No Fear Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
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Act 5, Scene 5, Page 3
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BRUTUS
Farewell to you.—And you.—And you,
Volumnius.
—Strato, thou hast been all this while asleep.
Farewell to thee too, Strato.—Countrymen,
My heart doth joy that yet in all my life
I found no man but he was true to me.
I shall have glory by this losing day
More than Octavius and Mark Antony
By this vile conquest shall attain unto.
So fare you well at once, for Brutus' tongue
Hath almost ended his life’s history.
Night hangs upon mine eyes. My bones would rest,
That have but labored to attain this hour.
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BRUTUS
Farewell to you, and you, and you, Volumnius. Strato,
you’ve slept this whole time. Farewell to you too, Strato.
Countrymen, my heart rejoices that in all my life I knew no men who
were untrue to me. I’ll have glory in this losing
day—more than Octavius and Mark Antony will gain by
their foul conquest. So farewell, all, for my tongue has almost
finished with its life. I can’t see ahead of me. My bones
want to rest after helping me up to this hour.
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Alarum. Cry within “Fly, fly,
fly!” |
Sounds of battle. Offstage, someone cries,
“Run, run, run!” |
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CLITUS
Fly, my lord, fly.
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CLITUS
Run, my lord, run.
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BRUTUS
Hence. I will
follow.
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BRUTUS
Go on! I’ll follow.
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Exeunt CLITUS,
DARDANIUS, and VOLUMNIUS
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CLITUS, DARDANIUS,
and VOLUMNIUS exit. |
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I prithee, Strato, stay thou by thy lord.
Thou art a fellow of a good respect.
Thy life hath had some smatch of honor in it.
Hold then my sword and turn away thy face
While I do run upon it. Wilt thou, Strato?
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I beg you, Strato, stay by me. You’re a man with a good
reputation. Your life has had honor in it. Then, hold my sword and
turn your face away while I run on it. Will you, Strato?
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STRATO
Give me your hand first.
(holds BRUTUS'
sword) Fare you well, my lord.
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STRATO
Give me your hand, first. (holds
BRUTUS' sword) Farewell, my
lord.
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