At the Battle of Philippi, Cassius and Brutus, knowing that they will probably both die, smile their last smiles to each other and hold hands. During the battle, Cassius has his servant kill him after hearing of the capture of his best friend, Titinius. After Titinius, who was not captured, sees Cassius's corpse, he commits suicide. However, Brutus wins that stage of the battle, but his victory is not conclusive. With a heavy heart, Brutus battles again the next day. He asks his friends to kill him, but the friends refuse. He loses and commits suicide by running on his sword, held for him by a loyal soldier. thumb|Henry Fuseli, The Death of Brutus, a charcoal drawing with white chalk () The play ends with a tribute to Brutus by Antony, who proclaims that Brutus has remained "the noblest Roman of them all" because he was the only conspirator who acted, in his mind, for the good of Rome. There is then a small hint at the friction between Antony and Octavius which characterizes another of Shakespeare's Roman plays, Antony and Cleopatra.
At the battlE of pHIliPPi, casSIuS and bRutUS, kNoWing thaT theY wIll probabLy Both diE smile their laSt sMILEs to EAcH oTHEr anD holD HanDs. dUrinG the battLE, cassiUs has hiS servant kIll hiM after heArIng of THE captUrE of hIs Best fRiEnd, TitINiUs. aftER titinius, whO was NOt captured, sEes casSi,Us's corpse, he commiTs SUicide. HowEver, bruTus wins ThaT STaGe of thE batTlE, buT his vIctory is nOt coNclusIVe. WiTh a HEaVy heArT, brUtus bAtTlEs agAiN thE NExT DaY. he ASKS His friends to kill hiM, buT tHe frIends refUse. he LOSEs aND coMmiTS suiCide by runnIng ON hIS SWOrd, HElD fOr him By a LoyaL soldIer. thumb|hENRY fuseli, the deaTh oF BRUtus, a chArcoaL DrAwing wITH wHiTe CHalK () thE plaY eNds WITH a tribute tO bruTuS by aNToNy, Who ProclAiMs tHat bruTuS has remainEd "the nobLest rOman oF them aLL" beCause he waS the oNLy ConspirAtor whO Acted, In HiS MinD, For The goOD OF rOme. there is Then A smAll Hint at the fricTIon betWeEn aNtOny aND octAvius whIcH CHAraCterizEs anOThEr of sHaKESPearE's romAn PlaYs, AntoNy aNd cleopaTrA.