Speeches (Lines) for (stage directions)
in "Julius Caesar"
Total: 100

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(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). Enter FLAVIUS, MARULLUS, and certain Commoners

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Flavius. It is no matter; let no images
Be hung with Caesar's trophies. I'll about,
And drive away the vulgar from the streets:
So do you too, where you perceive them thick.
These growing feathers pluck'd from Caesar's wing
Will make him fly an ordinary pitch,
Who else would soar above the view of men
And keep us all in servile fearfulness.

(stage directions). Exeunt

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I,2,78

(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). [Flourish. Enter CAESAR; ANTONY, for the course; CALPURNIA, PORTIA, DECIUS BRUTUS, CICERO, BRUTUS, CASSIUS, and CASCA; a great crowd following, among them a Soothsayer]

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Caesar. Set on; and leave no ceremony out.

(stage directions). Flourish

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Caesar. He is a dreamer; let us leave him: pass.

(stage directions). Sennet. Exeunt all except BRUTUS and CASSIUS

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Cassius. Therefore, good Brutus, be prepared to hear:
And since you know you cannot see yourself
So well as by reflection, I, your glass,
Will modestly discover to yourself
That of yourself which you yet know not of.
And be not jealous on me, gentle Brutus:
Were I a common laugher, or did use
To stale with ordinary oaths my love
To every new protester; if you know
That I do fawn on men and hug them hard
And after scandal them, or if you know
That I profess myself in banqueting
To all the rout, then hold me dangerous.

(stage directions). Flourish, and shout

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I,2,222

Cassius. I know that virtue to be in you, Brutus,
As well as I do know your outward favour.
Well, honour is the subject of my story.
I cannot tell what you and other men
Think of this life; but, for my single self,
I had as lief not be as live to be
In awe of such a thing as I myself.
I was born free as Caesar; so were you:
We both have fed as well, and we can both
Endure the winter's cold as well as he:
For once, upon a raw and gusty day,
The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores,
Caesar said to me 'Darest thou, Cassius, now
Leap in with me into this angry flood,
And swim to yonder point?' Upon the word,
Accoutred as I was, I plunged in
And bade him follow; so indeed he did.
The torrent roar'd, and we did buffet it
With lusty sinews, throwing it aside
And stemming it with hearts of controversy;
But ere we could arrive the point proposed,
Caesar cried 'Help me, Cassius, or I sink!'
I, as Aeneas, our great ancestor,
Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder
The old Anchises bear, so from the waves of Tiber
Did I the tired Caesar. And this man
Is now become a god, and Cassius is
A wretched creature and must bend his body,
If Caesar carelessly but nod on him.
He had a fever when he was in Spain,
And when the fit was on him, I did mark
How he did shake: 'tis true, this god did shake;
His coward lips did from their colour fly,
And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world
Did lose his lustre: I did hear him groan:
Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans
Mark him and write his speeches in their books,
Alas, it cried 'Give me some drink, Tintinius,'
As a sick girl. Ye gods, it doth amaze me
A man of such a feeble temper should
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

(stage directions). Shout. Flourish

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I,2,273

Cassius. As they pass by, pluck Casca by the sleeve;
And he will, after his sour fashion, tell you
What hath proceeded worthy note to-day.

(stage directions). Re-enter CAESAR and his Train

9

I,2,307

Caesar. Would he were fatter! But I fear him not:
Yet if my name were liable to fear,
I do not know the man I should avoid
So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much;
He is a great observer and he looks
Quite through the deeds of men: he loves no plays,
As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music;
Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort
As if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spirit
That could be moved to smile at any thing.
Such men as he be never at heart's ease
Whiles they behold a greater than themselves,
And therefore are they very dangerous.
I rather tell thee what is to be fear'd
Than what I fear; for always I am Caesar.
Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf,
And tell me truly what thou think'st of him.

(stage directions). Sennet. Exeunt CAESAR and all his Train, but CASCA

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I,2,389

Casca. Do so. Farewell, both.

(stage directions). Exit

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I,2,419

Cassius. I will do so: till then, think of the world.
[Exit BRUTUS]
Well, Brutus, thou art noble; yet, I see,
Thy honourable metal may be wrought
From that it is disposed: therefore it is meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes;
For who so firm that cannot be seduced?
Caesar doth bear me hard; but he loves Brutus:
If I were Brutus now and he were Cassius,
He should not humour me. I will this night,
In several hands, in at his windows throw,
As if they came from several citizens,
Writings all tending to the great opinion
That Rome holds of his name; wherein obscurely
Caesar's ambition shall be glanced at:
And after this let Caesar seat him sure;
For we will shake him, or worse days endure.

(stage directions). Exit

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I,3,420

(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). [Thunder and lightning. Enter from opposite sides, CASCA, with his sword drawn, and CICERO]

13

I,3,463

Casca. Farewell, Cicero.

(stage directions). Exit CICERO

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I,3,464

(stage directions). Exit CICERO

(stage directions). Enter CASSIUS

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I,3,527

Cassius. I know where I will wear this dagger then;
Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius:
Therein, ye gods, you make the weak most strong;
Therein, ye gods, you tyrants do defeat:
Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass,
Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron,
Can be retentive to the strength of spirit;
But life, being weary of these worldly bars,
Never lacks power to dismiss itself.
If I know this, know all the world besides,
That part of tyranny that I do bear
I can shake off at pleasure.

(stage directions). Thunder still

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I,3,598

Cassius. Him and his worth and our great need of him
You have right well conceited. Let us go,
For it is after midnight; and ere day
We will awake him and be sure of him.

(stage directions). Exeunt

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(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). Enter BRUTUS

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Brutus. What, Lucius, ho!
I cannot, by the progress of the stars,
Give guess how near to day. Lucius, I say!
I would it were my fault to sleep so soundly.
When, Lucius, when? awake, I say! what, Lucius!

(stage directions). Enter LUCIUS

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II,1,610

Lucius. I will, my lord.

(stage directions). Exit

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II,1,636

Brutus. It must be by his death: and for my part,
I know no personal cause to spurn at him,
But for the general. He would be crown'd:
How that might change his nature, there's the question.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder;
And that craves wary walking. Crown him?—that;—
And then, I grant, we put a sting in him,
That at his will he may do danger with.
The abuse of greatness is, when it disjoins
Remorse from power: and, to speak truth of Caesar,
I have not known when his affections sway'd
More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof,
That lowliness is young ambition's ladder,
Whereto the climber-upward turns his face;
But when he once attains the upmost round.
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees
By which he did ascend. So Caesar may.
Then, lest he may, prevent. And, since the quarrel
Will bear no colour for the thing he is,
Fashion it thus; that what he is, augmented,
Would run to these and these extremities:
And therefore think him as a serpent's egg
Which, hatch'd, would, as his kind, grow mischievous,
And kill him in the shell.

(stage directions). Re-enter LUCIUS

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Lucius. The taper burneth in your closet, sir.
Searching the window for a flint, I found
This paper, thus seal'd up; and, I am sure,
It did not lie there when I went to bed.

(stage directions). Gives him the letter

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II,1,647

Lucius. I will, sir.

(stage directions). Exit

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II,1,664

Brutus. The exhalations whizzing in the air
Give so much light that I may read by them.
[Opens the letter and reads]
'Brutus, thou sleep'st: awake, and see thyself.
Shall Rome, &c. Speak, strike, redress!
Brutus, thou sleep'st: awake!'
Such instigations have been often dropp'd
Where I have took them up.
'Shall Rome, &c.' Thus must I piece it out:
Shall Rome stand under one man's awe? What, Rome?
My ancestors did from the streets of Rome
The Tarquin drive, when he was call'd a king.
'Speak, strike, redress!' Am I entreated
To speak and strike? O Rome, I make thee promise:
If the redress will follow, thou receivest
Thy full petition at the hand of Brutus!

(stage directions). Re-enter LUCIUS

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II,1,666

Lucius. Sir, March is wasted fourteen days.

(stage directions). Knocking within

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II,1,678

Brutus. 'Tis good. Go to the gate; somebody knocks.
[Exit LUCIUS]
Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar,
I have not slept.
Between the acting of a dreadful thing
And the first motion, all the interim is
Like a phantasma, or a hideous dream:
The Genius and the mortal instruments
Are then in council; and the state of man,
Like to a little kingdom, suffers then
The nature of an insurrection.

(stage directions). Re-enter LUCIUS

26

II,1,718

Cassius. Shall I entreat a word?

(stage directions). BRUTUS and CASSIUS whisper

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II,1,813

Trebonius. There is no fear in him; let him not die;
For he will live, and laugh at this hereafter.

(stage directions). Clock strikes

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Brutus. Good gentlemen, look fresh and merrily;
Let not our looks put on our purposes,
But bear it as our Roman actors do,
With untired spirits and formal constancy:
And so good morrow to you every one.
[Exeunt all but BRUTUS]
Boy! Lucius! Fast asleep? It is no matter;
Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber:
Thou hast no figures nor no fantasies,
Which busy care draws in the brains of men;
Therefore thou sleep'st so sound.

(stage directions). Enter PORTIA

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II,1,942

Brutus. O ye gods,
Render me worthy of this noble wife!
[Knocking within]
Hark, hark! one knocks: Portia, go in awhile;
And by and by thy bosom shall partake
The secrets of my heart.
All my engagements I will construe to thee,
All the charactery of my sad brows:
Leave me with haste.
[Exit PORTIA]
Lucius, who's that knocks?

(stage directions). Re-enter LUCIUS with LIGARIUS

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II,1,970

Brutus. Follow me, then.

(stage directions). Exeunt

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II,2,971

(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). [Thunder and lightning. Enter CAESAR, in his night-gown]

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Caesar. Nor heaven nor earth have been at peace to-night:
Thrice hath Calpurnia in her sleep cried out,
'Help, ho! they murder Caesar!' Who's within?

(stage directions). Enter a Servant

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Servant. I will, my lord.

(stage directions). Exit

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II,2,982

(stage directions). Exit

(stage directions). Enter CALPURNIA

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Brutus. [Aside] That every like is not the same, O Caesar,
The heart of Brutus yearns to think upon!

(stage directions). Exeunt

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II,3,1120

(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). Enter ARTEMIDORUS, reading a paper

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Artemidorus. 'Caesar, beware of Brutus; take heed of Cassius;
come not near Casca; have an eye to Cinna, trust not
Trebonius: mark well Metellus Cimber: Decius Brutus
loves thee not: thou hast wronged Caius Ligarius.
There is but one mind in all these men, and it is
bent against Caesar. If thou beest not immortal,
look about you: security gives way to conspiracy.
The mighty gods defend thee! Thy lover,
'ARTEMIDORUS.'
Here will I stand till Caesar pass along,
And as a suitor will I give him this.
My heart laments that virtue cannot live
Out of the teeth of emulation.
If thou read this, O Caesar, thou mayst live;
If not, the Fates with traitors do contrive.

(stage directions). Exit

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II,4,1137

(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). Enter PORTIA and LUCIUS

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Lucius. Sooth, madam, I hear nothing.

(stage directions). Enter the Soothsayer

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Soothsayer. None that I know will be, much that I fear may chance.
Good morrow to you. Here the street is narrow:
The throng that follows Caesar at the heels,
Of senators, of praetors, common suitors,
Will crowd a feeble man almost to death:
I'll get me to a place more void, and there
Speak to great Caesar as he comes along.

(stage directions). Exit

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Portia. I must go in. Ay me, how weak a thing
The heart of woman is! O Brutus,
The heavens speed thee in thine enterprise!
Sure, the boy heard me: Brutus hath a suit
That Caesar will not grant. O, I grow faint.
Run, Lucius, and commend me to my lord;
Say I am merry: come to me again,
And bring me word what he doth say to thee.

(stage directions). Exeunt severally

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(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). A crowd of people; among them ARTEMIDORUS and the Soothsayer. Flourish. Enter CAESAR, BRUTUS, CASSIUS, CASCA, DECIUS BRUTUS, METELLUS CIMBER, TREBONIUS, CINNA, ANTONY, LEPIDUS, POPILIUS, PUBLIUS, and others.

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Popilius. Fare you well.

(stage directions). Advances to CAESAR

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Cassius. Trebonius knows his time; for, look you, Brutus.
He draws Mark Antony out of the way.

(stage directions). Exeunt ANTONY and TREBONIUS

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Metellus Cimber. Most high, most mighty, and most puissant Caesar,
Metellus Cimber throws before thy seat
An humble heart,—

(stage directions). Kneeling

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Caesar. Et tu, Brute! Then fall, Caesar.

(stage directions). Dies

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III,1,1307

Brutus. Do so: and let no man abide this deed,
But we the doers.

(stage directions). Re-enter TREBONIUS

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Cassius. Ay, every man away:
Brutus shall lead; and we will grace his heels
With the most boldest and best hearts of Rome.

(stage directions). Enter a Servant

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Servant. I'll fetch him presently.

(stage directions). Exit

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Brutus. Prepare the body then, and follow us.

(stage directions). Exeunt all but ANTONY

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Servant. He did receive his letters, and is coming;
And bid me say to you by word of mouth—
O Caesar!—

(stage directions). Seeing the body

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Antony. Post back with speed, and tell him what hath chanced:
Here is a mourning Rome, a dangerous Rome,
No Rome of safety for Octavius yet;
Hie hence, and tell him so. Yet, stay awhile;
Thou shalt not back till I have borne this corse
Into the market-place: there shall I try
In my oration, how the people take
The cruel issue of these bloody men;
According to the which, thou shalt discourse
To young Octavius of the state of things.
Lend me your hand.

(stage directions). Exeunt with CAESAR's body

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III,2,1530

(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). Enter BRUTUS and CASSIUS, and a throng of Citizens

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Brutus. Good countrymen, let me depart alone,
And, for my sake, stay here with Antony:
Do grace to Caesar's corpse, and grace his speech
Tending to Caesar's glories; which Mark Antony,
By our permission, is allow'd to make.
I do entreat you, not a man depart,
Save I alone, till Antony have spoke.

(stage directions). Exit

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Antony. For Brutus' sake, I am beholding to you.

(stage directions). Goes into the pulpit

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III,2,1708

Third Citizen. You shall have leave.

(stage directions). ANTONY comes down

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III,2,1805

Fourth Citizen. Pluck down forms, windows, any thing.

(stage directions). Exeunt Citizens with the body

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Antony. Belike they had some notice of the people,
How I had moved them. Bring me to Octavius.

(stage directions). Exeunt

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III,3,1821

(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). Enter CINNA the poet

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Cinna the Poet. I dreamt to-night that I did feast with Caesar,
And things unlucky charge my fantasy:
I have no will to wander forth of doors,
Yet something leads me forth.

(stage directions). Enter Citizens

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Third Citizen. Tear him, tear him! Come, brands ho! fire-brands:
to Brutus', to Cassius'; burn all: some to Decius'
house, and some to Casca's; some to Ligarius': away, go!

(stage directions). Exeunt

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(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). ANTONY, OCTAVIUS, and LEPIDUS, seated at a table

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Octavius. Or here, or at the Capitol.

(stage directions). Exit LEPIDUS

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Octavius. Let us do so: for we are at the stake,
And bay'd about with many enemies;
And some that smile have in their hearts, I fear,
Millions of mischiefs.

(stage directions). Exeunt

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IV,2,1916

(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). Drum. Enter BRUTUS, LUCILIUS, LUCIUS, and Soldiers; Tintinius and PINDARUS meeting them

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Brutus. Hark! he is arrived.
[Low march within]
March gently on to meet him.

(stage directions). Enter CASSIUS and his powers

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Brutus. Lucilius, do you the like; and let no man
Come to our tent till we have done our conference.
Let Lucius and Tintinius guard our door.

(stage directions). Exeunt

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(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). Enter BRUTUS and CASSIUS

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Poet. [Within] Nothing but death shall stay me.

(stage directions). Enter Poet, followed by LUCILIUS, Tintinius, and LUCIUS

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Cassius. Away, away, be gone.

(stage directions). Exit Poet

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Cassius. And come yourselves, and bring Messala with you
Immediately to us.

(stage directions). Exeunt LUCILIUS and Tintinius

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Brutus. Lucius, a bowl of wine!

(stage directions). Exit LUCIUS

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Cassius. O ye immortal gods!

(stage directions). Re-enter LUCIUS, with wine and taper

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Lucius. Varro and Claudius!

(stage directions). Enter VARRO and CLAUDIUS

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Brutus. I will not have it so: lie down, good sirs;
It may be I shall otherwise bethink me.
Look, Lucius, here's the book I sought for so;
I put it in the pocket of my gown.

(stage directions). VARRO and CLAUDIUS lie down

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Varro. [with Claudius] It shall be done, my lord.

(stage directions). [Exeunt]

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(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). Enter OCTAVIUS, ANTONY, and their army

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Antony. Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know
Wherefore they do it: they could be content
To visit other places; and come down
With fearful bravery, thinking by this face
To fasten in our thoughts that they have courage;
But 'tis not so.

(stage directions). Enter a Messenger

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Octavius. Come, Antony, away!
Defiance, traitors, hurl we in your teeth:
If you dare fight to-day, come to the field;
If not, when you have stomachs.

(stage directions). Exeunt OCTAVIUS, ANTONY, and their army

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Lucilius. [Standing forth.] My lord?

(stage directions). BRUTUS and LUCILIUS converse apart

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Brutus. Why, then, lead on. O, that a man might know
The end of this day's business ere it come!
But it sufficeth that the day will end,
And then the end is known. Come, ho! away!

(stage directions). Exeunt

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(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). Alarum. Enter BRUTUS and MESSALA

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Brutus. Ride, ride, Messala, ride, and give these bills
Unto the legions on the other side.
[Loud alarum]
Let them set on at once; for I perceive
But cold demeanor in Octavius' wing,
And sudden push gives them the overthrow.
Ride, ride, Messala: let them all come down.

(stage directions). Exeunt

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(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). Alarums. Enter CASSIUS and Tintinius

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Tintinius. O Cassius, Brutus gave the word too early;
Who, having some advantage on Octavius,
Took it too eagerly: his soldiers fell to spoil,
Whilst we by Antony are all enclosed.

(stage directions). Enter PINDARUS

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Tintinius. I will be here again, even with a thought.

(stage directions). Exit

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Cassius. Come down, behold no more.
O, coward that I am, to live so long,
To see my best friend ta'en before my face!
[PINDARUS descends]
Come hither, sirrah:
In Parthia did I take thee prisoner;
And then I swore thee, saving of thy life,
That whatsoever I did bid thee do,
Thou shouldst attempt it. Come now, keep thine oath;
Now be a freeman: and with this good sword,
That ran through Caesar's bowels, search this bosom.
Stand not to answer: here, take thou the hilts;
And, when my face is cover'd, as 'tis now,
Guide thou the sword.
[PINDARUS stabs him]
Caesar, thou art revenged,
Even with the sword that kill'd thee.

(stage directions). Dies

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Pindarus. So, I am free; yet would not so have been,
Durst I have done my will. O Cassius,
Far from this country Pindarus shall run,
Where never Roman shall take note of him.

(stage directions). Exit

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(stage directions). Exit

(stage directions). Re-enter Tintinius with MESSALA

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Brutus. O Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet!
Thy spirit walks abroad and turns our swords
In our own proper entrails.

(stage directions). Low alarums

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Brutus. Are yet two Romans living such as these?
The last of all the Romans, fare thee well!
It is impossible that ever Rome
Should breed thy fellow. Friends, I owe more tears
To this dead man than you shall see me pay.
I shall find time, Cassius, I shall find time.
Come, therefore, and to Thasos send his body:
His funerals shall not be in our camp,
Lest it discomfort us. Lucilius, come;
And come, young Cato; let us to the field.
Labeo and Flavius, set our battles on:
'Tis three o'clock; and, Romans, yet ere night
We shall try fortune in a second fight.

(stage directions). Exeunt

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(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). [Alarum. Enter fighting, Soldiers of both armies; then BRUTUS, CATO, LUCILIUS, and others]

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Brutus. And I am Brutus, Marcus Brutus, I;
Brutus, my country's friend; know me for Brutus!

(stage directions). Exit

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Antony. This is not Brutus, friend; but, I assure you,
A prize no less in worth: keep this man safe;
Give him all kindness: I had rather have
Such men my friends than enemies. Go on,
And see whether Brutus be alive or dead;
And bring us word unto Octavius' tent
How every thing is chanced.

(stage directions). Exeunt

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(beginning of scene)

(stage directions). [Enter BRUTUS, DARDANIUS, CLITUS, STRATO, and VOLUMNIUS]

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Brutus. Sit thee down, Clitus: slaying is the word;
It is a deed in fashion. Hark thee, Clitus.

(stage directions). Whispers

97

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Brutus. Hark thee, Dardanius.

(stage directions). Whispers

98

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Volumnius. That's not an office for a friend, my lord.

(stage directions). Alarum still

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Brutus. Farewell to you; and you; and you, Volumnius.
Strato, thou hast been all this while asleep;
Farewell to thee too, Strato. Countrymen,
My heart doth joy that yet in all my life
I found no man but he was true to me.
I shall have glory by this losing day
More than Octavius and Mark Antony
By this vile conquest shall attain unto.
So fare you well at once; for Brutus' tongue
Hath almost ended his life's history:
Night hangs upon mine eyes; my bones would rest,
That have but labour'd to attain this hour.

(stage directions). Alarum. Cry within, 'Fly, fly, fly!'

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Octavius. According to his virtue let us use him,
With all respect and rites of burial.
Within my tent his bones to-night shall lie,
Most like a soldier, order'd honourably.
So call the field to rest; and let's away,
To part the glories of this happy day.

(stage directions). Exeunt