Enter OCTAVIUS, ANTONY, and their Army. Ant. Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know, To fasten in our thoughts that they have courage; But 'tis not so. Drum. [March. Enter BRUTUS, CASSIUS, and their Army; LUCILIUS, TITINIUS, MESSALA, and others. Bru. They stand, and would have parley. Cas. Stand fast, Titinius: We must out and talk. Oct. Mark Antony, shall we give sign of battle? Ant. No, Cæsar, we will answer on the charge. Make forth, the generals would have some words. Oct. Stir not until the signal. Bru. Words before blows: Is it so, countrymen? Oct. Not that we love words better, as you do. Bru. Good words are better than bad strokes, Ant. Not stingless too. Bru. O, yes, and soundless too; For you have stol'n their buzzing, Antony, Hack'd one another in the sides of Cæsar : You show'd your teeth like apes, and fawn'd like Be well aveng'd; or till another Cæsar Bru. O, if thou wert the noblest of thy strain, Young man, thou couldst not die more honourable. Cas. A peevish school-boy, worthless of such honour, Join'd with a masker and a reveller. Oct. [Exeunt OCTAVIUS, ANTONY, and their Army. Cas. Why now, blow, wind; swell, billow; and swim, bark! The storm is up, and all is on the hazard. Bru. Ho! Lucilius; hark, a word with you. [BRUTUS and LUCILIUS converse apart. Luc. Cas. Messala, Mes. Cas. My lord. What says my general? Messala, This is my birth-day; as this very day Was Cassius born. Give me thy hand, Messala: You know, that I held Epicurus strong, This morning are they fled away, and gone; Our army lies, ready to give up the ghost. Bru. Even by the rule of that philosophy, For fear of what might fall, so to prevent Cas. Then, if we lose this battle, You are contented to be led in triumph Thorough the streets of Rome? Bru. No, Cassius, no: think not, tliou noble | Enclosed round about with horsemen, that Roman, That ever Brutus will go bound to Rome; Make to him on the spur; yet he spurs on.→→→ Cas. [Shout. Come down, behold no more. O, coward that I am, to live so long. To see my best friend ta'en before my face! Enter PINDARUS, Come hither, sirrah : In Parthia did I take thee prisoner; oath! Now be a freeman; and, with this good sword, | That ran through Casar'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,- Cæsar, thou art reveng'd, Even with the sword that kill'd thee. [ Dics. Pin. 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. [Erit Re-enter TITINIUS with MESSALA. Tit. These tidings will well comfort Cassius. Mes. Is not that he, that lies upon the ground? Tit. He lies not like the living. O my heart! Mes. Is not that he? Tit. No, this was he, Messala, But Cassius is no more. O setting sun! As in thy red rays thou dost sink to-night, So in his red blood Cassius' day is set; The sun of Rome is set! Our day is gone; Clouds, dews, and dangers come; our deeds are done; Mistrust of my success hath done this deed. Mes. Mistrust of good success hath done this deed. O hateful error, melancholy's child! Why dost thou show to the apt thoughts of men Tit. What, Pindarus? Where art thou, Pindarus? [Exit MESSALA. Why didst thou send me forth, brave Cassius? Did I not meet thy friends, and did not they Put on my brows this wreath of victory, And bid me giv't thee? Didst thou not hear their shouts ? SCENE IV. - Another Part of the Field. Alarum. Enter, fighting, Soldiers of both Armies; then BRUTUS, CATO, LUCILIUS, and others. Bru. Yet, countrymen, O, yet hold up your heads! Cato. What bastard doth not? Who will go with me? I will proclaim my name about the field: [Charges the Enemy. Bru. And I am Brutus, Marcus Brutus, I; Brutus, my country's friend; know me for Brutus. [Exit, charging the Enemy. CATO is overpowered, and falls. Luc. O young and noble Cato, art thou down? Why, now thou diest as bravely as Titinius; And mayst be honour'd, being Cato's son. 1 Sold. Yield, or thou diest. Luc. There is so much that thou wilt kill me straight; Only I yield to die : [Offering Money. Kill Brutus, and be honour'd in his death. 1 Sold. We must not. - A noble prisoner! 2 Sold. Room, ho! Tell Antony, Brutus is ta'en. 1 Sold. I'll tell the news. Here comes the general: Luc. Safe, Antony; Brutus is safe enough: Ant. This is not Brutus, friend; but, I assure you, SCENE V. Go on, [Exeunt. Strato, thou hast been all this while asleep; Night hangs upon mine eyes; my bones would rest, Cli. Fly, my lord, fly. Bru. Hence; I will follow thee. [Exeunt CLITUS, DARDANIUS, and VOLUMNIUS. I pr'ythee, Strato, stay thou by thy lord : Thou art a fellow of a good respect; Thy life hath had some smatch of honour in it: Hold then my sword and turn away thy face, While I do run upon it. Wilt thou, Strato? Stra. Free from the bondage you are in, Messala; And no man else hath honour by his death. That thou hast prov'd Lucilius' saying true. Ant. This was the noblest Roman of them all: All the conspirators, save only he, Did that they did in envy of great Cæsar; Oct. According to his virtue let us use him, Receive into my service. 2 Recommend. THYREUS, MENAS, } Friends of Pompey. TAURUS, Lieutenant-General to Cæsar. CANIDIUS, Lieutenant-General to Antony. SILIUS, an Officer in Ventidius's Army. EUPHRONIUS, an Ambassador from Antony to Cæsar. A Soothsayer. A Clown. CLEOPATRA, Queen of Egypt. OCTAVIA, Sister to Cæsar, and Wife to Antony. CHARMIAN, IRAS, } Attendants on Cleopatra. Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and other Attendants. SCENE, dispersed; in several Parts of the Roman Empire. To cool a gipsy's will. Look, where they come ! Flourish. Enter ANTONY and CLEOPATRA, with Take but good note, and you shall see in him Cleo. If it be love indeed, tell me how much. reckon'd. Cleo. I'll set a bourn how far to be belov'd. Enter an Attendant. Att. News, my good lord, from Rome. Ant. Cleo. Nay, hear them, Antony. Ant. How, my love! Cleo. Perchance, - nay, and most like, As I am Egypt's queen, sengers. - Ant. Let Rome in Tyber melt! and the wide arch Ant. Then must thou needs find out new heaven, Is, to do thus; when such a mutual pair |