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JULIUS CAESAR 5.4
| Another part of the field. |
| |
| | [Alarum. Enter fighting, Soldiers of both armies; |
| | then BRUTUS, CATO, LUCILIUS, and others] |
BRUTUS | |
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: | |
| | I am the son of Marcus Cato, ho! | |
| | A foe to tyrants, and my country's friend; | 5 |
| | I am the son of Marcus Cato, ho! | |
BRUTUS | |
And I am Brutus, Marcus Brutus, I; | |
| | Brutus, my country's friend; know me for Brutus! | |
| | [Exit] |
LUCILIUS | |
O young and noble Cato, art thou down? | |
| | Why, now thou diest as bravely as Titinius; | 10 |
| | And mayst be honour'd, being Cato's son. | |
First Soldier | |
Yield, or thou diest. | |
LUCILIUS | |
Only I yield to die: | |
| | There is so much that thou wilt kill me straight; | |
| | [Offering money] |
| | Kill Brutus, and be honour'd in his death. | 15 |
First Soldier | |
We must not. A noble prisoner! | |
Second Soldier | |
Room, ho! Tell Antony, Brutus is ta'en. | |
First Soldier | |
I'll tell the news. Here comes the general. | |
| | [Enter ANTONY] |
| | Brutus is ta'en, Brutus is ta'en, my lord. | |
LUCILIUS | |
Safe, Antony; Brutus is safe enough: | |
| | I dare assure thee that no enemy | |
| | Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus: | |
| | The gods defend him from so great a shame! | |
| | When you do find him, or alive or dead, | 25 |
| | He will be found like Brutus, like himself. | |
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, | 30 |
| | And see whether Brutus be alive or dead; | |
| | And bring us word unto Octavius' tent | |
| | How every thing is chanced. | |
| | [Exeunt] |
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