ANTONY
If
you have tears, prepare to shed them now.
You all do know this mantle: I remember
The first time ever Caesar put it on;
'Twas on a summer's evening, in his tent,
That day he overcame the Nervii:
Look, in this place ran Cassius' dagger through:
See what a rent the envious Casca made:
Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabb'd;
And as he pluck'd his cursed steel away,
Mark how the blood of Caesar follow'd it,
As rushing out of doors, to be resolved
If Brutus so unkindly knock'd, or no;
For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar's angel:
Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him!
This was the most unkindest cut of all;
For when the noble Caesar saw him stab,
Ingratitude, more strong than traitors' arms,
Quite vanquish'd him: then burst his mighty heart;
And, in his mantle muffling up his face,
Even at the base of Pompey's statua,
Which all the while ran blood, great Caesar fell.
O, what a fall was there, my countrymen!
Then I, and you, and all of us fell down,
Whilst bloody treason flourish'd over us.
O, now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel
The dint of pity: these are gracious drops.
Kind souls, what, weep you when you but behold
Our Caesar's vesture wounded? Look you here,
Here is himself, marr'd, as you see, with traitors.
(选自《尤利乌斯•凯撒》第三幕第二场)
朱生豪译:
安东尼
要是你们有眼泪,现在准备流起来吧。你们都认识这件外套;我记得凯撒第一次穿上它,是在一个夏天的晚上,在他的营帐里,就在他征服纳维人的那一天。瞧!凯歇斯的刀子是从这地方穿过的;瞧那狠心的凯斯卡割开了一道多深的裂口;他所深爱的勃鲁托斯就从这儿刺了一刀进去,当他拔出他那万恶的武器的时候,瞧凯撒的血是怎样汩汩不断地跟着它出来,好像急于涌到外面来,想要知道究竟是不是勃鲁托斯下这样无情的毒手;因为你们知道,勃鲁托斯是凯撒心目中的天使。神啊,请你们判断判断凯撒是多么爱他!这是最无情的一击,因为当尊贵的凯撒看见他行刺的时候,负心,这一柄比叛徒的武器更锋锐的利剑,就一直刺进了他的心脏,那时候他的伟大的心就碎裂了;他的脸给他的外套蒙着,他的血不停地流着,就在庞贝像座之下,伟大的凯撒倒下了。啊!那是一个多么惊人的殒落,我的同胞们;我、你们,我们大家都随着他一起倒下,残酷的叛逆却在我们头上耀武扬威。啊!现在你们流起眼泪来了,我看见你们已经天良发现;这些是真诚的泪滴。善良的人们,怎么!你们只看见我们凯撒衣服上的伤痕,就哭起来了吗?瞧这儿,这才是他自己,你们看,给叛徒们伤害到这个样子。

