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| Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and Alexas. | Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and Alexas | | AC III.iii.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Where is the Fellow? | Where is the fellow? | | AC III.iii.1.1 | |
| Alex. | ALEXAS | | | |
| Halfe afeard to come. | Half afeard to come. | afeard (adj.) afraid, frightened, scared | AC III.iii.1.2 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Go too, go too: | Go to, go to. | | AC III.iii.2.1 | |
| Enter the Messenger as before. | Enter the Messenger as before | | AC III.iii.2 | |
| Come hither Sir. | Come hither, sir. | | AC III.iii.2.2 | |
| Alex. | ALEXAS | | | |
| Good Maiestie: | Good majesty, | | AC III.iii.2.3 | |
| Herod of Iury dare not looke vpon you, | Herod of Jewry dare not look upon you | Herod (n.)in the Bible, a Judean king, portrayed in medieval mystery plays as a wild and angry figure | AC III.iii.3 | |
| but when you are well pleas'd. | But when you are well pleased. | | AC III.iii.4.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| That Herods head, | That Herod's head | | AC III.iii.4.2 | |
| Ile haue: but how? When / Anthony is gone, | I'll have; but how, when Antony is gone, | | AC III.iii.5 | |
| through whom I might commaund it: / Come thou neere. | Through whom I might command it? – Come thou near. | | AC III.iii.6 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Most gratious Maiestie. | Most gracious majesty! | | AC III.iii.7.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Did'st thou behold Octauia? | Didst thou behold Octavia? | | AC III.iii.7.2 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| I dread Queene. | Ay, dread queen. | dread (adj.)revered, deeply honoured, held in awe | AC III.iii.8.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Where? | Where? | | AC III.iii.8.2 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Madam in Rome, | Madam, in Rome. | | AC III.iii.8.3 | |
| I lookt her in the face: and saw her led | I looked her in the face, and saw her led | | AC III.iii.9 | |
| betweene her Brother, and Marke Anthony. | Between her brother and Mark Antony. | | AC III.iii.10 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Is she as tall as me? | Is she as tall as me? | | AC III.iii.11.1 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| She is not Madam. | She is not, madam. | | AC III.iii.11.2 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Didst heare her speake? Is she shrill tongu'd or low? | Didst hear her speak? Is she shrill-tongued or low? | low (adj.)gentle, mild, not shrill | AC III.iii.12 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Madam, I heard her speake, she is low voic'd. | Madam, I heard her speak; she is low-voiced. | | AC III.iii.13 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| That's not so good: he cannot like her long. | That's not so good. He cannot like her long. | | AC III.iii.14 | |
| Char. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| Like her? Oh Isis: 'tis impossible. | Like her! O Isis! 'Tis impossible. | Isis (n.)[pron: 'iysis] Egyptian goddess of the moon, fertility, and magic | AC III.iii.15 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| I thinke so Charmian: dull of tongue, & dwarfish | I think so, Charmian. Dull of tongue, and dwarfish. | | AC III.iii.16 | |
| What Maiestie is in her gate, remember | What majesty is in her gait? Remember, | gait (n.)manner of walking, bearing, movement | AC III.iii.17 | |
| If ere thou look'st on Maiestie., | If e'er thou look'st on majesty. | | AC III.iii.18.1 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| She creepes: | She creeps; | creep (v.)shuffle along, move cringingly | AC III.iii.18.2 | |
| her motion, & her station are as one. | Her motion and her station are as one. | station (n.)stance, bearing, posture | AC III.iii.19 | |
| She shewes a body, rather then a life, | She shows a body rather than a life, | show (v.)appear, look [like], present [as] | AC III.iii.20 | |
| A Statue, then a Breather. | A statue than a breather. | breather (n.)living being, creature | AC III.iii.21.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Is this certaine? | Is this certain? | | AC III.iii.21.2 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Or I haue no obseruance. | Or I have no observance. | observance (n.)powers of observation | AC III.iii.22.1 | |
| Cha. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| Three in Egypt | Three in Egypt | three (n.)few, hardly any, a handful | AC III.iii.22.2 | |
| cannot make better note. | Cannot make better note. | note (n.)observation, record, description | AC III.iii.23.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| He's very knowing, | He's very knowing; | | AC III.iii.23.2 | |
| I do perceiu't, / There's nothing in her yet. | I do perceive't. There's nothing in her yet. | | AC III.iii.24 | |
| The Fellow ha's good iudgement. | The fellow has good judgement. | | AC III.iii.25.1 | |
| Char. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| Excellent. | Excellent. | | AC III.iii.25.2 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Guesse at her yeares, I prythee. | Guess at her years, I prithee. | | AC III.iii.26.1 | |
| Mess. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Madam, | Madam, | | AC III.iii.26.2 | |
| she was a widdow. | She was a widow – | | AC III.iii.27.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Widdow? Charmian, hearke. | Widow? Charmian, hark. | | AC III.iii.27.2 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| And I do thinke she's thirtie. | And I do think she's thirty. | | AC III.iii.28 | |
| Cle. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Bear'st thou her face in mind? is't long or round? | Bear'st thou her face in mind? Is't long or round? | | AC III.iii.29 | |
| Mess. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Round, euen to faultinesse. | Round, even to faultiness. | | AC III.iii.30 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| For the most part too, they are foolish that are so. | For the most part, too, they are foolish that are so. | | AC III.iii.31 | |
| Her haire what colour? | Her hair, what colour? | | AC III.iii.32.1 | |
| Mess. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Browne Madam: and her forehead | Brown, madam; and her forehead | | AC III.iii.32.2 | |
| As low as she would wish it. | As low as she would wish it. | | AC III.iii.33.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| There's Gold for thee, | There's gold for thee. | | AC III.iii.33.2 | |
| Thou must not take my former sharpenesse ill, | Thou must not take my former sharpness ill. | ill (adv.)badly, adversely, unfavourably | AC III.iii.34 | |
| I will employ thee backe againe: I finde thee | I will employ thee back again. I find thee | employ (v.)make use of, use one's services | AC III.iii.35 | |
| Most fit for businesse. Go, make thee ready, | Most fit for business. Go, make thee ready. | | AC III.iii.36 | |
| Exit Messenger | | AC III.iii.37 | |
| Our Letters are prepar'd. | Our letters are prepared. Exit Messenger | | AC III.iii.37.1 | |
| Char. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| A proper man. | A proper man. | proper (adj.)honest, honourable, worthy | AC III.iii.37.2 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Indeed he is so: I repent me much | Indeed, he is so: I repent me much | | AC III.iii.38 | |
| That so I harried him. Why me think's by him, | That so I harried him. Why, methinks, by him, | methinks(t), methought(s) (v.)it seems / seemed to me | AC III.iii.39 | |
| | harry (v.)mistreat, harass, ill-use | | |
| | by (prep.)according to | | |
| This Creature's no such thing. | This creature's no such thing. | | AC III.iii.40.1 | |
| Char. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| Nothing Madam. | Nothing, madam. | | AC III.iii.40.2 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| The man hath seene some Maiesty, and should know. | The man hath seen some majesty, and should know. | | AC III.iii.41 | |
| Char. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| Hath he seene Maiestie? Isis else defend: | Hath he seen majesty? Isis else defend, | defend (v.)forbid, prohibit | AC III.iii.42 | |
| and seruing you so long. | And serving you so long! | | AC III.iii.43 | |
| Cleopa. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| I haue one thing more to aske him yet good Charmian: | I have one thing more to ask him yet, good Charmian. | | AC III.iii.44 | |
| but 'tis no matter, thou shalt bring him to me | But 'tis no matter; thou shalt bring him to me | | AC III.iii.45 | |
| where I will write; all may be well enough. | Where I will write. All may be well enough. | | AC III.iii.46 | |
| Char. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| I warrant you Madam. | I warrant you, madam. | warrant (v.)assure, promise, guarantee, confirm | AC III.iii.47 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | AC III.iii.47 | |