Quote-O-Rama (Part III)

“Speak, hands, for me!” (III.i.84).
Spoken by: Casca
Spoken to: His..... hands?
Context: Casca's going to stab Caesar after a plea distracts the king
Significance: His hands are going to speak Casca's opinion of Caesar. With knives.

“So are we Caesar's friends, that have abridged/ His time of fearing death” (III.i.116-117).
Spoken by: Brutus
Spoken to: The conspirators
Context: The conspirators make small talk after killing Caesar
Significance: Now that he's dead, Caesar won't have to live life fearing death and get stressed out. The conspirators did him a favor (in their eyes).

“And you shall speak/ In the same pulpit whereto I am going,/ After my speech is ended (III.i.274-276).
Spoken by: Brutus
Spoken to: Mark Antony
Context: Mark wants to speak at Caesar's funeral, but Brutus lays down some rules
Significance: Allowing Mark to speak after him leads to the Romans' turning on Brutus.

“Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all freeman?” (III.ii.24-26).
Spoken by: Brutus
Spoken to: A bunch of Romans
Context: Brutus is giving his speech at Caesar's funeral
Significance: Brutus implies that is Caesar were king, he'd enslave everyone, so Brutus did a good thing by killing him so everyone can live free.

“I have the same dagger for myself when it shall please my country to need my death (III.ii.48-49).
Spoken by: Brutus
Spoken to: A bunch of Romans
Context: Brutus just won't stop talking
Significance: This line foreshadows Brutus' death by the very dagger that killed Caesar.