No Fear Shakespeare: Julius Caesar: Act 5, scene 5

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	CLITUS
	(aside to DARDANIUS) Now is that noble vessel full of grief,
	That it runs over even at his eyes.

CLITUS

(speaking so that only DARDANIUS can hear) That noble man is so full of grief that it spills out of his eyes.

	BRUTUS
	Come hither, good Volumnius. List a word.

BRUTUS

Come here, good Volumnius. Listen a minute.

	VOLUMNIUS
20	What says my lord?

VOLUMNIUS

What is it, my lord?

	BRUTUS
	Why this, Volumnius:
	The ghost of Caesar hath appeared to me
	Two several times by night. At Sardis once,
	And this last night here in Philippi fields.
	I know my hour is come.

BRUTUS

Just this, Volumnius. The ghost of Caesar has appeared to me at night twice. Once at Sardis and once last night, here in Philippi fields. I know that my hour has come.

	VOLUMNIUS
	Not so, my lord.

VOLUMNIUS

No, it hasn't, my lord.

	BRUTUS
25	Nay, I am sure it is, Volumnius.
	Thou seest the world, Volumnius, how it goes.
	Our enemies have beat us to the pit.

BRUTUS

No, I'm sure it has, Volumnius. You see how the world goes, Volumnius. Our enemies have driven us to the edge of the grave.

Low alarums

Faint sounds of battle.

	It is more worthy to leap in ourselves
	Than tarry till they push us. Good Volumnius,
30	Thou know'st that we two went to school together.
	Even for that our love of old, I prithee,
	Hold thou my sword hilts, whilst I run on it.

It's nobler to leap in ourselves than dawdle until they push us. Good Volumnius, you know that we went to school together. For the sake of our old friendship, I ask you, hold my sword handle while I run on it.

	VOLUMNIUS
	That's not an office for a friend, my lord.

VOLUMNIUS

That's not a job for a friend, my lord.

Alarum still

Continued sounds of battle.

	CLITUS
	Fly, fly, my lord. There is no tarrying here.

CLITUS

Run, run, my lord. We can't wait here.


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