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Antony and Octavius are marching towards them from Greece. Messala tells Brutus that over one hundred senators have been put to death, but Brutus says his letter only mentioned seventy.Brutus and Cassius must then decide whether to wait for Antony and Octavius in Sardis or march to meet the opposing army in Philippi. Cassius would prefer to wait and keep his men fresh, but Brutus thinks that the enemy is gaining in power every day and therefore needs to be stopped as soon as possible. Cassius finally agrees with him and leaves for his tent to go to bed before leaving in the morning. Brutus takes his book and starts reading, but the ghost of Julius Caesar enters and causes the flame to dim. Brutus demands to know who has entered the room, and the ghost tells him, “Thy evil spirit, Brutus”. Brutus then asks the ghost why he has come, and is told that the ghost will see him again at Philippi. The ghost leaves, and Brutus immediately wakes up everyone in the room. He tells Varrus and Claudio to go inform Cassius that he should take his army and march on ahead. Act V In this Act, Antony and Octavious get their revenge. Octavius and Antony, located on a battlefield in Philippi, have just learned that Brutus and Cassius are marching to their location. A messenger arrives and tells both generals that the enemy is so close that they must do something quickly. Brutus and Cassius arrive at the head of their army. The generals all meet and start to insult each other. Antony accuses Brutus and Cassius of being “villains,” whereas Cassius tells Brutus that they would not have to listen to Antony now if he had been allowed to kill him as he originally wanted to. The men refuse to back down and they are forced to return to their armies and prepare for battle. Cassius then talks to Brutus and asks him what he will do if they should lose the battle. Brutus rejects suicide, but also tells Cassius that he will never be dragged through the street of Rome as a prisoner. The two generals say farewell to one another and return to their respective armies to prepare for battle. The battle has started and Brutus gives Messala orders to take to Cassius. He tells Messala to inform Cassius that he needs to advance faster in order to catch Octavius’ flank which is not fighting very well. Cassius is upset because he is afraid his men are running away from the field of battle. He tells Titinius that he personally killed his standard-bearer who was trying to run away and took up the banner himself. Titinius informs him that Brutus “gave the word too early” and that his soldiers quickly started looting the enemy camp once they captured it. In the meantime, Antony’s army has been able to surround Cassius. Pindarus arrives and tells Cassius to run further away. Cassius sends Titinius to check on some soldiers and find out if they are his men or not, and simultaneously sends Pindarus up a hill to watch and see what happens. Pindarus tells him that Titinius is captured by the troops. Cassius calls Pindarus back down from the hill and hands him the sword with which he stabbed Caesar. He tells Pindarus to take the sword and stab him with it. Pindarus obeys and kills Cassius on the spot before running away himself. Titinius then picks up Cassius’ sword and kills himself. Brutus arrives and sees the two dead bodies lying on the ground. He remarks, “Oh Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet” (5.3.93). Brutus quickly recovers from the loss of his confederate and immediately orders the soldiers to prepare for another battle, this time against Antony. Lucillius pretends to be Brutus and challenges the soldiers, but he is quickly captured. The soldiers send for Antony, thinking they have finally captured Brutus. Antony arrives and recognizes Lucillius and tells his soldiers that although they did not get Brutus, they still captured a nobleman. He orders his soldiers to continue fighting. Brutus arrives accompanied by several stranglers from his defeated army. At the sound of another call to battle, Brutus hastily gets up and orders his men to flee ahead of him. He keeps Strato with him, and finally convinces Strato to hold the sword while he impales himself upon it. Antony and Octavius arrive with their army. They find Brutus dead on the ground and Strato nearby who informs them how Brutus died. Of all the conspirators only Brutus really believed that he was killing Caesar to uphold the Roman Republic. Octavius orders the body to be placed in his tent and gives the order to cease fighting. He ends the play with the lines, “So call the field to rest, and let’s away / To part the glories of this happy day”. Now all of the conspirators are dead, and thus ending the play.

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