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| Enter Cleopatra, and her Maides aloft, with Charmian | Enter Cleopatra and her maids, aloft, with Charmian | | AC IV.xv.1.1 | |
| & Iras. | and Iras | | AC IV.xv.1.2 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Oh Charmian, I will neuer go from hence. | O, Charmian, I will never go from hence. | | AC IV.xv.1 | |
| Char. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| Be comforted deere Madam. | Be comforted, dear madam. | | AC IV.xv.2.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| No, I will not: | No, I will not. | | AC IV.xv.2.2 | |
| All strange and terrible euents are welcome, | All strange and terrible events are welcome, | | AC IV.xv.3 | |
| But comforts we dispise; our size of sorrow | But comforts we despise. Our size of sorrow, | | AC IV.xv.4 | |
| Proportion'd to our cause, must be as great | Proportioned to our cause, must be as great | | AC IV.xv.5 | |
| As that which makes it. | As that which makes it. | | AC IV.xv.6.1 | |
| Enter Diomed. | Enter Diomedes below | | AC IV.xv.6 | |
| How now? is he dead? | How now? Is he dead? | | AC IV.xv.6.2 | |
| Diom. | DIOMEDES | | | |
| His death's vpon him, but not dead. | His death's upon him, but not dead. | | AC IV.xv.7 | |
| Looke out o'th other side your Monument, | Look out o'th' other side your monument; | | AC IV.xv.8 | |
| His Guard haue brought him thither. | His guard have brought him thither. | | AC IV.xv.9.1 | |
| Enter Anthony, and the Guard. | Enter, below, the Guard, bearing Antony | | AC IV.xv.9 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Oh Sunne, | O sun, | | AC IV.xv.9.2 | |
| Burne the great Sphere thou mou'st in, darkling stand | Burn the great sphere thou mov'st in; darkling stand | sphere (n.) celestial globe in which a heavenly body was thought to move, orbit | AC IV.xv.10 | |
| | darkling (adv.)in the dark, in darkness | | |
| The varrying shore o'th'world. O Antony, | The varying shore o'th' world! O Antony, | | AC IV.xv.11 | |
| Antony, Antony / Helpe Charmian, helpe Iras helpe: | Antony, Antony! Help, Charmian, help, Iras, help! | | AC IV.xv.12 | |
| helpe Friends / Below, let's draw him hither. | Help, friends below! Let's draw him hither. | | AC IV.xv.13.1 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Peace, | Peace! | | AC IV.xv.13.2 | |
| Not Casars Valour hath o'rethrowne Anthony, | Not Caesar's valour hath o'erthrown Antony, | | AC IV.xv.14 | |
| But Anthonie's hath Triumpht on it selfe. | But Antony's hath triumphed on itself. | | AC IV.xv.15 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| So it should be, / That none but Anthony | So it should be, that none but Antony | | AC IV.xv.16 | |
| should conquer Anthony, / But woe 'tis so. | Should conquer Antony, but woe 'tis so! | | AC IV.xv.17 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| I am dying Egypt, dying; onely | I am dying, Egypt, dying; only | | AC IV.xv.18 | |
| I heere importune death a-while, vntill | I here importune death awhile, until | importune (v.)urge, press | AC IV.xv.19 | |
| Of many thousand kisses, the poore last | Of many thousand kisses the poor last | | AC IV.xv.20 | |
| I lay vpon thy lippes. | I lay up thy lips. | | AC IV.xv.21.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| I dare not Deere, | I dare not, dear; | | AC IV.xv.21.2 | |
| Deere my Lord pardon: I dare not, | Dear my lord, pardon. I dare not, | | AC IV.xv.22 | |
| Least I be taken: not th'Imperious shew | Lest I be taken. Not th' imperious show | imperious, emperious (adj.)imperial, majestic, sovereign | AC IV.xv.23 | |
| Of the full-Fortun'd Casar, euer shall | Of the full-fortuned Caesar ever shall | full-fortuned (adj.)replete with good fortune, full of success | AC IV.xv.24 | |
| Be brooch'd with me, if Knife, Drugges, Serpents haue | Be brooched with me. If knife, drugs, serpents, have | brooch (v.)adorn, beautify, display as an ornament | AC IV.xv.25 | |
| Edge, sting, or operation. I am safe: | Edge, sting, or operation, I am safe. | operation (n.)effect, force, influence, power | AC IV.xv.26 | |
| Your Wife Octauia, with her modest eyes, | Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes | | AC IV.xv.27 | |
| And still Conclusion, shall acquire no Honour | And still conclusion, shall acquire no honour | still (adj.)impassive, inscrutable | AC IV.xv.28 | |
| | conclusion (n.)judgement, opinion, power of appraisal | | |
| Demuring vpon me: but come, come Anthony, | Demuring upon me. But come, come, Antony – | demure (v.)look demurely, gaze decorously | AC IV.xv.29 | |
| Helpe me my women, we must draw thee vp: | Help me, my women – we must draw thee up. | | AC IV.xv.30 | |
| Assist good Friends. | Assist, good friends. | | AC IV.xv.31.1 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Oh quicke, or I am gone. | O, quick, or I am gone. | | AC IV.xv.31.2 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Heere's sport indeede: / How heauy weighes my Lord? | Here's sport indeed! How heavy weighs my lord! | sport (n.)exercise, athletic pastime | AC IV.xv.32 | |
| Our strength is all gone into heauinesse, | Our strength is all gone into heaviness, | heaviness (n.)sadness, grief, sorrow | AC IV.xv.33 | |
| That makes the waight. Had I great Iuno's power, | That makes the weight. Had I great Juno's power, | Juno (n.)Roman supreme goddess, wife of Jupiter, associated with the Moon, childbirth, marriage, and female identity | AC IV.xv.34 | |
| The strong wing'd Mercury should fetch thee vp, | The strong-winged Mercury should fetch thee up | Mercury (n.)messenger of the Roman gods; also, god of commerce | AC IV.xv.35 | |
| And set thee by Ioues side. Yet come a little, | And set thee by Jove's side. Yet come a little; | Jove (n.)[pron: johv] alternative name for Jupiter, the Roman supreme god | AC IV.xv.36 | |
| Wishers were euer Fooles. Oh come, come, come, | Wishers were ever fools. O, come, come, come. | | AC IV.xv.37 | |
| They heaue Anthony aloft to Cleopatra. | They heave Antony aloft to Cleopatra | | AC IV.xv.38 | |
| And welcome, welcome. Dye when thou hast liu'd, | And welcome, welcome! Die when thou hast lived; | | AC IV.xv.38 | |
| Quicken with kissing: had my lippes that power, | Quicken with kissing. Had my lips that power, | quicken (v.)revive, rejuvenate, give life [to] | AC IV.xv.39 | |
| Thus would I weare them out. | Thus would I wear them out. | | AC IV.xv.40.1 | |
| All. | ALL THE GUARDS | | | |
| A heauy sight. | A heavy sight! | heavy (adj.)sorrowful, sad, gloomy | AC IV.xv.40.2 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| I am dying Egypt, dying. | I am dying, Egypt, dying. | | AC IV.xv.41 | |
| Giue me some Wine, and let me speake a little. | Give me some wine, and let me speak a little. | | AC IV.xv.42 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| No, let me speake, and let me rayle so hye, | No, let me speak, and let me rail so high | rail (v.)rant, rave, be abusive [about] | AC IV.xv.43 | |
| That the false Huswife Fortune, breake her Wheele, | That the false housewife Fortune break her wheel, | housewife, huswife (n.)[pron: 'huzif] hussy, wanton, minx | AC IV.xv.44 | |
| | false (adj.)disloyal, faithless, inconstant, unfaithful | | |
| | Fortune (n.)Roman goddess, shown as a woman at a spinning-wheel, or controlling a rudder, and as blind | | |
| Prouok'd by my offence. | Provoked by my offence. | offence (n.)opposition, hostility, antagonism | AC IV.xv.45.1 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| One word (sweet Queene) | One word, sweet queen. | | AC IV.xv.45.2 | |
| Of Casar seeke your Honour, with your safety. Oh. | Of Caesar seek your honour, with your safety. O! | | AC IV.xv.46 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| They do not go together. | They do not go together. | | AC IV.xv.47.1 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Gentle heare me, | Gentle, hear me: | gentle (n.)[polite intimate address] dear one | AC IV.xv.47.2 | |
| None about Casar trust, but Proculeius. | None about Caesar trust but Proculeius. | | AC IV.xv.48 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| My Resolution, and my hands, Ile trust, | My resolution and my hands I'll trust, | | AC IV.xv.49 | |
| None about Casar. | None about Caesar. | | AC IV.xv.50 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| The miserable change now at my end, | The miserable change now at my end | | AC IV.xv.51 | |
| Lament nor sorrow at: but please your thoughts | Lament nor sorrow at, but please your thoughts | | AC IV.xv.52 | |
| In feeding them with those my former Fortunes | In feeding them with those my former fortunes, | | AC IV.xv.53 | |
| Wherein I liued. The greatest Prince o'th'world, | Wherein I lived; the greatest prince o'th' world, | | AC IV.xv.54 | |
| The Noblest: and do now not basely dye, | The noblest; and do now not basely die, | basely (adv.)dishonourably, shamefully, ignominiously | AC IV.xv.55 | |
| Not Cowardly put off my Helmet to | Not cowardly put off my helmet to | | AC IV.xv.56 | |
| My Countreyman. A Roman, by a Roman | My countryman; a Roman, by a Roman | | AC IV.xv.57 | |
| Valiantly vanquish'd. Now my Spirit is going, | Valiantly vanquished. Now my spirit is going; | | AC IV.xv.58 | |
| I can no more. | I can no more. | | AC IV.xv.59.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| Noblest of men, woo't dye? | Noblest of men, woo't die? | | AC IV.xv.59.2 | |
| Hast thou no care of me, shall I abide | Hast thou no care of me? Shall I abide | | AC IV.xv.60 | |
| In this dull world, which in thy absence is | In this dull world, which in thy absence is | | AC IV.xv.61 | |
| No better then a Stye? Oh see my women: | No better than a sty? O, see, my women, | | AC IV.xv.62 | |
| Antony dies | | AC IV.xv.63 | |
| The Crowne o'th'earth doth melt. My Lord? | The crown o'th' earth doth melt. My lord! | | AC IV.xv.63 | |
| Oh wither'd is the Garland of the Warre, | O, withered is the garland of the war, | garland (n.)pride, glory, hero | AC IV.xv.64 | |
| The Souldiers pole is falne: young Boyes and Gyrles | The soldier's pole is fall'n; young boys and girls | pole (n.)[unclear meaning] polestar, guiding star | AC IV.xv.65 | |
| Are leuell now with men: The oddes is gone, | Are level now with men. The odds is gone, | odds (n. plural)differences, distinctions, inequalities | AC IV.xv.66 | |
| And there is nothing left remarkeable | And there is nothing left remarkable | remarkable (adj.)wonderful, extraordinary, exceptional | AC IV.xv.67 | |
| Beneath the visiting Moone. | Beneath the visiting moon. | | AC IV.xv.68.1 | |
| She faints | | AC IV.xv.68 | |
| Char. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| Oh quietnesse, Lady. | O, quietness, lady! | | AC IV.xv.68.2 | |
| Iras. | IRAS | | | |
| She's dead too, our Soueraigne. | She's dead too, our sovereign. | | AC IV.xv.69.1 | |
| Char. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| Lady. | Lady! | | AC IV.xv.69.2 | |
| Iras. | IRAS | | | |
| Madam. | Madam! | | AC IV.xv.69.3 | |
| Char. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| Oh Madam, Madam, Madam. | O madam, madam, madam! | | AC IV.xv.70 | |
| Iras. | IRAS | | | |
| Royall Egypt: Empresse. | Royal Egypt! Empress! | | AC IV.xv.71.1 | |
| Char. | CHARMIAN | | | |
| Peace, peace, Iras. | Peace, peace, Iras! | | AC IV.xv.71.2 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | | |
| No more but in a Woman, and commanded | No more but e'en a woman, and commanded | | AC IV.xv.72 | |
| By such poore passion, as the Maid that Milkes, | By such poor passion as the maid that milks | | AC IV.xv.73 | |
| And doe's the meanest chares. It were for me, | And does the meanest chares. It were for me | chare (n.)chore, task, job | AC IV.xv.74 | |
| | mean (adj.)lowly, humble, poor | | |
| To throw my Scepter at the iniurious Gods, | To throw my sceptre at the injurious gods, | | AC IV.xv.75 | |
| To tell them that this World did equall theyrs, | To tell them that this world did equal theirs | | AC IV.xv.76 | |
| Till they had stolne our Iewell. All's but naught: | Till they had stolen our jewel. All's but naught. | naught, nought (adj.)worthless, useless, of no value | AC IV.xv.77 | |
| Patience is sottish, and impatience does | Patience is sottish, and impatience does | sottish (adj.)stupid, foolish, ludicrous | AC IV.xv.78 | |
| Become a Dogge that's mad: Then is it sinne, | Become a dog that's mad; then is it sin | become (v.)be fitting, befit, be appropriate to | AC IV.xv.79 | |
| To rush into the secret house of death, | To rush into the secret house of death | | AC IV.xv.80 | |
| Ere death dare come to vs. How do you Women? | Ere death dare come to us? How do you, women? | | AC IV.xv.81 | |
| What, what good cheere? Why how now Charmian? | What, what, good cheer! Why, how now, Charmian? | | AC IV.xv.82 | |
| My Noble Gyrles? Ah Women, women! Looke | My noble girls! Ah, women, women, look, | | AC IV.xv.83 | |
| Our Lampe is spent, it's out. Good sirs, take heart, | Our lamp is spent, it's out. Good sirs, take heart. | | AC IV.xv.84 | |
| Wee'l bury him: And then, what's braue, what's Noble, | We'll bury him; and then, what's brave, what's noble, | brave (adj.)noble, worthy, excellent | AC IV.xv.85 | |
| Let's doo't after the high Roman fashion, | Let's do't after the high Roman fashion, | | AC IV.xv.86 | |
| And make death proud to take vs. Come, away, | And make death proud to take us. Come, away. | | AC IV.xv.87 | |
| This case of that huge Spirit now is cold. | This case of that huge spirit now is cold. | case (n.)holder, covering, receptacle | AC IV.xv.88 | |
| Ah Women, Women! Come, we haue no Friend | Ah, women, women! Come; we have no friend | | AC IV.xv.89 | |
| But Resolution, and the breefest end. | But resolution, and the briefest end. | brief (adj.)quick, speedy, swift, expeditious | AC IV.xv.90 | |
| Exeunt, bearing of Anthonies body. | Exeunt, bearing off Antony's body | | AC IV.xv.90 | |