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Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare

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Act 5, Scene 5, Page 2

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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.

20		 VOLUMNIUS
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.

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 BRUTUS
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.


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It is more worthy to leap in ourselves
Than tarry till they push us. Good Volumnius,
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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