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打死也不说 更新:2021-09-25 11:13 字数:6776
Cato; Lucilius; and others。
BRUTUS。 Yet; countrymen; O; yet hold up your heads! CATO。 What
bastard doth not? Who will go with me? I will proclaim my name about
the field。 I am the son of Marcus Cato; ho! A foe to tyrants; and my
country's friend。 I am the son of Marcus Cato; ho! BRUTUS。 And I am
Brutus; Marcus Brutus; I; Brutus; my country's friend; know me for Brutus!
Exit。 LUCILIUS。 O young and noble Cato; art thou down? Why; now thou
diest as bravely as Titinius; And mayst be honor'd; being Cato's son。
FIRST SOLDIER。 Yield; or thou diest。 LUCILIUS。 Only I yield to die。
'Offers money。' There is so much that thou wilt kill me straight: Kill
Brutus; and be honor'd in his death。 FIRST SOLDIER。 We must not。 A
noble prisoner! SECOND SOLDIER。 Room; ho! Tell Antony; Brutus is
ta'en。 FIRST SOLDIER。 I'll tell the news。 Here comes the general。
Enter Antony。
Brutus is ta'en; Brutus is ta'en; my lord。 ANTONY。 Where is he?
LUCILIUS。 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。 ANTONY。 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 wheer Brutus be alive or dead; And bring us word unto Octavius'
tent How everything is chanced。 Exeunt。
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SCENE V。 Another part of the field。
Enter Brutus; Dardanius; Clitus; Strato; and Volumnius。
BRUTUS。 Come; poor remains of friends; rest on this rock。 CLITUS。
Statilius show'd the torchlight; but; my lord; He came not back。 He is or
ta'en or slain。 BRUTUS。 Sit thee down; Clitus。 Slaying is the word: It is a
deed in fashion。 Hark thee; Clitus。 Whispers。 CLITUS。 What; I; my lord?
No; not for all the world。 BRUTUS。 Peace then; no words。 CLITUS。 I'll
rather kill myself。 BRUTUS。 Hark thee; Dardanius。 Whispers。
DARDANIUS。 Shall I do such a deed? CLITUS。 O Dardanius!
DARDANIUS。 O Clitus! CLITUS。 What ill request did Brutus make to
thee? DARDANIUS。 To kill him; Clitus。 Look; he meditates。 CLITUS。
Now is that noble vessel full of grief; That it runs over even at his eyes。
BRUTUS。 Come hither; good Volumnius; list a word。 VOLUMNIUS。
What says my lord? BRUTUS。 Why; this; Volumnius: The ghost of Caesar
hath appear'd to me Two several times by night; at Sardis once; And this
last night here in Philippi fields。 I know my hour is come。 VOLUMNIUS。
Not so; my lord。 BRUTUS。 Nay I am sure it is; Volumnius。 Thou seest the
world; Volumnius; how it goes; Our enemies have beat us to the pit; Low
alarums。 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。 VOLUMNIUS。 That's not an office for a friend; my lord。 Alarum
still。 CLITUS。 Fly; fly; my lord; there is no tarrying here。 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 labor'd to attain this hour。 Alarum。 Cry
within; 〃Fly; fly; fly!〃 CLITUS。 Fly; my lord; fly。 BRUTUS。 Hence! I will
follow。 Exeunt Clitus; Dardanius; and Volumnius。 I prithee; Strato; stay
thou by thy lord。 Thou art a fellow of a good respect; Thy life hath had
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some smatch of honor in it。 Hold then my sword; and turn away thy face;
While I do run upon it。 Wilt thou; Strato? STRATO。 Give me your hand
first。 Fare you well; my lord。 BRUTUS。 Farewell; good Strato。 Runs on
his sword。 Caesar; now be still; I kill'd not thee with half so good a will。
Dies。
Alarum。 Retreat。 Enter Octavius; Antony; Messala; Lucilius; and the
Army。
OCTAVIUS。 What man is that? MESSALA。 My master's man。 Strato;
where is thy master? STRATO。 Free from the bondage you are in; Messala:
The conquerors can but make a fire of him; For Brutus only overcame
himself; And no man else hath honor by his death。 LUCILIUS。 So Brutus
should be found。 I thank thee; Brutus; That thou hast proved Lucilius'
saying true。 OCTAVIUS。 All that served Brutus; I will entertain them。
Fellow; wilt thou bestow thy time with me? STRATO。 Ay; if Messala will
prefer me to you。 OCTAVIUS。 Do so; good Messala。 MESSALA。 How
died my master; Strato? STRATO。 I held the sword; and he did run on it。
MESSALA。 Octavius; then take him to follow thee That did the latest
service to my master。 ANTONY。 This was the noblest Roman of them all。
All the conspirators; save only he; Did that they did in envy of great
Caesar; He only; in a general honest thought And common good to all;
made one of them。 His life was gentle; and the elements So mix'd in him
that Nature might stand up And say to all the world; 〃This was a man!〃
OCTAVIUS。 According to his virtue let us use him With all respect and
rites of burial。 Within my tent his bones tonight shall lie; Most like a
soldier; ordered honorably。 So call the field to rest; and let's away; To part
the glories of this happy day。 Exeunt。
THE END
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