Page 2192 - Shakespeare - Vol. 2

Thrice hath Calphurnia in her sleep cried out
‘Help, ho! They murder Caesar!’ − Who’s within?

Enter a Servant.

SERVANT
My lord?

CAESAR
Go bid the priests do present sacrifice, [5]

And bring me their opinions of success.

SERVANT

I will, my lord.
Exit.

Enter Calphurnia.

CALPHURNIA
What mean you, Caesar? Think you to walk forth?
You shall not stir out of your house today.

CAESAR

Caesar shall forth. The things that threatened me [10]
Ne’er looked but on my back. When they shall see
The face of Caesar, they are vanishèd.

CALPHURNIA
Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies,
Yet now they fright me. There is one within,

Besides the things that we have heard and seen, [15]
Recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch.
A lioness hath whelpèd in the streets,
And graves have yawned and yielded up their dead.

Fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds
In ranks and squadrons and right form of war, [20]
Which drizzled blood upon the Capitol.
The noise of battle hurtled in the air,