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Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatrabegins two years afterJulius Caesar. Mark Antony was supposed to be in Egypt to conduct government affairs on behalf of the Roman Empire. Instead, he fell in love with the beautiful Queen Cleopatra, became her lover, and abandoned his duties to his wife and country. A messenger arrives bearing news that Antony’s wife and brother are dead after attempting to kill Octavius Caesar, and one of Caesar’s generals,...

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CHAPTERS

48

Dramatis Personae

Mark Antony, triumvir Octavius Caesar, triumvir M. Aemilius Lepidus, triumvir Sextus Pompeius Domitius Enobarbus, friend to Antony Ventidius, friend to Antony Eros, friend to Antony Scarus, friend to ...

Act 1

Alexandria. A room in Cleopatra’s palace. Demetrius: Enter Demetrius and Philo. Philo: Nay, but this dotage of our general’s O’erflows the measure: those his goodly eyes, That o’er the files and muste...

Scene 1 1

Alexandria. A room in Cleopatra’s palace. Demetrius: Enter Demetrius and Philo. Philo: Nay, but this dotage of our general’s O’erflows the measure: those his goodly eyes, That o’er the files and muste...

Scene 1 2

The same. Another room. Charmian: Enter Charmian, Iras, Alexas, and a Soothsayer. Charmian: Lord Alexas, sweet Alexas, most any thing Alexas, almost most absolute Alexas, where’s the soothsayer that y...

Scene 1 3

The same. Another room. Cleopatra: Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and Alexas. Cleopatra: Where is he? Charmian: I did not see him since. Cleopatra: See where he is, who’s with him, what he does: I d...

Scene 1 4

Rome. Caesar’s house. Octavius Caesar: Enter Octavius Caesar, reading a letter, Lepidus, and their Train. Caesar: You may see, Lepidus, and henceforth know, It is not Caesar’s natural vice to hate Our...

Scene 1 5

Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. Cleopatra: Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and Mardian. Cleopatra: Charmian! Charmian: Madam? Cleopatra: Ha, ha! Give me to drink mandragora. Charmian: Why, madam? Cle...

Act 2

Messina. Pompey’s house. Pompey: Enter Pompey, Menecrates, and Menas, in warlike manner. Pompey: If the great gods be just, they shall assist The deeds of justest men. Menecrates: Know, worthy Pompey,...

Scene 2 1

Messina. Pompey’s house. Pompey: Enter Pompey, Menecrates, and Menas, in warlike manner. Pompey: If the great gods be just, they shall assist The deeds of justest men. Menecrates: Know, worthy Pompey,...

Scene 2 2

Rome. The house of Lepidus. Enobarbas: Enter Enobarbas and Lepidus. Lepidus: Good Enobarbus, ’tis a worthy deed, And shall become you well, to entreat your captain To soft and gentle speech. Enobarbas...

Scene 2 3

The same. Caesar’s house. Antony: Enter Antony, Caesar, Octavia between them, and Attendants. Antony: The world and my great office will sometimes Divide me from your bosom. Octavia: All which time Be...

Scene 2 4

The same. A street. Lepidus: Enter Lepidus, Mecaenas, and Agrippa. Lepidus: Trouble yourselves no further: pray you, hasten Your generals after. Agrippa: Sir, Mark Antony Will e’en but kiss Octavia, a...

Scene 2 5

Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. Cleopatra: Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and Alexas. Cleopatra: Give me some music; music, moody food Of us that trade in love. Attendants: The music, ho! Mardian: E...

Scene 2 6

Near Misenum. Pompey: Flourish. Enter Pompey and Menas at one side, with drum and trumpet: at another, Caesar, Antony, Lepidus, Enobarbas, Mecaenas, with Soldiers marching. Pompey: Your hostages I hav...

Scene 2 7

On board Pompey’s galley, off Misenum. Servants: Music plays. Enter two or three Servants with a banquet. First Servant: Here they’ll be, man. Some o’ their plants are ill-rooted already; the least wi...

Act 3

A plain in Syria. Ventidius: Enter Ventidius as it were in triumph, with Silius, and other Romans, Officers, and Soldiers; the dead body of Pacorus borne before him. Ventidius: Now, darting Parthia, a...

Scene 3 1

A plain in Syria. Ventidius: Enter Ventidius as it were in triumph, with Silius, and other Romans, Officers, and Soldiers; the dead body of Pacorus borne before him. Ventidius: Now, darting Parthia, a...

Scene 3 2

Rome. An ante-chamber in Caesar’s house. Agrippa: Enter Agrippa at one door, Enobarbas at another. Agrippa: What, are the brothers parted? Enobarbas: They have dispatch’d with Pompey, he is gone; The ...

Scene 3 3

Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. Cleopatra: Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and Alexas. Cleopatra: Where is the fellow? Alexas: Half afeard to come. Cleopatra: Go to, go to. Messenger: Enter the Messe...

Scene 3 4

Athens. A room in Antony’s house. Antony: Enter Antony and Octavia. Antony: Nay, nay, Octavia, not only that⁠— That were excusable, that, and thousands more Of semblable import⁠—but he hath waged New ...

Scene 3 5

The same. Another room. Enobarbas: Enter Enobarbas and Eros, meeting. Enobarbas: How now, friend Eros! Eros: There’s strange news come, sir. Enobarbas: What, man? Eros: Caesar and Lepidus have made wa...

Scene 3 6

Rome. Caesar’s house. Caesar: Enter Caesar, Agrippa, and Mecaenas. Caesar: Contemning Rome, he has done all this, and more, In Alexandria: here’s the manner of’t: I’ the market-place, on a tribunal si...

Scene 3 7

Near Actium. Antony’s camp. Cleopatra: Enter Cleopatra and Enobarbas. Cleopatra: I will be even with thee, doubt it not. Enobarbas: But why, why, why? Cleopatra: Thou hast forspoke my being in these w...

Scene 3 8

A plain near Actium. Caesar: Enter Caesar, and Taurus, with his army, marching. Caesar: Taurus! Taurus: My lord? Caesar: Strike not by land; keep whole: provoke not battle, Till we have done at sea. D...

Scene 3 9

Another part of the plain. Antony: Enter Antony and Enobarbas. Antony: Set we our squadrons on yond side o’ the hill, In eye of Caesar’s battle; from which place We may the number of the ships behold,...

Scene 3 10

Another part of the plain. Canidius: Canidius marcheth with his land army one way over the stage; and Taurus, the lieutenant of Caesar, the other way. After their going in, is heard the noise of a sea...

Scene 3 11

Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. Antony: Enter Antony with Attendants. Antony: Hark! the land bids me tread no more upon’t; It is ashamed to bear me! Friends, come hither: I am so lated in the world, t...

Scene 3 12

Egypt. Caesar’s camp. Caesar: Enter Caesar, Dolabella, Thyreus, with others. Caesar: Let him appear that’s come from Antony. Know you him? Dolabella: Caesar, ’tis his schoolmaster: An argument that he...

Scene 3 13

Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. Cleopatra: Enter Cleopatra, Enobarbas, Charmian, and Iras. Cleopatra: What shall we do, Enobarbus? Enobarbas: Think, and die. Cleopatra: Is Antony or we in fault for th...

Act 4

Before Alexandria. Caesar’s camp. Caesar: Enter Caesar, Agrippa, and Mecaenas, with his Army; Caesar reading a letter. Caesar: He calls me boy; and chides, as he had power To beat me out of Egypt; my ...

Scene 4 1

Before Alexandria. Caesar’s camp. Caesar: Enter Caesar, Agrippa, and Mecaenas, with his Army; Caesar reading a letter. Caesar: He calls me boy; and chides, as he had power To beat me out of Egypt; my ...

Scene 4 2

Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. Antony: Enter Antony, Cleopatra, Enobarbas, Charmian, Iras, Alexas, with others. Antony: He will not fight with me, Domitius. Enobarbas: No. Antony: Why should he not? ...

Scene 4 3

The same. Before the palace. Soldiers: Enter two Soldiers to their guard. First Soldier: Brother, good night: to-morrow is the day. Second Soldier: It will determine one way: fare you well. Heard you ...

Scene 4 4

The same. A room in the palace. Antony: Enter Antony and Cleopatra, Charmian, and others attending. Antony: Eros! mine armour, Eros! Cleopatra: Sleep a little. Antony: No, my chuck. Eros, come; mine a...

Scene 4 5

Alexandria. Antony’s camp. Antony: Trumpets sound. Enter Antony and Eros; a Soldier meeting them. Soldier: The gods make this a happy day to Antony! Antony: Would thou and those thy scars had once pre...

Scene 4 6

Alexandria. Caesar’s camp. Caesar: Flourish. Enter Caesar, Agrippa, with Enobarbas, and others. Caesar: Go forth, Agrippa, and begin the fight: Our will is Antony be took alive; Make it so known. Agri...

Scene 4 7

Field of battle between the camps. Agrippa: Alarum. Drums and trumpets. Enter Agrippa and others. Agrippa: Retire, we have engaged ourselves too far: Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceed...

Scene 4 8

Under the walls of Alexandria. Antony: Alarum. Enter Antony, in a march; Scarus, with others. Antony: We have beat him to his camp: run one before, And let the queen know of our gests. To-morrow, Befo...

Scene 4 9

Caesar’s camp. Sentinels: Sentinels at their post. First Soldier: If we be not relieved within this hour, We must return to the court of guard: the night Is shiny; and they say we shall embattle By th...

Scene 4 10

Between the two camps. Antony: Enter Antony and Scarus, with their Army. Antony: Their preparation is to-day by sea; We please them not by land. Scarus: For both, my lord. Antony: I would they’ld figh...

Scene 4 11

Another part of the same. Caesar: Enter Caesar, and his Army. Caesar: But being charged, we will be still by land, Which, as I take’t, we shall; for his best force Is forth to man his galleys. To the ...

Scene 4 12

Another part of the same. Antony: Enter Antony and Scarus. Antony: Yet they are not join’d: where yond pine does stand, I shall discover all: I’ll bring thee word Straight, how ’tis like to go. Exit. ...

Scene 4 13

Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. Cleopatra: Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and Mardian. Cleopatra: Help me, my women! O, he is more mad Than Telamon for his shield; the boar of Thessaly Was never so ...

Scene 4 14

The same. Another room. Antony: Enter Antony and Eros. Antony: Eros, thou yet behold’st me? Eros: Ay, noble lord. Antony: Sometimes we see a cloud that’s dragonish; A vapour sometime like a bear or li...

Scene 4 15

The same. A monument. Cleopatra: Enter Cleopatra and her maids aloft, with Charmian and Iras. Cleopatra: O Charmian, I will never go from hence. Charmian: Be comforted, dear madam. Cleopatra: No, I wi...

Act 5

Alexandria. Caesar’s camp. Caesar: Enter Caesar, Agrippa, Dolabella, Mecaenas, Gallus, Proculeius, and others, his council of war. Caesar: Go to him, Dolabella, bid him yield; Being so frustrate, tell...

Scene 5 1

Alexandria. Caesar’s camp. Caesar: Enter Caesar, Agrippa, Dolabella, Mecaenas, Gallus, Proculeius, and others, his council of war. Caesar: Go to him, Dolabella, bid him yield; Being so frustrate, tell...

Scene 5 2

Alexandria. A room in the monument. Cleopatra: Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, and Iras. Cleopatra: My desolation does begin to make A better life. ’Tis paltry to be Caesar; Not being Fortune, he’s but For...