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W H ERE i s t h e m a n wh o a s h i s tho u ghts s u r vey
Th e da ys o f Rom a n gra n deu r p a s t a wa y
Wh ose m em ory loves in rever en ce t o dwell
O e r m i n ds tha t held t h e world wi th i n th eir s p e ll
C a lls u p t h e m i ghty sh a d ows fr om t he t om b
Whose na m es give i m m orta lity t o Rom e
Bu t fe els h i s m i n
d i n Vi rtu e s s ca le a s cen d
Im pr ove d a s p a tr i ot hu sb a n d fa th er fri en d ?
S ou n d b u t t h e n a m e o f e ve la stin g Ro m e
Wha t glori ou s vi si on s o e r t h e fa n cy com e !
A t thei r hi gh dee ds t o ga in a d e a thless n a m e
Th e du llest hea rt will wa ke a n d p a n t for fa m e ;
Their s a crifice o f s elf i n Vi rt u e s ca se
From st ernes t eyes t h e tea r s o f m a nho od dra ws
A n d Rom e h a s form e d i n m a n y a n a fter a ge
Th e H er o Po et O ra tor a n d S a ge !
O e r a n ci en t Rom e t h e Mu se on ce m ore thi s ni ght
Plu m es h e r wild pin i on s for a d a rin g flight !
Depi cts t h e s elf devoti on —n oble s tr i fe
By whi ch h e r S on s m a i n ta i n e d t heir C ou n try s life :
A n d shows h ow b ea ti fu l t h e h oly zea l
Tha t hea rt s whi ch b ea t for Fr ee d o m on ly fe e l
Th e Ba r d wh o dr ew wi th su ch su cces s of la te
Vir gini u s m a dd e n in g o e r a d a u ghter s fa te
T o s oothe h i s t err or s her e h a s b i d m e co m e
Th e d elega te of Gra cchu s a n d of Rom e ;
Th a t i f with ha n ds m a d e feeble by h i fe a r
H e strikes t h e chor ds tha t Fr eem en lb v e t o hea r
H m bly t o a sk Wh a t m o dern Ba r d m a y hop e
With tren gth com m en s u ra te wit h su ch the m e t o cope
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Tzt H i s n ephew
The r est a r e com m on fr ie n d s
P oo r Ve t t i u s
NO o n e wi ll ple a d for h i m
Ma r c P e a ce ! They a r e co m i n g on
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Re s er v e yo u r tea r s He r p r i de i s tu r n ed to Sh a m e
H e r we a lth to po ve r ty h e r s tr en gth to we a kn ess ;
H e r fa ir r epor t i n to a bl a s ted n a m e
Whi ch own s n o gr a ce o f vir tu e Who wo u ld th riv e
I n Rom e let h im forg e t wh a t hon ou r i s
Tr u th r ev er en ce fo r the go d s r e spe ct fo r m a n ;
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h a ve h a n ds con s or t with deed s who s e n a me s
T h e doe r wh i spe r s wh ile he ca n n ot fo r ce
H i s eyes to go the wa y of h i s h a n d S —A y ga z e !
Ye poo r d e Sp i s d a n d o u tca st s on s of Ro m e
Th a t cr o u ch to yo u r o wn power by m e n m o r e str on g
O n ly be ca u se m or e d a r in g wr e n ch d fr om yo u
A y ga z e ! a n d s e e yo u r lover s o n e by o n e
a n d n eve r cu r se u n le ss i t be
C u t o ff —
Yo u r o wn h a n ds th a t yo u d a r e n o t str etch to s a ve them
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when s u ch a fr i en d a s Ve t t i u s sp u r n s u s
M a r c S ee l— Wh o i s th a t he stops to spe a k to ?
K n ow yo u n o t ? Why yo u ve seen h im a s
Ti t
T i s the S en a to r
O fte n a s yo u ve see n yo u r o wn h a n d
F a n n i n s— th a t F a n n i n s th a t look s s o sweetly o n the
people a n d fo r a ll th a t n ever yet did them a go od
tu r n
Ma r c 0 ! i s i t he ?
S ee how he le a n s to Ve ttiu s
Ti t To be s u r e i t i s —
a n d see m s to p i ty h i m
I wa r r a n t yo u ther e s a tea r in
h i s eye n o w a ltho u gh h i s he a r t wo u ld l a u gh to tell yo u
how i t ca m e ther e S ee he p u ts h i s h a n d u pon h i s
b r e a st ! T h a t s a n a ppe a l to h i s ho n esty—whi ch i s
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Ma r c Th in k yo u the y will con dem n Ve tti u s ?
Ti t Th i n k yo u he i s a fr i en d to the people ?
Ma r c Who dou bts th a t he i s ?
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T i t Who do u bts then they will con dem n h im
M a r c S ee Fa n n iu s qu its h im
Ti t A n d he s a s m u ch h is fr i en d a s eve r he wa s
H i s a bse n ce w ill p r ofit h im j u st a s m u ch a s h i s p r esen ce
Ma r c Yon de r com e Li cin iu s a n d C a iu s G r a cch u s
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Ma rc Not he ! He n ever a ppe a rs in the a s se mblie s
of the people
He l ove s to keep hou se better He
P r obu s No !
i s m a rr i ed, yo u kn ow ; a n d h i s wi fe i s a fa ir w om a n
No won de r he p r efer s h e r com p a n y to o u r 3
M a r c Do they s a y he i s a m a n of a n y p a r ts ?
Ti t Y e s ; he a s s is ted hi s b r othe r Ti ber i u s o n ce,
when he wa s Tr ib u n e ; a n d he wa s thou ght to be of
gr ea t p r om i s e T i s s a i d he i s mu ch gi ven to s tu dy
Ma r c Two u l d s eem s o in deed ; a n d th a t he h a d
n o t yet fo u n d o u t i t wa s the P a tr i cia n s who m u r de r ed
h is b r othe r
I wou ld h a ve ta ken m o r e r even g e for a
cu r of m i n e th a t h a d bee n l a m ed th a n C a i n s took fo r
h i s b r other th a t wa s m u r de r ed
Wh a t r even ge d id he
ta ke ? Non e ! He kept hou se Whi le the Pa tr i ci a n s
b u r i ed h i s b r other in the Tibe r ! Rom e h a s n oth in g to
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LI C INIUS a n d C A IUS G RA CC H US
L i ci n He a lth to yo u m a ster s
Ma r c He a lth to Li cin iu s
The people look coldly
t o L i ci n !
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L ici n H a n g them ! They Show fin e a i r s a t their
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0 Gr a ce G en tly I p r a y yo u ! they a r e b a r e a n d
h u n gr y
Hou seles s a n d fr i en dless a n d m y h e a r t bleeds fo r them
L i ci n Wh a t i s the ca u se of yo u r colle cti n g ?
Ti t We com e to s e e Ve tt i u s co n d e n m e d
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L i ci n Why do yo u s a y con dem n ed ?
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L ici n Wh a t of the P a tr i ci a n s ? Ar e n ot th e Pa
t ri ci a n s j u s t ?
Ma rc Not t o the pe ople
L i ci n Why n o t ?
M a r c Be ca u s e they h a v e the p ower t o be otherwi se
They h a ve a s g r e a t do m in i on o ver the peopl e a s over
their o x e n ; a n d s o they tr ea t them li k e their ox en
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M a rc Wh a t ca n the people do ? They h a v e n o
fr i en ds th a t will spe a k o r a ct fo r them The peop le
ca n do n oth i n g of them s elve s— they h a ve n o p ower
If they people co u l d fin d fr i en d s
P e a ce —
If yo u
L i ci n P e a ce
fr i en d s you l os e
them str a ight
Wh o e e r wou l d d ie fo r yo u m a y die for you
Y o u sh r u g y o u sh i ver a n d yo u wh in e ; b u t b e
Th a t p ities yo u h a s n eed h im self of p ity
Y o u m a ke a b ig Sho u t a n d a fri ghtfu l fa ce
B u t i n yo u r a ct s a r e l ittle to be fe a r ed
th a t wer e
Yo u
M a r c A r e yo u a ga in st u s too
T iber i u s s fr i en d !
L i ci n Who b u t h i s fr i en d Sho u ld be a ga in st yo u ?
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Th a t fell fr om h im i n d a n ger who to you
In d a n ger cl u n g ? Who wo u l d n o t be a g a i n st yo u ?
D r own in g yo u m a ke a cr y ; a n d when a h a n d
IS fo u n d to keep yo u r hea d a bove the flood
A n d be a r yo u s a fe to l a n d a t the fi r s t w a v e
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M a r c Is th a t ou r wa y ?
L i ci n Ask yo u fo r fri en ds wh o to yo u r fr i en ds a r e
foe s
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p r e se n ce to o of C a i n s Gr a cchu s her e
Whose b r other you ga v e u p to dea th ?
M a r e We ga ve !
L i ci n Ye ga ve ! Wh en i n the ex er ci se of you r r ights
The n obles wi th their h e rd o f s l a ve s a n d cli en ts
D r ove you —a b a s e h e r d t o be s o d ri ven !
Wi th clu b s a n d lever s fr om th e m a r ket pl a ce
Wh a t di d you then —Like s pe ctr es — with you r fea r
Li vi d a n d p u rg d of s u bsta n ce—yo u gla r d o n
An d sa w T iber iu s m a n gled wi th thei r sta v e s
I n to the Ti ber th r own a s b u tcher s ca st
The e n tra i ls to th e t i d a l
0 Gr a ce No m or e Li cin iu s
P r a y yo u n o m or e ; yo u a r e too s tem wi th them
L i ci n Too stern ! Wo u ld th e P a tricia n s lea r n of m e
I d tea ch the m how to ca ter fo r the peo ple
They sh ou ld n o t h a ve a vot e
If fr e e bo rn m e n
Wi ll cr ou ch like sla ve s why wou l d yo u h a ve them
fr eem en
C Gr a ce It i s h i s m o od fr i en d s —Le t h im b e —Ne e r
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Y o u s u ffer e d th e P a tri cia n s
Ti t He s a ys t r u th
a n d the i r s l a ve s to m u r de r Ti be r i u s
M a r e If Li cin i u s i s s o b itte r a ga in st u s, wha t m u st
we expe ct fr om C a in s
Ti t Yet wo u ld he h a ve s topped Li ci n i u s when he
r a i led a t u s
Who kn ows b u t C a i n s wou ld befr i en d the
people i f he cou ld ?
M a r c Not he ! He d h a n g the people if he co u ld
C om e m a s te r s !
T o the F o ru m
F a r ewell Tiber iu s
He wo u ld n o t s e e Ve t t iu s a ccu s ed wi thou t defen din g
h im
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Consu l, O P I M I U S , F A NN I U S ,
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How wou l d yo u cu r e a s ta te o e r r u n wi th evil s
Bu t a s yo u d cle a n s e a ga r den r a nk wi th Weeds ?
Up wi th them by the r oots
The s lothfu l h a n d
Th a t will n o t ben d it to the n eedfu l wo r k
Ma r s i t s own e a s e a n d p r o fitle ss expen ds
The l a bou r whi ch i t gru dge s
Why fa ll s Ti be r i u s
If n ot h i s co a dj u to r ? Ve tt i u s fr ee
Gr a cch u s shou l d h a v e been fr ee a n d R o m e a s l a v e
F la mi n ( t o Ta d i ta nu s ) K n o w yo u wh a t fr i en d he
tr u s ts wi th h is defen ce ?
Tu di ta n T i s r u m o u r ed b u t I s a y n o t wi th wh a t tr u th
Th a t hopele s s of a cqu i tta l he wi ll plea d
G u ilty a n d thr ow him s elf u pon o u r m er cy
Op im O u r m e r cy then is m er cy to o u r s el v e s :
In showin g whi ch we d a r e n o t p a r don hi m
C a i n s I tr u st will n o t a ppea r for him ?
F a n n Not b e : he sh u n s a ll ca r e o f p u b lic qu e sti on s
An d s eem s t o be a mild r eti r in g m a n
He i s n ot of the temper of Tiber iu s ;
O r if he i s he d oe s n o t emu l a te
Op i m
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a g a in s t u s
F a n n Se e Ve tti u s i s a t h a n d !
Op im iu s
Y o u will con d u ct the p r o se cu tion
Op i m I wou ld n ot h a ve hi m
H is v oi ce w o u ld be om n ip o ten t
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The s a cri fi ce i s r e a dy
Op i m The fa lse m a n
Gen tle R o m a n s
Is h i s o wn sa cr ifice r
Whe n sh a ll we l ive a s b r other s ? Is n o t Rom e
O u r co m m o n m othe r ? Why shou l d we h e r so n s
Y e powe r s th a t fa vo u r ci vi l co n co r d
B e foes —
P r ep a r e yo u r ven ge a n ce fo r the fr a tr i ci de
F om en ts di s tr u s t a m on g u s
Ti t Op im iu s p a ys the pe ople cou r t
M a re Y e s he r i de s u s well He s tr oke s u s when
e a r e ge n tle be a s ts
we do n ot n eed the sp u n —O w
Op i m Y o u Sp u r iu s Ve tt iu s I a ccu s e o f tr e a s on
Wh a t a n swe r you ?
Ve tt i us Th a t s in ce the tim e s de cr ee
To i n n o cen ce wh a t wa s i n a n ci en t d a ys
The pen a l ty of gu il t I a m p r ep a r ed
Gu ilty
T o s u ffe r yo u r a w a r d a n d a n swer
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F la mi n An d w a ve you a ll defen ce
Ve tt i u s When k n ew you C o n s u l
A m a n a l r e a dy ca st to m a k e defen ce ?
I s eem a t l a r ge b u t well a m I a dvi s ed
My ca u s e i s tr i ed a n d fin a l s en ten ce p a s s d
If yo u wou ld h a ve m e u se a Ro m a n s r ight
Show m e the Rom a n s I sha ll C l a i m i t of
C a ll you the s e R om a n s ? Why yo u r v e r y sl a ve s
P u t o n a p r ou der po r t a n d co we r n o t th u s
Befor e you !
Op i m Hea r yo u h i s s edi ti o u s spee ch ?
B u t he con vi cts h i ms elf —S a y Rom a n s sa y
Wh a t pen a lty do you a d j u dge th e tr a i tor ?
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Ti t Na y good T u di t a n u s n a m e so m e o th e r p u n i sh
m en t We wi ll con sen t to b a n i sh h im
Op i m It i s too m ild a s en ten ce
Let i t be dea th
S e na tor s Ay de a th
F la mi n C o m e down Op im i u s h e lp u s to colle ct
The vote s
Ve tt i a s O Ro m a n s he t h a t i s co n ten t
T o l i ve a m o n g y o u p r ostr a te a s yo u a r e
Shou ld su ffer wor se th a n d ea t h
Op i m Yo u r vote s ! yo u r v ote s !
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G ra cch u s ! C a ins ! C a in s !
Op i m How —Gr a cch u s in the R ostr u m !
C Gr a ce Hold g o od Op im i u s do n o t yet colle ct
The v ote s
Ti tu s a n d C i t i ze ns No No l —No vote s
Ma r c Spea k C a in s Gr a cch us, s pe a k
C Gr a ce I com e t o ple a d fo r Vett i n a
Go on
Ti t G o o n
C Gr a ce The b r othe r of Tibe r i u s for the fr i en d
M a r e Noble C a in s g o o n !
C Gr a ce I p r a y you , gen tle fr i en d s if I Sho u ld ma ke
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O r i f m y eye s sho u ld wi th a to r r e n t d r own
My s tr u ggl in g word s—let it n ot I b ese e ch yo u
Let i t n o t hu r t the m a n fo r whom I ple a d
Ta ke cou ra ge ! Go
Ti t Go on , Gr a cchu s
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Ha ve you don e C a in s ?
i tn e ss es
F o r by yo u r lea ve I will p r od u ce m y w
Ve tt i a s They a r e the cr ea tu r es of thy t au n p e r in g ;
Wr etches th a t fe e d u po n the vi ctim s of
Thy cr u elty
Op i m
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Go on !
C Gr a ce Rom a n s
I hold a copy of th e ch a r g e
An d depos i ti on s of the wi tn esse s
Upon th r ee s ever a l gr o u n d s he i s a rr a ign d
F i r st th a t h e stro ve to b r i n g th e m a gi str a cy
I n to con tem pt ; n ex t th a t he fo r m d a plot
Wi th ce r ta in sl a ves to r a i se a t u m u lt ; l a s t
An d we r e th e r e he r e th e sl ighte s t p r oof m y s elf
Wo u ld b id h im she a the a d a gge r i n h i s b re a s t
Th a t he con Sp ir d wi th e n em i es of Ro m e
With for eign e r s b a r b a r i a n s to b etr a y h e r !
The fir st I ll a n s we r —Ve tt i u s i s a R o m a n
A n d ti s h i s pr i vi lege to s p e a k h i s tho u g hts
The n ex t I ll a n swe r—Ve t t iu s i s a fr eem a n
A n d n eve r wo u ld m a ke co m p a ct wi th a sl a ve
The l a st I ll a n swer —Ve tt iu s love s h i s cou n tr y,
A n d who th a t loves h i s co u n tr y wo u ld betr a y he r
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B u t s a y they
We h a ve wi tn esses a ga in s t h im
Na m e them — Who s ta n ds the fi r s t u po n th e li st ?
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Who n ext ? A S la ve— Set do wn a Rom a n K n ight
Who follows la s t ? The S er va n t of a Qu e s to r
I ll pl a ce a Tr ib u n e op p osi te to h im
How sta n d we n o w ? Wh i ch weigh s the hea vi er ?
The ir Qu e stor s S er va n t or my Trib u n e —The ir
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S la ve , or my R oma n Kn ight —Th e ir C l ien t
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My n a
Ma r c We ll h a ve n o wi tn esses
Ti t F o r yo u r s a ke C a in s we a cqu i t h im
M a r c Ve tt iu s i s in n o cen t !
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We do !
Op i m He a r m e I s a y !
No ! No !
C i t i zens N o
C Gr a ce Th ei r v oi ces a re a ga i n s t yo u Op im i u s
To ple a s e the pe ople we wi thdr a w
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Hu zza ! H u z z a !
C Gr a ce C o me , Vetti n e, com e
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Ci t iz e ns H u z z a ! H u z z a !
Cit i z en s
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This wa s thei r policy ! Wh a t s to be do n e ?
Op i m Re m ove h im fr om th e ci ty a n d yo u n ip
The da n ge r i n the b u d
I ll ta ke h im fo r
My Q u e s to r if yo u ll n a m e h im to the offi ce
A n d r en der good a ccou n t of hi m — Who w a i ts
Un til a r eptile s tin gs h iIn e r e h e cr u she s it ?
Tr e a d on i t a t o n ce !
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F la mi n Y ou r co u n s el plea s e s m
Her e s th e commis sion I d e sign d fo r C a r bo
All b u t the n a m e fill d u p In C a r bo s pla ce
I ll in s er t C a i n s a n d de spa tch i t to h im
Op i m I lea ve R o m e e r e a n hou r
F la mi n He sh a ll h a ve o r de r s
Mo s t po siti ve to be a r yo u comp a n y
Op i m Of yo u r de ci s i o n yo u sh a ll r e a p the fr u i ts
O r whe n you n a m e y o u r fri e n ds lea ve ou t Op im i u s !
F la mi n
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S C ENE
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En t e r
LI C I N I A a n d LI VI A
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L ici n i a I a m the h a pp ie s t wife In Ro m e m y Livia !
The h a pp i est w ife i n R om e
L i vi a I dou bt i t n o t ;
B u t the r e s Fla m i n u s w ife the othe r d a y
S ca r ce fr om the F o r u m to h e r hou s e co u ld p a ss
F o r s a l u t a ti on s tha t h e r h u sb a n d wo n
The C on su l a te
L i ci n i a
Th a t d a y m y C a i n s s a t
A t ho m e w ith m e a n d r e a d to m e m y Li via
Little ca r d I wh o wo n the C on s u l a te !
L i vi a
A n d the r e s Le ct o ri u s h a s Ob t a in d a go v er n
m en t ;
H i s wife w ill be a qu ee n
L i ci n i a
Well let h e r be s o !
My qu een dom i s to be a s im ple wife
Thi s i s m y gover n m en t m y h u sb a n d s ho u s e
Wher e when he s its wi th m e he i s e n t h r o n d ;
Yo u ll s m ile ; b u t J u n o be m y wi tn e s s
En ou gh
I d r a the r se e h im wi th h i s boy u pon
H i s kn ee th a n s e a te d i n the C o n su l s ch a i r
Wi th a ll the S en a te r o u n d h i m
L i vi a
Yet h is gr e a tn e ss
Mu st n eed s be thin e
L ici n i a
I do n o t ca r e fo r gr e a tn e s s
It i s a th in g l ives too m u ch o u t of door s
T is a n y whe r e b u t a t ho m e ; you will n o t fin d i t
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With the fa mily ! Kn o ck a n y hou r yo u cho os e
A n d a s k fo r i t ; n in e tim e s in t e n , the y ll s en d yo u
To the Se n a te o r the F oru m, o r to s u ch
T i s a zm o nt h
O r s u ch a o n e s i n qu e s t of i t !
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S in ce C a i n s took a m ea l fr om ho m e a n d th a t
Wa s wi th my b r other If he wa lk s, I wa lk
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Alon g wi th h im if I choo s e ; o r if I s ta y
Behin d it i s a r a ce twixt h im a n d the tim e
He p r o m i s d to be b a ck a ga i n whi ch i s fi r s t
A n d when h e s b a ck a n d the do or s h u t on hi m
C on s u m m a te h a ppy in m y wor ld wi thi n
I n ever thi n k of a n y wor ld wi tho u t !
L i vi a
Well then yo u a r e the h a pp i est wi fe in Rom e
L ici n i a Tell m e a n d d i d Fla m in i u s wi fe weep Li vi a
Th a t d a y th a t Rom e di d s a l u ta ti on u n to h e r ?
L i vi a Weep
No why s h ou ld Sh e we ep ?
L i ci n i a Fo r h a pp in e ss
Do yo u see —I ca n n ot ta lk o f C a i n s b u t
I weep s o ble s sed h a ppy a m I — Ther e s
C or n eli a — T h a t s h e r step I he a r ! S he i s
The kin dest m other to m e Li vi a ; tho u gh
She s om etim es chi des m e th a t I d h a ve m y C a i n s
Live fo r h is wife a lon e
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Cor G o o d d a y m y Li vi a
Now wou ld I lose m y hea d cou ld I n o t tell
Wh a t th i s fa ir thin g th a t ca lls m e m other h a s
Been ta lkin g of ; if n ot h e r h u sb a n d then
F o r o n ce h a th the h u n dr edth ch a n ce t u rn d u p with a ll
T h e n in ety ni n e a ga in st i t
L ici n ia Well a wi fe
Ma y ta lk of h e r h u sb a n d
C or Did I n o t tell y o u so ?
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We v e a lmost qua r re l d ; wou l d you thin k i t
Min d,
Li ci n i a wha t I sa y ; tha t boy s the m a kin g
Of a ma n! —
wfll n ot b e ke pt on h u m ble ter ms
Wi th for tu n e b u t wa lk u p to h er a n d cha ll e ng e h e r )
To s m ile, or fr own h e r mo st !
L ici n ia It mu s t con ten t 111 8
H is fa the r is n ot su ch o n e !
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L i ci n i a Mu st yo u go ?
You h a ve n ot to ld m e yet th e m orn m g s n ews
In de e d I ve hea r d n o n e ; s a ve tha t Ve ttiu s
L ivia
They s a y is to b e b a n ish d whi ch n o d ou b t
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Wha t i s the tim e o f d a y ?
L i via
Ti s th e th i r d h o u r
G o o d d a y a ga i n
An d p a s t
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S a yin g good bye t o h e r
L ici n ia T i s p a st the t im e
C a i u s s ho u ld h a ve been b a ck a lmo s t a n h ou r
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Be wi th you Why yo u ve don e th a t r o s e to th e life !
A m u sk r o se i s i t n o t ? Ti s ever y th in g
Except the s cen t a n d th a t a lmos t I th in k
I ca n per ce i ve with lookin g o n t ! I n deed
Y o u a r e a s kilfu l n eedle
L ici n ia Do yo u th in k
C a i u s h a th o u ght to d o wi th Ve tti u s tr ia l ?
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Th in k wh a t i s pa ss in g o n Olym p u s O n e
O r the o the r wh a t con cern s i t u s ? Me n h a ve
T heir p r ope r b u sin e ss wh ich n o p a r t i t i s
Ca r
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C o r neli a ! Mot h e r ! Do yo u k n ow a n y th in g
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Abo u t C a iu s —
I m s u r e yo u do
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C o n ce rn in g h im yo u r a n swe r b u t p u ts o ff
The p r oper o n e wh i ch wer e i t
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Wo u ld you n o t give i t m e ? I fe a r I kno w
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Not wha t — O tell m e wh a t h a ve I to fe a r —
! eep m e n o t in the d a r k —
A th i n g we s ee n ot
S tir r i n g will sta r tle u s ; wh i ch when light com e s
We s m ile to fin d cou ld do i t
Ta ke yo u r s ea t a ga in
Cor
A n d I ll s it down b y yo u ; a n d liste n t o me
L ici n i a I th a n k yo u n o w C o rn eli a !
Th a n k m e by a n d by,
Cor
I kn o w n othi n g
Y o u s h o u ld ; b u t I do u bt yo u will not
Of C a iu s m e a su r e s
L ici n ia Me a s u r e s
Ha th h e m ea s u r e s ?
Cor H a th he h a n d s a n d feet — H a th he b ra in s a n d
hea r t —Is he
A m a n — Wh a t do you ta ke hi m fo r —Ha ve m e n
No p a r ts to pl a y b u t lover s
Wh a t ! Ar e they
Not citiz e n s a s well —Ha ve they n ot cr a fts
C a llin g s p r ofe s s i o n s —Wom en a ct thei r pa r ts
When they do m a ke their o r de r ed hou se s kn ow them
Me n m u s t be b u sy o u t of d o o r s—m u st stir
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The ci ty —
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Th a t they a r e in it ; fo r t h e m a s te r y
Of whi ch they r a ce a n d wr estle a n d su ch fe a ts
P e r fo r m the ve r y ski e s in wo n de r m en t
Echoin g b a ck e a r th s a ccl a i m cr y o u t of th e m
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Ha v e com e to tell m e s o m e thin g — C a i u s ha th spoken
F o r Vettin a —I wa s cer ta i n he wo u ld do i t
He h a s e n te r d the li s ts ! He h a s st r ipp d fo r the C o u rs e !
I kn o w
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Awa y ! Hu r r y h im hom e t o a s
The s oon er her e the bette r
L ici n i a S ta y, Li cin i u s
C or I ll tell yo u a ll Li cin i a —Let h im go
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L ici n i a ( B u r st i ng i n to t e a rs ) An hou r a g o I ; wa s
t h e h a pp i e s t wi fe
I n Rom e !
Co r Li cin i a if yo u a r e C a i u s wi fe
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Is he n o t de a r to m e ?
I a m hi s m othe
Yet do I bea r
My you n ge s t s o n a n d l a st
Wh a t I do kn ow m u st com e
I kn ow m y s on !
Kn ow thou thy h u sb a n d—kn o w tho u C a i u s Gr a cch u s
He loves hi s m other well— Li ci n ia better
H i s co u n tr y be st ! As I h i s m other gr u dge n o t
Th a t he p r efer s thee— tho u h i s wife r epin e n o t
Th a t he p r efe r s h i s co u n tr y — Both of u s
Ma ke u p o u r m in ds to a ll m a y follow
C a iu s
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R e a dy fo r wh a t ?
Lici n i a
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The gen er a l wa its
L i ci n i a
The gen er a l wa its
Wha t gen er a l ?
Whe r e a re you goin g C a iu s ? 0 ye gods
Wh a t s to be co m e of m e ? Tell m e the wo r s t
C Gr a ce L ove I m a ppoin ted Q u e stor to O p im i u s ;
A n d b u t a m om en t h a ve fo r the fa r ewells
Wo u ld ta ke a d a y to sp ea k a n d m a n y s till
Left over — Wife—Li cin ia —If yo u lo ve me
L ici n i a If I lov e yo u !
Cor A y Li cin i a if you love h im
Wo u ldst h a ve thy h u sb a n d be the l owes t m a n
In Rom e ? Tho u kn owest n o n e m a y hope to ga in
The hon o u r s of t h e sta te who h a ve n o t shown
Their p r owess in the field A Ro m a n wife
Is m a r r i ed to h e r h u sb a n d s glor y n o t
H i s e a se a n d plea s u r e ! C o m e com e ta ke yo u r lea v e
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Ca r Wh a t wi th th a t fa ce ?
L i ci n i a Will yo u n o t see yo u r boy befo r e yo u g o ?
C Gr a ce I s a w h i m sweet a s I ca m e i n
L i ci n i a
Well C a i u s
G o od bye
C Gr a ce Now th a t s m y o wn L1 c1 n 1a
I ll s en d yo u lett er s love d a y a fter d a y
Now th a t s m y o wn b r a ve gi r l to gi ve m e a smile
T i s li ke a s u n n y m o r n in g to a t r a velle r
A t s ettin g o u t fill s h im wi th h a pp i es t om en s !
F a r ewell
L ici n i a
I ll se e yo u to the d o or !
C Gr a ce S o do
K eep u p yo u r he a r t love ; I ca n com e to yo u
Y o u kn ow a t a d a y s ca l li n g—t h in k of th a t
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Me letter s, won t yo u ? Ever y wor d of whi ch
I ll ki ss a n d thi n k i t i s the h a n d th a t tr a cd them
Ther e n o w—a n d love r em em ber a s I sh a ll
S a d p a r tin g m a k e s s wee t m eetin g
Now, my Li cin ia
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S C ENE F I R S T
THE S TREE T B EF
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CAI US S
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The gods p r ovi de fo r h im Fa m e ta lk s of h im
As of a them e she co u ld e m bl a z on the m or e
The m or e sh e S ho u l d dila te o n t — En em i e s
C on te n d wi th fr i en ds wh i ch sh a ll o u tdo the other
I n v a u n t in g of h im — Y e a the h a n ds th a t h a t e h im
S u pply h im b u t wi th r i che s t kin dn e s ses ;
The b a n e they d giv e h im tu r n in g i n to good
This Q u esto r shi p fo r h is u n doin g m e a n t
H a s b u i lt h im u p a tho u s a n d tim e s the m a n
He wa s befor e—th a t s ca r ce a d a y ca n p a s s
B u t som eth in g s a dded to swell u p t h e a mou n t
Of h is too p r osper o u s fo r tu n e s
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F a n n H a ! it wa s th a t whi ch b r ou ght Li cin i u s t o
H i s ho u s e —I s a w h im en ter i t j u s t n ow
F la mi n Wh a t thin k you ?
F a n n Th a t if he r etu r n s to R om e
Rom e s a t hi s feet
F la mi n C o m e to the S en a te ; s om ethin g
Mu st be r esolved u pon to hu r t h is cr ed i t
A n d sl a ke the people s joy a t s eein g hi m
F a u n Effe ct b u t th a t th o u a r t a god to Rom e !
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Wh a t ca r e I th a t the wor ld a ll ows h i m g oo d
A n d wi se ? Di d I n o t kn ow h im s o befor e ?
H a d I a d ou bt of i t ? Wh om did I a sk
To give their o a th of it ? I wa s con ten t
Wi th m in e o wn kn owledge
Why sho u ld I be gla d
Th a t a ll do p r a i se h im ? F or h i s s a ke
Ala s
F or a n y ca u s e b u t th a t — Whom a ll do p r a i se
Ha th b u t a tho u s a n d eye s for o n e ben t on hi m
C a n lowe r a s well a s s m ile
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wou ld choose an i dl e gem
To other s eyes t o spar kle ; b u t be cau se
He shone to mine
C or Hear h e r —
Go on, Li ci n i u s
L ici n H i s very fame mor e p r ofit b ring s t o Rome
Than the exploi ts themselve s of o ther men
H i s fair r eno wn ha s ch a rm d Mi cip sa so
Th a t he has sent lar ge sto r e of cor n t o the army ;
A n d hi s ambassad o r s have m ade i t kn own
To the S enate i n fu ll assembly, th a t thei r mast er
P er fo r med th i s fr om h i s mer e r es p e ct fo r C ai u s
C a r 0 glor i o u s boy l—S u r pass thy mothe r s hop e s
What Sai d th e S enate ? We r e they not str u ck wi th t h i s ?
Di d th ey not own th e vi r tu e of my s on
And p r ai se the name of Gr acch u s ?
L i ci n They —Alas !
Their p r o u d blood bo ws t o au ght b u t vi rt u e —No !
The ambassador s we r e sp u r n d d r i ven o u t with shame
S en t ba ck wi th s cor n as mer e bar b a r i ans who
By showing thei r j u st p r efer en ce of you r s o n
S lighted the S enate of i t s d u e r espe ct
Unhappy C ai u s ! thy consp i cu ou s vir tu e
Li ci n i a
Bu t mar ks thee o u t the vi cti m of the S enate
Cor It mar k s h im o u t the favo u r i te of th e gods
T h i n k s t tho u I r e a r d my son to follo w vi r t u e
Only fo r men s a cclaim
It in had fitted
The child o f S cip i o—and had never made me
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The S enat e canno t h i de
H i s fri ends a r e st r ong
H i s wo r th fr om Rom e —The people thi nk of C ai u s
As thei r sole h Op e and sho u ld he st and fo r Tr ib u ne
He m u st obtai n th e offi ce
Cor What ! and w i ll
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He s t and fo r Tr ib u ne —Wher efo r e do I ask ?
Do I not kn ow he will ?
L i ci n ia What means that shou t ?
L i ci n F or gi ve me s i ster that I have con cealed
The meas u r es of h is fr i ends who have a d vi s d h im
To show h imself at on ce i n Rome No do u bt
T i s C aiu s and th e pe ople wel come h im
L i ci n i a
hear I r ight —Ti s he my
T i s C ai u s
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My sou l ! we meet agai n —My h o n ou r d
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Ca r The mother i s h o n o u r d in h e r s o n my C ai u s
C Gr a ce Li cini u s fr i end and b r othe r I r e ce i v d
Yo u r lett er s, and I thank you for yo u r car e
Li cini a thank t he gods we meet again
How i s o u r boy love ? How a r t tho u thyself ?
L et me look at thee —
Well as my hear t co u ld wi sh
G r eat Jove to look on s u ch a p r e ci o u s thin g
And ca ll i t m ine — Y o u may smil e Mar cu s b u t
Ther e s s u ch a th in g as lovi ng one s wife —Li cin i a !
Am I n o t with thee agai n ? Le t h im who thi nk s
The wor ld i s wo r th h i s home ex change home for i t
A l i ttle t ime he ll find he has los t a wo r ld
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Lu ciu s C aiu s a messenger
F r om the S enate
C Gr a ce A dm i t h im
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M other yo u ll gi ve me leave Li cin i a !
I ve many th ings to tell thee C ou nt these gems love ;
T hey we r e a gift t o me fo r thee fr om hands
Do only know thee fr om thy h u sba nd s t ongu e
Ne e r yet co u ld speak th e moi ety of th y wo r th
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Go with my mo the r, sweet ; I have negle ct ed
matter s o f h igh du ty j u st to snatch
Thi s look of thee and those mu s t now be done
Er e I ca n banqu et longer
L ici n i a C ai u s you ll
Be wi th u s soon ?
C Gr a ce That soon 5 a feat of ti me
Wi th shor test flight and swift est expectat ion
It cannot now per for m — O u r haste shall own
No s t op ca n be p u shed by
L i ci n i a Remembe r now
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L ict or e nter s
L ict or The S enat e, C aiu s cit es yo u t o appear
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I shall obey
P om
T was ru m ou r d e r e you came
O p im i u s had r e t u r n d ; on whi ch a ccou nt
The S enate had been su ddenl y co n vok d
C Gr a cc I di d expe ct as m u ch Let me t h ink
me th ink !
Nothi ng done r ashly—n or ye t tim idl y
Th e mean 5 d i s cr eti on b a ck d by sedat e r esolve
I cannot do it ! My blood s a poi nt too war m
To hear a man deal o u t mo r al ity
Axi om u pon axi om—fo r an hou r dilate
Upon th e valu e of an aphori sm
Ampl ify to o e r r u nni ng in the cau se
And th en at eve r y allegati on
Invoke no less a wi tness than high Jove
H imself and know hi m all the while t o play
The knave—gr eat Her cu les it sets my veins
A boiling
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Why gathe r the people to the C amp u s Ma r t i n s ?
M a r e Her e a r e two S enator s gentlemen wi ll i nfor m
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Health to yo u master
S e wt u s Health to yo u maste r
Tzt C a n y o u tell u s why the people gather th i s Wa y ?
We a r e all good
S e xt u s F o r the old r easo n fr i end
till we r e tr i ed
What honest man has t u rn d
T zt A y i ndeed !
r og u e to day ?
S ea t u s Many a one I do u bt ; b u t ch i efly he whom
o u r good ci ti z ens bel i eve the honestest i n Rome
M a r e M ean yo u yo u r maste r fr i end ?
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gentleman who feels fo r thei r empty stoma chs and gives
them wo r ds to eat— yo u r C aiu s G r acch u s who calls
o u r t r adesmen the nob i l i ty of Rome — and s o i ndeed
they a r e if r ags ca n make them so
Ma r e No bad evi den ce ! Y o u cannot wear th e
wool wi tho u t shear i ng the sheep Bu t p r ay what s
the matter with C ai u s Gr acch u s ?
S e xt u s Only that he has r etu r ned fr om the a r my
witho u t h i s gener al s leave — noth ing mo r e— ex cept a
wh i spe r o r two abou t the t u m u lt a t F r e g e lla
T i s sai d
he had a h a nd i n i t
M a r e What s yo u r op i n i on ?
S ea t u s Bel i eve me i t does n o t favo u r h i m
M a re What ! yo u l ike the far e that the Patr icians
gi ve ?
S ext u s What far e
M a r c A good d inne r C ai u s yo u s a y feeds the
people u pon wor ds —A ver y natu r al p r efer en ce ! T her e s
not a dog o r an ass in Rome that wo u ld not be of
you r mind
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whi ch of the two may you be fr i end ?
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O mer ely that u pon o ccas i on I may know
whether I o u ght to take my foo t o r my staff to yo u
No o ffen ce I hope I have all th e r espe ct in th e wo r ld
for you , beli eve me
L et me tak e h im in
Ti t Y o u have the wo r s t of i t
hand Har k yo u master ; a wor d with you
S e xtu s Y ou r pleas u r e maste r ?
T i t How comes you r cloak t o have that gloss u pon
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Not by par tak ing of you r gr eas e, fr i end
Why man ther e s a s m u ch fat
T i t My gr ease
The P atr i ci ans
i n a tanned h i de as i n all my body !
have sweated me t o ve r y leanness ; and left me nothing
t o r e cr u i t wi thal b u t h u nge r and nakedness
They find that their cat tle
S e xt u s They a r e r ight
gr ow r esti ve wi th ab u ndan ce of p r ovender
Ti t B u t they feed their cu r s fr i end
S e x tu s Whom do yo u call a cu r ?
T i t Down wi th yo u r staff maste r fo r I have a n o
ther that may r u ffle the gloss of y o u r cloak fo r y o u
What ! has any thi ng s u r p r i sed yo u ? Do yo u wonde r
that the o r der wh i ch wi ns you r battles i n the field shou ld
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o u desp i se u s when
r efu se yo u r blows i n the ci t ?
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belts of o u r gr easy j ackets yo u ex clai m
F ai r gentle
men — kind fellow citiz ens —loving com r ades —
sweet
wo rthy gen tle Romans —gr ant u s you r voi ces
O r i f t h e enemy i s t o be opposed— O ! then we a r e
men of mettle l—her oes
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the defender s of o u r co u ntry !
that
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P atr i cians on o u r b a cks to v ict or y —we ca r r y them
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p r o u dly th r ou gh th e r anks of the bar ba ri ans ! They
come o ff s a fe — we g e t the kno cks the p ri cks and the
s cr atches
They obtain cr owns and tr iu mphs — we
cannot ob t a i n — a di nne r !
They get their acti ons r e
co r ded—we get o u r s fo r go tt en !
They
names and titles — we r et u r n to o u r old ones with wh i ch
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o u hono u r u s
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the
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P r ay fr i end wi ll y o u look at th i s staff of
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S e xt u s Is i t n o t a staff fr i end ?
Ti t Yes i f a staff i s a sta ff; fr i en d
S e a t u s If I am wear y i t enables me to r est myself ;
i f I am lame i t helps me to walk ; if I qu ar r el i t kno cks
down my adve r sar y —and yet i s i t not always a staff;
fr i end ?
Ma r e Y o u have the wo r st of i t Let me atta ck h im
Har k yo u master Does yo u r s t aff eve r kno ck it s
owner on the pate ?
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S e xt u s How do y o u mean
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Do yo u want to qu ar r el ?
O by no means I only wan ted to show yo u
the differ en ce between a staff and a man fr i end
T i t T u r n on h i m again
I ll se cond yo u and her e
i s a tr oop of fr i ends at hand
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band of o u r comr ades I ll be ckon them to make haste
Ma r e Hem —S hall we go over the ar gu ment again
maste r ? Is ther e any th ing el se yo u r staff ca n do ?
S e xt u s Yes : when I car r y i t heedlessly it somet imes
us )
r ip s Ma r c
chan ces to —tr ip me
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En te r C it i z e n s f r om the one s i de a n d Se r va n ts f r om th e
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Ente r FLA M I N I U S , T U DITA N U S , Gr m
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Hold ! h eld ! I char ge yo u
ci ti z ens
What means thi s tu m u l t ? How ! Is peace
That you a re wear y of it ? Who began
F la mi n
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Ti t O u r old names
Ma r e Twas that P atr i ci an s h ir eli ng that began
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Ye pest of Rome
What stir s yo u to thi s b r awl ?
I know yo u r cu e —Yo u r G r acch u s has r e t u r n d
An d ye th e s ignal give of di s con t ent
C onsp i r a cy and fo u l r ebelli o n
A noble le a de r for yo u r noble par ty
A glor i ou s soldi er that r etu r ns h im home
Wi tho u t h i s gener al s leave —A wo r thy son
Of Rome that tamper s wi th h e r enemi es
An d i nstigates h e r alli es to r evol t ! I
An honest patr i ot—! S ee i ng C Gr a cch us ch e eks b i mselfi)
C Gr a ce P r o ceed Op i m i u s
Now i s you r p r oper ti me to speak —I a m her e
Gr acch u s i s he r e l— Gr a cch u s—that dr aws not on
A man behi nd h is back
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gener a l s leave and u se the sac
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to p erver t t h e faith
H i s d u ty twas t o gu a r d ; a s a mply ca n
Fr e g e lla testify
C Gr a ce Is thi s you r charge
C enso r s
I ll save yo u labo u r — l t app
I am ci ted her e be cau se I have r e t u r n d
Withou t my gene r al s leave and fo r the cr i me
Of having r a i s d t h e tu mu lt at Fr e g e lla
F i r s t wi th the fi rst
I have r emain d my ti me ;
Nay I have o v e r se r v d i t by the laws
Th e laws wh i ch C a iu s Gr a cch iJ s da r es n o t b r eak
B u t C enso r s let that pass
I wi ll p r opose
A bette r qu esti on fo r you r sati sfacti on
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How have I s e r v d my time ?
I ll answer that
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How have I se r v d my time ?
F o r m i ne own gain
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What was my o ffi ce
O that of the Rep u bli c?
What Wa s i t s natu r e ? L u cr ati ve
Q u estor
S o l u cr ati ve t hat all m y p r ede cesso r s
Who went fo rth poo r r e t u r n d home r i ch— s o r ich,
Their ver y wi n e vessels re sign d their s t or e
Of fl u i d wealth only fo r we a lthi er fr eight
Of soli d gold I wen t for th po or eno u gh ;
B u t have r e t u r n d still p oo r e r th a n I went
T hen fo r my cond u ct as a soldi e r
I do not bl u sh to s a y I have p r e va il d
By mer cy mo r e than vengean ce I h a Ve won
Fr om enemi es the i r hear ts befo r e their ar ms ;
And held th e trib u tar y states to Rome
By fr i endship mor e than fear I have a n s we r d that
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fu l ly
Di s ch a r g d yo u r d u ty as a Roman Q u es t o r
S o fa r yo u a r e a cqu i tted
Op i m To the nex t t h
The t u m u lt a t Fr e g e lla
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Op i m I char ge yo u as yo u r gene r al
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Op i m Is i t from t hee I hea r t h i s hau ghty challeng e ?
Who bes t sho u ld kn ow thy acti ons ? Wast tho u not
Mi ne offi cer —I char ge thee wi th t h e tr eason
Befo r e the gods I char ge thee wi th i t C ai u s
I sa y I char ge t hee as th y gene r a l
Is i t to the face
C Gr a ce Tho u dar i ng noble
Of these u p r ight au thor i ti es tho u cla i m st
To be at on ce the wi tness and a ccu ser ?
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And p r oof i n su ch a case cann ot exi s t
In the same per son C aiu s Gr a cch u s t her efo r e
Is fr ee u nless yo u ca n fin d o the r cau s e
F o r h i s det enti on
Op i m C ensor s i t i s fi t
If o u r crl m m a ls
Y o u look t o the p u bli c safety
Es cape yo u r penalti es you r p r i sons and
Yo u r chains will soon be o u r inh e ri ta n ce
C Gr a ce Have th e laws lost their r eve r en ce
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Heavy as the p r oofs a re light
Ye citiz ens of Rome behold what favou r
Yo u r maste r s show you r b r eth r en
I have bor ne
My co u nt r y 5 ar ms wi th hono u r ; o v e r s e r v d
My ti me ; r et u r ned in pove r ty t hat m ight
Have a m a ss d tr eas u r es — and they th u s r ewar d me
P r efer a char ge agai ns t me wi tho u t p r oof
Di r e ct o r i nd i r e ct—wi thou t a testimony
Wei ghty o r l ight—wi tho u t an ar gu ment
Idle o r plau s ible— wi thou t as mu ch
O f fe as ib ili ty a s wo u ld s u ffice
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feed s u sp i cion s phant om
Why i s thi s ?
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How have I bo u ght th i s hatr ed
When my b r other
Tiber i u s Gr a cch u s fell beneath their blows
I ca ll d them not assassi ns
When h i s fr i ends
F ell sa cr i fi ces to their after veng ean ce
I d id not style them b u t che r s
When the ir hatr ed
D r ove the Nu m idi an nobles fr om the S enate
Wi th s co ffs and ex e cr ati ons that they p r a i s d me
A n d to my cau se ass i gned the r oyal bo u nty
Of K ing Mi cip s a still I d i d not nam e them
The p r ou d i nvi d iou s i nsolent P atr i ci ans
Op i m Hea r ye
C Gr a ce Ye m e n o f Rome ther e i s no favou r
F o r j u sti ce l—gr u dgingly h e r d u es a r e gr anted
You r gr eat men boast no mo r e th e love of co u ntr y
They co u nt their talent s —meas ur e their domai ns
N u mber their slaves —make l i sts of knights and cli ents
Enlar ge their palaces —d r ess fo r th their banqu ets
Awake their lyr es and timb r els—and wi th thei r floods
Of r ipe F aler ni an d r own the li ttle left
Of vir tu e
Op i m He wo u l d r ai se a tu m u lt
C Gr a ce No
Th i s h a nd s the fi r st to a r m against the m a n
Wh o e e r he be that favou r s civil di s cor d
I have no gu s t fo r blood Op im i u s
I sa cr ifi ce to j u sti ce and to mer cy
Op i m He h a s a sp e r s d the j u sti ce of o u r o r de r ;
He flatt er s the Ple b i a n s and sho u ld be
A t t a ch d and b r ou ght to qu esti on fo r thi s cond u ct
C Gr a ce Romans I ask the o ffice of yo u r Tr i b u ne
Ma r e A y ! yo u shall have it ! Gr acch u s sh a l l be
Tr ib u ne !
Tit G r a cch u s Tr i b u ne ! C aiu s Gr a cch u s Tr ib u ne !
Op i m S tay fr iends ! Take heed ! Bewar e of fla t
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Her e s one r eady to yo u r hands master s ;
C ai u s Gr a cch u s
C hoose h i m and yo u ll do good s e r
vi ce to you r cou ntr y He ll see that you shall have
you r r ights n o r will the P atri ci ans dar e t o s t op their
noses when they pass u s as i f we wer e s o mu ch car r i on !
Look yo u master s C ai u s i s the fr i end of the P lebei ans ;
he r espe cts o u r o r de r and s o h e o u ght ; and ther efo r e
let ever y good ci ti z en s u ppor t h im Away my fr i ends
Vote and cr y C ai u s
Vot er s C ai u s Gr a cch u s ! H u z z a !
[E xe u n t Voter s
M a r c He s s u r e of the ele cti on ! The P atri ci ans
will eat poor s u pper s to n ight
T i t He r e a r e mor e voter s ! ( En t e r Voter s ) S ave
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No — I dont l ike h im
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b r ing the stat e i nto dange r We a r e men that love
peace and con cor d
Har k yo u master
Tit
Ay and good feed ing
take these cattle to the stalls of the P atr i ci ans T h e
T hey gi ve str ipes
P atr i ci ans make p r ofitable maste r s
only now and then ; b u t that s nothing yo u know t o a
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Let u s go home again
L ici n i a Not till I s e e h im
Li vi a was r i ght ; he ll s u r ely stand
Let s seek h im i n the For u m
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Go to the F or u m after h im ! All Rome
Wo ul d ta l k of i t —When d id yo u know a wife
F ollow h e r h u sband to the F o r u m ? Why
T wo u l d s e t all finger s po in ti ng ; and they d s a y
C ai u s d i d well to take a wife to s chool h im
I d r ather lose a h u sband than have people
S o talk of mi ne
L ieini a
Y o u wi sh h im t o be Tr ib u ne
I wi sh h im not my dau ghter ;
Cor Li cin i a no
B u t I do know that i f he will be Tr i b u ne
He will ; and knowing that the u nwel come tho u ght
M u st be my gu est I d enter tain wi th gr a ce
F o r m i ne own di gn i ty and h i s contentment
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Whi ch shou ld not p r o fitle s s be m a r r d
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T h e people sho u t fo r joy
L ie in ia
It i s a kind
Of joy that s fearfu l to my mi nd — A b r eez e
S o air y gi ve i t b u t a l ittle mo r e
Of b r eath be comes a sto r m and makes a wr e ck
Of th e poor lau gh ing vessel
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O ! my Mar cu s
K n ow yo u wh er e C aiu s i s —Thi nk yo u he means
To stand fo r T r ib u ne — Have yo u come fr om h im ?
O r go yo u to h im ? Tell me eve r y th ing ;
And a s k me what yo u may yo u will not se t me
A ta sk so har d I will not do it M a r cu s
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To find h im in I par ted with h im at
The C amp u s Mar ti n s —H e may be at home
Go seek h i m the r e and if he be not come
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Wait fo r h im I, mea nwhile will look for h i m ,
To b r ing him to yo u
L ici n i a Will yo u n o w my Mar cu s ?
Then we ll go home C or neli a Mind you r p r omi se
S ear ch fo r h im i n the or u m —
If you meet
Wi th any fr ie nd of h i s i n qu ire of h im
And if yo u find h im s a y I sent yo u fo r h im
And b r other do not qu i t h im till h e comes
S a y I have som e thi ng to impar t to h im ;
M atter of moment—ca nnot be p u t o ff—
That he e xpe ct ed not— that s j u st falle n o u t
Go — and be s u r e yo u b r ing h im to me, Mar cu s
I ve a wor d to s a y
Cor Has te yo u befo r e ch ild
To Mar cu s
L i ci n i a Well if yo u de ce i ve me now
I ll tr u st yo u
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In a wo r d what has h e done ?
L i ci n Defeated the P atr i ci ans , and p r opo s d
Himself for T r ib u ne
Cor It wo u ld come to th i s
I knew that i t wou l d come to th is Li cin i u s
A n d I co u ld tell what fu r th e r i t will come to
If I wo u ld ! No matter ! Two s u ch sons as mi ne
Wer e neve r m ade fo r mother s that have eyes
Wh i ch a r e afr ai d of tea r s —t hat come to me
I d id r e ar my boys
A s old a cq u aintan ce
C ompan i ons fo r the gods — Why wonde r I
If they will go to them e r e other men !
M any a time when th ey have s t ood b e fb re me
S u ch th ings a s mothe r s seldom look u pon
A n d I have s e e m d to fee d o n them w i th m ine eyes
My tho u ghts have p o n d e r d o e r thei r b i e r whe r e they
Lay sti ff and co ld — I wo u ld not se e them so
If I co u ld help it —b u t I wou ld not help it
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L i ci n And he i s so !
Those shou ts p r o claim it S e e , C o rnelia ,
He comes Behold
L ook how they hem
Why do you tu r n away ?
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To s e e that fl u sh of tr iu mph on h i s cheek
Whi ch l ights i t u p as he d id feel a god
And think how I may after se e that cheek
Li cin i a s well
A n d think u pon that fl u sh
: i t h a d o e r com e h e r qu i te —C ome Ma r cu s
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Ti t S u ffe r u s
To s e e yo u to yo u r ho u se
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We ll hail yo u r h o n o u r d mother a n d you r wife
Ra m Indu lge t h e pe ople Gr acch u s !
C Gr a ce W e ll my fr ie nd s
If you will go wi th me ( Se e s Cor ne li a ) My h on o u r d
mother
Cor Ma y the gr eat gods who cr o wn d t hee wi th th i s
tr i u mph
Instru ct thee s o to u se i t as to bless
T h y co u ntr y — With a firm and m ighty hand
M ayest tho u u phold the laws and keep them eve r
A bove the p r o u d man s vi olen ce and wi th i n
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GR ACC H U S :
shall thy mother —Rome L
A ck n o wle
cc h e r son and tea ch thy name
of after ages
Who i s yo u r b r other T r i b u ne ?
C Gr a ce Wo r thy D r u s u s
My son i s happy i n h is colleagu e S ir ;
And let me tr u st wi ll not di shonou r h im
Dr u su s My honou r i s to se cond h im C o r neli a
C Gr a ce
C ome mothe r
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L ici n iu s Ha Li cin i a !
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He s Tr ib u ne
Tr ib u ne
L ie i n i a
Think what eyes a r e on you
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Y o u a r e the mothe r of a Roman too
S u mmon yo u r sp i r i ts —That s m y dau ghter —C ome
Up to h im now at on ce and wi sh hi m joy
L i ci n i a C ai u s I gi ve yo u
My Li cin i a
C Gr a ce
L i ci n ia I gi ve yo u
H e r hear t doth ove r t ask
C Gr a ce C ome !
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L ici n ia Joy C ai u s — I do give you joy ! ( Fa in ts
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S a w yo u , Flamin iu s , how t hey l o ok d
defian ce I cou l d r ead the name
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That was
Of Gr acch u s on those dar ing b r ows of thei r s
Behoves u s now a meek look wher e befor e
We d gi ve a s cowl : the people a r e o u r mas t er s
That Rome shou l d ever see i t !
F la mi n We m u st bear i t
We mu st smile
Oy i m Ay wh ile o u r blood boils —
Flam i n i u s
And at the same time gr i nd o u r teeth if so
It pleaseth Gr a cch u s — Gods th at a man I cou ld take
By the th r oat and smi te —
yea se t my fo ot u pon
F o r per fe ct loath ing — whom I sho u ld th ink i t r igh t eou s
T o slay in a temple—a y by He r cul es
A t th e altar of a temple — that a man
Like that sho u l d or der me and do i t too
By vi lest in str u m e n ts w —It i s a ta sk
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Never king was absol u te
In Rome as he H i s wi ll i s law P op iliu s
C a n wi tness that self b a ni sh d to es cape
A heavi e r doom
The S enate hath he lop p d
Of half i t s power wi th h i s th r ee h u nd r ed kn ights
Whom he has n a m d ass i stan ts to i t wi th
Equ ali ty of vo ices Not a day
P asses b u t some new ed i ct weakens those
T hat sho u ld be st r ong and makes them str ong twer e
be st
Wer e weak And then h is st at e
H e neve r moves
B u t i n a cr owd of kn ights ambassado r s ;
S oldi e r s and magi str ates ; a r t ifice r s
And men of letter s tha t at tend on h im
Ther e s not a man in Rome b u t C ai u s Gr a cch u s
Oy i m What wo u ld yo u say of h i m wo u ld r i d Rome
of h im ?
F la mi n I d say he was a wo r th y so n of Rome
F la mi n
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Oy i m Have yo u e e r not e d D r u s u s m u ch ?
F la mi n His colleag u e ?
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Who follows Gr a cch u s wi th a m odest z eal
A n d ra t h e r s eems fr om a n u nai m ing sp ir i t
To se cond h i s des igns than help them
Th r ou gh p r in ciple
Op i m Y o u have de s cr ib d h im well
A s h e a p p e a r s ; I know h i m as he i s
T i s dpp o rt u n i ty t hat p r oves a man ;
A n d t r u st me Li vi u s Dr u su s i s n ot one
That having power lacks will to ove r top
H i s fellow
I wi ll u se th is Li viu s Dr u s u s
To combat Gr acch u s wi th the v er y me ans
That make h im t o be fe a r d Have patience and
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They wo u ld not follow G r acch u s th u s and leave
H i s bette r s at their heels
Dru su s I do not co u r t
Their favo u r good Op im i u s It contents m e
To know that I d i s char ge wi th honesty
The d u ty of their Tr ibu ne
Op i m Li vi u s Dr u s u s
The r e s not a man i n Rome b u t i f he speaks
T h e t r u th w ill sa y yo u do
I ll swear i t fo r one
At any time
We r e yo u not h u r r i ed now
I d tell you someth ing Dru s u s that wo u ld show yo u
What men th ink o f yo u ; b u t as t is I ll keep it
Till you ca n hear it —
Yet th i s befo r e I leave yo u
Dr u s u s I wou ld I we r e a fr i end of yo u r s
To do yo u a fr i end s o ffi ce ! Gi ve me you r hand
I l ike yo u Dr u s u s —Yo u r e an honest T r ib u n e
I s a y I l ike y ou : and d i d I not say i t
Beh ind you r back I wo u ld not to yo u r face
F a r ewell —
P e r haps yo u r e not s o ca ll d fo r nei the r
B u t yo u co u ld spar e a moment ?
Dr u su s If i t be
Yo u r pleas u r e
T his
Op i m T hank yo u Dr u s u s thank yo u
Is ve r y k i nd of y o u — Y o u know F la m m l u s ?
Dr u su s I know h i s fai r r epo r t
Op i m Y o u know h im well then ;
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Dru su s I wo u ld I knew how to dese r ve th i s hono u r
Op i m I wo u ld yo u knew what hono u r yo u deser ve
The r e a r e men D r u s u s wear their wo r th s o modestly
They do not seem to know they have i t Y o u
I s e e a r e one of these ; a n d gr i eve to see i t ;
F o r s u ch the mass a cco u nt as common men
As gold wh i ch i s not co in d t h e u n skill d eye
Will take fo r b r as s —Dr u s u s it makes me mad
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To see the s te r lin g s t o re thr own by a n d tha t
Is basest hoar de d only for the stamp
Whi ch the othe r on ly wants —
I wi sh I h a d
T h e coi ni ng of yo u , Dr u s u s
Dru su s; Y o u wo u ld find
Yo u ov e r we ig h d me
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And her e s to tr y i t ! Wo u ld yo u Dr u s u s da r e
A ch i eve the th ing you co u ld a nd sho u ld ?
Dr u sus I we r e n o t
A man els e
Op i m Every one th a t knows y o u Dr u s u s
Knows that yo u a r e a man —
b u t a r e you s u ch
A man ?
Dr u su s I think I am
Op i m I thi nk so too
B u t eve r what we most des ir e t o be
We fear may n o t be thou gh we know n o t why
We do s o
Dr u s u s I ll deal fr ankly wi th yo u u
I will not hes i tat e n o r wi nd abo u t
Nor speak by halves as if I fear ed to le t
My tho u ghts go fro m me Lis ten to me then
Rome i s i n danger —di s co r d re igns in h e r :
H e r o r de r s a r e opposed among themselves
The people hate the S enat e—call u s pr o u d
C r u el l u x u r i o u s avar i ci o u s ; maste r s
Opp r esso r s tyr an t s—m e n al as ! my Dr u s u s
That a r e n o t master s even of their own
The ca u se o f thi s i s C aiu s Gr acch u s He
F o r h is own ai ms lets no o ccas i on pass
To inflame th e commons ; wher efo r e he r evi ve s
Old gr i evan ces o r fan cies p r esent o r
P r e dicts to come : and sho u ld th i s co u r se go on
Witho u t obstr u cti on Rome will gr i eve to s e e
T h e e n d —The S enate ju stly fea r ing thi s
Or
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GRA C C H U S :
H ave m u ch d e bat ed on the
re m e dy ;
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And all at length agr e e t h e re i s b u t on e,b
Namely to find a man th a t s fit to medi a t e
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Bet ween them and the people D r u s u s —
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Dr u su s Alas what we ight have I Op im i u s
To bear against the wei ght of C aiu s Gr a cchu s ?
Thou go o d a n d
Op i m What We ight hast th e n
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honest m a n
Now by the gods, I love t hee , Dr u s u s fb r I
Thy tr u e s impl i city —What weight h a st tho u
Why h a st tho u not the weight of C aiu s G r acch u s ?
Y o u shar e one o ffi ce — the s ai n e ca r es d i vi de
The same r e s p on s ib ilit ie s —
why n o t
The same r espe ct ? Oh Li vi u s Dr u s u s C aiu s
We r e not content did Dr u s u s lead the people
And G r a cch u s h u mbly follow at their hee ls
Deal fr ank ly with a fr i end
B u t let that pass
What thi nk you Dru s u s —Do th e S en ate ha te
The p e ople ?
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Dr u su s Nay I wou ld bel i eve they di d no t
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Op i m I know yo wo d I th ink yo u ( lo—b u t m u ch
I wonde r tha t yo u do, becau se t i s not
The fash i on Dru s u s do you thi nk
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Take my wor d then
D r u su s
The S enate love th e peopl e — A y I k now
T i s eas ily sai d b u t I will p r ove i t t o yo u
Know then I have been dep u t ed to soli ci t
You r fr i endsh ip fo r the S enate—not to oppo se
As on ce O ctavi u s d id th e for mer G r a cch u s
B u t to o u tdo yo u r colleagu e i n h i s plans
In favo u r of the p eople stil l p r opos ing
S ome law fo r thei r add iti onal a dvan t age ;
And only s tating—as i n Simple fair ness
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Their wis hes —no thi ng far th e r By thi s m eans
The people wi ll be ser ved—th e S e n ate placed
Agai n in con fid e n ce yo tIr ri va l str ip p d
Of danger o u s i n flu e nce —
you r self ex a l te d
A ccor di ng t o yo u r wn rtll —a nd, t o su m u p
The whole at on ce you r co u nt ry saved fro m r u in
Fla mi n Y ou canno t hes itate i n s u ch a cau se
Dru su s I u nder ta ke the t r u st wi th sacr ed z eal ;
And if I ca n compose the p r esent evils
S hall deem myself m o st hap py
Op i m I am s u r e of i t
And shall with joy r ep o r t th i s to the S en a te
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Y ou r wi shes fo r the people ; we ll p r omot e them
What you say sho u ld b e shall be on y ou r saying
The tr i bes shall kn ow
O r b r eak at on ce wi th u s
What ti s to have a Tr ib u ne of r ep u te
Who does not u se h i s offi ce to p r omote
C ab a l and str i fe and jealo u sy and hate
Li ke cer tain gent lemen
To you r wo r k at on ce !
B u t har k you Li vi u s D r u s u s ; tell m e t r u ly
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C onfess now
Are y
I know you a r e —I know th at shou ld the S enat e
G ive you yo u r choi ce of honou r s yo u d r efu se
To challenge e en the smallest Well
No mat t er !
S u ch men l i ve fo r thei r co u ntr y —Heed not Gr a cchu s
If he u pb ra i d yo u — if — S hou l d th e Plebei an s
Give b u t o n e shou t fo r D r u s u s he ll be s i ck
Wi th all the ga l l of envy —C ome to the S en a te
To—
mo r r ow Be not str a nge wi th u s good Li vi u s
M ar k him now —Heed h im well fo r he i s wily
And t ho u a r t s imple in thi ne hones ty
Yo u ll come t o the S en ate to mo rrow —Eye h i m
Dr u s u s
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Nobly pl a y d !
Op i m Beyond my h opes
Le t u s info rm o u r fr ie nd s
And as the choice of T ri bu ne s i s a t hand
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C ome ! I Despatch
P r even t h i s r e —
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The nob ilit y
Of th y commandi ng natu r e has o p p o s d
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The sn a r e i s sp r ead and let the l i on r oar !
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Gr a e e No m o r e my fr i ends ! How often m u st I
tell yo u
Y o u sho u ld not pay these hono u r s to yo u r Tr ib u ne ?
Ti t Long m a y yo u l i ve C ai u s
Ma r e P r ospe r o u sly and long
H i ther comes hones t Dr u s u s S hall we sho u t fo r h im ?
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Why sho u ld we ? Think yo u he i s any gre at
fr iend to the people ? Not he Is he not a qu i et easy
contented man who lets th ings take the ir co u r se ?
Ca n
s u ch a man be a fr i end t o the people No no ; he
i s no fr i end to the people
He i s well eno u gh i n h i s
pla ce be cau se he keeps a r og u e o u t of i t ; and j u st says
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M a r c Y o u s a y r ight F o r my par t I neve r liked
yo u r peaceable honest man Give me a sti r r ing fello w
that will b r ow beat the nobles and call the au thor ities
to a ccou nt That s you r o nl y Tr ib u ne
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Gr a ce Dr u s u s I have wai ted fo r yo u and I am
glad yo u have come
M a r c Obser ve he has n t h u r r i ed h im s e lfi— Make
way for honest Dr u s u s — m a ke way ther e r as cals— let
the good man pass ! Y o u may kno w by the fellow s
gait that he loves h igh feedin g and sleeps one half of
the day fo r havi ng doz ed away the other half
Tit S ilen ce ! C ai u s i s goi ng t o speak — C hee r him
master s
All H u z z a ! Long l ive C ai u s !
Romans he r e a r e some plans of new
0 Gr a ce
de cr ees
We mean t o o ffe r fo r yo u r app r obati on
I know not whether yo u wi ll th in k them wi se ;
B u t th i s I know the hand that d r ew them u p
Belongs to one wo u ld die t o do y ou good
Ti t Wo r thy C ai u s
All L ong may yo u l i ve C aiu s
C Gr a ce Wi th gr i ef we see yo u bar e of many goo ds
That make l ife sweet Yo u r wr etchedness affl i cts
The hear t of C a i u s —Tho u sands of b r ave m e n
Wande r ing abo u t the st r eets of Rome witho u t
M eans o r employment to p r o cu r e t hem
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We her e d ir ect two coloni es t o be sent
To the lat e con qu e r d citi es
Ti t Noble C a i u s
M a r c Wo rt hy C a iu s !
All C aiu s fo r ever !
Dru su s My co u ntr yme n !
Ma rc D r u s u s i s going t o speak —Now
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Dru su s Y o u need not lear n I la ck those noble p ar t s,
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Whi ch make the o r ato r yo u love to hear ;
I have no mer it b u t my hones ty ;
And t is my hones t y that says t o yo u
I d d i e with C a i u s fo r the good of Rome
Ma r c Yes yes ; Dr u s u s i s an honest qu i e t good
so r t of man That eve r y body m u st s a y fo r h im ; b u t
a s fo r h i s spee ch I d make as g ood a one myse l f
chee r h i m
C hee r him master s —
[ T he p e op le ch e er f a i n tly
Dr usu s I do n o t ask yo u to ap plau d me Roman s ;
I love yo u r welfar e bett er t han you r p r ai se
M a r c C ome come t hat s ve r y well now ; che e r for
that mas t er s ver y well indee d —C heer C heer !
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Dru su s Romans I know my colleagu e s love fo r you ;
And yet meth inks he s ti nts i t i n thi s me a s u r e
Two coloni es
What a r e t wo colon i es ?
Two handfu l s
H e shou l d s t r et ch th i s g r an t and ease
The gr oan ing and deb il it at ed state
Two handfu ls o f the people to two citi es
C ai u s fo r on ce adopts half meas u r es —I
De cr ee that to ea ch city ther e be sent
Thr ee tho u sand of the poo r est citiz ens
Th r ee tho u sand to each ci ty
Noble D r u s u s
Hu zz a
Ma r c Wo r thy Dru s u s
Dru su s
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T h e S enat e
GRA C C H U S :
the Tr ib u nes The mo r e fri ends
Y o u have the less yo u will have need of me
M a r c Good honest man go on
All Go on
Go on
Dr u su s I s a y—and if I know the t h ing I s a y
Am I not r ight i n saying i t —
I sa y,
The S enate wi sh the people t o be happy
And do not want to t a x them Noble C aiu s
Might have gone far the r i n thi s a ct o f h i s
And not d i sp le a s d the S enate ; ther efor e I
Witho u t r egar d to h i s de cr ee enact
That cer tai n waste u n cu lti vated lands
Lying no r th of Rome be fo r thwit h p a r ce ll d o u t
To fifteen h u ndr ed of the poor es t famili es
F r ee of a ll r ent and se r vi ce
M a r c Noble Dr u s u s ! The wo r thy S enat e ! Hu zz a
fo r D r u s u s and the S enate
Dru su s My fr i ends th i nk n o t o f Dr u s u s Than k t h e
S enat e
Ma rc Good honest man
H e i s too modest to
take the p r ai se to h imself — H e gives i t a l l to the S e nate
Obser ve C aiu s —h e changes colou r —h e envi es Dr u su s
h e doesn t like the appla u se we gi ve t o Dr u s u s
Ap
plau d the good man again Long li ve Dr u s u s ! Dr u s u s
and the S enate for ever Hu z z a !
All H u z z a !
C Gr a ce Ma y I be hear d my fr i ends
Tit
S peak G r a cch u s speak !
Ma r e Dr u s u s for ever !
C Gra ce Rome Rome my fr i ends for e ve r !
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The honou r be to Rome o u r common mothe r
I have waru d yo u oft — Look to yo u r libert i es !
Bewar e the S enate s ar ts
Bewar e h e r t ools
Dr u sus How ! C ai u s
C Gr a ce Nay good Li vi u s Dr u s u s
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Ma rc Not a wor d aga i nst Dr u su s !
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No ! No ! No !
Ma r e The S enat e h a s a ct ed well in th i s
It has
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If yo u app r ove i t, mas te r s,
C Gr a ce I am on ent
I am content —I cannot help my fear s
B u t le t i t p a ss
I ll say I am content !
Mas ter s I never yet in cu r r d yo u r cens u r e
If I am over watchfu l fo r you r safety
G u ar di ng yo u gainst the chan ce of inj u r y
If I s u spe ct—b u t s in ce i t pleases yo u
I ll not s u spe ct thi s ki ndness of th e S enat e
And yet i t may be a s k d—when yo u wer e weak
And needed fr i ends wher e was the S enate s kindness ?
Then you migh t help yo u r selves ; now y ou a r e s tr ong
It holds i t s h u n d r ed hands to gi ve yo u a i d
I th ink twas not the kindness of the S enat e,
M ade i t expedi ent when my fir st de cr ee
De cla r d the mag i str ate to be i nfamo u s
Who wa s d e p o s d by j u dgment of the people
O r when my nex t enacte d that the magi s tr ate
Who bani shed wi thou t law a ci tiz en
S hou ld a n swe r the assembly of the people
O r when to gi ve yo u plen i tu de of powe r;
I gr anted each inhab itant of Lati u m
The r ight of s u ffr age
Ti t Hear h im ! Hear h im
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Dr u s u s i s going to speak
Ma r c S
Dr u su s Romans I ll not p r etend to s a y how m u ch
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O r noth n g
I ll not speak ill of the m They have d e si r d me
To show you favo u r — Mar k me—have des ir ed me
S ho u ld I be j ealo u s of the m ? Wo r ds my fr i ends
A r e a ir — b u t a ct i ons a r e s u bsta nti al th i ngs
That war r ant j u dgmen t —B u t we ll n o t debat e
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tru th o r falsehoo d — They appear to favou r u s
An d let u s take advantage of thei r seemi ng
My colleag u e C ai u s as he j u st now sai d
Has gi ven to the i nhab itants of Lati u m
The r ight t o vote —the r ight of ci tiz en s
Has not thi s a ct then made them citiz ens ?
A n d yet my fr i ends the Lati n soldi e r feels
T h e s co u r ge —H e feels the s cou r ge —a n i nfamy
T hat neve r sho u ld app r oa ch the fr eeman s back
We now de cr ee that i t shall be u nlawfu l
Hen cefor th fo r any captain of o u r legi ons
T o beat with r ods a sold i e r of that nati on
Ma r c A noble de cr ee — Wo r thy Dr u s u s —A n oble
de cr ee
Hu zz a !
Dr u su s My fr iends I now depar t—b u t e r e I leave
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Dru su s Nay my good fr i ends !
M a r c C ome come Let u s follow h i m to h i s hou se
S i n ce y o u will not be den i ed
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C Gr a ce P leas u r e — Li vi u s Dr u s u s
Look not s o sweet u pon me —I am no chi ld
Not to know b itter fo r that it i s sm e a r d
Wi th honey
Let me r ather s e e thee s cowl
A l i ttle ; and when tho u dost speak r em i nd me
Of the r o u gh tr u mpet mo r e than the so ft l u te
By Jove I ca n applaud the honest caitiff
Bespeaks h is cr aft
Dru sus The ca itiff
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Gr a ce A h ho Now
Y o u we r e only then
Yo u r e Li vi u s Dr u s u s
The man men took h im fo r —the easy man
T hat s o the wo r ld went r ight car d not who got
The p r ai se ; b u t r athe r fr om p r efer ment sh r u n k
Than cou rted it Who ever tho u ght i n s u ch
A plai n and homely p ie ce of st u ff to s e e
The mighty S enate s tool
Dr u su s The S enate s tool
C G r a ce Now what a deal of pai ns fo r l ittle p r ofit !
If yo u cou l d play the j u ggler wi th me Li vi u s
T o s u ch per fe cti on p r a cti se seem i ng as
T o pass i t on m e fo r r eali ty
M ake my own senses wi t ness gai nst myself
That thi ngs I know i mposs ible to be
I s e e as palpable as if they wer e
T we r e wo r th the a cting ; b u t when I am maste r
Of all you r myster y and know as well
A s yo u do that the p r odi gy s a li e
What wanton waste of labou r — Li vi u s Dr u s u s
I know yo u a r e a tool
Dr u su s Well let me be so !
I wi ll not q u ar r el wi th yo u wo r thy C aiu s
C a ll me whate e r yo u please
C Gr a ce What b a r e fa c d sh ifting
What r eal fie r ce n e s s co u l d gr ow tame s o soon
Y o u tu r n u pon me l ike a tige r and
When open m o u th d I b r ave yo u str aight yo u play
T h e cr o u ch ing spani el
Yo u ll not qu ar r el wi th me
I want yo u not to qu ar r el Li vi u s Dr u s u s
B u t only to be honest to the people
Dru su s Honest !
C Gr a ce A y honest — Why do yo u r epeat
My wo r ds as if yo u fe a r d to tr u st yo u r own ?
Do I play e cho ? Q u esti on me and s e e
If I s o fear to be myself —I a ct
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The wall whi ch speaks n ot b u t wi th other s ton gu e s
I s a y yo u a r e n ot honest t o th e people
I s a y you a r e the S enate s tool—thei r bai t
Their j u ggler —t heir t ri ck—
mer chan t —If I wr on g yo u ,
B u r st o u t at on ce, and fr ee r et or t u pon me
Tell me I li e a n d smi t e me t o t h e ear th
I ll r i se b u t to emb r ace yo u !
Dr u su s My good C ai u s
Restr ain you r ar dent temper ; i t doth h u r r y you
Into madness
C Gr a ce Gi ve me b u t an answer , and
I ll be content —A r e yo u n ot leagu ed wi th th e S enat e ?
Dr u su s Yo u r senses leave yo u C aiu s
C Gr a ce Will yo u answer me ?
Dru su s Th r ow o ff t h i s h u mo u r
C Gr a ce Gi ve me an answer Dr u s u s
Dr u su s Mad man
C Gr a ce A re yo u the cr eat u r e o f the S enate ?
Dru su s Good C ai u s
C Gr a ce Do you j u ggle wit h the people ?
Let me b u t know yo u man fr om yo u r own lips
T i s all I want to know yo u a r e a tr ait or
Dr u su s A tr aitor
C Gr a ce A y l
Dr u su s To whom ?
C Gr a ce To the poo r p eople !
The ho u seless citiz ens that sleep a t nights
Befo r e the port als , and that star ve by d a y
Under the noses of t he S enator s !
T ho u a r t thei r magi str at e their fr i end their father
Dost thou bet r ay them ? Has t t hou sold them ? Wilt
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Dr u su s If twi ll content you C ai u s I am one
Who loves alike th e S enat e and the p e ople
I am th e fr iend of both
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Gra ce The fri end of neither
The S enate s tool —a tr aito r to the people L
A man that seems to s i de wi th nei ther par ty ;
Wi ll now bend th i s way and then make it u p
By leaning a l ittle to the other s i de :
Talk moder ati on—pati en ce—wi th one foot
St ep o u t and wi th the othe r ba ck agai n
Wi th one eye glan ce h i s p i ty on the cr owd
A n d wi th the other cr ou ch to the nob il i ty ;
At any p u bli c gr i evan ce r ai se h i s voi ce
And like a har mless tempest calm away ;
Idle and not ed only fo r h i s noi se
S u ch men a r e the best i nstr u m ents of ty r anny
The s imple slave i s eas ily avoi ded
By hi s ext er nal badge ; yo u r o r der wear s
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And hope yo u r b r east will har bou r better co u n cils
Gr u dge you the S enate s kindness t o the people ?
T i s well —wh o e e r se rv es them shows love to me !
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And hear tless so il cannot s u st ai n t h e shoot :
The fir s t har sh wind that sweeps it leaves i t bar e !
F ool that I was t o till i t ! L et them g o !
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Le t them go !
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Why C aiu s wha t s th e matter
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S o follow D r u s u s ?
C Gr a ce Matt er l—Know yo u why
The wind wa s all the mo r ning in th e sou th
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now at no r th that s the antagoni st point ?
When tho u canst tell why tu r ns the fitfu l wind
I ll tell thee why the people follow Dr u s u s
Ve tt i u s M or e wonder ye t ! Ther e stood a gr ou p of
S enator s
Under a por ti co and a s they p a s s d
They ch e e r d them—ch e e r d the S enato r s —I thou gh t
They mu st be mad
C Gr a ce
No no ! they a r e not mad
Ther e s not a day i n the month o r year they a r e
Of sou nder mind They know as well to—
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A s they did yeste r day what th ings they look a t
That Rome i s Rome ; that I am C ai u s ; he
They follow D r u s u s and the S enator s
They ch e e r t h e S enator s — They a r e not mad
B u t tho u a r t m a d t o th ink them s o be cau se
They a ct the deeds of madmen
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Well m e t —Bad news
C Gr a ce Bad news and well met s a y yo u
Why so i t i s ; fo r we r e y o u P l u to s her ald
Y o u co u l d not pl u ck a smi le fr om C ai u s cheek
Wo u l d pay th e labou r of destr oying —C ome
Yo u r news ?
L i ci n Op im i u s wi ll be C ons u l
C Gr a ce Well
I m T r ibu ne
L i ci n P r ay yo u show yo u r self among
The people o r their hea r ts a r e lost to yo u
You r enemi es have won them half al r eady
Hands they wo u ld look at e r e they took a gift fr om them
They now do shake as they p e r ta in d to fr i ends
A fte r long t r avel gr ee t ed : b r eath they d t u r n fr om
T ho u gh wafting fo r tu ne s kindest e r r and now
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they shou ld —I will n ot go among them
To pay co u r t to them fo r thei r own
Be s e r v d I p r ay you master s —p r ay you be se r v d !
C onsent that I sho u ld get you food ; p r ovi de you
C loth ing and lodging ; find yo u lands to till !
Wh i le all the ti me they lean the e a r to Dr u s u s
A n d I m u st p u ll the m by the cloak to win
Attenti on No —
No honest man co u ld do i t !
I wi ll not go among them — If they a r e told
That poi son s poi son yet will swallow i t
F o r food i n Jove s name let them noth i ng b u t
The tasting on t will sati sfy them —B r other
Keep s ilen ce —No man u r ge me to i t
I shou ld not—cannot—will n o t go among them ! [Exi t
L i ci n F ollow h im not yo u will b u t lose you r labou r
L et u s go to the people and per s u ade them
F o r the i r own p r ofit to r etai n thei r Tr ib u ne
Op im i u s
H i s o ffi ce he m u st keep
I know i s swo r n to h i s u ndoing ; a n d
Hath no i mped iment on ce C ons u l i f
C aiu s sho u ld lose the Tr ib u neshi p — C ome fr i ends
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It wa s a false r etu r n He had thei r votes
Thou gh he has lost h i s o ffice Lo yo u now
What str i des they take that u sed to w a l k befor e
S ca r cely i s he b r o u ght
S o cir cu mspe ctly
I nto a p r i vate state agai n than they
T hi s blow
P r o ceed to ab r ogate h i s laws
If ther e i t l ight wher e i t i s meant i t sho u ld
Will n o t fall sho r t a hair s b r eadth of h i s life
Ve t t i u s Y o u may be s u r e of i t : fo r that i t was
Op im i u s g ot the C ons u l sh ip
P om T hi s mo r ni ng
C ai u s and he met near the C ap i t ol
F la ccu s h a d C aiu s by the a r m —Op i m iu s
On seeing h im makes a dead stand and then
Wi th eyes fix ed on h im th u s and folded ar ms
He follows h im r ight r ou nd and cr i es to h im
What hoa ! yo u C aiu s Gr acch u s wh ither now ?
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A to rr en t of vi le terms as i t wo u l d s ting
The ta mest looker on to hear
Ve tt i u s And how
Di d C aiu s bear i t ?
P om Why as one that seein g
A tiger r eady co u ch d to sp ri ng u pon h im
In qu i ck avoi dan ce finds se cu r i ty
He p a s s d i n s ilen ce on O p im i u s had
H i s C an di ot tr oops wi th h im —Bu t wher e is Flacons ?
Ve tt i us Gone to b r ing C ai u s to the F o ru m
How
Have yo u di sp o s d o u r L at in fr i ends ?
P om Abo u t
The Ros tr u m
Ve t t i u s F ear not —If i t comes to n u mber s
O u r s ca n tell their s t hr i ce over
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L ici n Fr i ends well met !
S om e th i ng s on foo t t ha t bodes n o t good to C a i u s !
I p a s s d j u st now a gr o u p o f S enator s :
One of t he m n a m d h im and h a d far ther spoke n
B u t that ano the r p la cd on seeing m e
H i s finger on h i s lip
Y o u may b e s u r e
They only want o ccas i on to despatch h im
Me n in qu ire fo r h im
Ve t t i u s All Rome pe r cei ves i t
As one whom m i s ch i ef d ogs
Is C ai u s well
When saw yo u h i m — Doe s he go o u t to day
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To the F o r u m ? —half u nder b r eath a s fea r ing fo r
The answer Other s as h i s fr i ends pa ss by
L ay heads together and, with eyes glan ced t owar ds
them
Wh i sper wi th looks por t en t o u s S ome do smile
That never s m il d befo r e on au ght th a t lov d him
That s the wo rs t s ign —A smile fr om those that ha te u s
Looks at some s cowl of fat e abo u t to fa l l
If n ot al r eady lowe r ing !
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L ici n Mee t fo r ce wit h for ce !
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Ve tt ius Agr eed !
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L i ci n At the thir d hou r —
If they r epeal h i s laws—far ewell to Rome
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L ici n i a Yo u ll speak to h im ?
Cor I w ill
L i ci ni a You ll u rg e h im n o t
To go ? Y ou wou ld not thr ow you r r i ches t ge m
Away thou gh yo u m ight g ive t to one did know
Its valu e and d id covet i t ?
Cor I wo u ld not
L i ci n ia He s coming — ( Goi ng
Mother
Cor I have sai d Li cini a !
[ Exi t L i ci n ia
Yes : t her e s a point wher e vir t u e s t ops
T i s the r e
Whe r e sh e b u t loses labo u r —H a —b u t i s
H e r labo u r ever lost —
I can t debate
That qu es t i on n ow —Nat u r e wont let m e —S he s
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Too str ong and I mu st play the h u mble par t
S h e sets me —Had he not a wi fe and ch ild
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C Gra ce I ll wr estle wi th h im for at least
My laws
Thi s thr ow
What ! ab r ogate my laws
O i nsolen ce of tyr anny
Well well
LWe r e he twi ce
We a r e not so weak as let h im —
The C onsu l he sh a l l not lay hands on them
Yea tho u gh o u r blood
Cor ( Adva nci ng ca lmly ) C ai u s a wo r d with yo u
The r e s F u lv iu s Fla ccu s wai ting at the doo r
With a whole cr owd of citiz ens — Is t yo u
They want ?
C Gr a ce It I S
Cor 3T i s best s on to deal fr ank ly
Wi th yo u r m othe r What s on foot —No matter !
Hear me
I do not like that Fla ccus He s a m a n
Hath mo r e amb i ti on than i ntegr i ty
And z eal t han wi sdom —Is he of yo u r p a r ty ?
He i s
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The sooner then y o u b r eak wi th h i m
Ca r
The better S end h im wo r d you cannot come
C Gr a ce My wo r d s al r eady p le dg d t o go wit h h im
To the F o r u m
On What er r and C ai u s Gr acch u s ?
Ca r
Is i t abo u t you r laws they wo ul d ann u l ?
Mi nd C aiu s you r e no longe r Tr ib u ne
C G r a ce F ear not !
I shall be p r u dent ( Goi ng )
A r e yo u g oing then ?
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And I co u ld r u le i n all h i s li ttle moods
Wi th b u t a look — Ay C aiu s b u t a look
Of you r mother s made yo u calm as s u nsh ine in
You r biggest sto r m
I wo u ld not lose yo u C aiu s
Go not to
C ai u s I wo u ld not lose yo u
The F or u m
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The mother —whatsoe e r sh e seems —I wo u ld
Be left a s on my C ai u s —Go not to
The F o r u m !
C Gr a ce Whe r efo r e mothe r ? What i s the r e
That I sho u ld fear ?
C or Yo u r b r othe r s blood my s o n
Do I n ot know yo u C ai u s ? C a n I not r e a d yo u
Wi thou t you r tongu e to help me ? Does not hi s blood
C r y fo r r evenge ; and i s you r e a r u napt
T o hear i t —C aiu s that dear b r othe r s death s
The life of all thy acts — T was that did plead
F o r Ve tt i u s— a s k d the T r ib u nesh i p — r e v i v d
Tiber iu s s laws —d e fie d the S enate— made thee
Like a god to Rome deali ng o u t fate— and now
Thou a r t no longer ar m d wi th thy gr eat o ffi ce
Wou l d lead thee for th to s a cr i fice —My s on
Go not to the F or u m
T i s a wor thl ess ca u se
Why shou ld yo u go m y C ai u s ? To defend
You r laws fr o m ab r ogation ? T h ink of them
F o r whom yo u made those laws —the fi ckle people
Did lend a hand to p u l l yo u fr om you r seat
Thou a r t s ingle
A n d r ai se u p them they shake at !
T h o u hast no se conds
T i s a hopeless str u ggle
S o s u nk a r e all the hear t of p u bl i c vi r tu e
H a s not the blood to make i t beat agai n
C Gr a ce And sho u ld I ther efo r e s ink with the base
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A r e the g od s also base ?
Wh at mother what —
Is vi r tu e base ? Is hono u r su nk
Is manh ood
A th ing contemptible —and not t o be
Ma i n ta i n d ? Remembe r yo u Mess ina mot he r ?
On ce fr om i t s p r omont or y we beheld
A galley in a stor m ; and a s the bar k
Ap p r o a ch d the fat al sho r e cou ld well d i s ce r n
The feat u r es of the cr ew wi th hor r or all
Aghast save one
Alone he str ove to g u i de
The p r ow er e ct am i dst the ho r ri d wa r
Of wi nds a n d water s r agi ng —Wi th o n e hand
He r u l d th e hopeless helm—the othe r s t r a in d
The fr agment of a sh i ver d sai l—h i s b r ow
The while bent p r ou dly on the s cowl ing s u rge
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The foaming co u r se r s a fe ! Twas he, the same
Y o u cla s p d yo u r C ai u s i n yo u r ar ms and cr i ed
L ook look my so n the br ave man ne e r despair s ;
And li ves wher e cowar ds d ie
I wou ld b u t make
Du e p r ofit of yo u r lesson
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C Gr a ce Well I ll n ot g o ( Si ts down ) I wi ll b e
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If you plea s e let men say what they l i s t o f me
I car e not if they whi spe r as I pas s
And po in t and smile and say to one another
L o the bold Tr ib u ne Gr acch u s
L o the man
What i s t t o me !
Di d lo r d i t o e r th e S enat e !
I know I am y ou r son and wou ld app r ove it
If I m ight—b u t sin ce yo u Wil l not have it so,
I ll stay fr om th e Fo r u m m other ; I ll n o t go
To the F o r u m
Ca r Know the pe ople you di d p r o m i se
To go ?
C Gr a ce A r e t hey n o t he r e wi th Fu lviu s Fla ccu s
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GR A C C H U S :
I shou l d defend you r laws fr om ab r ogation
And I obey yo u
T i t Wo r thy C a i u s
C Gr a ce S ome coldness ther e has been bet ween u s ;
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We know the cau se and so a r e fr i ends again
O u r enem i es may on ce p r evai l by cu n n m g
B u t not a se cond time
No w show yo u r selv es
The men yo u sho u ld b e —If yo u r li ber ties
And r ights a re dear to y o u be fai thfu l to them
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F ear not the S enat
C all u pon the tr ibes
B e fr eemen— none wi ll dar e to make yo u slaves
The C ons u l i s abo u t to pass
F lo ccu s C ai u s
P r o ceeding to the sacr ifi ce wh i ch he
Has o r d e r d to give imp i o u s san cti ty
To h i s des igns agai nst yo u
C Gr a ce P r ay yo u now
My fr i ends obser ve good o r der Le t them pass
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S ee i ng
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Op imi u s st op s ]
What ! do yo u wai t to i nter ru pt u s her e
Y o u C aiu s G r acch u s F u lvi u s and the r est
Wi th yo u r lewd r abble
C Gr a ce Y o u may see Op im i u s
The way i s clear fo r you
Op i m O ! Is i t s o ?
T i s well i ndeed yo u gi ve u s leave to pass
Yo u r e ve ry h u mble now good C ai u s Gr acch u s
Dr u s u s Is th i s the man that tho u ght to r ide
The ne cks of the S enat or s ? Thi s the lawgi ve r
That p a r ce ll d o u t the lands of the P atri ci ans ?
Why yes — T i s C aiu s G r acchu s !
C Gr a ce Tr u e Op imi u s
Tru e —It i s C ai u s G r a cchu s
Op im
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How ! S o h u mble ?
What ! Thi s the gentleman that r a il d at u s
The other day with s u ch a fear less tong u e ?
C a ll d u s l u x u r i o u s p r o u d Opp r essor s tyr an t s ;
The common r obber s of th e state —
This he ?
What knave may not gr ow honest S peak yo u r soul
man
Tell u s you hate u s —S p u r n u s mo ck u s and
Revile u s as yo u wont to do —I hate
The do u ble v ill ai n —
We a r e not the C onsu l
These a r e not Li ct or s
Gr acchu s does n o t fear
To let u s know hi s tho u gh t s ?
C Gr a ce I will not stay
To give yo u plea of qu ar r el Know Op im i u s
The man th at loves h i s co u ntr y m a y r espe ct
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The shadow of h e r gr eatness
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L ook to yo u r safety —
O n to the sa cr i fi ce
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C o u l d C ai u s b r ook i t ?
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Is thi s to be
I have no blood of h is wi thi n my veins
And ye t they boil
M a r c Had he b u t spoke the wo r d
He shou ld have been a ve n g d He r a il d a t u s —C ome
Le t u s follow h im
Ti t Hold fo r the common ca u se
M a r c The common cau se we r e se r v d by any hu r t that
We co u ld do Op im i u s He s a tyr ant !
F lo ccu s The wo r st of tyr ants
Ma r c C ome let s follow h im and r i d o u r co u n tr y of a
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Remember too i t i s the tim e of s a cr i fi ce
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New b u r st
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En ter C AI US
G R A CC H US
C Gr a ce
End u r e a life on s u ffer ance S
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Why yo u m u st th ink me wate r fr i ends
O r someth i ng fart her sti ll r e mo v d fr om blood
If ther e s s u ch pove r ty i n nat u r e that
I seem to have no p r oper heat i n me
B u t keep cool ve ins u nde r the fo r ce of that
Whose only s ight I s e e sets yo u r 3 a bo ili ng
M a r c Let s follow h i m and r id o u r co u nt r y of
A tyr ant
C Gr a ce ( Ru shi ng b efore th em ) No !
Ti t He r e comes h i s Li ctor w i th
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Way the r e evi l citiz ens !
T i s an evil wo r d
Down with h im !
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Gr a ce Hold ! Hold !
F lo ccu s ( W
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d e a vou r i ng t o stop t h e m ) They have m u rd e r ed h im
C Gr a ce Blood shed — Blood i s not wa shed away
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Why di d yo u thi s ? Why do yo u eve r that
Y o u sho u ld not do ? Who bade y o u take my qu ar r el
Into yo u r own hands ? Who ? I d i d not a sk yo u
F o r help o r co u nsel —Gods if I do choose
To stake my l ife may I not fix the game
I t h r o w t away on —
Had I not her e the tyr ant
H imself w ith in ar m s r ea ch that b u t a str ide
Li ke th i s had made my weapon and h i shear t
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A cqu ainte d ? Had I not —If I did think
A gu st of spleen a fit of temper a
S o u r stoma ch was a thin g to p i t ch agai nst
The ca u se—had I n o t man eno u gh i n me
Thou gh th r i ce the n u mbe r of h is satellites
En v i r o n d h im to s mi te h i m to my foot 3 i
Now look yo u fo r
A n d yo u m u st smi te h i s slave
That slave the stones we tr ead on shall weep blood
And o u r ve ins lend the tear s
F la cons Remembe r twas
F o r you they di d i t
C Gr a ce Me ? O I r etai n
T h e memor y of all they have done fo r me
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T hey a r e d e p r e s s d
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F lo cu s
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Fr om yo u r r eb u ke
It i s not well to b r in g
Their z eal to s u ch an ebb
C Gr a ce It i s i ndeed
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The ti de fo r ebb ing Li sten
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Ti t The heavens lowe r
C Gr a ce On u s
Ther e i s somethin g awfu l i n thei r
spee ch
Mo r e than the so u nd
That s ange r
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Di spe r se ! Di spe r se !
The C ons ul heavily
Has ta e n h i s Li ctor s death The S enate
Is convoked ( Thu n de rs lou de r S ever a l of th e p e op le
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Gr a ce No w i t speaks o u t
T i s not for nau ght
T hey keep that sti r r in g in the heavens
S ome foot
On haste wi th wr ath hath fr om J ove s p r esen ce now
Gone for th the bear e r of a n er r a n d whose
Dr ead impo r t hath se t all Olymp u s shaki ng !
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GRA CC H U S :
i nfu si ng fear int o th e cr owd
Thi s i s no way to r em edy th e evil
Th ink what ca n best be done
C Gr a ce No t hi ng i s best
Wher e no thing ca n be done
F lo ccu s Her e comes you r b r ot her
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de cr ee has p a s s d the S enate that the
C ons u l
L ook to the p u bli c safety — C aiu s yo u
An d Fu l vi u s Fla ccu s a r e t h e men they a im a t
Y o u m u st p r ote ct yo u r selves
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F la ccu s Obse r ve the citi z ens fall o fl fr om u s
As long as o u r veins
C Gr a ce Why le t them go
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To none ! Their car r i on wo u ld b u t pois on Rome
And b r eed a mo r tal gener al pestil en ce
L et them I say — It sh a ll be wr i t in blood
The man who labo u r s fo r the people s good
The people shall gi ve u p to sacr ifi ce
S o shall their gr oans u np i ti ed r end their b r eas t s
U nheeded save of them whose ear s confess
No sweeter m u s i c ! Her e even a t the foot
Of my gr eat father s statu e I wi ll b r ave
The tyr ant s wr ath alone
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The people th r ong to yo u again Twas b u t
The sto r m di sper sed them
L i ci n Gr acch u s C aiu s C ra cch u s
If you r e a man a ct l ike one Keep n o t te rms
Wi th men do make the laws a plea fo r acts
The laws fo r bid — The S enate i s the tr ai to r
Thi nk in i t s bloody ed i ct yo u a r e led
Al r eady to th e slau ghter Ca i u s t is
Yo u r co u ntry calls on you
P om Wi th tear s
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C Gr a ce G i ve me yo
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Ti s done my fri ends — t i s pas t —
t hu n de r )
Y ou hear ?
Gr eat Jove ! O u r fates command u s
F lo ccu s Mu ster fri ends
Beti mes to mo r r ow on Mo u nt Aventine
We ve s canty time fo r p r epar ation Night
Dr aws on apa ce S ome of yo u keep a wat ch
Near C a iu s s ho u se lest in the dead of night
They steal u pon h im —C ai u s far e thee well
We meet to mor r ow
C Gr a ce I wil l meet thee Fla ccu s
B u t le t not the fi r st blow be o u r s
F la cons It can not
They str ike al r eady that do d r aw on u s
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C Gr a ce Against myself I pledge mysel
The sons do love thee mos t m u st make thee bleed
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Will yo u not go to bed ?
L i ci n i a Not till he come s
Cor He mu st s u p o u t
Well I ll sit u p fo r h i m
Li cin i a
Cor What wi th those eyes that look s o ill p r e p a r d
To play the watcher ?
L ici n i a I will r ead C o r neli a
And keep myself awak e I can t lie down
Go yo u to bed my mo th e r
I ll n o t give yo u
Cor
E x cu se fo r so u n ca ll d for labo u r by
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He wou ld come home
Why shou ld he su p ab r o a d
To n ight ? M ost like i t i s my b r othe r s fau lt
He never lets h im r est wi th tak ing h i m
To C ar bo s hou se —o r Fla ccu s s— o r t o some
I wou ld he h a d a wife h im self
S u ch pl a ce
To keep h im mo r e at home — C o r nel i a s r i ght ;
I m half a sle e p a lr e a dy —A heavy lid
Is s t r ange compan ion to an anx i o u s hea r t
C ome tho u that canst di s co u r se wi tho u t a tongu e
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GRAC C H U S :
Hold thy u n cons cio u s u n o fie n di n g vi ctim
Look on and s can thy plea of conj u r ation
And see if i t be p r oof
T ho u canst not do i t !
Al r eady i s the agu e cr eeping o e r
Thy flesh at longer tr i al of the test
Wo u ld shake the weapon fr om thy hand tho cle n ch d
Wi th tho u sand oaths
That I shou ld see h e r thu s
I m u st not look on h e r agai n— n o r speak to h e r
I ll call h e r mai d to watch by h e r and then
I will to bed a n d sleep —o r feign to sleep
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L ici n i a ( I n h er sle ep ) Keep h i m i n mo ther ! Let
h im not go fo r th
They ll ki ll my C ai u s
C Gr a ce ( Re t u r n i ng ) S h e i s d r eam ing of me
S ome ho r r i ble con ce i t h e r fan cy fr ames
To cheat h e r wi th — Had I not bette r wake h e r
F o r what — To do i n ear nest wha t I wo u ld not
H e r fan c
y d id wou ld do i t b u t i n jest
O p r ope r kindness
Wh a t s o e r it was
How calm l—H e ne e r hath lo ok d on
T i s gone ! —
sleep
That hath n o t cau ght i t light ed on the li ds
Of vi r t u e —I mu st gaz e on h e r no longer
[ Goi ng
L ici n i a ( At first i n h er sle ep th en a wn /ri ng a n d r ush
i ng f or wa r d ) O spar e h im ! S ave h im ! Gi ve hi m to
h i s wi fe !
S tr ike her e
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B u t p r ess me to th y hear t —S peak t o me C aiu s
I know t is yo u — b u t p r ess me—speak t o me
It was a ho r r i d d r eam !
C Gr a ce Ne er m ind i t love
L ici n i a No mo r e I do Dr eams a re b u t d r eams
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We a r e t alkin g i n ; and i t i s night —
st ill n ight
That never walk d h e r s ilent r o u nd methi nks
Wi th softer s t ep Li st love —
when we a r e still
No u ght s s tir r ing —Why, how pale you look m y C aiu s !
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C Gr a ce Do I
Indeed yo u do—and when you smile,
Li e i n i a
Methinks you do gr ow paler —Don t s m ile C aiu s
You r smile fit s n ot what i t doth cover and
Is meant to hi de not show —Gods h u sband what s
The mat ter ?
C Gr a ce S wee t, you fr igh t e n d me j u s t now
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Wher e tru mpets mi ght r edo u ble their alarms
And not one fear awake !
L i ci n ia And d id I shr i ek ?
I knew not what I d id — T was s u ch a d r e a in
I ll t ell i t you 10
C Gr a ce No neve r m ind L i cini a
L i ci n i a Not t ell i t you
Ar e yo u afr ai d to hear i t ?
No Lici ni a
C Gra ce Afr ai d of a shadow
T wo u ld pain yo u to go ove r i t
Not it !
L ieinia
P ain me ? Is n o t yo u r a r m ar o u n d me C ai u s ?
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F eel yo u —Not want a p r oof that yo u a r e safe
And well —
I d r e a m d that yo u lay bleed i ng love
At the C ons u l s feet stood over yo u and sm il d
And str u ck ! and str u ck —Why wh at s th e matter ,
C ai u s
That you hold you r hand to you r fo r ehead ?
C Gr a ce F ool that I was
To walk bar eheaded yeste r n ight in the gar den
That shooti ng pai n s the p r ofit on t — Go on
Go on Li cini a — Did the C ons u l u se
H i s weapon l ike a sold ie r ?
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GRA CC H U S :
No do u bt —
no do u b t !
L i cin i a
W t C aiu s ?
C Gr a ce It wo u ld b e
A n i dle dr eam had not the th r ift t o t u r n
A m a n i nto a demon
Pr it hee love,
Wh a t fig u r e t oo k he next ?
L i ci n i a Yo u make a jest
Of m e w J ll tell no mo r e o f i t —
I m gl a d
Y o u a r e so mer r y
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C G r a ce No t if it doe s n ot pl e ase you , love
Li ci n i a Inde ed
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You ll be mer ry
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To mo rr ow I will answer fo r t ; a n d so
Will I and s o will all the ho u se Now why
Tell me sho u ld we be mer r y love t o mor r ow
Of a ll the days in the year ?
C Gr a ce Indee d Li ci n i a,
I cannot tell
L i ci n ia Y o u cannot tell l Y ou C aiu s !
Now tell not that to any one It i s
The b ir th day of o u r boy ! Ther e wa s a tim e
I fe a r d you wou ld n o t li ve t o s e e i t —
Bu t
That time i s past Thank Ju p it er fo r what
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What a r e you t h nk n g of
C Gr a ce O u r boy
L icin i a Is that the way t o think of o u r boy ?
Think o f h im with a smil e —H e i s a boy
To make a father p r ou d a l thou gh it i s
H i s mother says it
We ll go
C Gr a ce S o he i s
To r es t love
L ici n i a Nay I am n ot weary, C aiu s ;
S it u p a wh ile and talk
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Gr a ce I wou ld n ot ta lk
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L i ci n i a No mor e wou ld I
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C ome , C a i u s
The r e a s on we s h a ll be so h a ppy, l ov e
To m or r ow —C a n t you gu e ss
C Gra ce Wh a t i s t Li cin i a ?
Li ci n i a Wa s i t n ot o u r weddin g d a y ?
It wa s
0 Gr a ce It wa s !
L ici n i a Ha ve we n ot r ea s on t o be ha ppy ? I h a ve
H a ve n ot yo u ? Sh a n t we be h a ppy ? S a y we sh a ll !
C Gr a ce We sh a ll ! T o be s u r e
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To be s u r e we sh a ll !
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Why s hou ld we n o t ? Why sh ou ld we
C om e to
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C om e to r e st —It gr ow s to t or t u r e !
L i ci n i a Wh a t m y C a iu s ?
C Gr a ce The p a in I told you o f
L ici n i a Y ou a r e n ot well !
You do n o t lo ok a s you wer e well—n or sp e a k
All s wr on g if you r e n ot well
0 Gr a ce A li ttle s leep
Will s e t a ll r ight
L ici n i a It wi ll ! It will !
0 Gr a ce C om e lov e !
Li ci n i a I wou ld n o t fo r the wor ld yo u shou ld be ill
To—
m or r ow—or a n y da y—b u t mo st of a ll
To morr ow
0 Gr a ce C om e t o r e s t love !
L ici n i a Ar e you s u r e
T i s n oth i n g n eed s be fe a r d ?
0 Gr a ce D on t qu esti on m e
Th e sl ighte st n o i s e d is tr a ct s m e
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G RA C C H U S :
L ici n ia Doe s i t C a iu s ?
You r e ill in deed then ! you a r e ver y ill !
Wha t s h a ll be don e fo r yo u ?
C Gr a ce Y o u d r i v e m e m a d !
C om e to r e s t
D on t min d m e, l ove —
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Al m ost the m orn in g da wn s —
Wh a t ! r ou se ye
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GRA C C H U S f rom the hou se
C Gr a ce H a —Is i t ti m e m y fr i en ds ?
Ti t It i s good C a i u s !
C G r a ce Wh a t n o i s e of step s i s th a t ?
T i t A b a n d of ci ti z en s
C r o s s in g the e n d of the s t r eet
C Gr a ce G o on befo r e m y fr i e n d s —I ll follow yo u
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To th in k of wh a t I lea ve within th a t ho u s e
I left h e r sleep in g —G od s u po n the b r i n k
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e cip i ce
a n d sh e mu s t d own !
Of wh t p
I ca n n ot s a ve h e n —My la st ki s s when I
Di d p r in t u p on h e r cheek sh e b re a th d my n a m e,
A n d a ll u n con s ci ou s a s sh e wa s wi th s u ch
A pl a in tiv e ca den ce—e v en pi ty 5 s elf
C o m p o s d of te a r s a n d m u r m u r s a s sh e i s
In h e r mo s t m elti n g mo od, di d n ever fr a m e
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B u t th a t I di d tea r m y s elf
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By hon ou r th a t d id n ever yet r elen t
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My p u r po s e —Tho u ght mu st l o ok a n other wa y !
Tiber i u s—I a m comin g
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Mighty sh a de lea d on !
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Why d o yo u qu it yo u r bed ?
L ici n ia T o s e ek you C a iu s !
To b r in g yo u b a ck wi th m e ! C om e in to th e h o u se !
C Gr a ce Wh a t fea r yo u love ?
L i ci n i a I kn ow n o t wh a t I fea r ;
B u t well I kn ow th a t I h a v e ca u se t o fe a r
You r p u ttin g off y ou r jou rn e y ye s te r da y
Y ou r goin g to the F oru m a s you d id
You r m a ki n g i t s o l a te e r e yo u ca m e ba ck
Yo u r looks a n d a n s wer s when yo u did com e b a ck
You r r i sin g n ow a t thi s u n won ted hou r
A thou sa n d thou sa n d thin gs th a t I co u ld n a m e
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C olle ct you r self a n d li s ten t o m e n ow
I m u st go fo rth a n d m a y n o t be p r even ted
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fa i th of m e n th a t h a ve n o fa ith ex ce pt
When tr ia l i s n o t n e a r —Go n ot m y C a i u s
My lo r d — My hu s b a n d —F a ther of m y chi ld !
G o n o t b u t hea r you r poo r distr a cted wife !
C Gr a ce Li cin i a n o w i s i t pe r ve r s e i n yo u
To fa n cy d a n ge r I h a v e b u sin e s s fo r th !
Is i t a tim e to wa lk the s tr eets u n a rm d
When d r u n ken r eveller s fr o m b r ea kin g u p
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Of b a n qu ets a r e a b r o a d
No m o r e of thi s
In i n m y love — Be s u r e I ll m a ke a ll h a s te
Thy th in r obe su its n o t s weet the m or n i n g a i r
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In m y Li ci n i a i n ! the r e s n ou ght to fe a r !
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L ici n i a Wha t s th a t
Tr u mp et ) Aga in ! Spea k s
n o t tha t s u mmo n e r
To thee ?
C Gr a ce Dea r wi fe
L i ci n i a C om e i n to the ho u s e C om e i n
If I m thy wi fe who s e in ter est in thee
Sh a ll pu s h by m in e — Whose cl a im to hold thy pledge
C a lls o n thee wi th a r i ght ca n sh u t o u t m in e
Tho u s ha lt n o t go
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C Gr a ce Li cin i a !
L ici n ia Na y thou sh a lt n o t !
C Gr a ce Le t go m y r obe
In e i n ia
I wi ll n o t let it go
Y o u h u r t m e C a i u s l—Kn ow you , yo u do h u r t m e ?
F o r J u n o s sa ke de a r h u sb a n d
Ca iu s —
O!
Y o u gr i pe m y w r i st till I a m s i ck wi th the p a in
If a n y on e h a d sa i d i t !
Do b u t on e thin g
An d I will let thee go
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C Gra ce Wh a t is it
L i ci n i a Kill m e
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C Gr a ce Go ds ! I h a v e kill d thee !
L ici n ia No
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h a v e, t i s wi th a su dden d r a u ght
Of too sweet l ife ! —Ble s s thee m y C a i u s—bless thee !
you ll s ta y wi th m e —you ll com e
Y o u wi ll n o t go
wi t h m e
C ome i n ! C ome in ! C om e In
You ll li v e fo r m e
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L I CI N I U S
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L ici n Wh a t ke e p s you C a i u s ?
C Gr a ce ( Asi de t o hi m ) Ta ke h e r fr om a bo u t
My n e ck
L ici n ia I hea r you C a i u s —
Ther e —Myself
Will do th a t kin dn e s s fo r thee Tho u a r t fr ee
To g o — S ta y h u sb a n d —Gi ve m e fr om a bo u t
Thy n eck tha t colla r whi ch th ou we a r s t to keep i t
As thy l a s t gift
C Gra ce He r e my Li ci ni a
L i ci n ia
Wh a t !
No thi n g a b ou t m e I ca n give th e e i n
Ex ch a n ge for t —O I h a ve a token yet
Th a t h a th the vir tu e of a n a mu l et
To hi m beli ev e s in t —O n e thi n g I do kn ow
S teel a t i t s s ight h a th a ll a s h a rm les s t u rn d
A s po in t of down th a t ca n n ot s ta n d a ga in s t
The ten de r es t b r ea th S wea r o n ly tho u Wilt s ta y
Un til I fet ch i t
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L i ci n No w C a i u s
Now i s yo u r ti m e
Wa i t n o t ti ll sh e r etu rn s
C Gra ce I ve p r o m i s d h e r
L ici n An d if yo u p r o m i s d h e r
To plu ck a n eye o u t wou ld you th in k it ki n der
To do t th a n le a ve t u n don e ? Awa y a t o n ce !
The ca u s e —
the ca u s e !
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C A I US
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L ici n i a
Na y, i f tho u loo k
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C Gr a ce Why wa s th i s ki n d ?
L i ci n i a
I do n o t kn ow th a t wo r d
It s ta n ds for n oth in g— wo r se
T i s fo u n d the th in g
It s a y s i t i s n o t Hu sb a n d s a r e ca ll d ki n d
Tha t b r e a k the fooli sh he a r ts a r e kn i t to them
A n d fa the r s k in d who the i r o wn ch il dr e n do
Ma ke or ph a n s o f— a n d b r othe r s kin d who pl a y
T h e p a r ts of bloodless str a n ge r s — a n d fr i en ds too
Whose a cti on s fin d them foes M o r e ki n d a r e foes
Th a t a r e n ot kin d, b u t do n o t s a y they a r e
C Gr a ce T a ke the ch i ld wi fe
L ici n i a I will
C Gr a ce Why dost tho u k n eel ?
L i ci n i a
To beg a ble s s in g fo r h im of the gods
S in ce tho u do s t t u r n h im fr om the e a skin g i t
Of thee
C G r a ce The gods be m o r e to h im Li cin i a
Tha n tho u wo u ld s t h a ve m e be
Li cin i a — H a
Th a t look
L i ci n C om e
C om e
C Gr a ce S he r i vets m e
L i ci n Do yo u he a r ?
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Th a n I feel p a n gs who
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U n ti l I
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LU C I U s
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Li cin i a !
T a ke the ch ild fr o m m e
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TRA G EDY
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A n d di e
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da u ghter !
L i ci n i a
R a ther thou fa l l d own
Al o n g wi th m e a n d p r a y the god s they s en d
A th u n de r bolt to str i ke u s both togethe r ;
F o r both a l r e a dy th ey h a ve s m i tten s o
T o sp a r e s the co u n t e r t i d e of m e r cy
Cor R i se
We m a y n o t tem pt the god s — C om e i n to the ho u s e
An d show thy te a r s to i t — twil l n o t tell of thee
Th i s i s the com m on str eet a n d thou b u t le n d st
T h e essen ce of thy gr i ef to vilest ton g u es
Will m a ke a j est a n d m a r vel o n t C om e i n
L i ci n i a Y o u co u n sel m e a n d do n o t kn ow the ca u se
Wher eon yo u cou n sel m e
Cor My s on i s de a d ?
L i ci n i a No No
Yet
Why wou l dst thou s a y he li ves
Cor Yet —
A n d b u t th a t l i ttle wo r d twi x t h i m a n d de a th ?
He i s the s a m e a s de a d then th in k h im dea d
A s I do
L i ci n ia A n d a r t tho u a m other ?
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The fa shi on of h i s body n a tu r e fix d
I h a d n o choi ce in t — wa s n o t a sk d how high
The sta tu r e o u t shou ld gr ow —
ga ve n o t m y voi ce
As to the sh a pe of li m b o r l in e a m en t
N o r p i ck d the sh a de a n d tex t u r e of the sk in
B u t of hi s wo r th the m odellin g wa s m i n e
S a y th a t i s de a d a n d yo u m a y s a y I m de a d
L i ci n i a
I ca n n ot a n swer th i s —I ca n b u t m a r vel
The weight bows m e to e a r th sho u ld s eem so light
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L i vi a Th o s e fe a r fu l n oise s
Li ste n —
Yo u W1 11 h ea r
The r u sh o f feet o n e ver y si de I ve p a ss d
S u ch gr ou p s of a n gr y lo oki ng m e n —s om e p a le
S om e flu sh d—s ome mu te, a n d other s mu tte r in g
T o o n e a n ot h e r—hu rryin g a ll on e wa y
As a ll on on e m om en t ou s obj e ct ben t
I ca m e to thee tha t we m ight s eek s om e s a n ctu a r y,
Fo r ho u s e s a r e n ot s a fe in ti m e s li ke the s e !
Cor T h e Temple of D i a n a i s a t h a n d
We will g o thi ther S ee m y Livia
Ta ke hold of h e r,
How lo st Li cin i a i s
An d l e a d th e wa y
Nobly, ye gods O n obly
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M O U N T A VE N T I N E
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Gr oup s of
C i t i z en s —En ter C A I U S
F U LVI U s FLA C C U S,
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VETTI U s
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Yo u r r a n k s H ow will they sta n d th e b l ows of th o s e
Who s e on ly b r e a th ca n s ta gger —
Wh a t ! No m e a n s ?
F la ccu s Twi ce h a v e we o ffe re d ter m s o f p e a ce, whi ch
they
Ha v e twi ce r e fu s d—a n d in to p ri son ca s t
O u r he ra ld my o wn s on ; a n d n ot con te n t
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To h im who b r in gs yo u r he a d i t s we ight i n gol d
C Gr a ce Then sh a ll the y h a ve i t a t a de a r e r p ri ce
Th e s a fety o f my fr i en ds
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Why s ta n d you he r e ?
Adva n ce
A r u m o u r sp r e a d s a m on g o u r r a n ks
Th a t p a r d on i s p r o cl a i m d to tho s e who qu i t u s ;
An d m a n y fr i en d s fa ll o ff !
C Gr a ce It s h a ll b e so
C a ll b a ck the r u n a wa ys a n d let th e m sa v e
The hon ou r o f thei r m a n hood ! H u sb a n ds dr iv e ou t
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C ow a r d s r el a x n ot yo u r str a in d sin ews yet
u bted— b r a ve he a r t s r ein you r co u ra ge
Bu t li ve r edo
To gi ve i t co u r s e u pon a fa i r er field
C a i u s a l on e sh a ll bleed
Ve tt i u s Wh a t m e a n yo u , C a iu s
C Gr a ce T o yi e ld m y s elf in to th e C o ns u l s ha n ds
An d sa v e thes e vein s th e i r st or es
Ve tt i u s N o by t h e g o d s
Y ou sh a ll n ot d o i t !
C Gr a ce Not ! W hy s ho u l d I li ve
At s u ch a p ri ce a s h a lf the se l iv e s whi ch I
C a n s in gly dyin g sa v e —I ca n n ot li v e
To giv e m y cou n try fr e e d om ; le t me die
To s a v e h e r b l ood
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L ici n Wh er e a r e yo u r swor d s m y fr i en ds ?
Do they be com e their s ca bb a r d s or y o u r h a n d s
When tyr a n n y s s o n e a r —
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show their hon est fa ce s to o u r foes
A n d m a ke the k n a ve s to blu sh
C Gr a ce D r a w o ff o u r fr i en d s
I ll m eet them s in gly
L i ci n
Never
We ll li ve o r d ie together — O r ta ke you r cou r s e
Yi eld you r self to the tyr a n t if you will ;
My swo r d i s o u t a n d sh a ll n o t qu i t m y gr a sp
S o lon g a s i t ca n str ike a l in k a wa y
F r o m the vil e ch a in s th a t ga ll u s —Le a ve u s C a iu s
Deser t u s—fly u s— ca r r y wi th thee h a lf
O u r str e n gth wi th the r em a in i n g h a lf we ll s t ru ggle
N or v ilely l i v e the th r a lls of tyr a n n y
C Gr a ce 0 Rom e m y co u n tr y — 0 m y m oth e r
Rom e
I s i t to shed thy blood I d r a w m y swo r d ?
T o fill thy m a tr o n s a n d thy d a u ghte r s eyes
Wi th te a r s a n d d r a in the sp ir its of thy son s ?
S hou ld I n o t r a ther tu rn i t ga in st m yself;
A n d by the tim ely s a cr i fi ce of o n e
They wi ll n o t let m e do i t ;
P r ese r ve the m a n y
They ta ke fr om m e th e r u le of m in e o wn a cts
Wh a t Is i t s o ?
A n d m a ke m e fr eedom s sl a ve
C om e then the o n ly vi r tu e th a t i s left m e
The fa ta l vi r tu e of n e cess ity
Upo n them
G i ve them s to u t he a r ts ye god s to en a ble them
To sta n d the fla shi n g of their tyr a n ts swo r ds ;
De a f to the d in of b a ttle let them be ;
S en sele s s to wo u n d s a n d wi tho u t eyes fo r blood ;
Th a t fo r thi s o n ce they m a y bel i e them selves
Ma ke ty r a n n y to cower a n d fr om h e r yoke
Lift p r ostr a te libe r ty to fa l l n o m or e
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th a t wi th thy l ip s do s t l a u d the god
Whose o r d in a n ce thou t e a r e st with thy h a n ds
The p a th to whom thou h a st with per il s o
Beset th a t he who seeks m a y fin d it o u t
By good m en s gr a ve s a t m a n y a spot Wher eon
They d id u n ti m ely fa ll —Why cl a sp yo u m e
My L i vi a ?
L i vi a
Do yo u he a r the cl a sh of swo r ds
In d e e d l do n o t !
Ti s yo u r fa n cy Livi a
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Na y t i s yo u r ta lkin g of m e n s gr a v es
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A r e b u t m en s beds
F o r o n e h a r d d a y of to i l to follow on
An othe r ! Th a n kles s l a bo u r Livi a — Swe a t
To h im expen d s i t p r o fitle s s— th a t goe s
To n o u r i sh other s a n d they ta k e a s tho u gh
The u s in g we r e a boon —How fa r es i t wi th
Li cin ia ?
L i vi a
All a b str a cted a s sh e wer e
I ca n d r a w
A l ive to n ou ght wi tho u t h e r —
No wor d n o r s ign fr o m h e r The r e kn eels sh e to
The sta tu e of the g odde ss m u te a s s ilen ce
A n d i n s o fi x ed s t ill n e s s yo u m ight a s k
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I fea r n o t wh a t I d o kn ow
How m u ch s o e e r I feel it —Livia ! Livia !
I m a m othe r tho u gh I d o n o t w a il
To let yo u kn ow i t ( En te r L u ci u s ) Now S ir ! whe r e
h a ve yo u bee n ?
F in ely yo u ve m a r k d m y o r der s
Tell m e wh a t
Yo u ve seen a n d hea r d ?
Lu ci u s The b a ttle i s begu n
C or I kn ow i t a l r e a dy
C a n yo u tell wh i ch s ide
Is like to wi n ?
Lu ciu s The citiz en s they s a y
Give gr o u n d
L i vi a They d o
Cor I co u ld h a ve t old i t yo u
Wi thou t the a i d of a u gu ry —How le a r n d
Y o u thi s ?
L u ci u s Fr om s om e did ca r r y to h i s ho u s e
The you n g Va ler i u s w o u n ded m o r ta lly
H im they d o ca ll the com eli est yo u th i n Rom e
Cor Th a t s r ight —Y o u spea k n o t o u t of b r e a th a s
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The hou se wer e on fir e Va ler i u s s a y yo u ?
Lu ci u s Yes
I d id n o t kn ow h im when I sa w h i m s o
H i s fa ce wa s g a sh d
L i via Oh
Cor He a r you s i r ? Now kn ow
Yo u r s elf a m a n
Y ou h a ve been n e a r e r to
The fr a y th a n yo u li ke to tell Yo u r e a fin e boy
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The ho u ses top the wom en look a n d wr i n g
Thei r h a n ds ; a n d wa il—a n d cl a m o u r —Listen yo u
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Not o n e p r esen ts h im self to a i d m y swo r d ;
O r le n d a ch a r ge r to a ss i st m y flight ;
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Beggi n g their d a i ly p i tta n ce fr om the h a n ds
Of tyr a n t lor ds th a t s p u rn them — Ma y they cr a wl
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C Gr a ce My Li ci n i a
My m othe r too
L ici n i a
Why sho u ld yo u pe r i sh — Fly
F ly —
A steed
A n d s a ve yo u r l i fe m y C a i u s
Ther e a r e a h u n d r ed wa ys to s a ve
A steed !
Yo u r life ; t a ke o n e of them m y C a i u s
C or If
The r e s a n y hope m y s o n
C Gr a ce My ch i ld too
Ti t ( En t e r i ng ) C a i u s !
P o m p o n iu s a n d
C a i u s r em a i n n o t he r e
Li ci n iu s str ivi n g to keep b a ck the C on s u l
A n d give y o u ti m e fo r flight h a ve fa lle n be n e a th
H i s hi r elin gs blow s — T hey ha ve the s ce n t of yo u
A n othe r m o m e n t s p a u se a n d yo u a r e lost
Cor Ma ke the a ttem p t m y s o n !
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