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THIRD PLEBEIAN

He says, for Brutus’ sake
He finds himself beholden to us all.

FIFTH PLEBEIAN
’Twere best he speak no harm of Brutus here.

FIRST PLEBEIAN
This Caesar was a tyrant.

THIRD PLEBEIAN
Nay, that’s certain.

We are blest that Rome is rid of him. [70]

FOURTH PLEBEIAN
Peace! Let us hear what Antony can say.

ANTONY
You gentle Romans −

ALL
Peace, ho! Let us hear him.

ANTONY
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.

The evil that men do lives after them; [75]
The good is oft interrèd 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. [80]
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; [85]