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  YouknowthatyouareBrutusthatspeakthis,Or,bythegods,thisspeechwereelseyourlast。BRUTUSThenameofCassiushonoursthiscorruption,Andchastisementdoththereforehidehishead。CASSIUSChastisement!BRUTUSRememberMarch,theidesofMarchremember:

  DidnotgreatJuliusbleedforjustice’sake?

  Whatvillaintouch’dhisbody,thatdidstab,Andnotforjustice?What,shalloneofusThatstrucktheforemostmanofallthisworldButforsupportingrobbers,shallwenowContaminateourfingerswithbasebribes,AndsellthemightyspaceofourlargehonoursForsomuchtrashasmaybegraspedthus?

  Ihadratherbeadog,andbaythemoon,ThansuchaRoman。CASSIUSBrutus,baynotme;

  I’llnotendureit:youforgetyourself,Tohedgemein;Iamasoldier,I,Olderinpractise,ablerthanyourselfTomakeconditions。BRUTUSGoto;youarenot,Cassius。CASSIUSIam。BRUTUSIsayyouarenot。CASSIUSUrgemenomore,Ishallforgetmyself;

  Haveminduponyourhealth,temptmenofurther。BRUTUSAway,slightman!CASSIUSIs’tpossible?BRUTUSHearme,forIwillspeak。

  MustIgivewayandroomtoyourrashcholer?

  ShallIbefrightedwhenamadmanstares?CASSIUSOyegods,yegods!mustIendureallthis?BRUTUSAllthis!ay,more:frettillyourproudheartbreak;

  Goshowyourslaveshowcholericyouare,Andmakeyourbondmentremble。MustIbudge?

  MustIobserveyou?mustIstandandcrouchUnderyourtestyhumour?BythegodsYoushalldigestthevenomofyourspleen,Thoughitdosplityou;for,fromthisdayforth,I’lluseyouformymirth,yea,formylaughter,Whenyouarewaspish。CASSIUSIsitcometothis?BRUTUSYousayyouareabettersoldier:

  Letitappearso;makeyourvauntingtrue,Anditshallpleasemewell:formineownpart,Ishallbegladtolearnofnoblemen。CASSIUSYouwrongmeeveryway;youwrongme,Brutus;

  Isaid,aneldersoldier,notabetter:

  DidIsay’better’?BRUTUSIfyoudid,Icarenot。CASSIUSWhenCaesarlived,hedurstnotthushavemovedme。BRUTUSPeace,peace!youdurstnotsohavetemptedhim。CASSIUSIdurstnot!BRUTUSNo。CASSIUSWhat,durstnottempthim!BRUTUSForyourlifeyoudurstnot!CASSIUSDonotpresumetoomuchuponmylove;

  ImaydothatIshallbesorryfor。BRUTUSYouhavedonethatyoushouldbesorryfor。

  Thereisnoterror,Cassius,inyourthreats,ForIamarm’dsostronginhonestyThattheypassbymeastheidlewind,WhichIrespectnot。IdidsendtoyouForcertainsumsofgold,whichyoudeniedme:

  ForIcanraisenomoneybyvilemeans:

  Byheaven,Ihadrathercoinmyheart,Anddropmybloodfordrachmas,thantowringFromthehardhandsofpeasantstheirviletrashByanyindirection:IdidsendToyouforgoldtopaymylegions,Whichyoudeniedme:wasthatdonelikeCassius?

  ShouldIhaveanswer’dCaiusCassiusso?

  WhenMarcusBrutusgrowssocovetous,Tolocksuchrascalcountersfromhisfriends,Beready,gods,withallyourthunderbolts;

  Dashhimtopieces!CASSIUSIdeniedyounot。BRUTUSYoudid。CASSIUSIdidnot:hewasbutafoolthatbroughtMyanswerback。Brutushathrivedmyheart:

  Afriendshouldbearhisfriend’sinfirmities,ButBrutusmakesminegreaterthantheyare。BRUTUSIdonot,tillyoupractisethemonme。CASSIUSYoulovemenot。BRUTUSIdonotlikeyourfaults。CASSIUSAfriendlyeyecouldneverseesuchfaults。BRUTUSAflatterer’swouldnot,thoughtheydoappearAshugeashighOlympus。CASSIUSCome,Antony,andyoungOctavius,come,RevengeyourselvesaloneonCassius,ForCassiusisawearyoftheworld;

  Hatedbyoneheloves;bravedbyhisbrother;

  Cheque’dlikeabondman;allhisfaultsobserved,Setinanote-book,learn’d,andconn’dbyrote,Tocastintomyteeth。O,IcouldweepMyspiritfrommineeyes!Thereismydagger,Andheremynakedbreast;within,aheartDearerthanPlutus’mine,richerthangold:

  Ifthatthoube’staRoman,takeitforth;

  I,thatdeniedtheegold,willgivemyheart:

  Strike,asthoudidstatCaesar;for,Iknow,Whenthoudidsthatehimworst,thoulovedsthimbetterThaneverthoulovedstCassius。BRUTUSSheatheyourdagger:

  Beangrywhenyouwill,itshallhavescope;

  Dowhatyouwill,dishonourshallbehumour。

  OCassius,youareyokedwithalambThatcarriesangerastheflintbearsfire;

  Who,muchenforced,showsahastyspark,Andstraightiscoldagain。CASSIUSHathCassiuslivedTobebutmirthandlaughtertohisBrutus,Whengrief,andbloodill-temper’d,vexethhim?BRUTUSWhenIspokethat,Iwasill-temper’dtoo。CASSIUSDoyouconfesssomuch?Givemeyourhand。BRUTUSAndmyhearttoo。CASSIUSOBrutus!BRUTUSWhat’sthematter?CASSIUSHavenotyouloveenoughtobearwithme,WhenthatrashhumourwhichmymothergavemeMakesmeforgetful?BRUTUSYes,Cassius;and,fromhenceforth,Whenyouareover-earnestwithyourBrutus,He’llthinkyourmotherchides,andleaveyouso。Poet[Within]Letmegointoseethegenerals;

  Thereissomegrudgebetween’em,’tisnotmeetTheybealone。LUCILIUS[Within]Youshallnotcometothem。Poet[Within]Nothingbutdeathshallstayme。

  EnterPoet,followedbyLUCILIUS,TITINIUS,andLUCIUSCASSIUSHownow!what’sthematter?PoetForshame,yougenerals!whatdoyoumean?

  Love,andbefriends,astwosuchmenshouldbe;

  ForIhaveseenmoreyears,I’msure,thanye。CASSIUSHa,ha!howvilelydoththiscynicrhyme!BRUTUSGetyouhence,sirrah;saucyfellow,hence!CASSIUSBearwithhim,Brutus;’tishisfashion。BRUTUSI’llknowhishumour,whenheknowshistime:

  Whatshouldthewarsdowiththesejiggingfools?

  Companion,hence!CASSIUSAway,away,begone。

  ExitPoetBRUTUSLuciliusandTitinius,bidthecommandersPreparetolodgetheircompaniesto-night。CASSIUSAndcomeyourselves,andbringMessalawithyouImmediatelytous。

  ExeuntLUCILIUSandTITINIUSBRUTUSLucius,abowlofwine!

  ExitLUCIUSCASSIUSIdidnotthinkyoucouldhavebeensoangry。BRUTUSOCassius,Iamsickofmanygriefs。CASSIUSOfyourphilosophyyoumakenouse,Ifyougiveplacetoaccidentalevils。BRUTUSNomanbearssorrowbetter。Portiaisdead。CASSIUSHa!Portia!BRUTUSSheisdead。CASSIUSHow’scapedIkillingwhenIcross’dyouso?

  Oinsupportableandtouchingloss!

  Uponwhatsickness?BRUTUSImpatientofmyabsence,AndgriefthatyoungOctaviuswithMarkAntonyHavemadethemselvessostrong:——forwithherdeathThattidingscame;——withthisshefelldistract,And,herattendantsabsent,swallow’dfire。CASSIUSAnddiedso?BRUTUSEvenso。CASSIUSOyeimmortalgods!

  Re-enterLUCIUS,withwineandtaperBRUTUSSpeaknomoreofher。Givemeabowlofwine。

  InthisIburyallunkindness,Cassius。CASSIUSMyheartisthirstyforthatnoblepledge。

  Fill,Lucius,tillthewineo’erswellthecup;

  IcannotdrinktoomuchofBrutus’love。BRUTUSComein,Titinius!

  ExitLUCIUS

  Re-enterTITINIUS,withMESSALA

  Welcome,goodMessala。

  Nowsitwecloseaboutthistaperhere,Andcallinquestionournecessities。CASSIUSPortia,artthougone?BRUTUSNomore,Iprayyou。

  Messala,Ihaveherereceivedletters,ThatyoungOctaviusandMarkAntonyComedownuponuswithamightypower,BendingtheirexpeditiontowardPhilippi。MESSALAMyselfhavelettersoftheselfsametenor。BRUTUSWithwhataddition?MESSALAThatbyproscriptionandbillsofoutlawry,Octavius,Antony,andLepidus,Haveputtodeathanhundredsenators。BRUTUSThereinourlettersdonotwellagree;

  MinespeakofseventysenatorsthatdiedBytheirproscriptions,Cicerobeingone。CASSIUSCiceroone!MESSALACiceroisdead,Andbythatorderofproscription。

  Hadyouyourlettersfromyourwife,mylord?BRUTUSNo,Messala。MESSALANornothinginyourletterswritofher?BRUTUSNothing,Messala。MESSALAThat,methinks,isstrange。BRUTUSWhyaskyou?hearyouaughtofherinyours?MESSALANo,mylord。BRUTUSNow,asyouareaRoman,tellmetrue。MESSALAThenlikeaRomanbearthetruthItell:

  Forcertainsheisdead,andbystrangemanner。BRUTUSWhy,farewell,Portia。Wemustdie,Messala:

  Withmeditatingthatshemustdieonce,Ihavethepatiencetoendureitnow。MESSALAEvensogreatmengreatlossesshouldendure。CASSIUSIhaveasmuchofthisinartasyou,Butyetmynaturecouldnotbearitso。BRUTUSWell,toourworkalive。WhatdoyouthinkOfmarchingtoPhilippipresently?CASSIUSIdonotthinkitgood。BRUTUSYourreason?CASSIUSThisitis:

  ’Tisbetterthattheenemyseekus:

  Soshallhewastehismeans,wearyhissoldiers,Doinghimselfoffence;whilstwe,lyingstill,Arefullofrest,defense,andnimbleness。BRUTUSGoodreasonsmust,offorce,giveplacetobetter。

  Thepeople’twixtPhilippiandthisgroundDostandbutinaforcedaffection;

  Fortheyhavegrudgeduscontribution:

  Theenemy,marchingalongbythem,Bythemshallmakeafullernumberup,Comeonrefresh’d,new-added,andencouraged;

  Fromwhichadvantageshallwecuthimoff,IfatPhilippiwedofacehimthere,Thesepeopleatourback。CASSIUSHearme,goodbrother。BRUTUSUnderyourpardon。Youmustnotebeside,Thatwehavetriedtheutmostofourfriends,Ourlegionsarebrim-full,ourcauseisripe:

  Theenemyincreasetheveryday;

  We,attheheight,arereadytodecline。

  Thereisatideintheaffairsofmen,Which,takenattheflood,leadsontofortune;

  Omitted,allthevoyageoftheirlifeIsboundinshallowsandinmiseries。

  Onsuchafullseaarewenowafloat;

  Andwemusttakethecurrentwhenitserves,Orloseourventures。CASSIUSThen,withyourwill,goon;

  We’llalongourselves,andmeetthematPhilippi。BRUTUSThedeepofnightiscreptuponourtalk,Andnaturemustobeynecessity;

  Whichwewillniggardwithalittlerest。

  Thereisnomoretosay?CASSIUSNomore。Goodnight:

  Earlyto-morrowwillwerise,andhence。BRUTUSLucius!

  EnterLUCIUS

  Mygown。

  ExitLUCIUS

  Farewell,goodMessala:

  Goodnight,Titinius。Noble,nobleCassius,Goodnight,andgoodrepose。CASSIUSOmydearbrother!

  Thiswasanillbeginningofthenight:

  Nevercomesuchdivision’tweenoursouls!

  Letitnot,Brutus。BRUTUSEverythingiswell。CASSIUSGoodnight,mylord。BRUTUSGoodnight,goodbrother。TITINIUSMESSALAGoodnight,LordBrutus。BRUTUSFarewell,everyone。

  ExeuntallbutBRUTUS

  Re-enterLUCIUS,withthegownGivemethegown。Whereisthyinstrument?LUCIUSHereinthetent。BRUTUSWhat,thouspeak’stdrowsily?

  Poorknave,Iblametheenot;thouarto’er-watch’d。

  CallClaudiusandsomeotherofmymen:

  I’llhavethemsleeponcushionsinmytent。LUCIUSVarroandClaudius!

  EnterVARROandCLAUDIUSVARROCallsmylord?BRUTUSIprayyou,sirs,lieinmytentandsleep;

  ItmaybeIshallraiseyoubyandbyOnbusinesstomybrotherCassius。VARROSopleaseyou,wewillstandandwatchyourpleasure。BRUTUSIwillnothaveitso:liedown,goodsirs;

  ItmaybeIshallotherwisebethinkme。

  Look,Lucius,here’sthebookIsoughtforso;

  Iputitinthepocketofmygown。

  VARROandCLAUDIUSliedownLUCIUSIwassureyourlordshipdidnotgiveitme。BRUTUSBearwithme,goodboy,Iammuchforgetful。

  Canstthouholdupthyheavyeyesawhile,Andtouchthyinstrumentastrainortwo?LUCIUSAy,mylord,an’tpleaseyou。BRUTUSItdoes,myboy:

  Itroubletheetoomuch,butthouartwilling。LUCIUSItismyduty,sir。BRUTUSIshouldnoturgethydutypastthymight;

  Iknowyoungbloodslookforatimeofrest。LUCIUSIhaveslept,mylord,already。BRUTUSItwaswelldone;andthoushaltsleepagain;

  Iwillnotholdtheelong:ifIdolive,Iwillbegoodtothee。

  Music,andasongThisisasleepytune。Omurderousslumber,Lay’stthouthyleadenmaceuponmyboy,Thatplaystheemusic?Gentleknave,goodnight;

  Iwillnotdotheesomuchwrongtowakethee:

  Ifthoudostnod,thoubreak’stthyinstrument;

  I’lltakeitfromthee;and,goodboy,goodnight。

  Letmesee,letmesee;isnottheleafturn’ddownWhereIleftreading?Hereitis,Ithink。

  EntertheGhostofCAESAR

  Howillthistaperburns!Ha!whocomeshere?

  IthinkitistheweaknessofmineeyesThatshapesthismonstrousapparition。

  Itcomesuponme。Artthouanything?

  Artthousomegod,someangel,orsomedevil,Thatmakestmybloodcoldandmyhairtostare?

  Speaktomewhatthouart。GHOSTThyevilspirit,Brutus。BRUTUSWhycomestthou?GHOSTTotelltheethoushaltseemeatPhilippi。BRUTUSWell;thenIshallseetheeagain?GHOSTAy,atPhilippi。BRUTUSWhy,IwillseetheeatPhilippi,then。

  ExitGhostNowIhavetakenheartthouvanishest:

  Illspirit,Iwouldholdmoretalkwiththee。

  Boy,Lucius!Varro!Claudius!Sirs,awake!Claudius!LUCIUSThestrings,mylord,arefalse。BRUTUSHethinkshestillisathisinstrument。

  Lucius,awake!LUCIUSMylord?BRUTUSDidstthoudream,Lucius,thatthousocriedstout?LUCIUSMylord,IdonotknowthatIdidcry。BRUTUSYes,thatthoudidst:didstthouseeanything?LUCIUSNothing,mylord。BRUTUSSleepagain,Lucius。SirrahClaudius!

  ToVARRO

  Fellowthou,awake!VARROMylord?CLAUDIUSMylord?BRUTUSWhydidyousocryout,sirs,inyoursleep?VARROCLAUDIUSDidwe,mylord?BRUTUSAy:sawyouanything?VARRONo,mylord,Isawnothing。CLAUDIUSNorI,mylord。BRUTUSGoandcommendmetomybrotherCassius;

  Bidhimsetonhispowersbetimesbefore,Andwewillfollow。VARROCLAUDIUSItshallbedone,mylord。

  ExeuntACTVSCENEI。TheplainsofPhilippi。EnterOCTAVIUS,ANTONY,andtheirarmyOCTAVIUSNow,Antony,ourhopesareanswered:

  Yousaidtheenemywouldnotcomedown,Butkeepthehillsandupperregions;

  Itprovesnotso:theirbattlesareathand;

  TheymeantowarnusatPhilippihere,Answeringbeforewedodemandofthem。ANTONYTut,Iamintheirbosoms,andIknowWhereforetheydoit:theycouldbecontentTovisitotherplaces;andcomedownWithfearfulbravery,thinkingbythisfaceTofasteninourthoughtsthattheyhavecourage;

  But’tisnotso。

  EnteraMessengerMessengerPrepareyou,generals:

  Theenemycomesoningallantshow;

  Theirbloodysignofbattleishungout,Andsomethingtobedoneimmediately。ANTONYOctavius,leadyourbattlesoftlyon,Uponthelefthandoftheevenfield。OCTAVIUSUpontherighthandI;keepthoutheleft。ANTONYWhydoyoucrossmeinthisexigent?OCTAVIUSIdonotcrossyou;butIwilldoso。

  MarchDrum。EnterBRUTUS,CASSIUS,andtheirArmy;LUCILIUS,TITINIUS,MESSALA,andothersBRUTUSTheystand,andwouldhaveparley。CASSIUSStandfast,Titinius:wemustoutandtalk。OCTAVIUSMarkAntony,shallwegivesignofbattle?ANTONYNo,Caesar,wewillanswerontheircharge。

  Makeforth;thegeneralswouldhavesomewords。OCTAVIUSStirnotuntilthesignal。BRUTUSWordsbeforeblows:isitso,countrymen?OCTAVIUSNotthatwelovewordsbetter,asyoudo。BRUTUSGoodwordsarebetterthanbadstrokes,Octavius。ANTONYInyourbadstrokes,Brutus,yougivegoodwords:

  WitnesstheholeyoumadeinCaesar’sheart,Crying’Longlive!hail,Caesar!’CASSIUSAntony,Thepostureofyourblowsareyetunknown;

  Butforyourwords,theyrobtheHyblabees,Andleavethemhoneyless。ANTONYNotstinglesstoo。BRUTUSO,yes,andsoundlesstoo;

  Foryouhavestol’ntheirbuzzing,Antony,Andverywiselythreatbeforeyousting。ANTONYVillains,youdidnotso,whenyourviledaggersHack’doneanotherinthesidesofCaesar:

  Youshow’dyourteethlikeapes,andfawn’dlikehounds,Andbow’dlikebondmen,kissingCaesar’sfeet;

  WhilstdamnedCasca,likeacur,behindStruckCaesarontheneck。Oyouflatterers!CASSIUSFlatterers!Now,Brutus,thankyourself:

  Thistonguehadnotoffendedsoto-day,IfCassiusmighthaveruled。OCTAVIUSCome,come,thecause:ifarguingmakeussweat,Theproofofitwillturntoredderdrops。Look;

  Idrawaswordagainstconspirators;

  Whenthinkyouthattheswordgoesupagain?

  Never,tillCaesar’sthreeandthirtywoundsBewellavenged;ortillanotherCaesarHaveaddedslaughtertotheswordoftraitors。BRUTUSCaesar,thoucanstnotdiebytraitors’

  hands,Unlessthoubring’stthemwiththee。OCTAVIUSSoIhope;

  IwasnotborntodieonBrutus’sword。BRUTUSO,ifthouwertthenoblestofthystrain,Youngman,thoucouldstnotdiemorehonourable。CASSIUSApeevishschoolboy,worthlessofsuchhonour,Join’dwithamaskerandareveller!ANTONYOldCassiusstill!OCTAVIUSCome,Antony,away!

  Defiance,traitors,hurlweinyourteeth:

  Ifyoudarefightto-day,cometothefield;

  Ifnot,whenyouhavestomachs。

  ExeuntOCTAVIUS,ANTONY,andtheirarmyCASSIUSWhy,now,blowwind,swellbillowandswimbark!

  Thestormisup,andallisonthehazard。BRUTUSHo,Lucilius!hark,awordwithyou。LUCILIUS[Standingforth]Mylord?

  BRUTUSandLUCILIUSconverseapartCASSIUSMessala!MESSALA[Standingforth]Whatsaysmygeneral?CASSIUSMessala,Thisismybirth-day;asthisverydayWasCassiusborn。Givemethyhand,Messala:

  Bethoumywitnessthatagainstmywill,AsPompeywas,amIcompell’dtosetUpononebattleallourliberties。

  YouknowthatIheldEpicurusstrongAndhisopinion:nowIchangemymind,Andpartlycreditthingsthatdopresage。

  ComingfromSardis,onourformerensignTwomightyeaglesfell,andtheretheyperch’d,Gorgingandfeedingfromoursoldiers’hands;

  WhotoPhilippihereconsortedus:

  Thismorningaretheyfledawayandgone;

  Andintheirsteadsdoravens,crowsandkites,Flyo’erourheadsanddownwardlookonus,Asweweresicklyprey:theirshadowsseemAcanopymostfatal,underwhichOurarmylies,readytogiveuptheghost。MESSALABelievenotso。CASSIUSIbutbelieveitpartly;

  ForIamfreshofspiritandresolvedTomeetallperilsveryconstantly。BRUTUSEvenso,Lucilius。CASSIUSNow,mostnobleBrutus,Thegodsto-daystandfriendly,thatwemay,Loversinpeace,leadonourdaystoage!

  Butsincetheaffairsofmenreststillincertain,Let’sreasonwiththeworstthatmaybefall。

  Ifwedolosethisbattle,thenisthisTheverylasttimeweshallspeaktogether:

  Whatareyouthendeterminedtodo?BRUTUSEvenbytheruleofthatphilosophyBywhichIdidblameCatoforthedeathWhichhedidgivehimself,Iknownothow,ButIdofinditcowardlyandvile,Forfearofwhatmightfall,sotopreventThetimeoflife:armingmyselfwithpatienceTostaytheprovidenceofsomehighpowersThatgovernusbelow。CASSIUSThen,ifwelosethisbattle,YouarecontentedtobeledintriumphThoroughthestreetsofRome?BRUTUSNo,Cassius,no:thinknot,thounobleRoman,ThateverBrutuswillgoboundtoRome;

  Hebearstoogreatamind。ButthissamedayMustendthatworktheidesofMarchbegun;

  AndwhetherweshallmeetagainIknownot。

  Thereforeoureverlastingfarewelltake:

  Forever,andforever,farewell,Cassius!

  Ifwedomeetagain,why,weshallsmile;

  Ifnot,whythen,thispartingwaswellmade。CASSIUSForever,andforever,farewell,Brutus!

  Ifwedomeetagain,we’llsmileindeed;

  Ifnot,’tistruethispartingwaswellmade。BRUTUSWhy,then,leadon。O,thatamanmightknowTheendofthisday’sbusinessereitcome!

  Butitsufficeththatthedaywillend,Andthentheendisknown。Come,ho!away!

  ExeuntSCENEII。Thesame。Thefieldofbattle。Alarum。EnterBRUTUSandMESSALABRUTUSRide,ride,Messala,ride,andgivethesebillsUntothelegionsontheotherside。

  LoudalarumLetthemsetonatonce;forIperceiveButcolddemeanorinOctavius’wing,Andsuddenpushgivesthemtheoverthrow。

  Ride,ride,Messala:letthemallcomedown。

  ExeuntSCENEIII。Anotherpartofthefield。Alarums。EnterCASSIUSandTITINIUSCASSIUSO,look,Titinius,look,thevillainsfly!

  Myselfhavetomineownturn’denemy:

  Thisensignhereofminewasturningback;

  Islewthecoward,anddidtakeitfromhim。TITINIUSOCassius,Brutusgavethewordtooearly;

  Who,havingsomeadvantageonOctavius,Tookittooeagerly:hissoldiersfelltospoil,WhilstwebyAntonyareallenclosed。

  EnterPINDARUSPINDARUSFlyfurtheroff,mylord,flyfurtheroff;

  MarkAntonyisinyourtents,mylordFly,therefore,nobleCassius,flyfaroff。CASSIUSThishillisfarenough。Look,look,Titinius;

  ArethosemytentswhereIperceivethefire?TITINIUSTheyare,mylord。CASSIUSTitinius,ifthoulovestme,Mountthoumyhorse,andhidethyspursinhim,Tillhehavebroughttheeuptoyondertroops,Andhereagain;thatImayrestassuredWhetheryondtroopsarefriendorenemy。TITINIUSIwillbehereagain,evenwithathought。

  ExitCASSIUSGo,Pindarus,gethigheronthathill;

  Mysightwaseverthick;regardTitinius,Andtellmewhatthounotestaboutthefield。

  PINDARUSascendsthehillThisdayIbreathedfirst:timeiscomeround,AndwhereIdidbegin,thereshallIend;

  Mylifeisrunhiscompass。Sirrah,whatnews?PINDARUS[Above]Omylord!CASSIUSWhatnews?PINDARUS[Above]TitiniusisenclosedroundaboutWithhorsemen,thatmaketohimonthespur;

  Yethespurson。Nowtheyarealmostonhim。

  Now,Titinius!Nowsomelight。O,helightstoo。

  He’sta’en。

  ShoutAnd,hark!theyshoutforjoy。CASSIUSComedown,beholdnomore。

  O,cowardthatIam,tolivesolong,Toseemybestfriendta’enbeforemyface!

  PINDARUSdescendsComehither,sirrah:

  InParthiadidItaketheeprisoner;

  AndthenIsworethee,savingofthylife,ThatwhatsoeverIdidbidtheedo,Thoushouldstattemptit。Comenow,keepthineoath;

  Nowbeafreeman:andwiththisgoodsword,ThatranthroughCaesar’sbowels,searchthisbosom。

  Standnottoanswer:here,takethouthehilts;

  And,whenmyfaceiscover’d,as’tisnow,Guidethouthesword。

  PINDARUSstabshimCaesar,thouartrevenged,Evenwiththeswordthatkill’dthee。

  DiesPINDARUSSo,Iamfree;yetwouldnotsohavebeen,DurstIhavedonemywill。OCassius,FarfromthiscountryPindarusshallrun,WhereneverRomanshalltakenoteofhim。

  ExitRe-enterTITINIUSwithMESSALAMESSALAItisbutchange,Titinius;forOctaviusIsoverthrownbynobleBrutus’power,AsCassius’legionsarebyAntony。TITINIUSThesetidingswillwellcomfortCassius。MESSALAWheredidyouleavehim?TITINIUSAlldisconsolate,WithPindarushisbondman,onthishill。MESSALAIsnotthathethatliesupontheground?TITINIUSHeliesnotliketheliving。Omyheart!MESSALAIsnotthathe?TITINIUSNo,thiswashe,Messala,ButCassiusisnomore。Osettingsun,Asinthyredraysthoudostsinkto-night,SoinhisredbloodCassius’dayisset;

  ThesunofRomeisset!Ourdayisgone;

  Clouds,dews,anddangerscome;ourdeedsaredone!

  Mistrustofmysuccesshathdonethisdeed。MESSALAMistrustofgoodsuccesshathdonethisdeed。

  Ohatefulerror,melancholy’schild,WhydostthoushowtotheaptthoughtsofmenThethingsthatarenot?Oerror,soonconceived,Thounevercomestuntoahappybirth,Butkill’stthemotherthatengender’dthee!TITINIUSWhat,Pindarus!whereartthou,Pindarus?MESSALASeekhim,Titinius,whilstIgotomeetThenobleBrutus,thrustingthisreportIntohisears;Imaysay,thrustingit;

  ForpiercingsteelanddartsenvenomedShallbeaswelcometotheearsofBrutusAstidingsofthissight。TITINIUSHieyou,Messala,AndIwillseekforPindarusthewhile。

  ExitMESSALA

  Whydidstthousendmeforth,braveCassius?

  DidInotmeetthyfriends?anddidnottheyPutonmybrowsthiswreathofvictory,Andbidmegiveitthee?Didstthounotheartheirshouts?

  Alas,thouhastmisconstruedeverything!

  But,holdthee,takethisgarlandonthybrow;

  ThyBrutusbidmegiveitthee,andI

  Willdohisbidding。Brutus,comeapace,AndseehowIregardedCaiusCassius。

  Byyourleave,gods:——thisisaRoman’spartCome,Cassius’sword,andfindTitinius’heart。

  KillshimselfAlarum。Re-enterMESSALA,withBRUTUS,CATO,STRATO,VOLUMNIUS,andLUCILIUSBRUTUSWhere,where,Messala,dothhisbodylie?MESSALALo,yonder,andTitiniusmourningit。BRUTUSTitinius’faceisupward。CATOHeisslain。BRUTUSOJuliusCaesar,thouartmightyyet!

  ThyspiritwalksabroadandturnsourswordsInourownproperentrails。

  LowalarumsCATOBraveTitinius!

  Look,whetherhehavenotcrown’ddeadCassius!BRUTUSAreyettwoRomanslivingsuchasthese?

  ThelastofalltheRomans,faretheewell!

  ItisimpossiblethateverRomeShouldbreedthyfellow。Friends,IowemoretearsTothisdeadmanthanyoushallseemepay。

  Ishallfindtime,Cassius,Ishallfindtime。

  Come,therefore,andtoThasossendhisbody:

  Hisfuneralsshallnotbeinourcamp,Lestitdiscomfortus。Lucilius,come;

  Andcome,youngCato;letustothefield。

  LabeoandFlavius,setourbattleson:

  ’Tisthreeo’clock;and,Romans,yeterenightWeshalltryfortuneinasecondfight。

  ExeuntSCENEIV。Anotherpartofthefield。Alarum。Enterfighting,Soldiersofbotharmies;thenBRUTUS,CATO,LUCILIUS,andothersBRUTUSYet,countrymen,O,yetholdupyourheads!CATOWhatbastarddothnot?Whowillgowithme?

  Iwillproclaimmynameaboutthefield:

  IamthesonofMarcusCato,ho!

  Afoetotyrants,andmycountry’sfriend;

  IamthesonofMarcusCato,ho!BRUTUSAndIamBrutus,MarcusBrutus,I;

  Brutus,mycountry’sfriend;knowmeforBrutus!

  ExitLUCILIUSOyoungandnobleCato,artthoudown?

  Why,nowthoudiestasbravelyasTitinius;

  Andmaystbehonour’d,beingCato’sson。FirstSoldierYield,orthoudiest。LUCILIUSOnlyIyieldtodie:

  Thereissomuchthatthouwiltkillmestraight;

  OfferingmoneyKillBrutus,andbehonour’dinhisdeath。FirstSoldierWemustnot。Anobleprisoner!SecondSoldierRoom,ho!TellAntony,Brutusista’en。FirstSoldierI’lltellthenews。Herecomesthegeneral。

  EnterANTONY

  Brutusista’en,Brutusista’en,mylord。ANTONYWhereishe?LUCILIUSSafe,Antony;Brutusissafeenough:

  IdareassuretheethatnoenemyShallevertakealivethenobleBrutus:

  Thegodsdefendhimfromsogreatashame!

  Whenyoudofindhim,oraliveordead,HewillbefoundlikeBrutus,likehimself。ANTONYThisisnotBrutus,friend;but,Iassureyou,Aprizenolessinworth:keepthismansafe;

  Givehimallkindness:IhadratherhaveSuchmenmyfriendsthanenemies。Goon,AndseewhetherBrutusbealiveordead;

  AndbringusworduntoOctavius’tentHoweverythingischanced。

  ExeuntSCENEV。Anotherpartofthefield。EnterBRUTUS,DARDANIUS,CLITUS,STRATO,andVOLUMNIUSBRUTUSCome,poorremainsoffriends,restonthisrock。CLITUSStatiliusshow’dthetorch-light,but,mylord,Hecamenotback:heisorta’enorslain。BRUTUSSittheedown,Clitus:slayingistheword;

  Itisadeedinfashion。Harkthee,Clitus。

  WhispersCLITUSWhat,I,mylord?No,notforalltheworld。BRUTUSPeacethen!nowords。CLITUSI’llratherkillmyself。BRUTUSHarkthee,Dardanius。

  WhispersDARDANIUSShallIdosuchadeed?CLITUSODardanius!DARDANIUSOClitus!CLITUSWhatillrequestdidBrutusmaketothee?DARDANIUSTokillhim,Clitus。Look,hemeditates。CLITUSNowisthatnoblevesselfullofgrief,Thatitrunsoverevenathiseyes。BRUTUSComehither,goodVolumnius;listaword。VOLUMNIUSWhatsaysmylord?BRUTUSWhy,this,Volumnius:

  TheghostofCaesarhathappear’dtomeTwoseveraltimesbynight;atSardisonce,And,thislastnight,hereinPhilippifields:

  Iknowmyhouriscome。VOLUMNIUSNotso,mylord。BRUTUSNay,Iamsureitis,Volumnius。

  Thouseesttheworld,Volumnius,howitgoes;

  Ourenemieshavebeatustothepit:

  LowalarumsItismoreworthytoleapinourselves,Thantarrytilltheypushus。GoodVolumnius,Thouknow’stthatwetwowenttoschooltogether:

  Evenforthatourloveofold,Iprithee,Holdthoumysword-hilts,whilstIrunonit。VOLUMNIUSThat’snotanofficeforafriend,mylord。

  AlarumstillCLITUSFly,fly,mylord;thereisnotarryinghere。BRUTUSFarewelltoyou;andyou;andyou,Volumnius。

  Strato,thouhastbeenallthiswhileasleep;

  Farewelltotheetoo,Strato。Countrymen,MyheartdothjoythatyetinallmylifeIfoundnomanbuthewastruetome。

  IshallhaveglorybythislosingdayMorethanOctaviusandMarkAntonyBythisvileconquestshallattainunto。

  Sofareyouwellatonce;forBrutus’tongueHathalmostendedhislife’shistory:

  Nighthangsuponmineeyes;myboneswouldrest,Thathavebutlabour’dtoattainthishour。

  Alarum。Crywithin,’Fly,fly,fly!’CLITUSFly,mylord,fly。BRUTUSHence!Iwillfollow。

  ExeuntCLITUS,DARDANIUS,andVOLUMNIUS

  Iprithee,Strato,staythoubythylord:

  Thouartafellowofagoodrespect;

  Thylifehathhadsomesmatchofhonourinit:

  Holdthenmysword,andturnawaythyface,WhileIdorunuponit。Wiltthou,Strato?STRATOGivemeyourhandfirst。Fareyouwell,mylord。BRUTUSFarewell,goodStrato。

  RunsonhisswordCaesar,nowbestill:

  Ikill’dnottheewithhalfsogoodawill。

  DiesAlarum。Retreat。EnterOCTAVIUS,ANTONY,MESSALA,LUCILIUS,andthearmyOCTAVIUSWhatmanisthat?MESSALAMymaster’sman。Strato,whereisthymaster?STRATOFreefromthebondageyouarein,Messala:

  Theconquerorscanbutmakeafireofhim;

  ForBrutusonlyovercamehimself,Andnomanelsehathhonourbyhisdeath。LUCILIUSSoBrutusshouldbefound。Ithankthee,Brutus,ThatthouhastprovedLucilius’sayingtrue。OCTAVIUSAllthatservedBrutus,Iwillentertainthem。

  Fellow,wiltthoubestowthytimewithme?STRATOAy,ifMessalawillprefermetoyou。OCTAVIUSDoso,goodMessala。MESSALAHowdiedmymaster,Strato?STRATOIheldthesword,andhedidrunonit。MESSALAOctavius,thentakehimtofollowthee,Thatdidthelatestservicetomymaster。ANTONYThiswasthenoblestRomanofthemall:

  AlltheconspiratorssaveonlyheDidthattheydidinenvyofgreatCaesar;

  Heonly,inageneralhonestthoughtAndcommongoodtoall,madeoneofthem。

  Hislifewasgentle,andtheelementsSomix’dinhimthatNaturemightstandupAndsaytoalltheworld’Thiswasaman!’OCTAVIUSAccordingtohisvirtueletususehim,Withallrespectandritesofburial。

  Withinmytenthisbonesto-nightshalllie,Mostlikeasoldier,order’dhonourably。

  Socallthefieldtorest;andlet’saway,Topartthegloriesofthishappyday。

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