Julius Caesar Act 4 Important Quotes

ANTONY:

Brutus and Cassius are raising powers by recruiting men to be in their armies.

ANTONY:

"Brutus and Cassius

Are levying powers." (4.1.45-46)

BRUTUS:

Cassius, relax.

Speak quietly when you are telling me why you're upset.

Let's not argue in front of our armies

(Because they should view us as united.)

Ask them to move away from the tent.

Then, you can tell me why you're angry with me

In the tent and I will listen to you.

BRUTUS:

"Cassius, be content.

Speak your griefs softly. I do know you well.

Before the eyes of both our armies here

(Which should perceive nothing but love from us),

Let us not wrangle. Bid them move away.

Then in my tent, Cassius, enlarge your griefs,

And I will give you audience" (4.2.46-52)

CASSIUS:

I am mad at you for this:

You have punished Lucius Pella

For taking bribes from the Sardians

And even though I wrote letters saying it was ok for him to do that,

You still ignored me and punished him.

CASSIUS:

"That you have wronged me doth appear in this:

You have condemned and noted Lucius Pella

For taking bribes here of the Sardians,

Wherein my letters, praying on his side

Because I knew the man, was slighted off." (4.3.1-5)

BRUTUS:

Cassius, you are often very greedy.

BRUTUS:

"Let me tell you, Cassius, you yourself

Are much condemned to have an itching palm" (4.3.9-10)

BRUTUS:

You should be sorry for what you have done.

I am not scared by your threats

Because I have my honesty that protects me.

BRUTUS:

"You have done that you should be sorry for.

There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats,

For I am armed so strong in honesty" (4.3.74-76)

CASSIUS:

Here is my dagger.

And here, inside my chest, is a heart

That is worth a lot.

If you are a true Roman, take my heart.

I was mad at you before, but now I give you my heart.

Stab me like you stabbed Caesar

And I know that even when you hated him the most, you still loved him more

Than you love me now.

CASSIUS:

"There is my dagger,

[Offering his dagger to Brutus]

And here my naked breast; within, a heart

Dearer than Pluto's mine, richer than gold.

If that thou be'st a Roman, take it forth.

I that denied thee gold will give my heart.

Strike as thou didst at Caesar, for I know

When thou didst hate him worst, thou lovedst him

better

Than ever thou lovedst Cassius." (4.3.111-119)

BRUTUS:

She was anxious that I was gone so long

And upset that Octavius and Mark Antony had become so powerful

She was distracted by her grief and when her servants were gone from the room,

She swallowed a hot coal.

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, swallowed fire." (4.3.174-179)

CASSIUS:

It's better that the opposition comes to us

Because on the way he will use up his resources and tire out his soldiers

And ultimately that will weaken him. If we stay where we are,

We will be well rested and ready to fight.

CASSIUS:

"'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." (4.3.229-232)

BRUTUS:

If the enemy comes to us

They will increase in size because they will add new soldiers along the way

And when they get here they will be energized and confident.

BRUTUS:

"The enemy, marching along by them,

By them shall make a fuller number up,

Come on refreshed, new-added, and encouraged" (4.3.237-239)

CASSIUS:

We will do what you want, Brutus.

Let's march to Philippi and meet the enemy there.

CASSIUS:

"Then, with your will, go on;

We'll along ourselves and meet them at Philippi." (4.3.256-257)

GHOST:

Brutus, you will see me again at Philippi

(foreshadowing Brutus's death)

GHOST:

"...thou shalt see me at Philippi." (4.3.327)

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