The Tragedie of Julius Caesar 121
1521Thou
shalt not backe, till I haue borne this cour
se
1522Into the Market place: There
shall I try
1523In my Oration, how the People take
1524The cruell i
ssue of the
se bloody men,
1525According to the which, thou
shalt di
scour
se
1526To yong
Octauius, of the
state of things.
1527Lend me your hand.
Exeunt
1528Enter Brutus and goes into the Pulpit, and Cassi- 1529us, with the Plebeians.
1530Ple. We will be
sati
sfied: let vs be
sati
sfied.
1531Bru. Then follow me, and giue me Audience friends.
1532Cassius go you into the other
streete,
1533And part the Numbers:
1534Tho
se that will heare me
speake, let 'em
stay heere;
1535Tho
se that will follow
Cassius, go with him,
1536And publike Rea
sons
shall be rendred
15381. Ple. I will heare
Brutus speake.
15392. I will heare
Cassius, and compare their Rea
sons,
1540When
seuerally we heare them rendred.
15413. The Noble
Brutus is a
scended: Silence.
1542Bru. Be patient till the la
st.
1543Romans, Countrey-men, and Louers, heare mee for my
1544cau
se, and be
silent, that you may heare. Beleeue me for
1545mine Honor, and haue re
spe
ct to mine Honor, that you
1546may beleeue. Cen
sure me in your Wi
sedom, and awake
1547your Sen
ses, that you may the better Iudge. If there bee
1548any in this A
ssembly, any deere Friend of
Caesars, to him
1549I
say, that
Brutus loue to
Caesar, was no le
sse then his. If
1550then, that Friend demand, why
Brutus ro
se again
st Cae- 1551sar, this is my an
swer: Not that I lou'd
Caesar le
sse, but
1552that I lou'd Rome more. Had you rather
Caesar were li
- 1553uing, and dye all Slaues; then that
Caesar were dead, to
1554liue all Free-men? As
Caesar lou'd mee, I weepe for him;
1555as he was Fortunate, I reioyce at it; as he was Valiant, I
1556honour him: But, as he was Ambitious, I
slew him. There
1557is Teares, for his Loue: Ioy, for his Fortune: Honor, for
1558his Valour: and Death, for his Ambition. Who is heere
1559so ba
se, that would be a Bondman? If any,
speak, for him
1560haue I o
ffended. Who is heere
so rude, that would not
1561be a Roman? If any,
speak, for him haue I o
ffended. Who
1562is heere
so vile, that will not loue his Countrey? If any,
1563speake, for him haue I o
ffended. I pau
se for a Reply.
1564All. None
Brutus, none.
1565Brutus. Then none haue I o
ffended. I haue done no
1566more to
Caesar, then you
shall do to
Brutus. The Que
sti
- 1567on of his death, is inroll'd in the Capitoll: his Glory not
1568extenuated, wherein he was worthy; nor his o
ffences en
- 1569forc'd, for which he
su
ffered death.
1570Enter Mark Antony, with Caesars body.
1571Heere comes his Body, mourn'd by
Marke Antony, who
1572though he had no hand in his death,
shall receiue the be
- 1573ne
fit of his dying, a place in the Cõmonwealth, as which
1574of you
shall not. With this I depart, that as I
slewe my
1575be
st Louer for the good of Rome, I haue the
same Dag
- 1576ger for my
selfe, when it
shall plea
se my Country to need
1578All. Liue
Brutus, liue, liue.
15791. Bring him with Triumph home vnto his hou
se.
15802. Giue him a Statue with his Ance
stors.
15813. Let him be
Caesar.
15824. Caesars better parts,
1583Shall be Crown'd in
Brutus.
15841. Wee'l bring him to his Hou
se,
1585With Showts and Clamors.
15872. Peace,
silence,
Brutus speakes.
1589Bru. Good Countrymen, let me depart alone,
1590And (for my
sake)
stay heere with
Antony: 1591Do grace to
Caesars Corpes, and grace his Speech
1592Tending to
Caesars Glories, which
Marke Antony 1593(By our permi
ssion) is allow'd to make.
1594I do intreat you, not a man depart,
1595Saue I alone, till
Antony haue
spoke.
Exit 15961 Stay ho, and let vs heare
Mark Antony.
15973 Let him go vp into the publike Chaire,
1598Wee'l heare him
: Noble
Antony go vp.
1599Ant. For
Brutus sake, I am beholding to you.
16004 What does he
say of
Brutus? 16013 He
sayes, for
Brutus sake
1602He
findes him
selfe beholding to vs all.
16034 'Twere be
st he
speake no harme of
Brutus heere?
16041 This
Caesar was a Tyrant.
16053 Nay that's certaine:
1606We are ble
st that Rome is rid of him.
16072 Peace, let vs heare what
Antony can
say.
1608Ant. You gentle Romans.
1609All. Peace hoe, let vs heare him.
1610An. Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears:
1611I come to bury
Caesar, not to prai
se him:
1612The euill that men do, liues after them,
1613The good is oft enterred with their bones,
1614So let it be with
Caesar. The Noble
Brutus,
1615Hath told you
Caesar was Ambitious:
1616If it were
so, it was a greeuous Fault,
1617And greeuou
sly hath
Caesar an
swer'd it.
1618Heere, vnder leaue of
Brutus, and the re
st 1619(For
Brutus is an Honourable man,
1620So are they all; all Honourable men)
1621Come I to
speake in
Caesars Funerall.
1622He was my Friend, faithfull, and iu
st to me;
1623But
Brutus sayes, he was Ambitious,
1624And
Brutus is an Honourable man.
1625He hath brought many Captiues home to Rome,
1626Who
se Ran
somes, did the generall Co
ffers
fill:
1627Did this in
Caesar seeme Ambitious?
1628When that the poore haue cry'de,
Caesar hath wept:
1629Ambition
should be made of
sterner
stu
ffe,
1630Yet
Brutus sayes, he was Ambitious:
1631And
Brutus is an Honourable man.
1632You all did
see, that on the
Lupercall,
1633I thrice pre
sented him a Kingly Crowne,
1634Which he did thrice refu
se. Was this Ambition?
1635Yet
Brutus sayes, he was Ambitious:
1636And
sure he is an Honourable man.
1637I
speake not to di
sprooue what
Brutus spoke,
1638But heere I am, to
speake what I do know;
1639You all did loue him once, not without cau
se,
1640What cau
se with-holds you then, to mourne for him?
1641O Iudgement! thou are
fled to bruti
sh Bea
sts,
1642And Men haue lo
st their Rea
son. Beare with me,
1643My heart is in the Co
ffin there with
Caesar,
1644And I mu
st paw
se, till it come backe to me.
16451 Me thinkes there is much rea
son in his
sayings.
16462 If thou con
sider rightly of the matter,
1647Caesar ha's had great wrong.
16483 Ha's hee Ma
sters? I feare there will a wor
se come in
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