Julius Caesar, Act 5 Scene 4 runs 33 lines of dialogue, spoken by 6 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 144 lines. This scene is part of Act 5 of Julius Caesar.
Full Dialogue
Brutus ♂
Yet, countrymen, O, yet hold up your heads!
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!
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!
Brutus ♂
And I am Brutus, Marcus Brutus, I;
Brutus, my country's friend; know me for Brutus!
Brutus, my country's friend; know me for Brutus!
Lucilius ♂
O young and noble Cato, art thou down?
Why, now thou diest as bravely as Titinius;
And mayst be honour'd, being Cato's son.
Why, now thou diest as bravely as Titinius;
And mayst be honour'd, being Cato's son.
First Soldier ♂
Yield, or thou diest.
Lucilius ♂
Only I yield to die:
There is so much that thou wilt kill me straight;
Kill Brutus, and be honour'd in his death.
There is so much that thou wilt kill me straight;
Kill Brutus, and be honour'd in his death.
First Soldier ♂
We must not. A noble prisoner!
Second Soldier ♂
Room, ho! Tell Antony, Brutus is ta'en.
First Soldier ♂
I'll tell the news. Here comes the general.
Brutus is ta'en, Brutus is ta'en, my lord.
Brutus is ta'en, Brutus is ta'en, my lord.
Antony ♂
Where is he?
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.
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.
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 whether Brutus be alive or dead;
And bring us word unto Octavius' tent
How every thing is chanced.
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 whether Brutus be alive or dead;
And bring us word unto Octavius' tent
How every thing is chanced.
33 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lucilius | 12 | 36.4% |
| Antony | 8 | 24.2% |
| Cato | 5 | 15.2% |
| First Soldier | 4 | 12.1% |
| Brutus | 3 | 9.1% |
| Second Soldier | 1 | 3.0% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 12 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 6 lines.
Total speakers on stage
6 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 5
This is Scene 4 of 5 in Act 5 of Julius Caesar.
Scene length vs. play average
At 33 lines, this scene is shorter than the Julius Caesar average scene in Julius Caesar (~144 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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