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| <tr><td class="play" align="center">The Life and Death of Julius Caesar | |
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| <H3>SCENE V. Another part of the field.</H3> | |
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| <i>Enter BRUTUS, DARDANIUS, CLITUS, STRATO, and VOLUMNIUS</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>BRUTUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=1>Come, poor remains of friends, rest on this rock.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech2><b>CLITUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=2>Statilius show'd the torch-light, but, my lord,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=3>He came not back: he is or ta'en or slain.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech3><b>BRUTUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=4>Sit thee down, Clitus: slaying is the word;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=5>It is a deed in fashion. Hark thee, Clitus.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Whispers</i></p> | |
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| <A NAME=speech4><b>CLITUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=6>What, I, my lord? No, not for all the world.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech5><b>BRUTUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=7>Peace then! no words.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech6><b>CLITUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=8>I'll rather kill myself.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech7><b>BRUTUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=9>Hark thee, Dardanius.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Whispers</i></p> | |
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| <A NAME=speech8><b>DARDANIUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=10>Shall I do such a deed?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech9><b>CLITUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=11>O Dardanius!</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech10><b>DARDANIUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=12>O Clitus!</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech11><b>CLITUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=13>What ill request did Brutus make to thee?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech12><b>DARDANIUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=14>To kill him, Clitus. Look, he meditates.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech13><b>CLITUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=15>Now is that noble vessel full of grief,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=16>That it runs over even at his eyes.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech14><b>BRUTUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=17>Come hither, good Volumnius; list a word.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech15><b>VOLUMNIUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=18>What says my lord?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech16><b>BRUTUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=19> Why, this, Volumnius:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=20>The ghost of Caesar hath appear'd to me</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=21>Two several times by night; at Sardis once,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=22>And, this last night, here in Philippi fields:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=23>I know my hour is come.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech17><b>VOLUMNIUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=24>Not so, my lord.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech18><b>BRUTUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=25>Nay, I am sure it is, Volumnius.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=26>Thou seest the world, Volumnius, how it goes;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=27>Our enemies have beat us to the pit:</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Low alarums</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=28>It is more worthy to leap in ourselves,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=29>Than tarry till they push us. Good Volumnius,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=30>Thou know'st that we two went to school together:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=31>Even for that our love of old, I prithee,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=32>Hold thou my sword-hilts, whilst I run on it.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech19><b>VOLUMNIUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=33>That's not an office for a friend, my lord.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Alarum still</i></p> | |
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| <A NAME=speech20><b>CLITUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=34>Fly, fly, my lord; there is no tarrying here.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech21><b>BRUTUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=35>Farewell to you; and you; and you, Volumnius.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=36>Strato, thou hast been all this while asleep;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=37>Farewell to thee too, Strato. Countrymen,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=38>My heart doth joy that yet in all my life</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=39>I found no man but he was true to me.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=40>I shall have glory by this losing day</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=41>More than Octavius and Mark Antony</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=42>By this vile conquest shall attain unto.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=43>So fare you well at once; for Brutus' tongue</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=44>Hath almost ended his life's history:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=45>Night hangs upon mine eyes; my bones would rest,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=46>That have but labour'd to attain this hour.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Alarum. Cry within, 'Fly, fly, fly!'</i></p> | |
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| <A NAME=speech22><b>CLITUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=47>Fly, my lord, fly.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech23><b>BRUTUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=48> Hence! I will follow.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt CLITUS, DARDANIUS, and VOLUMNIUS</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=49>I prithee, Strato, stay thou by thy lord:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=50>Thou art a fellow of a good respect;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=51>Thy life hath had some smatch of honour in it:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=52>Hold then my sword, and turn away thy face,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=53>While I do run upon it. Wilt thou, Strato?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech24><b>STRATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=54>Give me your hand first. Fare you well, my lord.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech25><b>BRUTUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=55>Farewell, good Strato.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Runs on his sword</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=56>Caesar, now be still:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=57>I kill'd not thee with half so good a will.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Dies</i></p> | |
| <p><i>Alarum. Retreat. Enter OCTAVIUS, ANTONY, MESSALA, LUCILIUS, and the army</i></p> | |
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| <A NAME=speech26><b>OCTAVIUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=58>What man is that?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech27><b>MESSALA</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=59>My master's man. Strato, where is thy master?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech28><b>STRATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=60>Free from the bondage you are in, Messala:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=61>The conquerors can but make a fire of him;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=62>For Brutus only overcame himself,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=63>And no man else hath honour by his death.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech29><b>LUCILIUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=64>So Brutus should be found. I thank thee, Brutus,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=65>That thou hast proved Lucilius' saying true.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech30><b>OCTAVIUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=66>All that served Brutus, I will entertain them.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=67>Fellow, wilt thou bestow thy time with me?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech31><b>STRATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=68>Ay, if Messala will prefer me to you.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech32><b>OCTAVIUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=69>Do so, good Messala.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech33><b>MESSALA</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=70>How died my master, Strato?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech34><b>STRATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=71>I held the sword, and he did run on it.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech35><b>MESSALA</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=72>Octavius, then take him to follow thee,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=73>That did the latest service to my master.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech36><b>ANTONY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=74>This was the noblest Roman of them all:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=75>All the conspirators save only he</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=76>Did that they did in envy of great Caesar;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=77>He only, in a general honest thought</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=78>And common good to all, made one of them.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=79>His life was gentle, and the elements</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=80>So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=81>And say to all the world 'This was a man!'</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech37><b>OCTAVIUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=82>According to his virtue let us use him,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=83>With all respect and rites of burial.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=84>Within my tent his bones to-night shall lie,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=85>Most like a soldier, order'd honourably.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=86>So call the field to rest; and let's away,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=87>To part the glories of this happy day.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt</i></p> | |