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At the Senate, the consprutrs sab Cacsa to death, Antony use a fanea ration to tr the itizens of Rome ‘gaia thn Beas and Cass escape as Anony joes forces with (Osavius Coos Encamped with her amiss, ruts and Casi guro,the ace to march en Antony and Octavis. nthe bale which follow, Cassis. misled by erancous reper of os, persuades slave kill him: Bruns’ army is defeated. Brutus commas suicide prased by Antony as "the noblest Roman of ther ll"Characters in the Play ‘cater, his wife Servant to therm rom, his wife ‘aves, their servant paricians who, with Brat. fonspire against Caesar |e sag) en tn) tain and Srl o Anoy Scant oom vouNa exo ftcers and solders ithe ao. ‘er of anu ond Cae ato comeing) reais (open) Acumen cathe ASethsyerFirst, Second, Third, and Fourth Plebeians CINNA the poet PINDARUS, slave to Cassius, freed upon Cassius’s death First, Second, Third, and Fourth Soldiers in Brutus’s army Another Poet ‘A Messenger First and Second Soldiers in Antony's army Citizens, Senators, Petitioners, Plebeians, SoldiersACT Scene 1 nor Flavin, Maral, and certain Commoners, ‘including a Carpenter anda Cobbler over the stage. ‘enee! Home, you idle creatures, get you home! Isthisa holiday? What, know you not, Being mechanical, you ought not wall Upon a laboring day without the sgn Ot your profession? Speak, what ade art thou? s ‘canreNran Why, ra easpente, ‘Wheres thy eather apron and thy rule? ‘What dos thou with thy best apparel on? You, st, what rade are you? ‘conutte Truly siti espect ofa fine workman, lam 0 ‘but, 8 you would sy, a cobbler ‘But what trade at thou? Answer me dies. ‘COMBLER A tade, sr, that hope Lay use witha safe ‘conscience, whic is indeed, sia mender of bad soles Is ‘What rade, thou knave? Thou naughty knave, what trad? 7° Julius Caesar sari ccmoutn_ Nay, beseech ou st, be ot out with me Yeti you be on ie mend you ‘What rca’ ho by th? Mend me, thou sey fallow?