TPTT The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: ACT IV
Introduction
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
ACT IV
SCENE I. A house in Rome.
SCENE II. Camp near Sardis. Before BRUTUS's tent.
SCENE III. Brutus's tent.
ACT V
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SCENE II. Camp near Sardis. Before BRUTUS's tent.
Drum. Enter BRUTUS, LUCILIUS, LUCIUS, and Soldiers; TITINIUS and PINDARUS meeting them
BRUTUS
      Stand, ho!
LUCILIUS
      Give the word, ho! and stand.
BRUTUS
      What now, Lucilius! is Cassius near?
LUCILIUS
      He is at hand; and Pindarus is come
5     To do you salutation from his master.
BRUTUS
      He greets me well. Your master, Pindarus,
      In his own change, or by ill officers,
      Hath given me some worthy cause to wish
      Things done, undone: but, if he be at hand,
10    I shall be satisfied.
PINDARUS
      I do not doubt
      But that my noble master will appear
      Such as he is, full of regard and honour.
BRUTUS
      He is not doubted. A word, Lucilius;
15    How he received you, let me be resolved.
LUCILIUS
      With courtesy and with respect enough;
      But not with such familiar instances,
      Nor with such free and friendly conference,
      As he hath used of old.
BRUTUS
20    Thou hast described
      A hot friend cooling: ever note, Lucilius,
      When love begins to sicken and decay,
      It useth an enforced ceremony.
      There are no tricks in plain and simple faith;
25    But hollow men, like horses hot at hand,
      Make gallant show and promise of their mettle;
      But when they should endure the bloody spur,
      They fall their crests, and, like deceitful jades,
      Sink in the trial. Comes his army on?
LUCILIUS
30    They mean this night in Sardis to be quarter'd;
      The greater part, the horse in general,
      Are come with Cassius.
BRUTUS
      Hark! he is arrived.

Low march within

      March gently on to meet him.
Enter CASSIUS and his powers
CASSIUS
35    Stand, ho!
BRUTUS
      Stand, ho! Speak the word along.
First Soldier
      Stand!
Second Soldier
      Stand!
Third Soldier
      Stand!
CASSIUS
40    Most noble brother, you have done me wrong.
BRUTUS
      Judge me, you gods! wrong I mine enemies?
      And, if not so, how should I wrong a brother?
CASSIUS
      Brutus, this sober form of yours hides wrongs;
      And when you do them--
BRUTUS
45    Cassius, be content.
      Speak your griefs softly: I do know you well.
      Before the eyes of both our armies here,
      Which should perceive nothing but love from us,
      Let us not wrangle: bid them move away;
50    Then in my tent, Cassius, enlarge your griefs,
      And I will give you audience.
CASSIUS
      Pindarus,
      Bid our commanders lead their charges off
      A little from this ground.
BRUTUS
55    Lucilius, do you the like; and let no man
      Come to our tent till we have done our conference.
      Let Lucius and Titinius guard our door.
Exeunt
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