Typical tales of fancy, romance, and history from Shakespeare's plays; in narrative form, largely in Shakespeare's words, with dialogue passages in the original dramatic text . c were playing, and the trumpets gave a great flourish as Caesar appeared. Seeing the old soothsayer in the crowd, and remembering at once the warning he had given, Caesar looked at him with a meaning glance as he passed, and said, The ides of March are come ! as if to show how false a prophet he considered the man to be. Ay, Caesar, the soothsayer replied, but not gone / Artemidorus now drew near with his letter, cryin
Typical tales of fancy, romance, and history from Shakespeare's plays; in narrative form, largely in Shakespeare's words, with dialogue passages in the original dramatic text . c were playing, and the trumpets gave a great flourish as Caesar appeared. Seeing the old soothsayer in the crowd, and remembering at once the warning he had given, Caesar looked at him with a meaning glance as he passed, and said, The ides of March are come ! as if to show how false a prophet he considered the man to be. Ay, Caesar, the soothsayer replied, but not gone / Artemidorus now drew near with his letter, crying, Hail, Caesar ! read this paper. He knew it was the only opportunity he should have, and, thinking JULIUS OESAR. I83 thus to influence Caesar, he further urged that the matter of the letter nearlyconcerned the man to whom it was addressed. He could not have madea greater mistake, for Caesar immediately replied, with a magnanimity worthyof his lofty name and station, What touches us ourself shall be last your petition to the Capitol. And before the friendly Artemidorus couldreturn to the charge, he was hustled away in the crowd, and the processionmoved Popilius Lena, who knew nothing of the plans of the conspirators, parted fromthem at the entrance to the Capitol, saying he wished success to their referred to the petitions he supposed they were about to present; but theirguilty consciences made them believe his words pointed to the conspiracy. Ifear, said Casca, our purpose is discovered. Brutus. Look, how he makes to Caesar: mark him. Casszus. Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention. —Brutus, what shall be clone ? If this be known,Cassius or Caesar never shall [return],For I will slay myself. Brutus. Cassius, be constant : Popilius Lena speaks not of our purposes ;For. look, he smiles, and Caesar doth not change. Cassius. Trebonius knows his time ; for look you, Brutus,He draws Mark Antony out of the way. The conspirators had a wholesome fe
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