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Brutus and Cassius exchange accusations in Brutus’s tent. They grow angry with each other but are quickly reconciled, and Brutus tells Cassius of Portia’s death. With Titinius and Messala they plot their military strategy. Brutus overrides Cassius’s objections and insists that they march to Philippi to challenge Mark Antony and Octavius. As Brutus reads in his tent after the meeting, he is visited by the Ghost of Caesar, who threatens to visit Brutus again at Philippi.
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CASSIUS 1918 That you have wronged me doth appear in this: 1919 You have condemned and noted Lucius Pella 1920 For taking bribes here of the Sardians, 1921 Wherein my letters, praying on his side 1922 5 Because I knew the man, was slighted off. BRUTUS 1923 You wronged yourself to write in such a case. CASSIUS 1924 In such a time as this it is not meet 1925 That every nice offense should bear his comment. BRUTUS 1926 Let me tell you, Cassius, you yourself 1927 10 Are much condemned to have an itching palm, 1928 To sell and mart your offices for gold 1929 To undeservers. CASSIUS 1930 I an itching palm? 1931 You know that you are Brutus that speaks this, 1932 15 Or, by the gods, this speech were else your last. BRUTUS 1933 The name of Cassius honors this corruption, 1934 And chastisement doth therefore hide his head. CASSIUS 1935 Chastisement? BRUTUS 1936 Remember March; the ides of March remember. 1937 20 Did not great Julius bleed for justice’ sake? 1938 What villain touched his body that did stab 1939 And not for justice? What, shall one of us 1940 That struck the foremost man of all this world 1941 But for supporting robbers, shall we now 1942 25 Contaminate our fingers with base bribes 1943 And sell the mighty space of our large honors 1944 For so much trash as may be graspèd thus? 1945 I had rather be a dog and bay the moon 1946 Than such a Roman. CASSIUS 1947 30 Brutus, bait not me. 1948 I’ll not endure it. You forget yourself 1949 To hedge me in. I am a soldier, I, 1950 Older in practice, abler than yourself 1951 To make conditions. BRUTUS 1952 35 Go to! You are not, Cassius. CASSIUS 1953 I am. BRUTUS 1954 I say you are not. CASSIUS 1955 Urge me no more. I shall forget myself. 1956 Have mind upon your health. Tempt me no farther. BRUTUS 1957 40Away, slight man! CASSIUS 1958 Is ’t possible? BRUTUS 1959 Hear me, for I will speak. 1960 Must I give way and room to your rash choler? 1961 Shall I be frighted when a madman stares? CASSIUS 1962 45 O you gods, you gods, must I endure all this? BRUTUS 1963 All this? Ay, more. Fret till your proud heart break. 1964 Go show your slaves how choleric you are 1965 And make your bondmen tremble. Must I budge? 1966 Must I observe you? Must I stand and crouch 1967 50 Under your testy humor? By the gods, 1968 You shall digest the venom of your spleen 1969 Though it do split you. For, from this day forth, 1970 I’ll use you for my mirth, yea, for my laughter, 1971 When you are waspish. CASSIUS 1972 55 Is it come to this? BRUTUS 1973 You say you are a better soldier. 1974 Let it appear so, make your vaunting true, 1975 And it shall please me well. For mine own part, 1976 I shall be glad to learn of noble men. CASSIUS 1977 60 You wrong me every way, you wrong me, Brutus. 1978 I said an elder soldier, not a better. 1979 Did I say “better”? BRUTUS 1980 If you did, I care not. CASSIUS 1981 When Caesar lived he durst not thus have moved 1982 65 me. BRUTUS 1983 Peace, peace! You durst not so have tempted him. CASSIUS 1984 I durst not? BRUTUS 1985 No. CASSIUS 1986 What? Durst not tempt him? BRUTUS 1987 70 For your life you durst 1988 not. CASSIUS 1989 Do not presume too much upon my love. 1990 I may do that I shall be sorry for. BRUTUS 1991 You have done that you should be sorry for. 1992 75 There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats, 1993 For I am armed so strong in honesty 1994 That they pass by me as the idle wind, 1995 Which I respect not. I did send to you 1996 For certain sums of gold, which you denied me, 1997 80 For I can raise no money by vile means. 1998 By heaven, I had rather coin my heart 1999 And drop my blood for drachmas than to wring 2000 From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash 2001 By any indirection. I did send 2002 85 To you for gold to pay my legions, 2003 Which you denied me. Was that done like Cassius? 2004 Should I have answered Caius Cassius so? 2005 When Marcus Brutus grows so covetous 2006 To lock such rascal counters from his friends, 2007 90 Be ready, gods, with all your thunderbolts; 2008 Dash him to pieces! CASSIUS 2009 I denied you not. BRUTUS 2010 You did. CASSIUS 2011 I did not. He was but a fool that brought 2012 95 My answer back. Brutus hath rived my heart. 2013 A friend should bear his friend’s infirmities, 2014 But Brutus makes mine greater than they are. BRUTUS 2015 I do not, till you practice them on me. CASSIUS 2016 You love me not. BRUTUS 2017 100 I do not like your faults. CASSIUS 2018 A friendly eye could never see such faults. BRUTUS 2019 A flatterer’s would not, though they do appear 2020 As huge as high Olympus. CASSIUS 2021 Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come! 2022 105 Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius, 2023 For Cassius is aweary of the world— 2024 Hated by one he loves, braved by his brother, 2025 Checked like a bondman, all his faults observed, 2026 Set in a notebook, learned and conned by rote 2027 110 To cast into my teeth. O, I could weep 2028 My spirit from mine eyes! There is my dagger,⌜Offering his dagger to Brutus.⌝ 2029 And here my naked breast; within, a heart 2030 Dearer than Pluto’s mine, richer than gold. 2031 If that thou be’st a Roman, take it forth. 2032 115 I that denied thee gold will give my heart. 2033 Strike as thou didst at Caesar, for I know 2034 When thou didst hate him worst, thou lovedst him 2035 better 2036 Than ever thou lovedst Cassius. BRUTUS 2037 120 Sheathe your 2038 dagger. 2039 Be angry when you will, it shall have scope. 2040 Do what you will, dishonor shall be humor. 2041 O Cassius, you are yokèd with a lamb 2042 125 That carries anger as the flint bears fire, 2043 Who, much enforcèd, shows a hasty spark 2044 And straight is cold again. CASSIUS 2045 Hath Cassius lived 2046 To be but mirth and laughter to his Brutus 2047 130 When grief and blood ill-tempered vexeth him? BRUTUS 2048 When I spoke that, I was ill-tempered too. CASSIUS 2049 Do you confess so much? Give me your hand. BRUTUS 2050 And my heart too.⌜They clasp hands.⌝ CASSIUS 2051 O Brutus! BRUTUS 2052 135 What’s the matter? CASSIUS 2053 Have not you love enough to bear with me 2054 When that rash humor which my mother gave me 2055 Makes me forgetful? BRUTUS 2056 Yes, Cassius, and from 2057 140 henceforth 2058 When you are over-earnest with your Brutus, 2059 He’ll think your mother chides, and leave you so.Enter a Poet ⌜followed by Lucilius, Titinius, and Lucius.⌝ POET 2060 Let me go in to see the Generals. 2061 There is some grudge between ’em; ’tis not meet 2062 145 They be alone. LUCILIUS 2063 You shall not come to them. POET 2064 Nothing but death shall stay me. CASSIUS 2065 How now, what’s the matter? POET 2066 For shame, you generals, what do you mean? 2067 150 Love and be friends as two such men should be, 2068 For I have seen more years, I’m sure, than ye. CASSIUS 2069 Ha, ha, how vilely doth this cynic rhyme! BRUTUS 2070 Get you hence, sirrah! Saucy fellow, hence! CASSIUS 2071 Bear with him, Brutus. ’Tis his fashion. BRUTUS 2072 155 I’ll know his humor when he knows his time. 2073 What should the wars do with these jigging fools?— 2074 Companion, hence! CASSIUS 2075 Away, away, be gone!Poet exits. BRUTUS 2076 Lucilius and Titinius, bid the commanders 2077 160 Prepare to lodge their companies tonight. CASSIUS 2078 And come yourselves, and bring Messala with you 2079 Immediately to us.⌜Lucilius and Titinius exit.⌝ BRUTUS 2080 Lucius, a bowl of wine.⌜Lucius exits.⌝ CASSIUS 2081 I did not think you could have been so angry. BRUTUS 2082 165 O Cassius, I am sick of many griefs. CASSIUS 2083 Of your philosophy you make no use 2084 If you give place to accidental evils. BRUTUS 2085 No man bears sorrow better. Portia is dead. CASSIUS 2086 Ha? Portia? BRUTUS 2087 170She is dead. CASSIUS 2088 How ’scaped I killing when I crossed you so? 2089 O insupportable and touching loss! 2090 Upon what sickness? BRUTUS 2091 Impatient of my absence, 2092 175 And grief that young Octavius with Mark Antony 2093 Have made themselves so strong—for with her 2094 death 2095 That tidings came—with this she fell distract 2096 And, her attendants absent, swallowed fire. CASSIUS 2097 180And died so? BRUTUS 2098 Even so. CASSIUS 2099 O you immortal gods!Enter ⌜Lucius⌝ with wine and tapers. BRUTUS 2100 Speak no more of her.—Give me a bowl of wine.— 2101 In this I bury all unkindness, Cassius.⌜He⌝ drinks. CASSIUS 2102 185 My heart is thirsty for that noble pledge.— 2103 Fill, Lucius, till the wine o’erswell the cup; 2104 I cannot drink too much of Brutus’ love.⌜He drinks.⌝⌜Lucius exits.⌝Enter Titinius and Messala. BRUTUS 2105 Come in, Titinius. Welcome, good Messala. 2106 Now sit we close about this taper here, 2107 190 And call in question our necessities.⌜They sit.⌝ CASSIUS 2108 Portia, art thou gone? BRUTUS 2109 No more, I pray you.— 2110 Messala, I have here receivèd letters 2111 That young Octavius and Mark Antony 2112 195 Come down upon us with a mighty power, 2113 Bending their expedition toward Philippi. MESSALA 2114 Myself have letters of the selfsame tenor. BRUTUS 2115 With what addition? MESSALA 2116 That by proscription and bills of outlawry, 2117 200 Octavius, Antony, and Lepidus 2118 Have put to death an hundred senators. BRUTUS 2119 Therein our letters do not well agree. 2120 Mine speak of seventy senators that died 2121 By their proscriptions, Cicero being one. CASSIUS 2122 205 Cicero one? MESSALA 2123 Cicero is dead, 2124 And by that order of proscription. 2125 Had you your letters from your wife, my lord? BRUTUS 2126 No, Messala. MESSALA 2127 210 Nor nothing in your letters writ of her? BRUTUS 2128 Nothing, Messala. MESSALA 2129 That methinks is strange. BRUTUS 2130 Why ask you? Hear you aught of her in yours? MESSALA 2131 No, my lord. BRUTUS 2132 215 Now, as you are a Roman, tell me true. MESSALA 2133 Then like a Roman bear the truth I tell, 2134 For certain she is dead, and by strange manner. BRUTUS 2135 Why, farewell, Portia. We must die, Messala. 2136 With meditating that she must die once, 2137 220 I have the patience to endure it now. MESSALA 2138 Even so great men great losses should endure. CASSIUS 2139 I have as much of this in art as you, 2140 But yet my nature could not bear it so. BRUTUS 2141 Well, to our work alive. What do you think 2142 225 Of marching to Philippi presently? CASSIUS 2143 I do not think it good. BRUTUS 2144 Your reason? CASSIUS 2145 This it is: 2146 ’Tis better that the enemy seek us; 2147 230 So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers, 2148 Doing himself offense, whilst we, lying still, 2149 Are full of rest, defense, and nimbleness. BRUTUS 2150 Good reasons must of force give place to better. 2151 The people ’twixt Philippi and this ground 2152 235 Do stand but in a forced affection, 2153 For they have grudged us contribution. 2154 The enemy, marching along by them, 2155 By them shall make a fuller number up, 2156 Come on refreshed, new-added, and encouraged, 2157 240 From which advantage shall we cut him off 2158 If at Philippi we do face him there, 2159 These people at our back. CASSIUS 2160 Hear me, good brother— BRUTUS 2161 Under your pardon. You must note besides 2162 245 That we have tried the utmost of our friends, 2163 Our legions are brim full, our cause is ripe. 2164 The enemy increaseth every day; 2165 We, at the height, are ready to decline. 2166 There is a tide in the affairs of men 2167 250 Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; 2168 Omitted, all the voyage of their life 2169 Is bound in shallows and in miseries. 2170 On such a full sea are we now afloat, 2171 And we must take the current when it serves 2172 255 Or lose our ventures. CASSIUS 2173 Then, with your will, go on; 2174 We’ll along ourselves and meet them at Philippi. BRUTUS 2175 The deep of night is crept upon our talk, 2176 And nature must obey necessity, 2177 260 Which we will niggard with a little rest. 2178 There is no more to say. CASSIUS 2179 No more. Good night.⌜They stand.⌝ 2180 Early tomorrow will we rise and hence. BRUTUS 2181 Lucius.Enter Lucius. 2182 265 My gown.⌜Lucius exits.⌝ 2183 Farewell, good Messala.— 2184 Good night, Titinius.—Noble, noble Cassius, 2185 Good night and good repose. CASSIUS 2186 O my dear brother, 2187 270 This was an ill beginning of the night. 2188 Never come such division ’tween our souls! 2189 Let it not, Brutus.Enter Lucius with the gown. BRUTUS 2190 Everything is well. CASSIUS 2191 Good night, my lord. BRUTUS 2192 275Good night, good brother. TITINIUS/MESSALA 2193 Good night, Lord Brutus. BRUTUS 2194 Farewell, everyone.⌜All but Brutus and Lucius⌝ exit. 2195 Give me the gown. Where is thy instrument? LUCIUS 2196 Here in the tent. BRUTUS 2197 280 What, thou speak’st drowsily? 2198 Poor knave, I blame thee not; thou art o’erwatched. 2199 Call Claudius and some other of my men; 2200 I’ll have them sleep on cushions in my tent. LUCIUS 2201 Varro and Claudius.Enter Varro and Claudius. VARRO 2202 285Calls my lord? BRUTUS 2203 I pray you, sirs, lie in my tent and sleep. 2204 It may be I shall raise you by and by 2205 On business to my brother Cassius. VARRO 2206 So please you, we will stand and watch your 2207 290 pleasure. BRUTUS 2208 I will not have it so. Lie down, good sirs. 2209 It may be I shall otherwise bethink me.⌜They lie down.⌝ 2210 Look, Lucius, here’s the book I sought for so. 2211 I put it in the pocket of my gown. LUCIUS 2212 295 I was sure your Lordship did not give it me. BRUTUS 2213 Bear with me, good boy, I am much forgetful. 2214 Canst thou hold up thy heavy eyes awhile 2215 And touch thy instrument a strain or two? LUCIUS 2216 Ay, my lord, an ’t please you. BRUTUS 2217 300 It does, my boy. 2218 I trouble thee too much, but thou art willing. LUCIUS 2219 It is my duty, sir. BRUTUS 2220 I should not urge thy duty past thy might. 2221 I know young bloods look for a time of rest. LUCIUS 2222 305I have slept, my lord, already. BRUTUS 2223 It was well done, and thou shalt sleep again. 2224 I will not hold thee long. If I do live, 2225 I will be good to thee.Music and a song. ⌜Lucius then falls asleep.⌝ 2226 This is a sleepy tune. O murd’rous ⌜slumber,⌝ 2227 310 Layest thou thy leaden mace upon my boy, 2228 That plays thee music?—Gentle knave, good night. 2229 I will not do thee so much wrong to wake thee. 2230 If thou dost nod, thou break’st thy instrument. 2231 I’ll take it from thee and, good boy, good night.⌜He moves the instrument.⌝ 2232 315 Let me see, let me see; is not the leaf turned down 2233 Where I left reading? Here it is, I think. 2234 How ill this taper burns.Enter the Ghost of Caesar. 2235 Ha, who comes here?— 2236 I think it is the weakness of mine eyes 2237 320 That shapes this monstrous apparition. 2238 It comes upon me.—Art thou any thing? 2239 Art thou some god, some angel, or some devil, 2240 That mak’st my blood cold and my hair to stare? 2241 Speak to me what thou art. GHOST 2242 325 Thy evil spirit, Brutus. BRUTUS 2243 Why com’st thou? GHOST 2244 To tell thee thou shalt see me at Philippi. BRUTUS 2245 Well, then I shall see thee again? GHOST 2246 Ay, at Philippi. BRUTUS 2247 330 Why, I will see thee at Philippi, then.⌜Ghost exits.⌝ 2248 Now I have taken heart, thou vanishest. 2249 Ill spirit, I would hold more talk with thee.— 2250 Boy, Lucius!—Varro, Claudius, sirs, awake! 2251 Claudius! LUCIUS 2252 335 The strings, my lord, are false. BRUTUS 2253 He thinks he still is at his instrument. 2254 Lucius, awake! LUCIUS 2255 My lord? BRUTUS 2256 Didst thou dream, Lucius, that thou so criedst out? LUCIUS 2257 340 My lord, I do not know that I did cry. BRUTUS 2258 Yes, that thou didst. Didst thou see anything? LUCIUS 2259 Nothing, my lord. BRUTUS 2260 Sleep again, Lucius.—Sirrah Claudius! 2261 ⌜To Varro.⌝ Fellow thou, awake!⌜They rise up.⌝ VARRO 2262 345My lord? CLAUDIUS 2263 My lord? BRUTUS 2264 Why did you so cry out, sirs, in your sleep? BOTH 2265 Did we, my lord? BRUTUS 2266 Ay. Saw you anything? VARRO 2267 350No, my lord, I saw nothing. CLAUDIUS 2268 Nor I, my lord. BRUTUS 2269 Go and commend me to my brother Cassius. 2270 Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 2271 And we will follow. BOTH 2272 355 It shall be done, my lord.They exit.
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