Act+V-+Scene+5

= = =__ Act V Summary__ =

[[image:BrutusSuicide.jpg width="337" height="365" align="right" caption=""Farewell, good Strato--Caesar, now be still; I killed not thee with half so good a will.""]]
This is the end of the play and takes place on the battlefield. Brutus is engulfed in grief and sees the only way to gain his honor is to die with glory. Clitus, Dardanius and Volumnius refuse to kill him but, Brutus believes that Caesar's ghost had appeared to tell him his last night is on Philippi fields (the battlefield). Finally, Strato agrees to help Brutus die with honor. When Octavius and Antony reach the field they are surprised that he has slain himself. Strato explained "For Brutus only overcame himself" (56). Antony and Octavius see that he is a noble roman for he truly believed that his deeds were for the good of the roman citizens. = =

[|SOURCE] Brutus had chosen to ask Strato to assist him in suicide because back then, it was considered noble to kill yourself rather than be seen as a coward in being captured by the enemy. Brutus was seen as a noble and honorable man, as seen in Antony's speech, "This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he Did that they did in envy of great Caesar. He only in a general honest thought And common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle, and the elements So mixed in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, “This was a man” (ll. 74-82). Because Antony respected Brutus as an honorable man, he did not attempt to conflict with him directly through their experiences in the past, but rather indirectly. For example, Antony and Octavius' armies were most likely filled with supporters of Caesar, while Brutus and Cassius' armies were filled with conspirators. Both sides contain supporters of their own opinions, but Brutus and Cassius failed to return with a solid comeback to Antony's lie about the will of Caesar. These events in Act V were all foreshadowed by Antony's ovation in Act III and the telling to the people of what he plans to do about this "mutiny."

**Important Speech's/Phrases:**


 * ~  ||< **Brutus's Last Speech ** ||
 * <  ||< Strato, thou hast been all this while asleep; ||
 * <  ||< Farewell to thee too, Strato. Countrymen, ||
 * <  ||< My heart doth joy that yet in all my life ||
 * < 35 ||< I found no man but he was true to me. ||
 * <  ||< I shall have glory by this losing day ||
 * <  ||< More than Octavius and Mark Antony ||
 * <  ||< By this vile conquest shall attain unto. ||
 * <  ||< So fare you well at once, for Brutus' tongue ||
 * < 40 ||< Hath almost ended his life's history. ||
 * <  ||< Night hangs upon mine eyes; my bones would rest, ||
 * <  ||< That have but labored to attain this hour. ||

Brutus's last speech translation-

Goodbye to you;—and you;—and you, Volumnius.— Strato, you’ve seen all this while asleep; Goodbye to you too, Strato.—Countrymen, My heart is joyful, that, still, in all my life, I only found me that were true to me. I shall have glory by this losing day, More than Octavius and Mark Antony Shall get by this evil conquest. So, goodbye now, because Brutus' tongue Has almost ended his life's story. Night hangs on my eyes; my bones that have only Labored to attain this hour want to rest.

Antony's last speech translation-
 * **Antony's Last Speech ** ||~  ||
 * This was the noblest Roman of them all. ||  ||
 * All the conspirators save only he save only he ||  ||
 * Did that they did in envy of great great Caesar; || 70 ||
 * He, only in a general honest thought ||  ||
 * And common good to all, made one of them. ||  ||
 * His life was gentle, and the elements ||  ||
 * So mixed in him that Nature might stand up ||  ||
 * And say to all the world, "This was a man!" || 75 ||

This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators, except him, Did that they did out of jealousy of great Caesar; Only he, in a general-honest thought And common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle, and the elements So mixed in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, "This was a man!

Confusing Words originating from Shakespeare's time
 * 1. Tarry || To take time ||

The last person to talk in this scene is Octavius. This is showing in the Shakespearean way that he is the character with the most power at the end.

Sources Shakespeare, William. //Julius Caesar//. New York: Signet Classics, 1998.

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