Julius Caesar: Act III Group 2 Scene 1 [Rome. Before the Capitol] Caesar: Well...it s !arch 1"th...

Soothsa#er: $eah...%ut it ain t o&er #et... ['nter Artemi(orus] Artemi(orus: A## Caesar) Rea( this) [*an(s Caesar an en&elope] +ecius: *ol( up. ,re%onius -ants #ou to rea( this note first. [*an(s Caesar another en&elope] Artemi(orus: !ines more important man) [.ushes +ecius out of the -a#] Rea( mine first) Caesar: Whoa/ calm (o-n. I ll rea( #ours later. Artemi(orus: 01/ Caesar) Rea( it no-) Caesar: [stares at Artemi(orus] $ou re trippin (u(e.

.u%lius: [pushes Artemi(orus out of the -a#] Get out of the -a#) [Caesar 2oes to the Capitol an( e&er#one follo-s] Cassius: What is -ron2 -ith that 2u#3 [turns to +ecius] *e# man. We re rea(# -hen #ou are. [+ecius no(s -ith un(erstan(in2] +ecius: Where s !etellus3 I thou2ht he -as 2unna 2o as4 Caesar to release his %ro from e5ile or -hate&er3

Brutus: 1h here he comes no-. Wh# (on t #ou 2o -ith him. [!etellus an( +ecius 2o to Caesar as4in2 for e5ile( %rother to %e free] Caesar: 'hh/ -hat (o #ou -ant !etellus3 !etellus: I -ant m# %rother out of e5ile. Caesar: ,hat s not 2unna happen. $our %ro ain t 2oin no -here. Cinna: C mon Caesar) 6et him 2o) Caesar: 0ot 2unna happen. +ecius: ,here s onl# one thin2 to (o then...uuhh Caesar/ -e ll %e ri2ht %ac4. Caesar: ,ch...-hate&er. [All the conspirators lea&e then su((enl# all come in ri(in2 there scooters] +ecius: [$ellin2 at Caesar] $o/ #ou as4e( for it Caesar)) Caesar: What the hec4 is 2oin2 on)3 Casca: Sorr# man/ its for the %etter 2oo() [,he# all scooter %# e5cept Brutus an( shoot Caesar. Brutus comes last.] Caesar: Brutus...ho- coul( #ou3 If this is -hat #ou -ant... [Brutus shoots Caesar an( scooters off] Cinna: $eah) 7ree(om/ 6i%ert#/ the ,#rann# is (ea()

Brutus: Cinna) Shut8up) We 2otta -atch our %ac4s after -hat 9ust -ent (o-n) We ha&e to %e cautious for no-/ until -e 4no- the coast is clear) ['nter ,re%onius] Cassius: Anton# ran off scare( (i(n t he3 ,re%onius: $a 2ot that ri2ht. [6oo4s aroun( at the frantic people] We reall# (i( a num%er up in here. 6oo4 at all these people/ runnin2 aroun( li4e it s the en( of the -orl(. Brutus: Ai2ht 2u#s/ listen up. Caesar -as our 2oo( frien( %ut (eath -as our %enefit. We (i( this for the %etter 2oo( of Rome. *e ha( to %e ta4en (o-n/ so let s 2o pro&e to the people that -hat -e (i( -as ri2ht) Cassius: Brutus ll %e top (o2) All: $eah) ['nter Ser&ant] Ser&ant: $o Brutus. Anton# tol( me to come an( tell #ou that he s cool -ith the fact that #ou 2u#s 4ille( Caesar. *e sai( he -as %umme( %ecause Caesar -as his role mo(el an( all %ut...uhm...oh #eah/ he -ants to %e on #our si(e. Brutus: Smart 2u#. ,ell him to come (o-n here so -e can tal4. We ll pla# nice. 6et s 4eep it clean...for no-. Ser&ant: Cool. ['nter Anton#:

Anton#: *16$...) Caesar) I (on t 4no- -hat #ou 2u#s -ere thin4in2 %# ta4in2 him out li4e this...please (on t 4ill me) I ain t rea(# to (ie #et) Brutus: Rela5 Anton#. We &e 2ot no reason to 4ill #ou. We onl# 4ille( Caesar %ecause -e -ante( our 9ustice. It -as for the %etter 2oo(. Anton#: Brutus/ m# man. [han(sha4e -ith Brutus] All #ou 2u#s are m# homies. [han(sha4e -ith e&er#one else] I lo&e( Caesar/ an( loo4in2 at him no-... it s fine. +on t -orr#. $ou (i( it for the %etter 2oo(/ %ut at least let me sa# some -or(s at his funeral. Brutus: 7ine %# me/ un(er one con(ition. ;eep this un(er -raps< (on t 2o rattin2 out #our %ros. Got it3 Anton#: $eah. ['5it all conspirators. Anton# is alone.] Anton#: 6oo4 at this) 6oo4 -hat the# &e (one to #ou) I m 2oin2 to 2et them for this/ -hen I m throu2h -ith them there 2oin2 to %e %e22in2 to (ie.

Scene 2 .le%ian: A##) Be =uiet) Brutus is tellin2 us -hat happene() Brutus: Caesar -as a 2reat man/ he -as m# home %ro. But -e coul( not let his t#rann# ta4e o&er) We -ante( -hat -as ri2ht for #ou/ the people) It s not that I (on t lo&e

Caesar it s 9ust that I lo&e all of #ou more) I m sorr# to those that I ma# ha&e hurt/ %ut it ha( to %e (one. 1st .le%ian: It s alri2ht (u(e. 2n( .le%ian: +on t s-eat it. >r( .le%ian: We feel for #ou man. ['nter Anton# -ith the %o(#] Brutus: *ere is his %o(#/ !ar4 Anton# -as his close frien(. Sho- him some respect. ['5it Brutus] 1st .le%ian: We ll listen to Anton# s speech) Anton#: ,hese honora%le men 4ille( Caesar. Sure/ the# (i( it for #ou/ %ut (i( the# ha&e to 4ill him3 ,he# sa# that Caesar -as %ecomin2 a t#rann# %ut he lo&e( all of #ou) *e care( for the people more than an#thin2) ,hat s -h# he (i(n t ta4e the cro-n) I m not sa#in2 that the# aren t honora%le men for -hat the# (i(. Brutus -as Caesar s 2oo( frien(/ -ho helpe( him 2et to the position he -as in. But then he shot him (o-n. ,hat (oesn t ma4e him (ishonora%le %ut he -as his home %ro. Guess he 9ust lo&e( Rome more than his %ro. 2n( .le%ian: *ol( up. $ou re not suppose( to %ac4sta% #our home %ro. ,hat s messe( up) >r( .le%ian: $a 2ot that ri2ht/ an( Caesar (i( care for us) 1st .le%ian: Shhh) Anton# s tal4in2.

Anton#: It s too late no-. Caesar is 2one/ %ut that s o4. ,here s nothin2 -e can (o. If onl# #ou ha( seen this -ill... [sho-s the 2an2 a -ill] .le%ian: ,he -ill3 Rea( it/ Anton#) Anton#: I can t. I promise( those honora%le men that I -oul(n t sa# nothin2 a%out it. 1st .le%ian: Rea( the -ill) Rea( it) 2n( .le%ian: Rea( it) Rea( it) Anton#: Ai2ht. I 2uess it -on t hurt an#one. 6isten to his -ill: ?,o e&er# man I 2i&e t-o hun(re( %uc4s< as -ell as all of the par4s for the people s en9o#ment.@ >r( .le%ian: A##/ man. Caesar -as a 2reat (u(e) 2n( .le%ian: 6oo4 -hat the# &e (one) 1st .le%ian: We 2otta ta4e them (o-n) 2n( .le%ian: 6et s 2o 2u#s/ it s pa#%ac4 time. [All run off #ellin2 to 4ill conspirators]