No Fear Shakespeare: Julius Caesar: Act 2 Scene 4 Page 2

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PORTIA Come hither, fellow. Which way hast thou been?	PORTIA Come here, you. Where are you coming from?
SOOTHSAYER At mine own house, good lady.	SOOTHSAYER My own house, good lady.
PORTIA What is ’t o'clock?	PORTIA What time is it?
SOOTHSAYER 25About the ninth hour, lady.	SOOTHSAYER Around nine o'clock, madam.
PORTIA Is Caesar yet gone to the Capitol?	PORTIA Has Caesar gone to the Capital yet?
SOOTHSAYER Madam, not yet. I go to take my stand To see him pass on to the Capitol.	SOOTHSAYER Madam, not yet. I’m going to stand so I can see him pass on the way to the Capitol.
PORTIA Thou hast some suit to Caesar, hast thou not?	PORTIA You have some plea for Caesar, don’t you?
SOOTHSAYER 30That I have, lady. If it will please Caesar To be so good to Caesar as to hear me, I shall beseech him to befriend himself.	SOOTHSAYER Yes, I do, lady. If it pleases Caesar to be so good to himself as to hear me, I’ll try to get him to do what’s good for him.
PORTIA Why, know’st thou any harm’s intended towards him?	PORTIA Why, do you know of any harm intended toward him?
SOOTHSAYER None that I know will be; much that I fear may chance. 35Good morrow to you. Here the street is narrow. The throng that follows Caesar at the heels, Of senators, of praetors, common suitors, Will crowd a feeble man almost to death. I’ll get me to a place more void, and there 40Speak to great Caesar as he comes along.	SOOTHSAYER Nothing that I know for sure, but a lot that I’m afraid might happen. Good morning to you. The street is narrow here. The crowd that follows Caesar at his heels—senators, justices, common petitioners—will suffocate a feeble man almost to death. I’ll move to a more open place and there speak to great Caesar as he walks past.
Exit SOOTHSAYER	He exits.