his
own
serv
ant t
o ki
ll hi
m.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
I ha
ve h
eard
the
sam
e, O
ctav
ius.
Oct
aviu
s:
Hav
e yo
u an
y ne
ws
of B
rutu
s?
Mar
c A
nton
y:
No.
Let
us
see
if w
e ca
n fin
d hi
m!
Bru
tus:
W
here
can
Cas
sius
pos
sibl
y be
? O
h no
, he
is
dead
! I
shou
ld h
ave
know
n w
hen
I sa
w C
aesa
r’s
ghos
t las
t nig
ht th
at h
e w
ante
d to
thw
art t
his
batt
le.
I kn
ow m
y ho
ur h
as c
ome,
and
I m
ust
have
the
cour
age
to fa
ce m
y de
ath
and
not f
orce
an
othe
r ha
nd to
com
mit
the
act.
I th
ink
I w
ill
find
bett
er p
eace
in lo
sing
on
this
day
than
Mar
c A
nton
y w
ill fi
nd in
win
ning
. C
aesa
r, yo
u ca
n re
st
peac
eful
ly a
nd s
atis
fied,
as
I w
ill n
ow d
ie.
Oct
aviu
s:
Loo
k, I
see
Bru
tus
lyin
g on
the
grou
nd in
the
dist
ance
! W
e m
ust g
o ov
er th
ere
and
see
if he
is
still
bre
athi
ng.
Mar
c A
nton
y:
He
is d
ead.
Bru
tus
is d
ead,
and
I fe
el n
o jo
y in
it.
Of a
ll th
ose
who
con
spir
ed a
gain
st C
aesa
r, he
was
th
e m
ost h
onor
able
, for
whi
le th
e ot
hers
act
ed o
ut
of m
alic
e an
d je
alou
sy, B
rutu
s fo
llow
ed h
is h
eart
. H
e w
ante
d on
ly w
hat h
e th
ough
t was
bes
t for
R
ome,
and
his
dea
th is
a g
reat
loss
to u
s al
l.
Oct
aviu
s:
The
n w
e w
ill le
t Bru
tus
have
an
hono
rabl
e bu
rial
. W
e w
ill h
onor
his
dea
th in
Rom
e. N
ow, c
all t
he
field
to r
est,
and
let’s
aw
ay, t
o pa
rt th
e gl
orie
s of
th
is h
appy
day
.
Poem
: Son
net
146
3031
Sonn
et 1
46W
illia
m S
hake
spea
re
Poor
sou
l, th
e ce
ntre
of m
y si
nful
ear
th,
My
sinf
ul e
arth
thes
e re
bel p
ower
s ar
ray,
W
hy d
ost t
hou
pine
with
in a
nd s
uffe
r de
arth
, Pa
intin
g th
y ou
twar
d w
alls
so
cost
ly g
ay?
W
hy s
o la
rge
cost
, hav
ing
so s
hort
a le
ase,
D
ost t
hou
upon
thy
fadi
ng m
ansi
on s
pend
?
Shal
l wor
ms,
inhe
rito
rs o
f thi
s ex
cess
, E
at u
p th
y ch
arge
? Is
this
thy
body
’s e
nd?
T
hen,
sou
l, liv
e th
ou u
pon
thy
serv
ant’s
loss
, A
nd le
t tha
t pin
e to
agg
rava
te th
y st
ore;
B
uy te
rms
divi
ne in
sel
ling
hour
s of
dro
ss;
With
in b
e fe
d, w
ithou
t be
rich
no
mor
e:
So
sha
lt th
ou fe
ed o
n D
eath
, tha
t fee
ds o
n m
en,
A
nd D
eath
onc
e de
ad, t
here
’s n
o m
ore
dyin
g th
en.
Sonn
et 9
0W
illia
m S
hake
spea
re
The
n ha
te m
e w
hen
thou
wilt
, if e
ver,
now
, N
ow w
hile
the
wor
ld is
ben
t my
deed
s to
cro
ss,
Join
with
the
spite
of f
ortu
ne, m
ake
me
bow
, A
nd d
o no
t dro
p in
for
an a
fter
-loss
. A
h, d
o no
t, w
hen
my
hear
t hat
h sc
aped
this
sor
row
, C
ome
in th
e re
arw
ard
of a
con
quer
’d w
oe;
Giv
e no
t a w
indy
nig
ht a
rai
ny m
orro
w,
To li
nger
out
a p
urpo
sed
over
thro
w.
If th
ou w
ilt le
ave
me,
do
not l
eave
me
last
, W
hen
othe
r pe
tty
grie
fs h
ave
done
thei
r sp
ite,
But
in th
e on
set c
ome,
so
shal
l I ta
ste
At fi
rst t
he v
ery
wor
st o
f for
tune
’s m
ight
;
And
oth
er s
trai
ns o
f woe
, whi
ch n
ow s
eem
woe
,
Com
pare
d w
ith lo
ss o
f the
e w
ill n
ot s
eem
so.
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array—regular order or arrangement
brewing—forming
conspirators—people who agree to act together to do an unlawful act
coronation—the act or ceremony of crowning a king or queen
dictatorship—a government or country in which total power is held by a one person, a dictator
dross—waste or foreign matter
Ides—the fifteenth of March, May, July, or October or the thirteenth day of any other month in the ancient Roman calendar
inheritors—people who come in to or receive property, powers, or duties as an heir
purge—to make clean
reluctant—unwilling; struggling in opposition
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soothsayer—a person who claims to foretell events
spoils—stolen goods
thwart—to stand in the way of
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