Strike as thou didst at Caesar, for I know 116 When thou didst hate him worst, thou lovedst him 117 better 118 Than ever thou lovedst Cassius.
CASSIUS
Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come! 104
Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius, 105
For Cassius is aweary of the world—106
Hated by one he loves, braved by his brother, 107
Checked like a bondman, all his faults observed, 108
Set in a notebook, learned and conned by rote 109
To cast into my teeth. O, I could weep 110
My spirit from mine eyes! There is my dagger, 111
< Offering his dagger to Brutus. >
And here my naked breast; within, a heart 112
Dearer than Pluto’s mine, richer than gold. 113
If that thou be’st a Roman, take it forth. 114
I that denied thee gold will give my heart. 115
Strike as thou didst at Caesar, for I know 116
When thou didst hate him worst, thou lovedst him 117
better 118
Than ever thou lovedst Cassius. 119
