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| Enter Anthony with Attendants. | Enter Antony with attendants | | AC III.xi.1 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Hearke, the Land bids me tread no more vpon't, | Hark! The land bids me tread no more upon't; | | AC III.xi.1 | |
| It is asham'd to beare me. Friends, come hither, | It is ashamed to bear me. Friends, come hither. | | AC III.xi.2 | |
| I am so lated in the world, that I | I am so lated in the world that I | lated (adj.) belated, benighted, overtaken by night | AC III.xi.3 | |
| Haue lost my way for euer. I haue a shippe, | Have lost my way for ever. I have a ship | | AC III.xi.4 | |
| Laden with Gold, take that, diuide it: flye, | Laden with gold; take that; divide it. Fly, | | AC III.xi.5 | |
| And make your peace with Casar. | And make your peace with Caesar. | | AC III.xi.6.1 | |
| Omnes. | ALL | | | |
| Fly? Not wee. | Fly? Not we. | | AC III.xi.6.2 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| I haue fled my selfe, and haue instructed cowards | I have fled myself, and have instructed cowards | | AC III.xi.7 | |
| To runne, and shew their shoulders. Friends be gone, | To run and show their shoulders. Friends, be gone. | | AC III.xi.8 | |
| I haue my selfe resolu'd vpon a course, | I have myself resolved upon a course | course (n.)course of action, way of proceeding | AC III.xi.9 | |
| Which has no neede of you. Be gone, | Which has no need of you. Be gone. | | AC III.xi.10 | |
| My Treasure's in the Harbour. Take it: Oh, | My treasure's in the harbour. Take it. O, | | AC III.xi.11 | |
| I follow'd that I blush to looke vpon, | I followed that I blush to look upon. | | AC III.xi.12 | |
| My very haires do mutiny: for the white | My very hairs do mutiny, for the white | | AC III.xi.13 | |
| Reproue the browne for rashnesse, and they them | Reprove the brown for rashness, and they them | | AC III.xi.14 | |
| For feare, and doting. Friends be gone, you shall | For fear and doting. Friends, be gone; you shall | | AC III.xi.15 | |
| Haue Letters from me to some Friends, that will | Have letters from me to some friends that will | | AC III.xi.16 | |
| Sweepe your way for you. Pray you looke not sad, | Sweep your way for you. Pray you, look not sad, | sweep (v.)prepare, clear [a way] | AC III.xi.17 | |
| | sad (adj.)downcast, distressed, mournful, gloomy | | |
| Nor make replyes of loathnesse, take the hint | Nor make replies of loathness; take the hint | hint (n.)opportunity, moment, chance | AC III.xi.18 | |
| | loathness (n.)unwillingness, reluctance, disinclination | | |
| Which my dispaire proclaimes. Let them be left | Which my despair proclaims. Let that be left | | AC III.xi.19 | |
| Which leaues it selfe, to the Sea-side straight way; | Which leaves itself. To the seaside straightway! | straightway (adv.)straightaway | AC III.xi.20 | |
| I will possesse you of that ship and Treasure. | I will possess you of that ship and treasure. | possess (v.)put in possession, endow | AC III.xi.21 | |
| Leaue me, I pray a little: pray you now, | Leave me, I pray, a little. Pray you now, | | AC III.xi.22 | |
| Nay do so: for indeede I haue lost command, | Nay, do so; for indeed I have lost command. | | AC III.xi.23 | |
| Therefore I pray you, Ile see you by and by. | Therefore I pray you. I'll see you by and by. | | AC III.xi.24 | |
| Sits downe | Exeunt attendants. Antony sits down | | AC III.xi.24 | |
| Enter Cleopatra led by Charmian and Eros. | Enter Cleopatra, led by Charmian, Iras, and Eros | | AC III.xi.25.1 | |
| Eros. | EROS | | | |
| Nay gentle Madam, to him, comfort him. | Nay, gentle madam, to him, comfort him. | gentle (adj.)well-born, honourable, noble | AC III.xi.25 | |
| Iras. | IRAS | | | |
| Do most deere Queene. | Do, most dear queen. | | AC III.xi.26 | |
| Char. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| Do, why, what else? | Do; why, what else? | | AC III.xi.27 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Let me sit downe: Oh Iuno. | Let me sit down. O, Juno! | Juno (n.)Roman supreme goddess, wife of Jupiter, associated with the Moon, childbirth, marriage, and female identity | AC III.xi.28 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| No, no, no, no, no. | No, no, no, no, no. | | AC III.xi.29 | |
| Eros. | EROS | | | |
| See you heere, Sir? | See you here, sir? | | AC III.xi.30 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Oh fie, fie, fie. | O, fie, fie, fie! | | AC III.xi.31 | |
| Char. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| Madam. | Madam! | | AC III.xi.32 | |
| Iras. | IRAS | | | |
| Madam, oh good Empresse. | Madam, O, good empress! | | AC III.xi.33 | |
| Eros. | EROS | | | |
| Sir, sir. | Sir, sir! | | AC III.xi.34 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Yes my Lord, yes; he at Philippi kept | Yes, my lord, yes. He at Philippi kept | Philippi (n.)battle site in Thrace, Asia Minor, a victory for Mark Antony | AC III.xi.35 | |
| His sword e'ne like a dancer, while I strooke | His sword e'en like a dancer, while I struck | | AC III.xi.36 | |
| The leane and wrinkled Cassius, and 'twas I | The lean and wrinkled Cassius; and 'twas I | Cassius (n.)Gaius Cassius Longinus, Roman senator, 1st-c BC, a leader of the plot to kill Julius Caesar | AC III.xi.37 | |
| That the mad Brutus ended: he alone | That the mad Brutus ended. He alone | Brutus, MarcusMarcus Junius Brutus; 1st-c BC Roman politician, involved in the assassination of Julius Caesar | AC III.xi.38 | |
| Dealt on Lieutenantry, and no practise had | Dealt on lieutenantry, and no practice had | practice (n.)doings, proceedings, dealings | AC III.xi.39 | |
| | lieutenantry (n.)use of subordinates, office of lieutenants | | |
| | deal (v.)proceed, behave, conduct oneself | | |
| In the braue squares of Warre: yet now: no matter. | In the brave squares of war. Yet now – no matter. | square (n.)affairs, proceedings | AC III.xi.40 | |
| | brave (adj.)audacious, daring, bold | | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Ah stand by. | Ah, stand by. | stand by (v.)stay close, be near at hand | AC III.xi.41 | |
| Eros. | EROS | | | |
| The Queene my Lord, the Queene. | The Queen, my lord, the Queen. | | AC III.xi.42 | |
| Iras. | IRAS | | | |
| Go to him, Madam, speake to him, | Go to him, madam, speak to him; | | AC III.xi.43 | |
| Hee's vnqualited with very shame. | He's unqualitied with very shame. | unqualitied (adj.)unmanned, beside himself, bereft of all capacities | AC III.xi.44 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Well then, sustaine me: Oh. | Well then, sustain me. O! | | AC III.xi.45 | |
| Eros. | EROS | | | |
| Most Noble Sir arise, the Queene approaches, | Most noble sir, arise. The Queen approaches. | | AC III.xi.46 | |
| Her head's declin'd, and death will cease her, but | Her head's declined, and death will seize her but | | AC III.xi.47 | |
| Your comfort makes the rescue. | Your comfort makes the rescue. | rescue (n.)[legal] forced removal from custody | AC III.xi.48 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| I haue offended Reputation, | I have offended reputation, | reputation (n.)honour, esteem, integrity | AC III.xi.49 | |
| A most vnnoble sweruing. | A most unnoble swerving. | swerving (n.)lapse, transgression, error | AC III.xi.50.1 | |
| | unnoble (adj.)ignoble, dishonourable, disgraceful | | |
| Eros. | EROS | | | |
| Sir, the Queene. | Sir, the Queen. | | AC III.xi.50.2 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Oh whether hast thou lead me Egypt, see | O, whither hast thou led me, Egypt? See | | AC III.xi.51 | |
| How I conuey my shame, out of thine eyes, | How I convey my shame out of thine eyes | convey (v.)carry off, make away with, take by force | AC III.xi.52 | |
| By looking backe what I haue left behinde | By looking back what I have left behind | | AC III.xi.53 | |
| Stroy'd in dishonor. | 'Stroyed in dishonour. | stroy (v.)destroy | AC III.xi.54.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Oh my Lord, my Lord | O my lord, my lord, | | AC III.xi.54.2 | |
| Forgiue my fearfull sayles, I little thought | Forgive my fearful sails! I little thought | | AC III.xi.55 | |
| You would haue followed. | You would have followed. | | AC III.xi.56.1 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Egypt, thou knew'st too well, | Egypt, thou knew'st too well | | AC III.xi.56.2 | |
| My heart was to thy Rudder tyed by'th'strings, | My heart was to thy rudder tied by th' strings, | | AC III.xi.57 | |
| And thou should'st stowe me after. O're my spirit | And thou shouldst tow me after. O'er my spirit | | AC III.xi.58 | |
| The full supremacie thou knew'st, and that | Thy full supremacy thou knew'st, and that | | AC III.xi.59 | |
| Thy becke, might from the bidding of the Gods | Thy beck might from the bidding of the gods | beck (n.)beckoning, command, call | AC III.xi.60 | |
| Command mee. | Command me. | | AC III.xi.61.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Oh my pardon. | O, my pardon! | | AC III.xi.61.2 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Now I must | Now I must | | AC III.xi.61.3 | |
| To the young man send humble Treaties, dodge | To the young man send humble treaties, dodge | treaty (n.)entreaty, proposal for agreement, proposition | AC III.xi.62 | |
| | dodge (v.)go this way and that, haggle, drag one's feet | | |
| And palter in the shifts of lownes, who | And palter in the shifts of lowness, who | palter (v.)prevaricate, deal evasively [with], quibble | AC III.xi.63 | |
| | shift (n.)evasion, subterfuge, device | | |
| With halfe the bulke o'th'world plaid as I pleas'd, | With half the bulk o'th' world played as I pleased, | | AC III.xi.64 | |
| Making, and marring Fortunes. You did know | Making and marring fortunes. You did know | | AC III.xi.65 | |
| How much you were my Conqueror, and that | How much you were my conqueror, and that | | AC III.xi.66 | |
| My Sword, made weake by my affection, would | My sword, made weak by my affection, would | affection (n.)love, devotion | AC III.xi.67 | |
| Obey it on all cause. | Obey it on all cause. | | AC III.xi.68.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Pardon, pardon. | Pardon, pardon! | | AC III.xi.68.2 | |
| Ant | ANTONY | | | |
| Fall not a teare I say, one of them rates | Fall not a tear, I say; one of them rates | rate (v.)be worth, count as much as | AC III.xi.69 | |
| All that is wonne and lost: Giue me a kisse, | All that is won and lost. Give me a kiss. | | AC III.xi.70 | |
| Euen this repayes me. / We sent our Schoolemaster, | Even this repays me. – We sent our schoolmaster; | | AC III.xi.71 | |
| is a come backe? / Loue I am full of Lead: | Is 'a come back? – Love, I am full of lead. | | AC III.xi.72 | |
| some Wine / Within there, and our Viands: Fortune knowes, | Some wine, within there, and our viands! Fortune knows | viand (n.)(usually plural) food, victuals, foodstuff | AC III.xi.73 | |
| | Fortune (n.)Roman goddess, shown as a woman at a spinning-wheel, or controlling a rudder, and as blind | | |
| We scorne her most, when most she offers blowes. | We scorn her most when most she offers blows. | | AC III.xi.74 | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | AC III.xi.74 | |