What work's, my countrymen, in hand? Where go you with bats and clubs? The matter? Speak, I pray you

What work's, my countrymen, in hand? Where go you with bats and clubs? The matter? Speak, I pray you

The line "What work's, my countrymen, in hand? Where go you with bats and clubs? The matter? Speak, I pray you" is from William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. These words are spoken by the character Marullus in Act 1, Scene 1 of the play. Marullus is a Roman tribune who is questioning a group of commoners who are celebrating Caesar's triumph over Pompey.