Emory

Thrice hath Calpurnia in her sleep cried out, “Help, ho! They murder Caesar!” Who's within? || ** CAESAR: **Neither heaven nor earth have been at peace tonight. Three times Calpurnia has cried out in her sleep, "Help, oh! They murder Caesar!"—Who's there? || And bring me their opinions of success. || ** CAESAR: **Go tell the priests to do the sacrifice now, And bring me their opinions of success. || You shall not stir out of your house today. || ** CALPURNIA: **What do you mean, Caesar? Do you intend to walk outside? You shall not go out of your house today. || Ne'er look'd but on my back; when they shall see The face of Caesar, they are vanished. || ** CAESAR: **Caesar shall go out. The things that threaten me Never look on anything but my back; when they see The face of Caesar, they disappear. || Yet now they fright me. There is one within, Besides the things that we have heard and seen, (15) Recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch. A lioness hath whelped in the streets; And graves have yawn'd, and yielded up their dead; Fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds, In ranks and squadrons and right form of war, (20) Which drizzled blood upon the Capitol; The noise of battle hurtled in the air, Horses did neigh and dying men did groan, And ghosts did shriek and squeal about the streets. O Caesar! These things are beyond all use, (25) And I do fear them. || ** CALPURNIA: **Caesar, I never believed in omens, Yet now they frighten me. Besides the things that We have heard and seen, there is a man inside Recounting the most horrid sights seen by the guards. A lioness has given birth in the streets; And graves have opened up and given up their dead; Fierce fiery warriors fight on the clouds, In ranks and squadrons and right forms of war, Which drizzled blood on the Capitol; The noise of battle screaming into the air, Horses neighed, and dying men groaned;And ghosts shrieked and squealed around the streets. O Caesar, these things are past all customs, And I’m afraid them! || Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods? Yet Caesar shall go forth, for these predictions Are to the world in general as to Caesar. (30) || ** CAESAR: **What we avoid When the mighty gods dictate how things go? Still, Caesar shall go out, because these predictions Are not only for Caesar but also for the world in general. || The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes. || ** CALPURNIA: **When beggars die, there are no comets seen in the sky. The heavens themselves mark the death of princes with fire. || The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, (35) It seems to me most strange that men should fear Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come. // [Re-]enter Servant.] // What say the augurers? || ** CAESAR: **Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant only taste of death once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems most strange to me that men should fear death, Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.— What say the fortune-tellers? || Plucking the entrails of an offering forth, They could not find a heart within the beast. || ** SERVANT: **They say not to go out today. Looking at the guts of an offering, They couldn’t find a heart inside the beast. ||
 * < Scene II ||  ||
 * < // [Caesar's house.] // ||  ||
 * < // Thunder and lightning. Enter Caesar, in his night-gown. // ||  ||
 * ** CAESAR: ** Nor heaven nor earth have been at peace tonight.
 * < // Enter a Servant. // ||  ||
 * ** SERVANT: ** My lord? || ** SERVANT: **My lord? ||
 * ** CAESAR: ** Go bid the priests do present sacrifice, (5)
 * ** SERVANT: ** I will, my lord. || ** SERVANT: **I will, my lord. ||
 * < // Exit. // ||  ||
 * < // Enter Calpurnia. // ||  ||
 * ** CALPURNIA: ** What mean you, Caesar? Think you to walk forth?
 * ** CAESAR: ** Caesar shall forth: the things that threaten'd me (10)
 * ** CALPURNIA: ** Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies,
 * ** CAESAR: ** What can be avoided
 * ** CALPURNIA: ** When beggars die, there are no comets seen;
 * ** CAESAR: ** Cowards die many times before their deaths;
 * ** SERVANT: ** They would not have you to stir forth today. (40)