Menecrates, Friends of Pompey. Taurus, Lieutenant-General to Caesar. A Soothsayer. A Clown. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Octavia, Sister to Caesar, and Wife to Antony. Charmian, Iras, rmian,} Attendants on Cleopatra. Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and other Attendants. SCENE, dispersed; in several parts of the Roman Empire. ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, ACT I. SCENE I. Alexandria. A Room in Cleopatra's Palace. Enter DEMETRIUS and PHILO. Phi. Nay, but this dotage of our general's, O'erflows the measure: these his goodly eyes, That o'er the files and musters of the war Have glow'd like plated Mars, now bend, now turn, The office and devotion of their view 1 Upon a tawny front: his captain's heart, Which in the scuffles of great fights hath burst. Flourish. Enter ANTONY and CLEOPATRA, with their trains; Eunuchs fanning her. Take but good note, and you shall see in him Cleo. If it be love indeed, tell me how much. Ant. There's beggary in the love that can be ... reckon'd.: -Cleo: I'll set a bourn how far to be beloy'd. N Ant. Then must thou needs find out new hear ven > new earth. 2008 doe Enter an Attendant. I 2 Att. News, my good Lord, from Rome. or this Take in that kingdom, and enfranchise that ;Perform't, or else we damn thee, Ant. How, my love! nay, and most like, Call in the messengers. As I am Egypt's Queen, sengers. Ant. Let Rome in Tiber melt! and the wide my space; Of the rang'd empire fall!' Here Lembracing. We We stand up peerless. Cleo, Excellent falshood! Why did he marry Fulvia, and not love her? Will be himself. Ant. But stirr'd by Cleopatra, Now, for the love of Love, and her soft hours, Let's not confound the time with conference harsh: There's not a minute of our lives should stretch Without some pleasure dow: What sport to-night ? Cleo. Hear the ambassadors. Ant. Fye, wrangling Queen! Whom every thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To-night, we'll wander through the streets, and note T The qualities of people. Come, my Queen; Last night you did desire it; Speak not to us. [Exeunt ANT. and CLEOP.**with their train. Dem. Is Caesar with Antonius priz'd so slight? Phi. Sir, sometimes, when he is not Antony, He comes too short of that great property Which still should go with Antony. Dem. I'm full sorry, That he approves the common liar, who Thus speaks of him at Rome: But I will hope Rest you happy! VOL. XV. |