Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1599 [1598-1599] (Annals) tragedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.83 · 461 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Live Brutus, live, live. Bring him with Triumph home unto his house. Give him a Statue with his Ancestors. Let him be Caesar. Caesar's better parts, Shall be Crowned in Brutus. we'll bring him to his House, With Shouts and Clamours. My Countrymen. Peace, silence, Brutus speaks. Peace ho. Good Countrymen, let me departed alone, And (for my sake) stay here with Antony: Do grace to Caesar's Corpses, and grace his Speech Tending to Caesar's Glories, which Mark Antony (By our permission) is allowed to make. I do entreat you, not a man departed, Save I alone, till Antony have spoke. Stay ho, and let us hear Mark Antony. Let him go up into the public Chair, we'll hear him: Noble Antony go up. For Brutus' sake, I am beholding to you. What does he say of Brutus? He says, for Brutus' sake He finds himself beholding to us all. 'Twere best he speak no harm of Brutus here? This Caesar was a Tyrant. Nay that's certain: We are blessed that Rome is rid of him. Peace, let us hear what Antony can say. You gentle Romans. Peace ho, let us hear him. 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 answered it. here, under leave of Brutus, and the rest (For Brutus is an Honourable man, So are they all; all Honourable men) Come I 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 Lupercall, I thrice presented him a Kingly Crown, Which he did thrice refuse. Was this Ambition? Yet Brutus says, he was Ambitious: 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 withholds you then, to mourn for him? O judgement! thou are 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.
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Liue Brutus, liue, liue. Bring him with Triumph home vnto his houſe. Giue him a Statue with his Anceſtors. Let him be Caeſar. Caeſars better parts, Shall be Crown'd in Brutus. Wee'l bring him to his Houſe, With Showts and Clamors. My Country-men. Peace, ſilence, Brutus ſpeakes. Peace ho. Good Countrymen, let me depart alone, And (for my ſake) ſtay heere with Antony: Do grace to Caeſars Corpes, and grace his Speech Tending to Caeſars Glories, which Marke Antony (By our permiſſion) is allow'd to make. I do intreat you, not a man depart, Saue I alone, till Antony haue ſpoke. Stay ho, and let vs heare Mark Antony. Let him go vp into the publike Chaire, Wee'l heare him: Noble Antony go vp. For Brutus ſake, I am beholding to you. What does he ſay of Brutus? He ſayes, for Brutus ſake He findes himſelfe beholding to vs all. 'Twere beſt he ſpeake no harme of Brutus heere? This Caeſar was a Tyrant. Nay that's certaine: We are bleſt that Rome is rid of him. Peace, let vs heare what Antony can ſay. You gentle Romans. Peace hoe, let vs heare him. Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears: I come to bury Caeſar, not to praiſe him: The euill that men do, liues after them, The good is oft enterred 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 greeuous Fault, And greeuouſly hath Caeſar anſwer'd it. Heere, vnder leaue of Brutus, and the reſt (For Brutus is an Honourable man, So are they all; all Honourable mn) Come I to ſpeake in Caeſars Funerall. He was my Friend, faithfull, and iuſt to me; But Brutus ſayes; he was Ambitious, And Brutus is an Honourable man. He hath brought many Captiues home to Rome▪ Whoſe Ranſomes, did the generall Coffers fill: Did this in Caeſar ſeeme Ambitious? When that the poore haue cry'de, Caeſar hath wept: Ambition ſhould be made of ſterner ſtuffe, Yet Brutus ſayes, he was Ambitious: And Brutus is an Honourable man. You all did ſee, that on the Lupercall, I thrice preſented him a Kingly Crowne, Which he did thrice refuſe. Was this Ambition? Yet Brutus ſayes, he was Ambitious: And ſure he is an Honourable man. I ſpeake not to diſprooue what Brutus ſpoke, But heere I am, to ſpeake what I do know; You all did loue him once, not without cauſe, What cauſe with-holds you then, to mourne for him? O Iudgement! thou are fled to brutiſh Beaſts, And Men haue loſt their Reaſon. Beare with me, My heart is in the Coffin there with Caeſar, And I muſt pawſe, till it come backe to me.