The standard edition of the pictorial Shakspere . t. There was a poet called Cinna, who had beenno partaker of the conspiracy, but was alway oneof Caesars chiefest friends. He dreamed the nightbefore that Caesar bad him to supper with him, andthat, he refusing to go, Caesar was very importunatewith him, and compelled him, so that at length heled him by the hand into a great dark place, wherebeing marvellously afraid, he was driven to followhim in spite of his heart. This dream put him allnight into a fever, and yet, notwithstanding, the nextmorning when he heard that they carried Cffisarsbody
The standard edition of the pictorial Shakspere . t. There was a poet called Cinna, who had beenno partaker of the conspiracy, but was alway oneof Caesars chiefest friends. He dreamed the nightbefore that Caesar bad him to supper with him, andthat, he refusing to go, Caesar was very importunatewith him, and compelled him, so that at length heled him by the hand into a great dark place, wherebeing marvellously afraid, he was driven to followhim in spite of his heart. This dream put him allnight into a fever, and yet, notwithstanding, the nextmorning when he heard that they carried Cffisarsbody to burial, being ashamed not to accompany hisfunerals, he went out of his house, and thrust him-self into the press of the common people that werein a great uproar; and because some one called himby his name Cinna, the people thinking he had beenthat Cinna who in an oration he made had spokenvery evil of Caesar, they, falling upon him in theirrage, slew him outright in the market-place. 257 ~ ? I I II II 11114^ fllLIUJIBIIIIlHIIIIUIIIIIIIlUi;-. ACT IV. SCENE I.—A Room in Antonys Housed Antony, Ogtavius, and Lepidus, seated ata table. Ant. These many then sliall die; their names are prickd,Oct. Your brother too must die ; Consent you, Lepidus ?Lep. I do consent— Oct. Prick him down, Antony. Lep. Upon condition Publius shall not live,Who is your sisters son, Mark Antony. Ant. He shall not live: look, vi^ith a spot Idamn , Lepidus, Go you to Caesars house ;Fetch the will hither, and we shall determineMow to cut off some charge in leracies. * The triumvirs, it is well known, did not meet at Rome tosettle their proscription—(See Illustration.)—But it is evi-dent that Shakspere places his scene at Rome, by Lepidusbeing sent to Caesars , and told that he shall find hisconfederates or here, or at the Capitol. 258 Lep. What, shall I find you here ? Oct. Or here, or at the Capitol. [Exit Lepidus. Ant. This is a slight unmeritable man,Meet to be sent on errands: Is it
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