Look! in this place ran Cassius' dagger through:
See what a rent the envious Casca made:
Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabbed;
And as he plucked his cursed steel away,
Mark how the blood of Cæsar followed it,
As rushing out of doors, to be resolved
If Brutus so unkindly knocked, or no;
For Brutus, as you know, was Cæsar's angel:
Judge, O you gods, how dearly Cæsar loved him!
This was the most unkindest cut of all:

For when the noble Cæsar saw him stab,
Ingratitude, more strong than traitors' arms,
Quite vanquished him: then burst his mighty heart;
And, in his mantle muffling up his face,

Even at the base of Pompey's statua,

Which all the while ran blood, great Cæsar fell.
O, what a fall was there, my countrymen!
Then I and you and all of us fell down,
Whilst bloody treason flourished over us.
O, now you weep; and I perceive you feel
The dint of pity: these are gracious drops.
Kind souls, what! weep you when you but behold
Our Cæsar's vesture wounded? Look you here,
Here is himself, marred, as you see, with traitors.
First Citizen. O piteous spectacle!
Second Citizen. O noble Cæsar!
Third Citizen. O woeful day!
Fourth Citizen. O traitors, villains!
First Citizen. O most bloody sight!
Second Citizen. We will be revenged.

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Citizens. Revenge! about! - seek! -kill!-slay!-let not a traitor live! Antony. Stay, countrymen.

burn! fire!

First Citizen. Peace there:-hear the noble Antony. Second Citizen. We'll hear him, we'll follow him, we'll die with him.

Antony. Good friends, sweet friends, let me not stir you up

To such a sudden flood of mutiny.

. They that have done this deed are honorable;

What private griefs they have, alas, I know not,
That made them do it; they are wise and honorable,
And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you.

I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts;
I am no orator, as Brutus is;

But as you know me all, a plain, blunt man,

That love my friend; and that they know full well
That gave me public leave to speak of him.
For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth,
Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech,
To stir men's blood: I only speak right on;

I tell you that which you yourselves do know;

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Show you sweet Cæsar's wounds, poor, poor dumb

mouths,

And bid them speak for me: but, were I Brutus,

And Brutus Antony, there were an Antony

Would ruffle up your spirits, and put a tongue
In every wound of Cæsar that should move
The stones of Rome to rise and mutiny.
Citizens. We'll mutiny!

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First Citizen. We'll burn the house of Brutus !

Third Citizen. Away, then; come, seek the conspirators!

Antony. Yet hear me, countrymen; yet hear me speak.

Citizens. Peace, ho! Hear Antony, most noble Antony.

Antony. Why, friends, you go to do you know not what.

Wherein hath Cæsar thus deserved your loves?

Alas, you know not - I must tell you, then :-
You have forgot the will I told you of.

Citizens. Most true; the will!

the will.

let's stay, and hear

Antony. Here is the will, and under Cæsar's seal. 240 To every Roman citizen he gives,

To every several man, seventy-five drachmas.

Second Citizen. Most noble Cæsar! - we'll revenge his death.

Third Citizen. O royal Cæsar!

Antony. Hear me with patience.

Citizens. Peace, ho!

Antony. Moreover, he hath left you all his walks, His private arbors, and new-planted orchards,

On this side Tiber; he hath left them you,

And to your heirs for ever; common pleasures,

To walk abroad, and recreate yourselves.

Here was a Cæsar! When comes such another?

First Citizen. Never, never! - Come, away, away!

We'll burn his body in the holy place,

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And with the brands fire the traitors' houses.

Take up the body.

Second Citizen. Go, fetch fire.

Third Citizen. Pluck down benches.

Fourth Citizen. Pluck down forms, windows, any thing. [Exeunt Citizens, with the body

Antony. Now let it work! Mischief, thou art afoot, 260 Take thou what course thou wilt!

Enter a Servant

How now, fellow?

Servant. Sir, Octavius is already come to Rome.
Antony. Where is he?

Servant. He and Lepidus are at Cæsar's house.
Antony. And thither will I straight to visit him.
He comes upon a wish. Fortune is merry,
And in this mood will give us any thing.

Servant. I heard him say, Brutus and Cassius
Are rid like madmen through the gates of Rome.

Antony. Belike they had some notice of the people, 270 How I had moved them. Bring me to Octavius.

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THE QUARREL

Within the tent of BRUTUS

Enter BRUTUS and CASSIUS

[Exeunt

Cassius. That you have wronged me doth appear in

this :

You have condemned and noted Lucius Pella

For taking bribes here of the Sardians;

Wherein my letters, praying on his side,

Because I knew the man, were slighted off.

Brutus. You wronged yourself to write in such a case. Cassius. In such a time as this, it is not meet That every nice offence should bear his comment. Brutus. Let me tell you, Cassius, you yourself Are much condemned to have an itching palm, To sell and mart your offices for gold

You know that you are Brutus that speak this,
Or, by the gods, this speech were else your last.
Brutus. The name of Cassius honors this corruption,
And chastisement doth therefore hide his head.

Cassius. Chastisement !

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Brutus. Remember March, the ides of March remember!

Did not great Julius bleed for justice' sake?
What villain touched his body, that did stab,
And not for justice? What, shall one of us,
That struck the foremost man of all this world

But for supporting robbers, shall we now
Contaminate our fingers with base bribes,
And sell the mighty space of our large honors
For so much trash as may be grasped thus?
I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon,
Than such a Roman.

Cassius.

Brutus, bait not me;

I'll not endure it: you forget yourself,
To hedge me in; I am a soldier, ay,

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