Summary, Analysis, and Original Text by Scene

Act V: Scene 5

remains what is left; here, what is left of my friends.

show'd the torchlight as a signal.

several different.

beat us to the pit driven us to a pit, as in a pit dug to trap hunted animals, or as in a grave.

good respect a state of being held in honor or esteem.

smatch smack or taste.

Brutus only overcame himself Brutus alone slayed Brutus.

saying Lucilius claimed that Brutus would never allow himself to be captured alive. (See Act V, Scene 4.)

entertain to keep up or maintain.

prefer here, recommend.

latest last.

He, only . . . made one of them Brutus was the only conspirator who did what he did out of nobility and integrity.

gentle noble.

the elements any of the four substances (earth, air, fire, and water) formerly believed to constitute all physical matter

so mix'd so balanced.

use to act or behave toward, treat.

ordered honorably treated with respect.

field a military area away from the post or headquarters.

part share.


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