Julius Caesar (36 page)

¹
the villains
i.e. Cassius’ own troops

²
mine own
i.e. my own men

³
ensign
military flag-bearer

⁴
it
i.e. the flag or banner

⁷
fell to spoil
were slaughtered

⁸
enclosed
surrounded

¹⁶
hide
i.e. dig hard

¹⁸
here
back here

²⁰
even with
i.e. as quick as

²²
thick
dim, poor

²²
Regard
watch

goes aloft
i.e. exits and mounts to the upper staging level or gallery

²⁴
This … first
i.e. it is my birthday

²⁶
is … compass
has come full circle

³⁰
on the spur
rapidly

³²
light
alight, dismount

³³
ta’en
captured

³⁸
Parthia
now northern Iran

³⁹
swore thee
made you swear

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bowels
guts, intestines

⁴³
search
probe, i.e. stab

⁴⁴
Stand
wait

⁴⁴
hilts
sword handle

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would … will
had I been able to act as I wished, I would not have gained freedom in such a manner

⁵¹
take note of
i.e. find

⁵²
change
exchange of advantages

⁵⁵
comfort
hearten, encourage

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dews
disease-ridden dampness

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Mistrust
Cassius’ doubt

⁷¹
apt
readily believing

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The … not?
i.e. the apparent capture of Titinius

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the mother
i.e. the melancholy mind

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darts
arrows/spears

⁷⁹
envenomèd
poisoned

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wreath of victory
i.e. laurel wreath

⁹¹
apace
quickly

⁹²
regarded
respected, esteemed

⁹³
part
role, duty/proper conduct

¹⁰¹
own proper
very own

Low
muted, quiet

¹⁰³
whe’er
whether

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fellow
equal

¹¹⁰
Thasos
island in the north of the Aegean Sea, not far from Philippi

¹¹²
discomfort
dishearten

¹¹⁴
battles
battalions

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try
test

²
bastard
i.e. base person, one who is no legitimate Roman

⁴
Marcus Cato
also Portia’s father

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I am Brutus
Lucilius lies in order to confuse the enemy and protect Brutus

¹³
Only … die
I yield only to die

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so much
either Lucilius offers the soldier money or he refers to the abundance of honor to be gained from killing Brutus

¹⁴
straight
straight away

¹⁷
Room, ho
make room

²⁵
or
either

³³
is chanced
has fallen out, come to pass 5.5

¹
remains
remnants, survivors

²
showed the torch-light
i.e. signaled to show that he had completed his reconnaissance mission

¹⁷
list
hear

²¹
several
separate

²⁷
beat
driven

²⁷
pit
trap for animals/grave

²⁹
tarry
wait

³¹
that … old
that old friendship of ours

³²
sword-hilts
sword handle

³³
office
task

still
continuing

⁴²
vile
ignoble, morally reprehensible

⁴⁶
but … hour
toiled with the sole aim of finding death/done nothing other than toil to arrive at this point

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respect
reputation

⁵¹
smatch
smack, taste

⁵⁵
still
at peace

Retreat
signal for the pursuing troops to cease

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man
servant

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make … him
i.e. cremate his body

⁶¹
only
alone

⁶¹
overcame
conquered

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So
in just such a way

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entertain
employ

⁶⁷
prefer
recommend

⁷²
latest
last

⁷⁵
that
what

⁷⁵
envy of
malice toward/jealousy of

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He … them
he alone joined the conspiracy out of honorable concern for the common good

⁷⁶
honest
honorable/genuine

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gentle
noble

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elements
i.e. of the universe (air, earth, fire, and water)/of “bodily humours”

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mixed
(harmoniously) combined

⁸¹
use
treat

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ordered
treated

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field
battlefield

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part
share out