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| Enter Demetrius and Philo. | Enter Demetrius and Philo | | AC I.i.1.1 | |
| Philo. | PHILO | | | |
| NAy, but this dotage of our Generals | Nay, but this dotage of our general's | dotage (n.) doting, infatuation, excessive affection | AC I.i.1 | |
| Ore-flowes the measure: those his goodly eyes | O'erflows the measure. Those his goodly eyes, | measure (n.)limit, moderation, extent not to be exceeded | AC I.i.2 | |
| That o're the Files and Musters of the Warre, | That o'er the files and musters of the war | muster (n.)(plural) groups of soldiers, ranks | AC I.i.3 | |
| | file (n.)rank of soldiers, formation | | |
| Haue glow'd like plated Mars: / Now bend, now turne | Have glowed like plated Mars, now bend, now turn | plated (adj.)wearing plate armour, armour-protected | AC I.i.4 | |
| | Mars (n.)Roman god of war | | |
| The Office and Deuotion of their view | The office and devotion of their view | office (n.)task, service, duty, responsibility | AC I.i.5 | |
| Vpon a Tawny Front. His Captaines heart, | Upon a tawny front. His captain's heart, | tawny (adj.)brown-skinned | AC I.i.6 | |
| | front (n.)forehead, face | | |
| | captain (n.)commander, chief, leader | | |
| Which in the scuffles of great Fights hath burst | Which in the scuffles of great fights hath burst | | AC I.i.7 | |
| The Buckles on his brest, reneages all temper, | The buckles on his breast, reneges all temper, | temper (n.)self-control, self-restraint, moderation | AC I.i.8 | |
| | renege (v.)renounce, refuse, abandon | | |
| And is become the Bellowes and the Fan | And is become the bellows and the fan | | AC I.i.9 | |
| To coole a Gypsies Lust. | To cool a gypsy's lust. | | AC I.i.10 | |
| Flourish. Enter Anthony, Cleopatra, her Ladies, | Flourish. Enter Antony, Cleopatra, her ladies | Cleopatra (n.)Egyptian queen in 1st-c BC | AC I.i.10.1 | |
| | Antony, MarkRoman leader in 1st-c BC | | |
| the Traine, with Eunuchs fanning | Charmian and Iras, the train, with eunuchs fanning | | AC I.i.10.2 | |
| her. | her | | AC I.i.10.3 | |
| Looke where they come: | Look where they come. | | AC I.i.10.2 | |
| Take but good note, and you shall see in him | Take but good note, and you shall see in him | | AC I.i.11 | |
| (The triple Pillar of the world) transform'd | The triple pillar of the world transformed | triple (adj.)one of three | AC I.i.12 | |
| Into a Strumpets Foole. Behold and see. | Into a strumpet's fool. Behold and see. | strumpet (n.)harlot, prostitute, whore | AC I.i.13 | |
| | fool (n.)[professional] clown, jester | | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| If it be Loue indeed, tell me how much. | If it be love indeed, tell me how much. | | AC I.i.14 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| There's beggery in the loue that can be reckon'd | There's beggary in the love that can be reckoned. | reckon (v.)quantify, calculate, measure | AC I.i.15 | |
| | beggary (n.)beggarliness, niggardliness, meanness | | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Ile set a bourne how farre to be belou'd. | I'll set a bourn how far to be beloved. | bourn (n.)frontier, destination, boundary | AC I.i.16 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Then must thou needes finde out new Heauen, new Earth. | Then must thou needs find out new heaven, new earth. | | AC I.i.17 | |
| Enter a Messenger. | Enter a Messenger | | AC I.i.18.1 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Newes (my good Lord) from Rome. | News, my good lord, from Rome. | | AC I.i.18.1 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Grates me, the summe. | Grates me! The sum. | sum (n.)summary, gist, essence | AC I.i.18.2 | |
| | grate (v.)harass, irritate, aggravate | | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Nay heare them Anthony. | Nay, hear them, Antony. | | AC I.i.19 | |
| Fuluia perchance is angry: Or who knowes, | Fulvia perchance is angry; or who knows | perchance (adv.)perhaps, maybe | AC I.i.20 | |
| If the scarse-bearded Casar haue not sent | If the scarce-bearded Caesar have not sent | scarce-bearded (adj.)with a beard only just emerging, juvenile | AC I.i.21 | |
| His powrefull Mandate to you. Do this, or this; | His powerful mandate to you: ‘Do this, or this; | | AC I.i.22 | |
| Take in that Kingdome, and Infranchise that: | Take in that kingdom, and enfranchise that. | enfranchise (v.)set free, liberate | AC I.i.23 | |
| | take in (v.)conquer, subdue, overcome | | |
| Perform't, or else we damne thee. | Perform't, or else we damn thee.' | | AC I.i.24.1 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| How, my Loue? | How, my love? | | AC I.i.24.2 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Perchance? Nay, and most like: | Perchance? Nay, and most like. | like (adv.)likely, probable / probably | AC I.i.25 | |
| You must not stay heere longer, your dismission | You must not stay here longer. Your dismission | dismission (n.)discharge from service, permission to leave | AC I.i.26 | |
| Is come from Casar, therefore heare it Anthony | Is come from Caesar. Therefore hear it, Antony. | | AC I.i.27 | |
| Where's Fuluias Processe? (Casars I would say) both? | Where's Fulvia's process? Caesar's I would say! Both! | process (n.)command, mandate, instructions | AC I.i.28 | |
| Call in the Messengers: As I am Egypts Queene, | Call in the messengers. As I am Egypt's Queen, | | AC I.i.29 | |
| Thou blushest Anthony, and that blood of thine | Thou blushest, Antony, and that blood of thine | | AC I.i.30 | |
| Is Casars homager: else so thy cheeke payes shame, | Is Caesar's homager; else so thy cheek pays shame | homager (n.)one who owes homage, vassal | AC I.i.31 | |
| When shrill-tongu'd Fuluia scolds. The Messengers. | When shrill-tongued Fulvia scolds. The messengers! | | AC I.i.32 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Let Rome in Tyber melt, and the wide Arch | Let Rome in Tiber melt, and the wide arch | Tiber (n.)[pron: 'tiyber] river flowing through Rome | AC I.i.33 | |
| Of the raing'd Empire fall: Heere is my space, | Of the ranged empire fall! Here is my space. | ranged (adj.)arranged, ordered; or: spacious, extensive | AC I.i.34 | |
| Kingdomes are clay: Our dungie earth alike | Kingdoms are clay. Our dungy earth alike | dungy (adj.)dung-like; or: vile, filthy, loathsome | AC I.i.35 | |
| Feeds Beast as Man; the Noblenesse of life | Feeds beast as man. The nobleness of life | | AC I.i.36 | |
| Is to do thus: when such a mutuall paire, | Is to do thus – when such a mutual pair | mutual (adj.)well-matched, complementary | AC I.i.37 | |
| And such a twaine can doo't, in which I binde | And such a twain can do't, in which I bind, | | AC I.i.38 | |
| One paine of punishment, the world to weete | On pain of punishment, the world to weet | weet (v.)know | AC I.i.39 | |
| We stand vp Peerelesse. | We stand up peerless. | | AC I.i.40.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Excellent falshood: | Excellent falsehood! | excellent (adj.)[in a bad or neutral sense] exceptionally great, supreme, extreme | AC I.i.40.2 | |
| Why did he marry Fuluia, and not loue her? | Why did he marry Fulvia, and not love her? | | AC I.i.41 | |
| Ile seeme the Foole I am not. Anthony | I'll seem the fool I am not. Antony | | AC I.i.42 | |
| will be himselfe. | Will be himself. | | AC I.i.43.1 | |
| Ant | ANTONY | | | |
| But stirr'd by Cleopatra. | But stirred by Cleopatra. | stir (v.)move, rouse, excite | AC I.i.43.2 | |
| Now for the loue of Loue, and her soft houres, | Now for the love of Love and her soft hours, | | AC I.i.44 | |
| Let's not confound the time with Conference harsh; | Let's not confound the time with conference harsh. | conference (n.)conversation, talk, discourse | AC I.i.45 | |
| | confound (v.)[of time] waste, consume, squander | | |
| There's not a minute of our liues should stretch | There's not a minute of our lives should stretch | | AC I.i.46 | |
| Without some pleasure now. What sport to night? | Without some pleasure now. What sport tonight? | sport (n.)recreation, amusement, entertainment | AC I.i.47 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Heare the Ambassadors. | Hear the ambassadors. | | AC I.i.48.1 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Fye wrangling Queene: | Fie, wrangling queen! | | AC I.i.48.2 | |
| Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, | Whom everything becomes – to chide, to laugh, | chide (v.), past form chidscold, rebuke, reprove | AC I.i.49 | |
| | become (v.)grace, honour, dignify | | |
| To weepe: who euery passion fully striues | To weep; whose every passion fully strives | | AC I.i.50 | |
| To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd. | To make itself, in thee, fair and admired. | | AC I.i.51 | |
| No Messenger but thine, and all alone, | No messenger but thine; and all alone | | AC I.i.52 | |
| to night / Wee'l wander through the streets, and note | Tonight we'll wander through the streets and note | | AC I.i.53 | |
| The qualities of people. Come my Queene, | The qualities of people. Come, my queen; | quality (n.)nature, disposition, character | AC I.i.54 | |
| Last night you did desire it. Speake not to vs. | Last night you did desire it. (To the Messenger) Speak not to us. | | AC I.i.55 | |
| Exeunt with the Traine. | Exeunt Antony and Cleopatra with the train | | AC I.i.55 | |
| Dem. | DEMETRIUS | | | |
| Is Casar with Anthonius priz'd so slight? | Is Caesar with Antonius prized so slight? | | AC I.i.56 | |
| Philo. | PHILO | | | |
| Sir sometimes when he is not Anthony, | Sir, sometimes, when he is not Antony, | | AC I.i.57 | |
| He comes too short of that great Property | He comes too short of that great property | property (n.)quality, character, nature | AC I.i.58 | |
| Which still should go with Anthony. | Which still should go with Antony. | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | AC I.i.59.1 | |
| Dem. | DEMETRIUS | | | |
| I am full sorry, | I am full sorry | | AC I.i.59.2 | |
| that hee approues the common / Lyar, who | That he approves the common liar, who | approve (v.)prove, confirm, corroborate, substantiate | AC I.i.60 | |
| thus speakes of him at Rome; but I will hope | Thus speaks of him at Rome; but I will hope | | AC I.i.61 | |
| of better deeds to morrow. Rest you happy. | Of better deeds tomorrow. Rest you happy! | of (prep.)for | AC I.i.62 | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | AC I.i.62 | |