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作者:打死也不说      更新:2021-09-25 11:13      字数:9319
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  Caesar;   for   I   know;   When   thou   didst   hate   him   worst;   thou   lovedst   him
  better Than ever thou lovedst Cassius。 BRUTUS。 Sheathe your dagger。 Be
  angry when you will; it shall have scope; Do what you will; dishonor shall
  be humor。 O Cassius; you are yoked with a lamb; That carries anger as the
  flint bears fire; Who; much enforced; shows a hasty spark And straight is
  cold again。 CASSIUS。 Hath Cassius lived To be but mirth and laughter to
  his   Brutus;   When   grief   and   blood   ill…temper'd   vexeth   him?       BRUTUS。
  When I spoke that; I was ill…temper'd too。 CASSIUS。 Do you confess so
  much?   Give   me   your   hand。   BRUTUS。 And   my   heart   too。   CASSIUS。   O
  Brutus!     BRUTUS。       What's    the   matter?    CASSIUS。       Have    not  you    love
  enough to bear with me When that rash humor which my mother gave me
  Makes me forgetful? BRUTUS。 Yes; Cassius; and from henceforth; When
  you are overearnest with your Brutus; He'll think your mother chides; and
  leave you so。 POET。 'Within。' Let me go in to see the generals。 There is
  some     grudge    between     'em;   'tis  not  meet   They    be   alone。   LUCILIUS。
  'Within。' You shall not come to them。 POET。 'Within。' Nothing but death
  shall stay me。
  Enter Poet; followed by Lucilius; Titinius; and Lucius。
  CASSIUS。       How     now;   what's   the   matter?   POET。     For   shame;    you
  generals!   What   do   you   mean?   Love;   and   be   friends;   as   two   such   men
  should be; For I have seen more years; I'm sure; than ye。 CASSIUS。 Ha;
  ha! How vilely doth this cynic rhyme! BRUTUS。 Get you hence; sirrah;
  saucy   fellow;   hence!   CASSIUS。   Bear   with   him;   Brutus;   'tis   his   fashion。
  BRUTUS。 I'll know his humor when he knows his time。 What should the
  wars   do   with   these   jigging   fools?   Companion;   hence!   CASSIUS。 Away;
  away;     be   gone!    Exit  Poet。    BRUTUS。       Lucilius    and   Titinius;   bid   the
  commanders   Prepare   to   lodge   their   companies   tonight。   CASSIUS。   And
  come yourselves and bring Messala with you Immediately to us。 Exeunt
  Lucilius   and   Titinius。   BRUTUS。   Lucius;   a   bowl   of   wine!   Exit   Lucius。
  CASSIUS。   I   did   not   think   you   could   have   been   so   angry。   BRUTUS。   O
  Cassius;   I   am   sick   of   many   griefs。   CASSIUS。   Of   your   philosophy   you
  make   no   use;   If   you   give   place   to   accidental   evils。   BRUTUS。   No   man
  bears sorrow better。 Portia is dead。 CASSIUS。 Ha? Portia? BRUTUS。 She
  is   dead。   CASSIUS。        How    'scaped    killing   when    I  cross'd   you    so?   O
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  insupportable       and    touching     loss!   Upon     what    sickness?     BRUTUS。
  Impatient     of  my    absence;    And    grief  that  young     Octavius    with   Mark
  Antony Have made themselves so strong… for with her death That tidings
  came… with this she fell distract; And (her attendants absent) swallow'd fire。
  CASSIUS。 And   died   so?   BRUTUS。   Even   so。   CASSIUS。   O   ye   immortal
  gods!
  Re…enter Lucius; with wine and taper。
  BRUTUS。 Speak no more of her。 Give me a bowl of wine。 In this I
  bury   all   unkindness;   Cassius。   Drinks。   CASSIUS。   My   heart   is   thirsty   for
  that   noble   pledge。   Fill;   Lucius;   till   the   wine   o'erswell   the   cup;   I   cannot
  drink too much of Brutus' love。 Drinks。 BRUTUS。 Come in; Titinius! Exit
  Lucius。
  Re…enter Titinius; with Messala。
  Welcome; good Messala。 Now sit we close about this taper here; And
  call    in  question    our   necessities。    CASSIUS。       Portia;    art  thou   gone?
  BRUTUS。 No more; I pray you。 Messala; I have here received letters That
  young   Octavius   and   Mark   Antony   Come   down   upon   us   with   a   mighty
  power; Bending their expedition toward Philippi。 MESSALA。 Myself have
  letters of the selfsame tenure。 BRUTUS。 With what addition? MESSALA。
  That by proscription and bills of outlawry Octavius; Antony; and Lepidus
  Have put to death an hundred senators。 BRUTUS。 There in our letters do
  not    well   agree;   Mine    speak    of  seventy    senators    that  died    By   their
  proscriptions;     Cicero    being    one。   CASSIUS。       Cicero   one!    MESSALA。
  Cicero   is   dead; And   by   that   order   of   proscription。   Had   you   your   letters
  from     your   wife;   my   lord?   BRUTUS。        No;   Messala。    MESSALA。         Nor
  nothing     in   your    letters  writ   of   her?   BRUTUS。        Nothing;     Messala。
  MESSALA。   That;   methinks;   is   strange。   BRUTUS。   Why   ask   you?   Hear
  you aught of her in yours? MESSALA。 No; my lord。 BRUTUS。 Now; as
  you are a Roman; tell me true。 MESSALA。 Then like a Roman bear the
  truth I tell: For certain she is dead; and by strange manner。 BRUTUS。 Why;
  farewell; Portia。 We must die; Messala。 With meditating that she must die
  once I have the patience to endure it now。 MESSALA。 Even so great men
  great losses should endure。 CASSIUS。 I have as much of this in art as you;
  But yet my nature could not bear it so。 BRUTUS。 Well; to our work alive。
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  What do you think Of marching to Philippi presently? CASSIUS。 I do not
  think it good。 BRUTUS。 Your reason? CASSIUS。 This it is: 'Tis better that
  the enemy seek us; So shall he waste his means; weary his soldiers; Doing
  himself     offense;    whilst   we   lying   still  Are   full  of  rest;  defense;    and
  nimbleness。   BRUTUS。   Good   reasons   must   of   force   give   place   to   better。
  The    people    'twixt   Philippi   and   this  ground    Do    stand   but  in  a  forced
  affection;   For   they   have   grudged   us   contribution。   The   enemy;   marching
  along by them; By them shall make a fuller number up; Come on refresh'd;
  new…added; and encouraged; From which advantage shall we cut him off
  If at Philippi we do face him there; These people at our back。 CASSIUS。
  Hear   me;   good   brother。   BRUTUS。   Under   your   pardon。   You   must   note
  beside That we have tried the utmost of our friends; Our legions are brim…
  full; our cause is ripe: The enemy increaseth every day; We; at the height;
  are ready to decline。 There is a tide in the affairs of men Which taken at
  the flood leads on to fortune; Omitted; all the voyage of their life Is bound
  in shallows and in miseries。 On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we
  must   take   the   current   when   it   serves;   Or   lose   our   ventures。   CASSIUS。
  Then;   with   your   will;   go   on;   We'll   along   ourselves   and   meet   them   at
  Philippi。 BRUTUS。 The deep of night is crept upon our talk; And nature
  must obey necessity; Which we will niggard with a little rest。 There is no
  more to   say? CASSIUS。  No   more。 Good night。  Early tomorrow  will   we
  rise and hence。 BRUTUS。 Lucius!
  Re…enter Lucius。
  My gown。 Exit Lucius。 Farewell; good Messala; Good night; Titinius;
  noble; noble Cassius; Good night and good repose。 CASSIUS。 O my dear
  brother! This was an ill beginning of the night。 Never come such division
  'tween     our   souls!   Let   it  not;  Brutus。    BRUTUS。        Everything     is  well。
  CASSIUS。   Good   night;   my   lord。   BRUTUS。   Good   night;   good   brother。
  TITINIUS。   MESSALA。   Good   night;   Lord   Brutus。   BRUTUS。   Farewell;
  everyone。 Exeunt all but Brutus。
  Re…enter Lucius; with the gown。
  Give me the gown。 Where is thy instrument? LUCIUS。 Here in the
  tent。  BRUTUS。 What;  thou   speak'st   drowsily?   Poor knave;   I blame   thee
  not; thou art o'erwatch'd。 Call Claudio and some other of my men; I'll have
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  them sleep on cushions in my tent。 LUCIUS。 Varro and Claudio!
  Enter Varro and Claudio。
  VARRO。 Calls my lord? BRUTUS。 I pray you; sirs; lie in my tent and
  sleep;   It   may  be   I   shall   raise   you   by  and   by  On   business   to   my  brother
  Cassius。 VARRO。 So please you; we will stand and watch your pleasure。
  BRUTUS。 I would not have it so。 Lie down; good sirs。 It may be I shall
  otherwise bethink me。 Look Lucius; here's the book I sought for so; I put it
  in the pocket of my gown。 Varro and Claudio lie down。 LUCIUS。 I was
  sure your lordship did not give it me。 BRUTUS。 Bear with me; good boy; I
  am much forgetful。 Canst thou hold up thy heavy eyes awhile; And touch
  thy   instrument   a   strain   or   two?   LUCIUS。 Ay;   my   lord;   an't   please