RALPH: Welcome back, Cassius. You're in the middle of a battle, so thanks for taking the time. 

CASSIUS: Keep it moving, Ralph. 

RALPH: And you, sir, are Titinius, a supporter of Cassius and Brutus. 

TITINIUS: That's right. 

RALPH: Well, both of you seem to be in a tough spot as we find you now. It seems your men have decided that they're losing the battle with Antony, and they've begun to run away. 

CASSIUS: The villains. My own soldiers have become my enemies. The ensign, who carried our standard into battle— 

RALPH: Your standard? 

CASSIUS: Yeah, you know, the flag, the flag of our army to lead the troops. Well, I saw him running in the other direction. So I killed him. 

RALPH: Yikes. 

TITINIUS: Brutus gave the word too early. He was beating Octavius, so he let his soldiers celebrate instead of coming to help us defeat Antony. 

RALPH: Well, it's just then that Pindarus shows up, someone very loyal to you, Cassius. And he says, you need to get out of there. Mark Antony has taken over your camp. You need to get moving. 

CASSIUS: We are far enough away. 

RALPH: Well, that's right. You're on a hill, and you can see that your tents are on fire. 

CASSIUS: Titinius, if you do love me, take my horse and ride him hard. Go to the tents, and tell me for sure if they are our friends or our enemies. 

TITINIUS: I'll be back faster than you can think it. 

CASSIUS: And I want Pindarus to go higher up. My eyes aren't so good anymore. 

RALPH: Kind of like Caesar's bad hearing. Caesar couldn't hear very well, you can't see very well. 

CASSIUS: Yes, well, Pindarus will watch Titinius ride, and tell me if he notices anything. 

RALPH: Well, that's just what he does. He heads up the hill a little bit. 

CASSIUS: It's my birthday, you know. 

RALPH: Yes, you've told me that actually. 

CASSIUS: Time is come round. And where I did begin, there shall I end. My life is run his compass. 

RALPH: Full circle, huh? You think you're going to die today. 

CASSIUS: Any news from Pindarus? 

RALPH: Yes, actually. He described seeing Titinius chased down on horseback. Some of the men have jumped off their horses, and then Titinius jumps off, too. Pindarus says that it looks like Titinius has been captured. He even hears the soldiers shout for joy. 

CASSIUS: That's enough. Tell him to come down. Oh, coward that I am to see my best friend taken before my face. 

RALPH: I'm sorry. 

CASSIUS: Look, Pindarus—

RALPH: My name's Ralph. 

CASSIUS: Do you remember when I took you prisoner in Parthia? 

RALPH: Pindarus was your prisoner? 

CASSIUS: When I did so, and I saved your life, I made you swear that anything I asked you to do, you would do it. Now, after you do this one last thing for me, you will be a free man. 

RALPH: It's Ralph. Boy, your eyes really are bad. 

CASSIUS: I want you to take this good sword, the same sword that I ran through Caesar's guts—

RALPH: Ew. 

CASSIUS: —and run the sword right through me. Don't even answer. Just take the hilts. 

RALPH: Nope, not touching it. 

CASSIUS: And when I cover my face with my hands, as I do right now, guide the sword through me. 

RALPH: First of all, I'm not Pindarus. 

[GROANS] 

RALPH: Wait, I didn't even—

CASSIUS: Caesar, thou art revenged, even with the sword that killed thee. 

RALPH: I just want to make it clear, I'm not Pindarus. I didn't do that. And the real Pindarus, now a free man, I might add, has hightailed it out of here, hoping to never see another Roman as long as he lives. Oh, hi, Titinius. Have a seat. 

TITINIUS: Messala and I bring good news for Cassius. 

RALPH: Great. You're okay? 

TITINIUS: Of course I am, and I bring good news. Where's Cassius? 

RALPH: Well, Cassius lies on the ground next to you. 

TITINIUS: He lies not like the living. 

RALPH: Not like the living at all. 

TITINIUS: Oh my heart. 

RALPH: He's dead. 

TITINIUS: Cassius is no more. Oh, setting sun, as in thy red rays thou dost sink tonight, so in his red blood Cassius' day is set. The sun of Rome is set. Our day is gone. Clouds, dews, and dangers come. Our deeds are done. Mistrust of my success hath done this deed. 

RALPH: Mistrust of your success. You mean that he didn't trust that you'd be back? Yes, Messala agrees with you. He says that Cassius's despair from thinking the battle was lost caused him to misinterpret what was really happening. This reminds me of something that Cicero said the night before Caesar was killed back in Rome. He said, men may construe things after their own fashion. Cassius interpreted the report how he wanted, and the mistake cost him his life. 

TITINIUS: What about Pindarus? Where's Pindarus? 

RALPH: I wish I could tell you, but Messala says that he should bring Brutus back the news that Cassius is dead, as hard as it will be to bear, and that you should look for Pindarus. 

TITINIUS: Very well. Why did you send me there, Cassius? Didn't meet your friends like you asked me to? 

RALPH: Wait, so they were your friends that you met? 

TITINIUS: Yes, and they gave me this laurel crown of victory to give to Cassius. We won! Didn't he hear us shouting? I should give him these, like Brutus asked me to. 

RALPH: Brutus gave you those? 

TITINIUS: And when Brutus gets here, he'll see what a high opinion I had of Cassius. By your leave, gods, this is a Roman's part. 

RALPH: By your leave gods? Are you asking the gods permission to do something? And what do you mean a Roman's part? 

[GROANS] 

RALPH: Oh dear, that Roman thing. 

BRUTUS: Sorry. I came as fast as I could. Where's Cassius? 

RALPH: Cassius, he's right there. 

BRUTUS: Titinius, too? 

RALPH: Titinius, too. 

BRUTUS: Oh, Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet. Thy Spirit walks abroad, and turns our swords in our own proper entrails. 

RALPH: Brutus, do you really think that the spirit of Julius Caesar has something to do with this? You Romans are a little confusing about when it comes to the spirit stuff. Remember when you saw the ghost of Caesar? It said, I am thy evil spirit. Doesn't that mean it has something to do with you, and not Caesar? 

BRUTUS: Are yet two Romans living, such as these? The last of all the Romans, fare thee well. It is impossible that ever Rome should breed thy fellow. 

RALPH: The end of the great Romans. 

BRUTUS: I owe more tears to this dead man. You will see me pay. I'll find time for tears, Cassius, I will find time. Back to the battlefield, Ralph. It's only 3 o'clock, so that means there's time for a second fight before night falls. 

RALPH: Are you sure about that? Titinius said that the sun was setting. He said the sun's rays were red, like the blood of Cassius. It might be later than he thinks.