尤里乌斯•凯撒=Julius Caesar

Shakespeare and the Romans
Leading Characters in the Play
Julius Caesar—‘the foremost man of all this world’
Julius Caesar: The play
Brutus—‘the noblest Roman of them all’?
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Julius Caesar
Shakespeare’s Plutarch
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William Shakespeare 1564-1616
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书摘
Scene I Rome: a street
Enter Flavius, Marullus, and some Citizens
Flavius
Hence! home, you idle creatures, get you home.
Is this a holiday? What, know you not,
Being mechanical, you ought not walk
Upon a labouring day without the sign
5 Of your profession ? Speak, what trade art thou ?
First Citizen
Why, sir, a carpenter.
Marullus
Where is thy leather apron, and thy rule ?
What dost thou with thy best apparel on ?
You, sir, what trade are you ?
Second Citizen
l0 Truly, sir, in respect of a fine workman, I am but,
as you would say, a cobbler.
135 Like a Colossus; and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs, and peep about
To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
140 But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
Brutus and Caesar: what should be in that 'Caesar' ?
Why should that name be sounded more than
yours ?
Write them together, yours is as fair a name;
Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well;
145 Weigh them, it is as heavy; conjure with 'em,
'Brutus' will start a spirit as soon as 'Caesar'.
Now in the names of all the gods at once,
Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed,
That he is grown so great ? Age, thou art sham'd!
150 Rome, thou hast lost the breed of noble bloods!
When went there by an age, since the great flood,
But it was fam'd with more than with one man ?
When could they say, till now, that talk'd of Rome,
That her wide walks encompass'd but one man ?
155 Now is it Rome indeed, and room enough,
When there is in it but one only man.
O, you and I have heard our fathers say,
There was a Brutus once that would have brook'd
Th' eternal devil to keep his state in Rome
160 As easily as a king.
Brutus
That you do love me, I am nothing jealous;
What you would work me to, I have some aim;
How I have thought of this and of these times,
I shall recount hereafter; for this present,
165 I would not, so with love I might entreat you,
Be any further mov'd. What you have said
I will consider; what you have to say
I will with patience hear, and find a time
Both meet to hear and answer such high things. !
230 The stones of Rome to rise and mutiny.
Citizens
We'll mutiny.
First Citizen
We'll burn the house of Brutus.
Third Citizen
Away, then! come, seek the conspirators.
Antony
Yet hear me, countrymen; yet hear me speak.
Citizens
235 Peace, ho !--Hear Antony, most noble Antony.
Antony
Why, friends, you go to do you know not what.
Wherein hath Caesar thus deserv'd your loves?
Alas! you know not: I must tell you then.
You have forgot the will I told you of.
Citizens
240 Most true. The will! let's stay and hear the will.
Antony
Here is the will, and under Caesar's seal.
To every Roman citizen he gives,
To every several man, seventy-five drachmas.
Second Citizen
Most noble Caesar! we'll revenge his death.
Third Citizen
245 O royal Caesar!
Antony
Hear me with patience.
Citizens
Peace, ho!
Antony
Moreover, he hath left you all his walks,
His private arbours, and new-planted orchards,
250 On this side Tiber; he hath left them you,
And to your heirs for ever; common pleasures,
To walk abroad, and recreate yourselves.
Here was a Caesar! when comes such another?
First Citizen
Never, never! Come, away, away!
255 We'll burn his body in the holy place,
And with the brands fire the traitors's houses.
Take up the body.
Second Citizen
Go fetch fire.
Third Citizen
Pluck down benches.
Fourth Citizen
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