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| | OCTAVIUS |
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I do not cross you. But I will do so. |
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| OCTAVIUS |
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I'm not defying you, but it's what I'm
going to do. |
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| March. Drum. Enter BRUTUS,
CASSIUS, and their army, including
LUCILLIUS, TITINIUS, and
MESSALA |
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| The sound of soldiers marching, and a drum.
BRUTUS and CASSIUS enter with
their army, which includes LUCILLIUS,
TITINIUS, and
MESSALA. |
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| | BRUTUS |
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They stand and would have parley. |
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| BRUTUS |
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They've stopped. They want to talk. |
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| | CASSIUS |
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Stand fast, Titinius. We must out and talk. |
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| CASSIUS |
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Stay here, Titinius. We have to go out and talk to them. |
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| | OCTAVIUS |
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Mark Antony, shall we give sign of battle? |
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| OCTAVIUS |
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Mark Antony, should we give the signal to attack? |
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| | ANTONY |
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No, Caesar, we will answer on their charge. |
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Make forth. The generals would have some words. |
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| ANTONY |
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No, Octavius Caesar, we'll respond to their charge. Go
forward. The generals want to speak with us. |
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| | OCTAVIUS |
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(to his army) Stir not until the
signal. |
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| OCTAVIUS |
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(to his army) Don't move
until we give the signal. |
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| | BRUTUS |
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Words before blows. Is it so, countrymen? |
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| BRUTUS |
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Words before fighting. Is that how it is, countrymen? |
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| | OCTAVIUS |
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Not that we love words better, as you do. |
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| OCTAVIUS |
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Not that we love words more than fighting, like you do. |
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| | BRUTUS |
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Good words are better than bad strokes, Octavius. |
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| BRUTUS |
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Good words are better than bad strokes, Octavius. |
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| | ANTONY |
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In your bad strokes, Brutus, you give good words. |
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Witness the hole you made in Caesar's heart, |
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Crying “Long live, hail, Caesar!” |
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| ANTONY |
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Brutus, you give a nice speech along with your evil strokes. Think
of the hole you made in Caesar's heart when you cried,
“Long live Caesar! Hail Caesar!” |
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| | CASSIUS |
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Antony, |
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The posture of your blows are yet unknown. |
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But for your words, they rob the Hybla bees |
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And leave them honeyless. |
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| CASSIUS |
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Antony, we don't yet know what kind of blows you can
inflict. But your words are as sweet as
honey—you've stolen from the bees and left them
with nothing. |
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