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| Enter Casar, Agrippa, Dollabella, Menas, | Enter Caesar, Agrippa, Dolabella, Maecenas, | | AC V.i.1.1 | |
| with his Counsell of Warre. | Gallus, Proculeius, with his council of war | | AC V.i.1.2 | |
| Casar. | CAESAR | | | |
| Go to him Dollabella, bid him yeeld, | Go to him, Dolabella, bid him yield. | | AC V.i.1 | |
| Being so frustrate, tell him, / He mockes | Being so frustrate, tell him, he mocks | frustrate (adj.) unsuccessful, thwarted, fruitless | AC V.i.2 | |
| the pawses that he makes. | The pauses that he makes. | | AC V.i.3.1 | |
| Dol. | DOLABELLA | | | |
| Casar, I shall. | Caesar, I shall. | | AC V.i.3.2 | |
| Exit | | AC V.i.3 | |
| Enter Decretas with the sword of Anthony. | Enter Decretas, with the sword of Antony | | AC V.i.4 | |
| Cas. | CAESAR | | | |
| Wherefore is that? And what art thou that dar'st | Wherefore is that? And what art thou that dar'st | | AC V.i.4 | |
| Appeare thus to vs? | Appear thus to us? | | AC V.i.5.1 | |
| Dec. | DECRETAS | | | |
| I am call'd Decretas, | I am called Decretas. | | AC V.i.5.2 | |
| Marke Anthony I seru'd, who best was worthie | Mark Antony I served, who best was worthy | | AC V.i.6 | |
| Best to be seru'd: whil'st he stood vp, and spoke | Best to be served. Whilst he stood up and spoke, | | AC V.i.7 | |
| He was my Master, and I wore my life | He was my master, and I wore my life | | AC V.i.8 | |
| To spend vpon his haters. If thou please | To spend upon his haters. If thou please | | AC V.i.9 | |
| To take me to thee, as I was to him, | To take me to thee, as I was to him | | AC V.i.10 | |
| Ile be to Casar: if yu pleasest not, | I'll be to Caesar; if thou pleasest not, | | AC V.i.11 | |
| I yeild thee vp my life. | I yield thee up my life. | | AC V.i.12.1 | |
| Casar. | CAESAR | | | |
| What is't thou say'st? | What is't thou sayst? | | AC V.i.12.2 | |
| Dec. | DECRETAS | | | |
| I say (Oh Caesar) Anthony is dead. | I say, O Caesar, Antony is dead. | | AC V.i.13 | |
| Casar. | CAESAR | | | |
| The breaking of so great a thing, should make | The breaking of so great a thing should make | | AC V.i.14 | |
| A greater cracke. The round World | A greater crack. The round world | | AC V.i.15 | |
| Should haue shooke Lyons into ciuill streets, | Should have shook lions into civil streets | civil (adj.)civic, public, city | AC V.i.16 | |
| And Cittizens to their dennes. The death of Anthony | And citizens to their dens. The death of Antony | | AC V.i.17 | |
| Is not a single doome, in the name lay | Is not a single doom; in the name lay | | AC V.i.18 | |
| A moity of the world. | A moiety of the world. | moiety (n.)half, equal share | AC V.i.19.1 | |
| Dec. | DECRETAS | | | |
| He is dead Casar, | He is dead, Caesar, | | AC V.i.19.2 | |
| Not by a publike minister of Iustice, | Not by a public minister of justice | | AC V.i.20 | |
| Nor by a hyred Knife, but that selfe-hand | Nor by a hired knife; but that self hand | self (adj.)same, selfsame, identical, exact | AC V.i.21 | |
| Which writ his Honor in the Acts it did, | Which writ his honour in the acts it did | | AC V.i.22 | |
| Hath with the Courage which the heart did lend it, | Hath, with the courage which the heart did lend it, | | AC V.i.23 | |
| Splitted the heart. This is his Sword, | Splitted the heart. This is his sword; | | AC V.i.24 | |
| I robb'd his wound of it: behold it stain'd | I robbed his wound of it. Behold it stained | | AC V.i.25 | |
| With his most Noble blood. | With his most noble blood. | | AC V.i.26.1 | |
| Cas. | CAESAR | | | |
| Looke you sad Friends, | Look you, sad friends. | sad (adj.)serious, grave, solemn | AC V.i.26.2 | |
| The Gods rebuke me, but it is Tydings | The gods rebuke me, but it is tidings | | AC V.i.27 | |
| To wash the eyes of Kings. | To wash the eyes of kings. | | AC V.i.28.1 | |
| Dol. | AGRIPPA | | | |
| And strange it is, | And strange it is | | AC V.i.28.2 | |
| That Nature must compell vs to lament | That nature must compel us to lament | | AC V.i.29 | |
| Our most persisted deeds. | Our most persisted deeds. | persisted (adj.)persistent, continual, enduring | AC V.i.30.1 | |
| Mec. | MAECENAS | | | |
| His taints and Honours, | His taints and honours | taint (n.)fault, blemish, flaw | AC V.i.30.2 | |
| wag'd equal with him. | Waged equal with him. | wage (v.)struggle, do battle, vie | AC V.i.31.1 | |
| Dola. | AGRIPPA | | | |
| A Rarer spirit neuer | A rarer spirit never | rare (adj.)unusual, striking, exceptional | AC V.i.31.2 | |
| Did steere humanity: but you Gods will giue vs | Did steer humanity. But you gods will give us | | AC V.i.32 | |
| Some faults to make vs men. Casar is touch'd. | Some faults to make us men. Caesar is touched. | touch (v.)affect, move, stir | AC V.i.33 | |
| Mec. | MAECENAS | | | |
| When such a spacious Mirror's set before him, | When such a spacious mirror's set before him, | | AC V.i.34 | |
| He needes must see him selfe. | He needs must see himself. | | AC V.i.35.1 | |
| Casar. | CAESAR | | | |
| Oh Anthony, | O Antony, | | AC V.i.35.2 | |
| I haue followed thee to this, but we do launch | I have followed thee to this. But we do launch | launch (v.)lance [to let out infection] | AC V.i.36 | |
| | follow (v.)seek after, pursue, strive for, court | | |
| Diseases in our Bodies. I must perforce | Diseases in our bodies. I must perforce | perforce (adv.)of necessity, with no choice in the matter | AC V.i.37 | |
| Haue shewne to thee such a declining day, | Have shown to thee such a declining day | | AC V.i.38 | |
| Or looke on thine: we could not stall together, | Or look on thine. We could not stall together | stall (v.)dwell, live, settle | AC V.i.39 | |
| In the whole world. But yet let me lament | In the whole world. But yet let me lament | | AC V.i.40 | |
| With teares as Soueraigne as the blood of hearts, | With tears as sovereign as the blood of hearts | sovereign (adj.)overpowering, unmitigated, extreme | AC V.i.41 | |
| That thou my Brother, my Competitor, | That thou, my brother, my competitor | competitor (n.)partner, associate, colleague | AC V.i.42 | |
| In top of all designe; my Mate in Empire, | In top of all design, my mate in empire, | mate (n.)companion, associate, comrade | AC V.i.43 | |
| | top / tops of, in (prep.)at the highest level of, at the peak of, in the forefront of | | |
| | design (n.)undertaking, purpose, enterprise | | |
| Friend and Companion in the front of Warre, | Friend and companion in the front of war, | | AC V.i.44 | |
| The Arme of mine owne Body, and the Heart | The arm of mine own body, and the heart | | AC V.i.45 | |
| Where mine his thoughts did kindle; that our Starres | Where mine his thoughts did kindle – that our stars, | | AC V.i.46 | |
| Vnreconciliable, should diuide | Unreconciliable, should divide | unreconciliable (adj.)unreconcilable, in perpetual conflict | AC V.i.47 | |
| our equalnesse to this. / Heare me good Friends, | Our equalness to this. Hear me, good friends – | equalness (n.)equality | AC V.i.48 | |
| Enter an Agyptian. | Enter an Egyptian | | AC V.i.49.1 | |
| But I will tell you at some meeter Season, | But I will tell you at some meeter season. | season (n.)opportunity, favourable moment | AC V.i.49 | |
| | meet (adj.)fit, suitable, right, proper | | |
| The businesse of this man lookes out of him, | The business of this man looks out of him; | look out (v.)show, appear, manifest | AC V.i.50 | |
| Wee'l heare him what he sayes. / Whence are you? | We'll hear him what he says. Whence are you? | | AC V.i.51 | |
| Agyp. | EGYPTIAN | | | |
| A poore Egyptian yet, the Queen my mistris | A poor Egyptian yet. The Queen my mistress, | | AC V.i.52 | |
| Confin'd in all, she has her Monument | Confined in all she has, her monument, | | AC V.i.53 | |
| Of thy intents, desires, instruction, | Of thy intents desires instruction, | intent (n.)intention, purpose, aim | AC V.i.54 | |
| That she preparedly may frame her selfe | That she preparedly may frame herself | frame (v.)adapt, adjust, shape, accommodate | AC V.i.55 | |
| To'th'way shee's forc'd too. | To th' way she's forced to. | | AC V.i.56.1 | |
| Casar. | CAESAR | | | |
| Bid her haue good heart, | Bid her have good heart. | | AC V.i.56.2 | |
| She soone shall know of vs, by some of ours, | She soon shall know of us, by some of ours, | | AC V.i.57 | |
| How honourable, and how kindely Wee | How honourable and how kindly we | | AC V.i.58 | |
| Determine for her. For Casar cannot leaue | Determine for her. For Caesar cannot live | determine (v.)make a decision [about], reach a conclusion [about] | AC V.i.59 | |
| to be vngentle | To be ungentle. | ungentle (adj.)unmannerly, discourteous, impolite | AC V.i.60.1 | |
| Agypt. | EGYPTIAN | | | |
| So the Gods preserue thee. | So the gods preserve thee! | | AC V.i.60.2 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | AC V.i.60 | |
| Cas. | CAESAR | | | |
| Come hither Proculeius. Go and say | Come hither, Proculeius. Go and say | | AC V.i.61 | |
| We purpose her no shame: giue her what comforts | We purpose her no shame. Give her what comforts | purpose (v.)intend, plan | AC V.i.62 | |
| The quality of her passion shall require; | The quality of her passion shall require, | passion (n.)suffering, torment, deep grief | AC V.i.63 | |
| Least in her greatnesse, by some mortall stroke | Lest in her greatness, by some mortal stroke, | mortal (adj.)fatal, deadly, lethal | AC V.i.64 | |
| | greatness (n.)nobility of mind, dignity of spirit | | |
| She do defeate vs. For her life in Rome, | She do defeat us. For her life in Rome | | AC V.i.65 | |
| Would be eternall in our Triumph: Go, | Would be eternal in our triumph. Go, | triumph (n.)triumphal procession into Rome | AC V.i.66 | |
| And with your speediest bring vs what she sayes, | And with your speediest bring us what she says | | AC V.i.67 | |
| And how you finde of her. | And how you find her. | | AC V.i.68.1 | |
| Pro. | PROCULEIUS | | | |
| Casar I shall. | Caesar, I shall. | | AC V.i.68.2 | |
| Exit Proculeius. | Exit | | AC V.i.68 | |
| Cas. | CAESAR | | | |
| Gallus, go you along: | Gallus, go you along. | | AC V.i.69.1 | |
| Exit Gallus | | AC V.i.69 | |
| where's Dolabella, | Where's Dolabella, | | AC V.i.69.2 | |
| to second Proculeius? | To second Proculeius? | | AC V.i.70.1 | |
| All. | ALL CAESAR'S ATTENDANTS | | | |
| Dolabella. | Dolabella! | | AC V.i.70.2 | |
| Cas. | CAESAR | | | |
| Let him alone: for I remember now | Let him alone, for I remember now | | AC V.i.71 | |
| How hee's imployd: he shall in time be ready. | How he's employed. He shall in time be ready. | | AC V.i.72 | |
| Go with me to my Tent, where you shall see | Go with me to my tent, where you shall see | | AC V.i.73 | |
| How hardly I was drawne into this Warre, | How hardly I was drawn into this war, | hardly (adv.)with great difficulty, only with difficulty | AC V.i.74 | |
| How calme and gentle I proceeded still | How calm and gentle I proceeded still | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | AC V.i.75 | |
| | gentle (adj.)peaceful, calm, free from violence | | |
| In all my Writings. Go with me, and see | In all my writings. Go with me, and see | | AC V.i.76 | |
| What I can shew in this. | What I can show in this. | | AC V.i.77 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | AC V.i.77 | |