The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

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Dramatis Personae JULIUS CAESAR OCTAVIUS CAESAR MARCUS ANTONIUS M. AEMILIUS LEPIDUS triumvirs after death of Julius Caesar. CICERO PUBLIUS POPILIUS LENA senators. MARCUS BRUTUS CASSIUS CASCA TREBONIUS LIGARIUS DECIUS BRUTUS METELLUS CIMBER CINNA conspirators against Julius Caesar. FLAVIUS MARULLUS tribunes. ARTEMIDORUS Of Cnidos, a teacher of rhetoric. A Soothsayer CINNA, a poet. Another Poet LUCILIUS TITINIUS MESSALA Young CATO VOLUMNIUS friends to Brutus and Cassius. VARRO CLITUS CLAUDIUS STRATO LUCIUS DARDANIUS servants to Brutus. PINDARUS, servant to Cassius. CALPURNIA, wife to Caesar. PORTIA, wife to Brutus. Senators, Citizens, Guards, Attendants, &c. SCENE Rome: the neighbourhood of Sardis: the neighbourhood of Philippi. JULIUS CAESAR ACT I SCENE I. Rome. A street. Enter FLAVIUS, MARULLUS, and certain Commoners 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 Of your profession? Speak, what trade art thou? First Commoner 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? MARULLUS But what trade art thou? answer me directly. Exeunt