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Are you a married man or a bachelor?

SECOND PLEBEIAN
Answer every man directly.

FIRST PLEBEIAN
Ay, and briefly. [10]

FOURTH PLEBEIAN
Ay, and wisely.

THIRD PLEBEIAN
Ay, and truly, you were best.

CINNA
What is my name? Whither am I going? Where do I dwell? Am I a married
man or a bachelor? Then to answer every man, directly and briefly, wisely

and truly: [15] wisely I say, I am a bachelor.

SECOND PLEBEIAN
That’s as much as to say they are fools that marry. You’ll bear me a bang for
that, I fear. Proceed, directly.

CINNA
Directly, I am going to Caesar’s funeral. [20]

FIRST PLEBEIAN
As a friend, or an enemy?

CINNA

As a friend.

SECOND PLEBEIAN

That matter is answered directly.

FOURTH PLEBEIAN