LUCIL. 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! 20 He will be found like Brutus, like himself. 25 Go on, And see whether Brutus be alive or dead; And bring us word unto Octavius' tent How everything is chanced. 30 [Exeunt. SCENE V. Another part of the field. Enter BRUTUS, DARDANIUS, CLITUS, STRATO, and VOLUMNIUS. BRU. Come, poor remains of friends, rest on this rock. CLI. Statilius show'd the torch-light, but, my lord, He came not back: he is or ta'en or slain. BRU. Sit thee down, Clitus: slaying is the word; It is a deed in fashion. Hark thee, Clitus. BRU. Hark thee, Dardanius. CLI. O Dardanius! DAR. O Clitus! [Whispering. 5 I'll rather kill myself. [Whispering. Shall I do such a deed? CLI. What ill request did Brutus make to thee? That it runs over even at his eyes. BRU. Come hither, good Volumnius; list a word. BRU. 10 15 Why this, Volumnius : It is more worthy to leap in ourselves, Than tarry till they push us. Good Volumnius, 25 Hold thou my sword-hilts, whilst I run on it. VOL. That's not an office for a friend, my lord. [Alarum still. CLI. Fly, fly, my lord; there is no tarrying here. 30 BRU. Farewell to you; and you; and you, Volumnius. Strato, thou hast been all this while asleep; 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, CLI. Fly, my lord, fly! [Alarum. Cry within "Fly, fly, fly!" Hence! I will follow. [Exeunt CLITUS, DARDANIUS, and VOLUMNIUS. I prithee, Strato, stay thou by thy lord: be still: I kill'd not thee with half so good a will. well, my lord. Alarum. Retreat. Enter OCTAVIUS, ANTONY, MESSALA, 35 40 45 50 [Dies. OCT. What man is that? MES. My master's man. Strato, where is thy master? The conquerors can but make a fire of him; 55 LUCIL. So Brutus should be found. I thank thee, Brutus, That thou hast proved Lucilius' saying true. OCT. All that served Brutus, I will entertain them. 60 Fellow, wilt thou bestow thy time with me? STRA. Ay, if Messala will prefer me to you. MES. How died my master, Strato? STRA. I held the sword, and he did run on it. 65 That did the latest service to my master. ANT. This was the noblest Roman of them all: All the conspirators, save only he, 70 Did that they did in envy of great Cæsar; So mixed in him that Nature might stand up OCT. According to his virtue let us use him 75 80 [Exeunt omnes. SCENE I. A desert place. Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches. FIRST WITCH. When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? SECOND WITCH. When the hurlyburly's done, When the battle's lost and won. THIRD WITCH. That will be ere the set of sun. SECOND WITCH. Upon the heath. THIRD WITCH. There to meet with Macbeth. FIRST WITCH. I come, Graymalkin. ALL. Paddock calls :-anon. Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air. 5 10 [Witches vanish. SCENE II. A camp near Forres. Alarum within. Enter KING DUNCAN, MALCOLM, DONALBAIN, LENNOX, with DUN. What bloody man is that? He can report, The newest state. As two spent swimmers, that do cling together And choke their art. The merciless Macdonwald- Do swarm upon him-from the western isles 10 The multiplying villainies of nature Of kernes and gallowglasses is supplied. Which ne'er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, 20 Till he unseam'd him from the nave to the chaps, And fix'd his head upon our battlements. DUN. O valiant cousin! worthy gentleman! DUN. Dismay'd not this Our captains, Macbeth and Banquo? SOLD. Yes; As sparrows, eagles, or the hare, the lion. 335 30 25 5 |