Alarums. Enter Cassius ⌜carrying a standard⌝ and
Titinius.CASSIUS O, look, Titinius, look, the villains fly! Myself have to mine own turned enemy. This ensign here of mine was turning back; I slew the coward and did take it from him.
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TITINIUS 5 O Cassius, Brutus gave the word too early, Who, having some advantage on Octavius, Took it too eagerly. His soldiers fell to spoil, Whilst we by Antony are all enclosed.Enter Pindarus.PINDARUS Fly further off, my lord, fly further off!10 Mark Antony is in your tents, my lord. Fly therefore, noble Cassius, fly far off.CASSIUS This hill is far enough.—Look, look, Titinius, Are those my tents where I perceive the fire?TITINIUS They are, my lord.CASSIUS 15 Titinius, if thou lovest me, Mount thou my horse and hide thy spurs in him Till he have brought thee up to yonder troops And here again, that I may rest assured Whether yond troops are friend or enemy.TITINIUS 20 I will be here again even with a thought.He exits.CASSIUS Go, Pindarus, get higher on that hill. My sight was ever thick. Regard Titinius And tell me what thou not’st about the field.⌜Pindarus goes up.⌝ This day I breathèd first. Time is come round,25 And where I did begin, there shall I end; My life is run his compass.—Sirrah, what news?PINDARUS, above. O my lord!CASSIUS What news?PINDARUS Titinius is enclosèd round about
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30 With horsemen that make to him on the spur, Yet he spurs on. Now they are almost on him. Now Titinius! Now some light. O, he lights too. He’s ta’en.Shout. And hark, they shout for joy.CASSIUS 35Come down, behold no more.— O, coward that I am to live so long To see my best friend ta’en before my face!Pindarus ⌜comes down.⌝ Come hither, sirrah. In Parthia did I take thee prisoner,40 And then I swore thee, saving of thy life, That whatsoever I did bid thee do Thou shouldst attempt it. Come now, keep thine oath. Now be a freeman, and with this good sword,45 That ran through Caesar’s bowels, search this bosom. Stand not to answer. Here, take thou the hilts, And, when my face is covered, as ’tis now, Guide thou the sword.⌜Pindarus stabs him.⌝50 Caesar, thou art revenged Even with the sword that killed thee.⌜He dies.⌝PINDARUS 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,55 Where never Roman shall take note of him.⌜He exits.⌝Enter Titinius and Messala.MESSALA It is but change, Titinius, for Octavius Is overthrown by noble Brutus’ power, As Cassius’ legions are by Antony.
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TITINIUS These tidings will well comfort Cassius.MESSALA 60 Where did you leave him?TITINIUS All disconsolate, With Pindarus his bondman, on this hill.MESSALA Is not that he that lies upon the ground?TITINIUS He lies not like the living. O my heart!MESSALA 65 Is not that he?TITINIUS 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.70 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.MESSALA Mistrust of good success hath done this deed.75 O hateful error, melancholy’s child, Why dost thou show to the apt thoughts of men The things that are not? O error, soon conceived, Thou never com’st unto a happy birth But kill’st the mother that engendered thee!TITINIUS 80 What, Pindarus! Where art thou, Pindarus?MESSALA Seek him, Titinius, whilst I go to meet The noble Brutus, thrusting this report Into his ears. I may say “thrusting it,” For piercing steel and darts envenomèd85 Shall be as welcome to the ears of Brutus As tidings of this sight.
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TITINIUS Hie you, Messala, And I will seek for Pindarus the while.⌜Messala exits.⌝ Why didst thou send me forth, brave Cassius?90 Did I not meet thy friends, and did not they Put on my brows this wreath of victory And bid me give it thee? Didst thou not hear their shouts? Alas, thou hast misconstrued everything.95 But hold thee, take this garland on thy brow.⌜Laying the garland on Cassius’ brow.⌝ Thy Brutus bid me give it thee, and I Will do his bidding.—Brutus, come apace, And see how I regarded Caius Cassius.— By your leave, gods, this is a Roman’s part.100 Come, Cassius’ sword, and find Titinius’ heart!⌜He⌝ dies ⌜on Cassius’ sword.⌝Alarum. Enter Brutus, Messala, young Cato, Strato,
Volumnius, and Lucilius, ⌜Labeo, and Flavius.⌝BRUTUS Where, where, Messala, doth his body lie?MESSALA Lo, yonder, and Titinius mourning it.BRUTUS Titinius’ face is upward.CATO He is slain.BRUTUS 105 O Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet; Thy spirit walks abroad and turns our swords In our own proper entrails.Low alarums.CATO Brave Titinius!— Look whe’er he have not crowned dead Cassius.BRUTUS 110 Are yet two Romans living such as these?— The last of all the Romans, fare thee well.
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It is impossible that ever Rome Should breed thy fellow.—Friends, I owe more tears115 To this dead man than you shall see me pay.— I shall find time, Cassius; I shall find time.— Come, therefore, and to ⌜Thasos⌝ send his body. His funerals shall not be in our camp, Lest it discomfort us.—Lucilius, come.—120 And come, young Cato. Let us to the field.— Labeo and Flavius, set our battles on. ’Tis three o’clock, and, Romans, yet ere night We shall try fortune in a second fight.They exit.
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