ANTONY.Will you be patient?Will you stay awhile?I have o'ershot myself to tell you of it.I fear I wrong the honorable men Whose daggers have stabb'd Caesar;I do fear it.FOURTH CITIZEN.They were traitors.Honorable men!ALL.The will!The testament!SECOND CITIZEN.They were villains,murtherers.The will!Read the will!ANTONY.You will compel me then to read the will?Then make a ring about the corse of Caesar,And let me show you him that made the will.Shall I descend?And will you give me leave?ALL.Come down.SECOND CITIZEN.Descend.He comes down from the pulpit.THIRD CITIZEN.You shall have leave.FOURTH CITIZEN.A ring,stand round.FIRST CITIZEN.Stand from the hearse,stand from the body.SECOND CITIZEN.Room for Antony,most noble Antony.ANTONY.Nay,press not so upon me,stand far off.ALL.Stand back;room,bear back!ANTONY.If you have tears,prepare to shed them now.You all do know this mantle.I remember The first time ever Caesar put it on;'Twas on a summer's evening,in his tent,That day he overcame the Nervii.Look,in this place ran Cassius'dagger through;See what a rent the envious Casca made;Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabb'd;And as he pluck'd his cursed steel away,Mark how the blood of Caesar follow'd it,As rushing out of doors,to be resolved If Brutus so unkindly knock'd,or no;For Brutus,as you know,was Caesar's angel.Judge,O you gods,how dearly Caesar loved him!This was the most unkindest cut of all;For when the noble Caesar saw him stab,Ingratitude,more strong than traitors'arms,Quite vanquish'd him.
Then burst his mighty heart,And,in his mantle muffling up his face,Even at the base of Pompey's statue,Which all the while ran blood,great Caesar fell.O,what a fall was there,my countrymen!Then I,and you,and all of us fell down,Whilst bloody treason flourish'd over us.O,now you weep,and I perceive you feel The dint of pity.These are gracious drops.Kind souls,what weep you when you but behold Our Caesar's vesture wounded?Look you here,Here is himself,marr'd,as you see,with traitors.FIRST CITIZEN.O piteous spectacle!SECOND CITIZEN.O noble Caesar!THIRD CITIZEN.O woeful day!FOURTH CITIZEN.O traitors villains!FIRST CITIZEN.O most bloody sight!SECOND CITIZEN.We will be revenged.ALL.Revenge!About!Seek!Burn!Fire!Kill!Slay!Let not a traitor live!ANTONY.Stay,countrymen.FIRST CITIZEN.Peace there!Hear the noble Antony.SECOND CITIZEN.We'll hear him,we'll follow him,we'll die with him.ANTONY.Good friends,sweet friends,let me not stir you up To such a sudden flood of mutiny.They that have done this deed are honorable.What private griefs they have,alas,I know not,That made them do it.They are wise and honorable,And will,no doubt,with reasons answer you.I come not,friends,to steal away your hearts.I am no orator,as Brutus is;But,as you know me all,a plain blunt man,That love my friend,and that they know full well That gave me public leave to speak of him.
