I.ii.268 (16,2) a man of any occupation] Had I been a mechanick, one of the Plebeians to whom he offered his threat.
I.ii.313 (17,3) Thy honourable metal may be wrought/From what it is dispos'd] The best metal or temper may be worked into qualities contrary to its original constitution.
I.ii.318 (17,4) If I were Brutus now, and he were Cassius,/He should not humour me] The meaning, I think, is this, Caesar loves Brutus, but if Brutus and I were to change places, his love should not humour me, should not take hold of my affection, so as to make me forget my principles.
I.iii.1 (18,5) brought you Caesar home?] Did you attend Caesar home?
I.iii.3 (18,6) sway of earth] The whole weight or momentum of this globe.
I.iii.21 (19,7) Who glar'd upon me] The first edition reads,
Who glaz'd upon me,—
Perhaps, Who gaz'd upon me.
I.iii.64 (20,8) Why birds, and beasts, from quality and kind] That is, Why they deviate from quality and nature. This line might perhaps be more properly placed after the next line.
Why birds, and beasts, from quality and kind;