Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Act 5 - Scene 4

Another part of the field.

Brutus : Yet, countrymen, O, yet hold up your heads!

Young Cato : What bastard doth not? Who will go with me? [p]I will proclaim my name
about the field: [p]I am the son of Marcus Cato, ho! [p]A foe to
tyrants, and my country's friend; [p]I am the son of Marcus Cato, ho!

Brutus : And I am Brutus, Marcus Brutus, I; [p]Brutus, my country's friend;
know me for Brutus!

Lucilius : O young and noble Cato, art thou down? [p]Why, now thou diest as
bravely as Tintinius; [p]And mayst be honour'd, being Cato's son.

First Soldier : Yield, or thou diest.

Lucilius : Only I yield to die: [p]There is so much that thou wilt kill me
straight; [p][Offering money] [p]Kill Brutus, and be honour'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. [p][Enter
ANTONY] [p]Brutus is ta'en, Brutus is ta'en, my lord.

Lucilius : Safe, Antony; Brutus is safe enough: [p]I dare assure thee that no
enemy [p]Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus: [p]The gods defend
him from so great a shame! [p]When you do find him, or alive or
dead, [p]He will be found like Brutus, like himself.

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