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Quotation from Mark Antony's Funeral Oration ("Friends, Romans, countrymen") by William Shakespeare

“If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Mark Antony)

Mark Antony's Funeral Oration ("Friends, Romans, countrymen"), Act 3, Scene 2 (at Caesar's body) (Project Gutenberg #1522, modern spelling)

Portrait of William Shakespeare

Having come down among the citizens, Antony introduces the display of Caesar's mantle.

Citation: "If you have tears, prepare to shed them now." — William Shakespeare, Mark Antony's Funeral Oration ("Friends, Romans, countrymen"), Act 3, Scene 2 (at Caesar's body) (Project Gutenberg #1522, modern spelling). (id friends-romans-countrymen-q5)

Portrait: Marc Antony's Oration at Caesar's Funeral by George Edward Robertson, George Edward Robertson b. 1864, Public domain.

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