Yet, countrymen, O, yet hold up your heads!
Come on, countrymen, please stay strong!
Guys, don't give up! Keep fighting!
dont give up keep your heads up
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!
What coward doesn't? Who will go with me? I will announce my name across the battlefield. I am the son of Marcus Cato, listen! An enemy to tyrants, and my country's protector. I am the son of Marcus Cato, listen!
What kind of man wouldn't? Who's with me? I'm going to shout my name so everyone knows. I'm Marcus Cato's son—I hate tyrants and I love my country. Marcus Cato's son!
im marcus catos son im a tyrant killer im my countrys friend
And I am Brutus, Marcus Brutus, I;
Brutus, my country’s friend; know me for Brutus!
And I am Brutus, Marcus Brutus, I; Brutus, devoted to my country; know me for who I am—Brutus!
I'm Brutus—Marcus Brutus! Remember that name. I fight for my country. I'm Brutus!
im brutus marcus brutus for rome
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.
Young, honorable Cato, are you defeated? So you die just as bravely as Titinius, And you will be honored for being the son of Cato.
Cato! You went down fighting, just like Titinius did. That's honorable. You'll be remembered because of who your father was.
catos son died brave like titinius honorable death
Yield, or thou diest.
Surrender, or you will die.
Give up or I kill you.
surrender or die
Only I yield to die:
There is so much that thou wilt kill me straight;
I only give myself up to death: There is so much cause that you will kill me right away;
I'm surrendering to die. You've got plenty of reason to kill me right now.
i surrender 2 death just kill me now
Lucilius's decision to announce himself as Brutus Marcus is one of those moments Shakespeare doesn't explain and doesn't need to. No one tells him to do it. He sees the soldiers closing in, sees Cato fall, and steps forward and makes the claim. The risk is absolute: if they believe him, he'll be killed or tortured as the prime conspirator. He's not Brutus and gains nothing from pretending to be him except time — time for Brutus to escape, to die on his own terms, 'like himself,' as Lucilius says. When Antony discovers the ruse, his response is unexpectedly generous: 'a prize no less in worth.' This is Antony at his best — recognizing that real loyalty is rarer and more valuable than captured enemies. He keeps Lucilius safe. And historically, Lucilius did serve under Antony after Philippi. Shakespeare honors the fact. Some loyalty survives the wars that test it.
Kill Brutus, and be honour’d in his death.
Kill Brutus, and be honored for his death.
Go ahead and kill me—you'll be celebrated for killing Brutus.
kill me get credit for it be honored
We must not. A noble prisoner!
We cannot do that. He is a noble prisoner!
No, wait. He's a man of honor. We should spare him.
no hes noble we spare him
Room, ho! Tell Antony, Brutus is ta’en.
Move aside! Tell Antony, Brutus has been captured.
Get out of the way! Someone tell Antony—we got Brutus!
got brutus tell antony
I’ll tell the news. Here comes the General.
I will announce this news. Look, here comes the General.
I'm going to tell him. Here he comes now.
generals here
Brutus is ta’en, Brutus is ta’en, my lord.
Brutus is captured, Brutus is captured, my lord.
We got him, sir! Brutus is captured—we caught Brutus!
brutus is captured we got him sir brutes taken
Where is he?
Where is he?
Where is he?
where is he
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.
Don't worry, Antony; Brutus is truly safe. I promise you that no enemy Will ever capture the noble Brutus alive. The gods protect him from such great shame! When you find him, whether alive or dead, You will find someone like Brutus, true to himself.
Brutus is safe, Antony. I'm telling you straight—no one's taking him alive. Gods, I hope he's spared that humiliation. However you find him—alive or dead—he'll be dignified. That's Brutus.
brutus is safe no ones taking him alive he'll die with honor
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 everything is chanc’d.
This man is not Brutus, friend; but, I assure you, He is a prize of no lesser value. Protect this man, Treat him well. I would rather have Men like him as my friends than as my enemies. Go on, And search whether Brutus is alive or dead; And bring us news to Octavius' tent How the situation has changed.
This isn't Brutus, but this guy is worth just as much. Take good care of him. Honestly, I'd rather have men like him on my side than fighting against me. Go find out if Brutus is alive or dead and tell Octavius what's happening.
not brutus but worth a lot treat him good go find brutus tell octavius
The Reckoning
This brief scene captures something essential about how wars end: the officers go first, and the loyal subordinates fight on in their names. Young Cato dies announcing his own name. Lucilius announces he is Brutus, which he is not, to buy his general time. Antony's response — 'this is a prize no less in worth' — is one of the play's most gracious moments: the winner recognizing what real loyalty looks like, even in the enemy's camp.
If this happened today…
A startup's CTO gets cornered in the lobby when the company is being raided by investors. The junior developer steps forward and tells them he's the CTO. He gets detained. The actual CTO escapes. When the head investor figures out the ruse, instead of being furious, he says: 'I want to hire this person. Anyone who's that loyal to a cause is worth having.'