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"our lofty scene be acted"
Irony
Act 3,
Scene 1
Lines 112-114

An explanation of the irony in Cassius' phrase, "our lofty scene be acted," in Act 3, Scene 1 of myShakespeare's Julius Caesar. 

Cassius

Stoop, then, and wash. How many ages hence
Shall this our lofty scene be acted over
In states unborn and accents yet unknown!

Cassius is unwittingly prophesying the everlasting popularity of this historical event, which has been re-enacted on stage and on film countless times.