Julius Caesar: Act 4, Scene 2 Translation

A side-by-side translation of Act 4, Scene 2 of Julius Caesar from the original Shakespeare into modern English.

Original Text	Translated Text
Source: Folger Shakespeare Library
Drum. Enter Brutus, Lucilius, Lucius, and the Army. Titinius and Pindarus meet them. BRUTUS Stand ho! LUCILIUS Give the word, ho, and stand! BRUTUS What now, Lucilius, is Cassius near? LUCILIUS He is at hand, and Pindarus is come To do you salutation from his master. 5	Brutus and his friend Lucilius meet Pindarus, servant and friend to Cassius, with Titinius, another mutual buddy. (Wow, that's a lot of "us"es.)
BRUTUS He greets me well.—Your master, Pindarus, In his own change or by ill officers, Hath given me some worthy cause to wish Things done undone, but if he be at hand I shall be satisfied. 10 PINDARUS I do not doubt But that my noble master will appear Such as he is, full of regard and honor. BRUTUS He is not doubted. Brutus and Lucilius walk aside. A word, Lucilius, 15 How he received you. Let me be resolved.	Brutus says Cassius, who isn't there yet, has engaged in or overseen some shady business that makes Brutus wish they had never killed Caesar. Still, if Cassius is on his way, that's okay. Mostly okay. He pulls Lucilius aside to get his take on Cassius's demeanor.
LUCILIUS With courtesy and with respect enough, But not with such familiar instances Nor with such free and friendly conference As he hath used of old. 20 BRUTUS Thou hast described A hot friend cooling. Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to sicken and decay It useth an enforcèd ceremony. There are no tricks in plain and simple faith; 25 But hollow men, like horses hot at hand, Make gallant show and promise of their mettle, Low march within. But when they should endure the bloody spur, They fall their crests and, like deceitful jades, Sink in the trial. Comes his army on? 30	Lucilius admits, when asked by Brutus, that Cassius wasn't his usual friendly self. To Brutus, it sounds like the friendship is cooling.
LUCILIUS They mean this night in Sardis to be quartered. The greater part, the horse in general, Are come with Cassius.	Cassius' army will stay in Sardis (in what's now Turkey) that night, and the cavalry will arrive with Cassius.
Enter Cassius and his powers. BRUTUS Hark, he is arrived. March gently on to meet him. 35 CASSIUS Stand ho! BRUTUS Stand ho! Speak the word along. FIRST SOLDIER Stand! SECOND SOLDIER Stand! THIRD SOLDIER Stand! 40 CASSIUS Most noble brother, you have done me wrong.	Cassius enters and announces that Brutus has done him wrong.
BRUTUS Judge me, you gods! Wrong I mine enemies? And if not so, how should I wrong a brother? CASSIUS Brutus, this sober form of yours hides wrongs, And when you do them— 45	Brutus is shocked: how could he wrong someone who's like a brother to him?
BRUTUS Cassius, be content. Speak your griefs softly. I do know you well. Before the eyes of both our armies here (Which should perceive nothing but love from us), Let us not wrangle. Bid them move away. 50 Then in my tent, Cassius, enlarge your griefs, And I will give you audience.	The two men are about to have a spat, and Brutus suggests it's best to do it privately rather than let the troops know they're fighting.
CASSIUS Pindarus, Bid our commanders lead their charges off A little from this ground. 55 BRUTUS Lucius, do you the like, and let no man Come to our tent till we have done our conference. Let Lucilius and Titinius guard our door. All but Brutus and Cassius exit.	They order their armies to be moved away so they can go to Brutus' tent and argue in private, with Lucilius and Titinius guarding the door.