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Julius Caesar - Act 4, scene 2Act 4, scene 2
⌜Scene 2⌝
Synopsis:
Brutus and Cassius each feel wronged by the other. They prepare to withdraw from the view of their armies to resolve their dispute privately in Brutus’s tent.
Drum. Enter Brutus, Lucilius, ⌜Lucius,⌝ and the Army.Titinius and Pindarus meet them.
BRUTUS 1860 Stand ho!
LUCILIUS 1861 Give the word, ho, and stand!
BRUTUS
1862 What now, Lucilius, is Cassius near?
LUCILIUS
1863 He is at hand, and Pindarus is come
1864 5 To do you salutation from his master.
BRUTUS
1865 He greets me well.—Your master, Pindarus,
1866 In his own change or by ill officers,
1867 Hath given me some worthy cause to wish
1868 Things done undone, but if he be at hand
1869 10 I shall be satisfied.
PINDARUS 1870 I do not doubt
1871 But that my noble master will appear
1872 Such as he is, full of regard and honor.
BRUTUS
1873 He is not doubted.⌜Brutus and Lucilius walk aside.⌝
1874 15 A word, Lucilius,
1875 How he received you. Let me be resolved.
LUCILIUS
1876 With courtesy and with respect enough,
1877 But not with such familiar instances
1878 Nor with such free and friendly conference
1879 20 As he hath used of old.
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BRUTUS
1880
Thou hast described1881 A hot friend cooling. Ever note, Lucilius,
1882 When love begins to sicken and decay
1883 It useth an enforcèd ceremony.
1884 25 There are no tricks in plain and simple faith;
1885 But hollow men, like horses hot at hand,
1886 Make gallant show and promise of their mettle,
Low march within.
1887 But when they should endure the bloody spur,
1888 They fall their crests and, like deceitful jades,
1889 30 Sink in the trial. Comes his army on?
LUCILIUS
1890 They mean this night in Sardis to be quartered.
1891 The greater part, the horse in general,
1892 Are come with Cassius.
Enter Cassius and his powers.
BRUTUS 1893 Hark, he is arrived.
1894 35 March gently on to meet him.
CASSIUS 1895 Stand ho!
BRUTUS 1896 Stand ho! Speak the word along.
⌜FIRST SOLDIER⌝ 1897 Stand!
⌜SECOND SOLDIER⌝ 1898 Stand!
⌜THIRD SOLDIER⌝ 1899 40Stand!
CASSIUS
1900 Most noble brother, you have done me wrong.
BRUTUS
1901 Judge me, you gods! Wrong I mine enemies?
1902 And if not so, how should I wrong a brother?
CASSIUS
1903 Brutus, this sober form of yours hides wrongs,
1904 45 And when you do them—
BRUTUS 1905 Cassius, be content.
1906 Speak your griefs softly. I do know you well.
1907 Before the eyes of both our armies here
1908 (Which should perceive nothing but love from us),
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1909
50 Let us not wrangle. Bid them move away.1910 Then in my tent, Cassius, enlarge your griefs,
1911 And I will give you audience.
CASSIUS 1912 Pindarus,
1913 Bid our commanders lead their charges off
1914 55 A little from this ground.
BRUTUS
1915 ⌜Lucius,⌝ do you the like, and let no man
1916 Come to our tent till we have done our conference.
1917 Let ⌜Lucilius⌝ and Titinius guard our door.
All but Brutus and Cassius exit.