There is a tide in the affairs of man
Which, taken at the flood, lead on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shadows, and miseries.
This is a statement made by

• A.Antonu, urging Caesar to take the crown
• B.Cassius, urging Brutus to join the struggle to remove Caesar before he grows into tyrant
• C.Brutus, urging that Cassius and himself lead out their forces to meet those of Antony and Octavius at Philippi
• D.Casca, urging that the conspirators explain their cause to the populace before their motives are misunderstood
• E.Messala, urging Titinius to search for Pindarus.