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| Enter Cinna the Poet, and after him the Plebeians. | Enter Cinna the Poet, and after him the Plebeians | | JC III.iii.1.1 | |
| Cinna. | CINNA | | | |
| I dreamt to night, that I did feast with Casar, | I dreamt tonight that I did feast with Caesar, | tonight (adv.) last night, this past night | JC III.iii.1 | |
| And things vnluckily charge my Fantasie: | And things unluckily charge my fantasy; | charge (v.)overload, overburden, weigh down | JC III.iii.2 | |
| | fantasy (n.)imagination, mind, thought | | |
| | unluckily (adv.)ominously, inauspiciously | | |
| I haue no will to wander foorth of doores, | I have no will to wander forth of doors, | | JC III.iii.3 | |
| Yet something leads me foorth. | Yet something leads me forth. | | JC III.iii.4 | |
| The Plebeians surround him | | JC III.iii.5 | |
| 1. | FIRST PLEBEIAN | | | |
| What is your name? | What is your name? | | JC III.iii.5 | |
| 2. | SECOND PLEBEIAN | | | |
| Whether are you going? | Whither are you going? | | JC III.iii.6 | |
| 3. | THIRD PLEBEIAN | | | |
| Where do you dwell? | Where do you dwell? | | JC III.iii.7 | |
| 4. | FOURTH PLEBEIAN | | | |
| Are you a married man, or a Batchellor? | Are you a married man or a bachelor? | | JC III.iii.8 | |
| 2. | SECOND PLEBEIAN | | | |
| Answer euery man directly. | Answer every man directly. | directly (adv.)straightforwardly, rightly, without evasion | JC III.iii.9 | |
| 1. | FIRST PLEBEIAN | | | |
| I, and breefely. | Ay, and briefly. | | JC III.iii.10 | |
| 4. | FOURTH PLEBEIAN | | | |
| I, and wisely. | Ay, and wisely. | | JC III.iii.11 | |
| 3. | THIRD PLEBEIAN | | | |
| I, and truly, you were best. | Ay, and truly, you were best. | best, thou wert / you wereyou are best advised | JC III.iii.12 | |
| Cin. | CINNA | | | |
| What is my name? Whether am I going? Where | What is my name? Whither am I going? Where | | JC III.iii.13 | |
| do I dwell? Am I a married man, or a Batchellour? Then to | do I dwell? Am I a married man or a bachelor? Then to | | JC III.iii.14 | |
| answer euery man, directly and breefely, wisely and truly: | answer every man directly and briefly, wisely and truly; | | JC III.iii.15 | |
| wisely I say, I am a Batchellor. | wisely I say, I am a bachelor. | | JC III.iii.16 | |
| 2 | SECOND PLEBEIAN | | | |
| That's as much as to say, they are | That's as much as to say they are | | JC III.iii.17 | |
| fooles that marrie: you'l beare me a bang for that I feare: | fools that marry. You'll bear me a bang for that, I fear. | bang (n.)knock, blow, thump | JC III.iii.18 | |
| | bear (v.), past forms bore, bornetolerate, endure, put up with | | |
| proceede directly. | Proceed, directly. | | JC III.iii.19 | |
| Cinna. | CINNA | | | |
| Directly I am going to Casars Funerall. | Directly, I am going to Caesar's funeral. | | JC III.iii.20 | |
| 1. | FIRST PLEBEIAN | | | |
| As a Friend, or an Enemy? | As a friend or an enemy? | | JC III.iii.21 | |
| Cinna. | CINNA | | | |
| As a friend. | As a friend. | | JC III.iii.22 | |
| 2. | SECOND PLEBEIAN | | | |
| That matter is answered directly. | That matter is answered directly. | | JC III.iii.23 | |
| 4. | FOURTH PLEBEIAN | | | |
| For your dwelling: breefely. | For your dwelling, briefly. | | JC III.iii.24 | |
| Cinna. | CINNA | | | |
| Breefely, I dwell by the Capitoll. | Briefly, I dwell by the Capitol. | Capitol (n.)geographical and ceremonial centre of ancient Rome, the seat of government | JC III.iii.25 | |
| 3. | THIRD PLEBEIAN | | | |
| Your name sir, truly. | Your name, sir, truly. | | JC III.iii.26 | |
| Cinna. | CINNA | | | |
| Truly, my name is Cinna. | Truly, my name is Cinna. | | JC III.iii.27 | |
| 1. | FIRST PLEBEIAN | | | |
| Teare him to peeces, hee's a Conspirator. | Tear him to pieces! He's a conspirator. | | JC III.iii.28 | |
| Cinna. | CINNA | | | |
| I am Cinna the Poet, I am Cinna the Poet. | I am Cinna the poet, I am Cinna the poet. | | JC III.iii.29 | |
| 4. | FOURTH PLEBEIAN | | | |
| Teare him for his bad verses, teare him | Tear him for his bad verses, tear him | | JC III.iii.30 | |
| for his bad Verses. | for his bad verses! | | JC III.iii.31 | |
| Cin. | CINNA | | | |
| I am not Cinna the Conspirator. | I am not Cinna the conspirator. | | JC III.iii.32 | |
| 4. | FOURTH PLEBEIAN | | | |
| It is no matter, his name's Cinna, | It is no matter, his name's Cinna; | | JC III.iii.33 | |
| plucke but his name out of his heart, and turne him going. | pluck but his name out of his heart, and turn him going. | turn (v.)send, drive, dispatch | JC III.iii.34 | |
| 3. | THIRD PLEBEIAN | | | |
| Teare him, tear him; | Tear him, tear him! | | JC III.iii.35 | |
| They attack Cinna | | JC III.iii.36 | |
| Come Brands hoe, Firebrands: to Brutus, to Cassius, | Come, brands ho, firebrands! To Brutus', to Cassius'; | | JC III.iii.36 | |
| burne all. Some to Decius House, and some to Caska's; | burn all! Some to Decius' house, and some to Casca's; | | JC III.iii.37 | |
| some to Ligarius: Away, go. | some to Ligarius'. Away, go! | | JC III.iii.38 | |
| Exeunt all the Plebeians. | Exeunt all the Plebeians with Cinna's body | | JC III.iii.38 | |