Scenes in this act
- Scene I Parley and Farewell
On the plains of Philippi, Octavius and Mark Antony notice that the enemy has come down to battle, contrary to what Antony had predicted; Antony answers that it is a pose meant to feign courage.
- Scene II Brutus's Order
On the battlefield, Brutus sends Messala to carry orders to the legions on the other side: he wants to attack at once, since he sees coldness in Octavius's wing.
- Scene III The Deaths of Cassius and Titinius
Elsewhere on the field, Cassius sees his soldiers fleeing and kills a standard-bearer who was retreating, in order to seize the banner.
- Scene IV Cato and the False Brutus
In the confusion of battle, Brutus rallies his men, and young Cato shouts his own name and dies fighting.
- Scene V The Death of Brutus
Surrounded and exhausted, Brutus asks Clitus, Dardanius, and Volumnius to kill him, and all three refuse.
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