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PERSONS REPRESENTED.

JULIUS CAESAR.

Appears, Act I. sc. 2. Act II. sc. 2.

Act III. sc. 1.

OCTAVIUS CÆSAR, a triumvir after the death of Julius Cæsar.

Appears, Act IV. sc. 1. Act V. sc 1; sc. 5.

MARCUS ANTONIUS, a triumvir after the death of

Julius Cæsar.

Appears, Act I. sc. 2.

Act II. sc. 2.

Act IV. sc. 1.

Act V. sc. 1;

Act III. sc. 1; sc. 2. sc. 4; sc. 5.

M. EMILIUS LEPIDUS, a triumvir after the death of

Julius Cæsar.

Appears, Act III. sc. 1. Act IV. sc. 1.

CICERO, a senator.

Appears, Act I. sc. 2; sc. 3.

PUBLIUS, a senator.
Appears, Act II. sc. 2. Act III. sc. 1.

POPILIUS LENA, a senator.
Appears, Act III. sc. 1.

MARCUS BRUTUS, a conspirator against Julius Cæsar.
Appears, Act I. sc. 2. Act II. sc. 1; sc. 2. Act III. sc. 1; sc. 2.
Act IV. sc. 2; sc. 3.

Act V. sc. 1; sc. 2;

sc. 3; sc. 4; sc. 5.

CASSIUS, a conspirator against Julius Cæsar.

Appears, Act I. sc. 2; sc. 3. Act II. sc. 1. Act III. sc. 1; sc. 2. Act IV. sc. 2; sc. 3. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 3.

CASCA, a conspirator against Julius Cæsar.
Appears, Act I. sc. 2; sc. 3. Act II. sc. 1; sc. 2.
Act III. sc. 1.

TREBONIUS, a conspirator against Julius Cæsar.
Appears, Act II. sc. 1; sc. 2. Act III. sc. 1.

LIGARIUS, a conspirator against Julius Cæsar.
Appears, Act II. sc. 1; sc. 2.

DECIUS BRUTUS, a conspirator against Julius Cæsar.
Appears, Act I. sc. 2. Act II. sc. 1; sc. 2. Act III. sc. 1.

METELLUS CIMBER, a conspirator against Julius Cæsar.

Appears, Act II. sc. 1; sc. 2. Act III. sc. 1.

CINNA, a conspirator against Julius Cæsar. Appears, Act I. sc. 3. Act II. sc. 1; sc. 2. Act III. sc. 1.

FLAVIUS, a tribune.

Appears, Act I. sc. 1.

MARULLUS, a tribune.
Appears, Act I. sc. 1.

ARTEMIDORUS, a sophist of Cnidos.
Appears, Act II. sc. 3. Act III. sc. 1.

A Soothsayer.

Appears, Act I. sc. 2. Act II. sc. 4. Act III. sc. 1.

CINNA, a poet.
Appears, Act III. sc. 3.

A Poet.

Appears, Act IV. sc. 3.

LUCILIUS, a friend to Brutus and Cassius. Appears, Act IV. sc. 2; sc. 3. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 3; sc. 4;

sc. 5.

TITINIUS, a friend to Brutus and Cassius.
Appears, Act IV. sc. 2; sc. 3. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 3.

MESSALA, a friend to Brutus and Cassius. Appears, Act IV. sc. 3. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 2; sc. 3; sc. 5. Young CATO, a friend to Brutus and Cassius. Appears, Act V. sc. 3; sc. 4.

VOLUMNIUS, a friend to Brutus and Cassius. Appears, Act V. sc. 3; sc. 5.

VARRO, servant to Brutus.
Appears, Act IV. sc. 3.

CLITUS, servant to Brutus.

Appears, Act V. sc. 5.

CLAUDIUS, servant to Brutus.
Appears, Act IV. sc. 3.

STRATO, servant to Brutus.

Appears, Act V. sc. 3; sc. 5.

LUCIUS, servant to Brutus.
Appears, Act II. sc. 1; sc. 4. Act IV. sc. 2; sc. 3.

DARDANIUS, servant to Brutus.
Appears, Act V. sc. 5.

PINDARUS, servant to Cassius.
Appears, Act IV, sc. 2. Act V. sc. 3.

CALPHURNIA, wife to Cæsar.

Appears, Act I. sc. 2. Act II. sc. 2.

PORTIA, wife to Brutus.

Appears, Act I. sc. 2; Act II. sc. 1; sc. 4.

Senators, Citizens, Guards, Attendants, &c.

SCENE,-DURING

A GREAT PART OF THE PLAY AT ROME: AFTERWARDS AT SARDIS; AND NEAR PHILIPPI.

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JULIUS CESAR.

ACT I.

SCENE 1.-Rome. A Street.

Enter FLAVIUS, MARULLUS, and a rabble of Citizens. Flav. 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

Of your profession?-Speak, what trade art thou?
1 Cit. Why, sir, a carpenter.

Mar. Where is thy leather apron, and thy rule?
What dost thou with thy best apparel on ?—
You, sir; what trade are you?

2 Cit. Truly, sir, in respect of a fine workman, I am but, as you would say, a cobbler.

Mar. But what trade art thou? Answer me directly. 2 Cit. A trade, sir, that I hope I may use with a safe conscience; which is, indeed, sir, a mender of bad soles. Flav. What trade, thou knave? thou naughty knave, what trade?

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2 Cit. Nay, I beseech you, sir, be not out with me: yet if you be out, sir, I can mend you.

The modern editors give this speech to Marullus; and they propose other changes in the allotment of the speeches to the tribunes. They assume that only one should take the lead; whereas it is clear that the dialogue is more natural, certainly more dramatic, according to the original arrangement, where Flavius and Marullus alternately rate the people, like two smiths smiting on the same anvil.

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