On another part of the field, Cassius sees his men retreating; Brutus’ forces, having driven back those of Octavius, are foraging about the battlefield for spoils, leaving Antony’s army free to encircle Cassius’ troops. Thus Cassius sends Titinius to ride toward the soldiers that he sees in the distance and determine who they are, and he asks Pindarus to mount the hill and watch Titinius. When Pindarus reports that he saw Titinius alight from his horse among soldiers who were shouting with joy, Cassius mistakenly concludes that Titinius has been taken prisoner by the enemy. He asks Pindarus to keep his oath of obedience and to stab him. Pindarus does so, and Cassius dies, saying, “Caesar, thou art revenged, / Even with the sword that killed thee.”
Titinius was not captured at all, but hailed by some of Brutus’ troops when he arrived on horseback. He now enters with Messala, hoping to comfort Cassius with the news that Octavius’ men have been overthrown by Brutus. They find Cassius’ dead body. While Messala goes to report his tragic discovery to Brutus, Titinius kills himself with Cassius’ sword.
Brutus comes onstage with Messala, Young Cato, Strato, Volumnius, and Lucilius and finds the bodies of Titinius and Cassius. To both of them, he pays a sad farewell, calling Cassius “the last of all the Romans.” The men leave for another encounter with the enemy.
