首页 >出版文学> Julius Caeser>第3章

第3章

  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。