No Fear Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
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Act 5, Scene 4, Page 2
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Enter ANTONY
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ANTONY enters. |
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SECOND SOLDIER
Room, ho! Tell Antony Brutus is ta'en.
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SECOND SOLDIER
Make room! Tell Antony that Brutus has been taken.
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FIRST SOLDIER
I’ll tell the news. Here comes the general.
—Brutus is ta'en, Brutus is ta'en,
my lord.
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FIRST SOLDIER
I’ll tell him the news. Oh, here comes the
general—Brutus has been caught, Brutus is taken, my
lord.
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ANTONY
Where is he?
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ANTONY
Where is he?
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LUCILLIUS
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!
When you do find him, or alive or dead,
He will be found like Brutus, like himself.
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LUCILLIUS
He’s safe, Antony. I can assure you that no enemy will
ever take the noble Brutus alive. The gods protect him from so great
a shame! When you do find him, alive or dead, he’ll be
found on his own terms.
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ANTONY
(to
SOLDIERS) This is not Brutus, friend,
but, I assure you,
A prize no less in worth. Keep this man safe.
Give him all kindness. I had rather have
Such men my friends than enemies. Go on,
And see whether Brutus be alive or dead.
And bring us word unto Octavius' tent
How everything is chanced.
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ANTONY
(to
SOLDIERS) This isn’t Brutus,
friend, but, I assure you, he is a valuable prize. Keep this man
safe. Be kind to him. I would rather have such men as friends than
enemies. Move on, find out if Brutus is alive or dead, then return
to Octavius’s tent to tell us what you’ve
learned.
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Exeunt severally |
They exit in opposite directions. |
