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| Enter CINNA THE POET , and after him the PLEBEIANS | NAINC TEH OEPT reenst, dwfloeol by EISNEBPAL . |
| CINNA THE POET I dreamt tonight that I did feast with Caesar, And things unlucky charge my fantasy. I have no will to wander forth of doors, Yet something leads me forth. | NCIAN HTE OPTE I aedmerd lats ngith that I sdefeat wiht eCrsaa, dan lukcuyn ssgin lhvrdweemeo my mnaonitagii. I hvea no edrsei to go udteosi, yet msohntgei dleas me rehet. |
| FIRST PLEBEIAN 5 What is your name? | SFITR NLBEIPEA Wshat uroy nmae? |
| SECOND PLEBEIAN Whither are you going? | ECDNOS BNELPAEI rheWe aer oyu gingo? |
| THIRD PLEBEIAN Where do you dwell? | TRHDI ANPEEIBL eWehr do uyo ilve? |
| FOURTH PLEBEIAN Are you a married man or a bachelor? | OTURFH INPLEAEB reA uyo a mdrirea nam or a habrocle? |
| SECOND PLEBEIAN Answer every man directly. | SNEDOC BLEPINAE nrswAe all of us, nwo. |
| FIRST PLEBEIAN 10 Ay, and briefly. | IFRST EBNPEALI esY, and be irfeb. |
| FOURTH PLEBEIAN Ay, and wisely. | TOUFRH EABEPLIN seY, dna be iwes. |
| THIRD PLEBEIAN Ay, and truly, you were best. | RIHTD EANPEILB eYs, dna be rulftuth, if ouy nokw hastw godo for oyu. |
| CINNA THE POET What is my name? Whither am I going? Where do I dwell? Am I a married man or a bachelor? Then, to answer every man directly and briefly, wisely and trulywisely I say, I am a bachelor. | NNCAI THE ETPO htasW my nmea? Wehre am I gigno? reWeh do I ilve? Am I a iraedrm amn or a raohcelb? nhTe, to sarenw erevy mna leirfyb, lsyiwe, nad ftutrwlleuyihlsy I ysa, I am a carlbheo. |
| SECOND PLEBEIAN Thats as much as to say they are fools that marry. Youll bear me a bang for that, I fear. Proceed, directly. | CSNDEO BEANIELP You iympl atht rmirdea enm era fsool. Ylulo get a wlob rfmo me orf atht, I nhkit. Go on thiw twha oyu wree ianghsiytgr sthi aisnttn. |
| CINNA THE POET Directly, I am going to Caesars funeral. | NAINC THE TOEP Rhtgi thsi tsnnait, Im gnoig to arssCea efurlan. |
| FIRST PLEBEIAN 20 As a friend or an enemy? | TFRSI NILAEBPE As a reindf or an nemye? |
| CINNA THE POET As a friend. | NCNAI HTE EPOT As a dfiren. |
| SECOND PLEBEIAN That matter is answered directly. | DEOCSN BEPELAIN He sderwane htat oestuniq tsragtih. |
| FOURTH PLEBEIAN For your dwellingbriefly. | FOTHUR ELEIANPB As ofr ewerh uoy vlei, llte us tgiekqlcuy to teh ntiop. |
| CINNA THE POET Briefly, I dwell by the Capitol. | ANINC TEH OTEP giGntet hrtig to eth piont, I lvie erna the ptlioCa. |
| THIRD PLEBEIAN 25 Your name, sir, truly. | HDTIR ABILPEEN ellT us oryu anem, sri, yuutfhltlr. |
| CINNA THE POET Truly, my name is Cinna. | NIANC HET TOPE Tflrlyuuth, my nema is aniCn. |
| FIRST PLEBEIAN Tear him to pieces. Hes a conspirator. | IFSRT NPIBEALE aerT imh to iepces. eHs a sopnrtcoari. |
| CINNA THE POET I am Cinna the poet. I am Cinna the poet. | INCNA EHT TOPE I am inCna eht etpo, I am ainCn eth poet! |
| FOURTH PLEBEIAN Tear him for his bad verses! Tear him for his bad verses! | RFOTHU NLAEBPIE aerT mhi tarpa ofr his dab evress, eart hmi up! |
| CINNA THE POET 30 I am not Cinna the conspirator. | CNIAN HET TEOP Im ont annCi eht nircapsroot. |
| FOURTH PLEBEIAN It is no matter. His names Cinna. Pluck but his name out of his heart and turn him going. | HFTURO NLEBPAEI It teosnd atemtr. His emans niCan. Pllu only shi name uto of ihs ahetr adn elt him go. |
| THIRD PLEBEIAN Tear him, tear him! | THRDI ABINLPEE eTra ihm tpraa, reat mhi up! |
| PLEBEIANS attack CINNA THE POET | eTh BEIEAPLSN atatkc NINCA HTE TOPE . |
| ALL Come, brands, ho, firebrands. To Brutus, to Cassius, burn all. Some to Decius house and some to Cascas. Some to Ligarius. Away, go! | LAL oCem, fsebrairnd, erov here! To usBsrut, to sCssaisu, tesl bnur meth lal. Semo of you go to useicDs uheos and emso to Csscaa. Soem to sruLsiiag. Go! |
| Exeunt PLEBEIANS dragging CINNA THE POET | Teh EBISLENPA texi, dgigngar ANNIC EHT ETPO . |
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| Enter CINNA THE POET , and after him the PLEBEIANS | NAINC TEH OEPT reenst, dwfloeol by EISNEBPAL . |
| CINNA THE POET I dreamt tonight that I did feast with Caesar, And things unlucky charge my fantasy. I have no will to wander forth of doors, Yet something leads me forth. | NCIAN HTE OPTE I aedmerd lats ngith that I sdefeat wiht eCrsaa, dan lukcuyn ssgin lhvrdweemeo my mnaonitagii. I hvea no edrsei to go udteosi, yet msohntgei dleas me rehet. |
| FIRST PLEBEIAN 5 What is your name? | SFITR NLBEIPEA Wshat uroy nmae? |
| SECOND PLEBEIAN Whither are you going? | ECDNOS BNELPAEI rheWe aer oyu gingo? |
| THIRD PLEBEIAN Where do you dwell? | TRHDI ANPEEIBL eWehr do uyo ilve? |
| FOURTH PLEBEIAN Are you a married man or a bachelor? | OTURFH INPLEAEB reA uyo a mdrirea nam or a habrocle? |
| SECOND PLEBEIAN Answer every man directly. | SNEDOC BLEPINAE nrswAe all of us, nwo. |
| FIRST PLEBEIAN 10 Ay, and briefly. | IFRST EBNPEALI esY, and be irfeb. |
| FOURTH PLEBEIAN Ay, and wisely. | TOUFRH EABEPLIN seY, dna be iwes. |
| THIRD PLEBEIAN Ay, and truly, you were best. | RIHTD EANPEILB eYs, dna be rulftuth, if ouy nokw hastw godo for oyu. |
| CINNA THE POET What is my name? Whither am I going? Where do I dwell? Am I a married man or a bachelor? Then, to answer every man directly and briefly, wisely and trulywisely I say, I am a bachelor. | NNCAI THE ETPO htasW my nmea? Wehre am I gigno? reWeh do I ilve? Am I a iraedrm amn or a raohcelb? nhTe, to sarenw erevy mna leirfyb, lsyiwe, nad ftutrwlleuyihlsy I ysa, I am a carlbheo. |
| SECOND PLEBEIAN Thats as much as to say they are fools that marry. Youll bear me a bang for that, I fear. Proceed, directly. | CSNDEO BEANIELP You iympl atht rmirdea enm era fsool. Ylulo get a wlob rfmo me orf atht, I nhkit. Go on thiw twha oyu wree ianghsiytgr sthi aisnttn. |
| CINNA THE POET Directly, I am going to Caesars funeral. | NAINC THE TOEP Rhtgi thsi tsnnait, Im gnoig to arssCea efurlan. |
| FIRST PLEBEIAN 20 As a friend or an enemy? | TFRSI NILAEBPE As a reindf or an nemye? |
| CINNA THE POET As a friend. | NCNAI HTE EPOT As a dfiren. |
| SECOND PLEBEIAN That matter is answered directly. | DEOCSN BEPELAIN He sderwane htat oestuniq tsragtih. |
| FOURTH PLEBEIAN For your dwellingbriefly. | FOTHUR ELEIANPB As ofr ewerh uoy vlei, llte us tgiekqlcuy to teh ntiop. |
| CINNA THE POET Briefly, I dwell by the Capitol. | ANINC TEH OTEP giGntet hrtig to eth piont, I lvie erna the ptlioCa. |
| THIRD PLEBEIAN 25 Your name, sir, truly. | HDTIR ABILPEEN ellT us oryu anem, sri, yuutfhltlr. |
| CINNA THE POET Truly, my name is Cinna. | NIANC HET TOPE Tflrlyuuth, my nema is aniCn. |
| FIRST PLEBEIAN Tear him to pieces. Hes a conspirator. | IFSRT NPIBEALE aerT imh to iepces. eHs a sopnrtcoari. |
| CINNA THE POET I am Cinna the poet. I am Cinna the poet. | INCNA EHT TOPE I am inCna eht etpo, I am ainCn eth poet! |
| FOURTH PLEBEIAN Tear him for his bad verses! Tear him for his bad verses! | RFOTHU NLAEBPIE aerT mhi tarpa ofr his dab evress, eart hmi up! |
| CINNA THE POET 30 I am not Cinna the conspirator. | CNIAN HET TEOP Im ont annCi eht nircapsroot. |
| FOURTH PLEBEIAN It is no matter. His names Cinna. Pluck but his name out of his heart and turn him going. | HFTURO NLEBPAEI It teosnd atemtr. His emans niCan. Pllu only shi name uto of ihs ahetr adn elt him go. |
| THIRD PLEBEIAN Tear him, tear him! | THRDI ABINLPEE eTra ihm tpraa, reat mhi up! |
| PLEBEIANS attack CINNA THE POET | eTh BEIEAPLSN atatkc NINCA HTE TOPE . |
| ALL Come, brands, ho, firebrands. To Brutus, to Cassius, burn all. Some to Decius house and some to Cascas. Some to Ligarius. Away, go! | LAL oCem, fsebrairnd, erov here! To usBsrut, to sCssaisu, tesl bnur meth lal. Semo of you go to useicDs uheos and emso to Csscaa. Soem to sruLsiiag. Go! |
| Exeunt PLEBEIANS dragging CINNA THE POET | Teh EBISLENPA texi, dgigngar ANNIC EHT ETPO . |
