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country ? If any, speak; 'for him have I offended.

I pause for a reply.

Cit. None, Brutus, none.

[several speaking at once.

Bru. Then none have

no more to Caesar, ave I offended. I have done you should do to Brutus. The question of his death is enroll'd in the Capifol: his glory not extenuated, wherein he was thy; nor his offences enforced, for which he suffer'd death.

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·Enter ANTONY and Others, with Caesar's

body!

Here comes his body, mourn'd by Mark Antony: who, though he had no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying, a place in the common-wealth; As which of you shall not? With this I depart; That, as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger for myself, when it shall please my country to need my death.

Cit. Live, Brutus, live! live! 1. Cit. Bring him im with triumph home unto his

house.

2. Cit. Give him a statue with his ancestors. 5. Cit. Let him be Caesar.

4. Cit. Caesar's better parts

Shall now be crown'd in Brutus,

1. Cit. We'll bring him to his house with shouts

and clamours.

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Bru. My countrymen 2
2 "Cit. Peace; silence! Brutus speaks. karte a
1, Cit, Peace, ho

Bru. Good countrymen, let me depart alone,
And, for my sake, stay here with Antony :/
Do grace to Caesar's corpse, and grace his speech

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Tending to Caesar's glories; which Mark Antony,
By our permission is allow'd to make.
I do entreat you, not a man depart,
Save I alone, till Antony have spoke.

[Exit.

1. Cit. Stay, ho! and let us hear Mark Antony. 3. Cit. Let him go up into the publick chair; · We'll hear him: Noble Antony go up.'

Ant. For Brutus sake, I am beholden to you. 4. Cit. What does he say of Bratos?

3. Cit. He says, for Brutus' sake,

He finds himself beholden to us all.

4. Cit. Twere best he speak no harm of Brutus here.

Cit. This Caesar was a tyrant.

3. Cit Nay, that's certain:

We are bless'd, that Rome is rid of him.

2. Ci. Peace; let us hear what Antony can say. Ant. You gentle Romans,

Cit. Peace, ho! let us hear him.

Ant. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me

your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones;
So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus
Hath told you, Caesar was ambitious:
If it were so, it was a grievous fault;
And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.
Here under leave of Brutus, and the rest,
(For Brutus is an honourable man';
So are they all, all honourable mens)
Come 1 to speak in Caesar's funeral.
He was my friend, faithful and just to me:
But Brutus says, he was ambitious:

And Brutus is an honourable man.

He hath brought many captives home to Rome,

Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill:
Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?

When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:

Yet Brutus says, he was ambitious;
And Brutus is an honourable man.
You all did see, that, on the Lupercal,
I thrice presented him a kingly crown,
Which he did thrice refuse.

Was this ambitiat

?

Yet Brutus says, he was ambitions ; And, sure, he is an honourable man. I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. -You all did love him once, not without cause; What cause witholds you then to mourn for him? O judgement, thon art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason!

Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me. Cit. Methinks, there is ere is much reason in his sayings.

2. Cit. If thou consider rightly of the matter, Caesar has had great wrong.

3. Cit. Has he, Masters?

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I fear, there will a worse come is his place. 4. Cit. Mark'd ye his words? He would not take the crown; Therefore 'tis certain, he was not ambitious. 1. Cit. If it be found so, some will dear abide it. 2. Cit. Poor soul! his eyes are red as fire with

weeping.

3. Cit. There's not a nobler man in Rome, than

Antony

4. Cit. Now mark him, he begins again to

speak.

Ant. But yesterday the word of Caesar night

Have stood against the world! now lies he there, And none so poor to do him reverence.

O Masters if I were dispos'd to stir

Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage,
1 should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong,
Who, you all know, are honourable men:boj prv
I will not do them wrong; rather choose
To wrong the dead, to wrong myself, and you,
Than I will wrong such honourable men:

But here's a parchment, with the seal of Caesar,
I found it in his closet, 'tis his will:
Let but the commons hear this testament,
(Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read,)
And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds,
And dip their napkins in his sacred blood;
Yea, beg a hair of hint for memory,

And, dying, mention it within their wills,
Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy,

Unto their issue.

4. Cit. We'll hear the will: Read it, Mark

Antony.

Cit. The will, the will; we will hear Caesar's Les will.

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Ant. Have patience, gentle friends, I must not get all ne Zourses read it ju It is not meet you know how Caesar lov'd you. I You are not wood, you are not stones, but men; And, being men, hearing the will of Caesar, It will inflame you, it will make you mad; 'Tis good you know not that you are his heirs; ~ For if you should, Os, what would come of it! 4. Cit. Read the will; we will hear it, Antony; You shall read us the will; Caesar's will.mi

Ant. Will you be patient? Will you stay a Imad b'vol meer kykech wodwhile 2

I have o'er shot myself, to tell you of it.

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I fear, wrong the honourable men, boote H Whose daggers have stabb'd Caesar:, I do fear it! 4. Cit. They were traitors: Honourable men! (? Cit. The will! the testament!

2. Cit. They were villains, murderers: The will! read the will!

Ant. You will compel me then to read the will? Then make a ring about the corpse of Caesar, And let me show you him that made the will. Shall I descend? And will you give me leave? Cit. Come down.

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2. Cit. Descendt and rend aamia

[He comes down from the pulpit.

3. Cit. You shall have leave.

4. Cit. A ring stand round.ar

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1. Cit. Stand from the hearse, stand from the

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a body.

2. Cit. Room for Antony; most noble Autony. Ant. Nay, press not so upon me; stand far off. -Cit. Stand back! room! bear back!

Ant. If you have tears, prepare to shed them wou show an-, liwnow.

You all do know this mantle: I remember
The first time ever Caesar put it on ; HR.
'Twas on a summer's evening, in his tent;
That day he overcame the Nerving ov
Look! in this place, ran Cassius' dagger through
See, what a rent the envious Casca măde?
Through this, the well-beloved Brutus stabb'd;
And, as he pluck'd his cursed steel away,
Mark how the blood of Caesar follow'd it! teac
As rushing out of doors, to be resolv'd
If Brutus so unkindly knock'dy or no; it
For Brutns, as you know, was Caesar's angel;

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Judge, O you Gods, how dearly Caesar lov'd him! This was the most unkindest cut of all: o si

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