Julius Caesar

by: William Shakespeare

Act 5 Scene 5

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Enter BRUTUS, DARDANIUS, CLITUS, STRATO, and VOLUMNIUS	BRUTUS, DARDANIUS, CLITUS, STRATO, and VOLUMNIUS enter.
BRUTUS Come, poor remains of friends, rest on this rock.	BRUTUS Come, last of my friends, rest on this rock.
CLITUS Statilius showed the torchlight but, my lord, He came not back. He is or ta'en or slain.	CLITUS Statilius waved the torchlight at us, but he hasn’t come back. He’s been captured or killed.
BRUTUS Sit thee down, Clitus. Slaying is the word. 5It is a deed in fashion. Hark thee, Clitus. (whispers to CLITUS)	BRUTUS Sit down, Clitus. Killed, most likely—it’s become a trend. Listen, Clitus. (he whispers to CLITUS)
CLITUS What, I, my lord? No, not for all the world.	CLITUS Who, me, my lord? No, not for all the world.
BRUTUS Peace then! No words.	BRUTUS Silence, then! Don’t give it away.
CLITUS I’ll rather kill myself.	CLITUS I’d rather kill myself.
BRUTUS Hark thee, Dardanius. 10 (whispers to DARDANIUS)	BRUTUS Listen, Dardanius. (he whispers to DARDANIUS)
DARDANIUS Shall I do such a deed?	DARDANIUS Would I dare do something like that?
CLITUS O Dardanius!	CLITUS Oh Dardanius!
DARDANIUS O Clitus!	DARDANIUS Oh Clitus!
CLITUS (aside to DARDANIUS) What ill request did Brutus make to thee?	CLITUS (speaking so that only DARDANIUS can hear) What awful thing did Brutus ask of you?
DARDANIUS 15 (aside to CLITUS) To kill him, Clitus. Look, he meditates.	DARDANIUS (speaking so that only CLITUS can hear) To kill him, Clitus. Look, he’s meditating on what to do.

Read the Summary of Act V, scenes iv–v

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