To hail me Cæsar? ’Tis a stingless taunt.
Lat. Thou shalt not be reproached.
Fla.We do not blame thee.
Luc. We ask but thy consent.
Sen.Shame, nephew; shame!
Lat. Sir, you mistake: we ask not your consent
Unto the deed.
Fla.We take that on ourselves.
Lat. We ask of thee but this: Nero once slain,
Wilt thou be Cæsar?