ACT V. SCENE IV.
Another part of the field.
Alarum. Enter, fighting, Soldiers of both armies; then Brutus, young Cato, Lucilius, and others.
| BRUTUS. | Yet, countrymen, O, yet hold up your heads!
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| 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!
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| BRUTUS. | And I am Brutus, Marcus Brutus, I;
Brutus, my country's friend; know me for Brutus! Exit.
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| 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.
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| FIRST SOLDIER. | Yield, or thou diest.
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| 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.
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| FIRST SOLDIER. | We must not. A noble prisoner!
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| SECOND SOLDIER. | Room, ho! Tell Antony, Brutus is ta'en.
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| FIRST SOLDIER. | I'll tell the news. Here comes the general.
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Enter Antony.
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Brutus is ta'en, Brutus is ta'en, my lord.
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| ANTONY. | Where is he?
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| 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.
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| 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
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Exeunt.
Next
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ACT V. SCENE IV.