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× Print Antony and Cleopatra Select what you want to print Current play Modern text Current act Folio text Current scene Definitions   Key line show Original text show Modern text show Definitions show Key line show Hyperlinks  print Modern text Original text Modern text with Definitions Original text with Definitions Modern text with Key line Hyperlinks Act 1 > Scene 1 Act 1 > Scene 2 Act 1 > Scene 3 Act 1 > Scene 4 Act 1 > Scene 5 Act 2 > Scene 1 Act 2 > Scene 2 Act 2 > Scene 3 Act 2 > Scene 4 Act 2 > Scene 5 Act 2 > Scene 6 Act 2 > Scene 7 Act 3 > Scene 1 Act 3 > Scene 2 Act 3 > Scene 3 Act 3 > Scene 4 Act 3 > Scene 5 Act 3 > Scene 6 Act 3 > Scene 7 Act 3 > Scene 8 Act 3 > Scene 9 Act 3 > Scene 10 Act 3 > Scene 11 Act 3 > Scene 12 Act 3 > Scene 13 Act 4 > Scene 1 Act 4 > Scene 2 Act 4 > Scene 3 Act 4 > Scene 4 Act 4 > Scene 5 Act 4 > Scene 6 Act 4 > Scene 7 Act 4 > Scene 8 Act 4 > Scene 9 Act 4 > Scene 10 Act 4 > Scene 11 Act 4 > Scene 12 Act 4 > Scene 13 Act 4 > Scene 14 Act 4 > Scene 15 Act 5 > Scene 1 Act 5 > Scene 2 All text Act I scene IIIIIIIVV Act II scene IIIIIIIVVVIVII Act III scene IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXXXIXIIXIII Act IV scene IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXXXIXIIXIIIXIVXV Act V scene III First folio Modern text Definitions Key line Alarum afarre off, as at a Sea-fight. Alarum afar off, as at a sea fight   AC IV.xii.1.1 Enter Anthony, and Scarrus. Enter Antony and Scarus   AC IV.xii.1.2 Ant. ANTONY   Yet they are not ioyn'd: / Where yon'd Pine does stand, Yet they are not joined. Where yond pine does stand   AC IV.xii.1 I shall discouer all. / Ile bring thee word I shall discover all. I'll bring thee word discover (v.) old form: discouer spy, spot, make out AC IV.xii.2 straight, how 'ris like to go. Straight how 'tis like to go. straight (adv.) straightaway, immediately, at once AC IV.xii.3.1 like (adv.) likely, probable / probably exit. Exit   AC IV.xii.3 Scar. SCARUS   Swallowes haue built Swallows have built   AC IV.xii.3.2 In Cleopatra's Sailes their nests. The Auguries In Cleopatra's sails their nests. The augurers   AC IV.xii.4 Say, they know not, they cannot tell, looke grimly, Say they know not, they cannot tell, look grimly,   AC IV.xii.5 And dare not speake their knowledge. Anthony, And dare not speak their knowledge. Antony   AC IV.xii.6 Is valiant, and deiected, and by starts Is valiant, and dejected, and by starts starts, by / in in fits and starts AC IV.xii.7 His fretted Fortunes giue him hope and feare His fretted fortunes give him hope and fear fretted (adj.) chequered, mixed; or: distressed AC IV.xii.8 Of what he has, and has not. Of what he has and has not.   AC IV.xii.9.1 Enter Anthony. Enter Antony   AC IV.xii.9 Ant. ANTONY   All is lost: All is lost!   AC IV.xii.9.2 This fowle Egyptian hath betrayed me: This foul Egyptian hath betrayed me.   AC IV.xii.10 My Fleete hath yeelded to the Foe, and yonder My fleet hath yielded to the foe, and yonder   AC IV.xii.11 They cast their Caps vp, and Carowse together They cast their caps up and carouse together carouse (v.) old form: Carowse drink at length, imbibe long draughts AC IV.xii.12 Like Friends long lost. Triple-turn'd Whore, 'tis thou Like friends long lost. Triple-turned whore! 'Tis thou   AC IV.xii.13 Hast sold me to this Nouice, and my heart Hast sold me to this novice, and my heart   AC IV.xii.14 Makes onely Warres on thee. Bid them all flye: Makes only wars on thee. Bid them all fly;   AC IV.xii.15 For when I am reueng'd vpon my Charme, For when I am revenged upon my charm, charm (n.) old form: Charme enchantress, witch AC IV.xii.16 I haue done all. Bid them all flye, be gone. I have done all. Bid them all fly, begone!   AC IV.xii.17 Exit Scarus   AC IV.xii.17 Oh Sunne, thy vprise shall I see no more, O sun, thy uprise shall I see no more. uprise (n.) old form: vprise rising, dawn AC IV.xii.18 Fortune, and Anthony part heere, euen heere Fortune and Antony part here; even here   AC IV.xii.19 Do we shake hands? All come to this? The hearts Do we shake hands. All come to this? The hearts   AC IV.xii.20 That pannelled me at heeles, to whom I gaue That spanieled me at heels, to whom I gave spaniel (v.) fawn upon, follow [like a spaniel] AC IV.xii.21 Their wishes, do dis-Candie, melt their sweets Their wishes, do discandy, melt their sweets discandy (v.) old form: dis-Candie dissolve, liquefy, melt away AC IV.xii.22 On blossoming Casar: And this Pine is barkt, On blossoming Caesar; and this pine is barked barked (adj.) old form: barkt stripped, peeled bare, destroyed AC IV.xii.23 That ouer-top'd them all. Betray'd I am. That overtopped them all. Betrayed I am.   AC IV.xii.24 Oh this false Soule of Egypt! this graue Charme, O this false soul of Egypt! This grave charm, charm (n.) old form: Charme enchantress, witch AC IV.xii.25 false (adj.) treacherous, traitorous, perfidious grave (adj.) old form: graue deadly, destructive, baneful Whose eye beck'd forth my Wars, & cal'd them home: Whose eye becked forth my wars, and called them home, beck (v.) old form: beck'd beckon, nod, call AC IV.xii.26 Whose Bosome was my Crownet, my chiefe end, Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end, crownet (n.) coronet, crown AC IV.xii.27 Like a right Gypsie, hath at fast and loose Like a right gypsy hath at fast and loose right (adj.) typical, true, classic AC IV.xii.28 fast and loose type of cheating game [in which people bet on whether the end of a coiled rope is fastened or not]; not playing fairly Beguil'd me, to the very heart of losse. Beguiled me to the very heart of loss. beguile (v.) old form: Beguil'd cheat, deceive, trick AC IV.xii.29 What Eros, Eros? What, Eros, Eros!   AC IV.xii.30.1 Enter Cleopatra. Enter Cleopatra   AC IV.xii.30 Ah, thou Spell! Auaunt. Ah, thou spell! Avaunt! avaunt (int.) old form: Auaunt be gone, go away, be off AC IV.xii.30.2 Cleo. CLEOPATRA   Why is my Lord enrag'd against his Loue? Why is my lord enraged against his love?   AC IV.xii.31 Ant. ANTONY   Vanish, or I shall giue thee thy deseruing, Vanish, or I shall give thee thy deserving   AC IV.xii.32 And blemish Casars Triumph. Let him take thee, And blemish Caesar's triumph. Let him take thee triumph (n.) triumphal procession into Rome AC IV.xii.33 And hoist thee vp to the shouting Plebeians, And hoist thee up to the shouting plebeians;   AC IV.xii.34 Follow his Chariot, like the greatest spot Follow his chariot, like the greatest spot spot (n.) stain, blemish, blot AC IV.xii.35 Of all thy Sex. Most Monster-like be shewne Of all thy sex; most monster-like be shown monster (n.) marvel, monstrosity, prodigy AC IV.xii.36 For poor'st Diminitiues, for Dolts, and let For poor'st diminutives, for doits, and let diminutive (n.) old form: Diminitiues undersized person, very small being AC IV.xii.37 doit (n.) old form: Dolts [small Dutch coin = half an English farthing] trivial sum, worthless amount, trifle Patient Octauia, plough thy visage vp Patient Octavia plough thy visage up visage (n.) face, countenance AC IV.xii.38 With her prepared nailes. With her prepared nails.   AC IV.xii.39.1 exit Cleopatra. Exit Cleopatra   AC IV.xii.39 'Tis well th'art gone, 'Tis well th'art gone,   AC IV.xii.39.2 If it be well to liue. But better 'twere If it be well to live; but better 'twere   AC IV.xii.40 Thou fell'st into my furie, for one death Thou fell'st into my fury, for one death   AC IV.xii.41 Might haue preuented many. Eros, hoa? Might have prevented many. Eros, ho!   AC IV.xii.42 The shirt of Nessus is vpon me, teach me The shirt of Nessus is upon me. Teach me,   AC IV.xii.43 Alcides, thou mine Ancestor, thy rage. Alcides, thou mine ancestor, thy rage. Alcides (n.) [pron: al'siydeez] original name of Hercules, after his grandfather Alceus AC IV.xii.44 Let me lodge Licas on the hornes o'th'Moone, Let me lodge Lichas on the horns o'th' moon, Lichas (n.) [pron: 'liykas] companion to Hercules, who brought him a poisoned tunic; after wearing it, Hercules in agony threw Lichas into the sky AC IV.xii.45 And with those hands that graspt the heauiest Club, And with those hands that grasped the heaviest club   AC IV.xii.46 Subdue my worthiest selfe: The Witch shall die, Subdue my worthiest self. The witch shall die.   AC IV.xii.47 To the young Roman Boy she hath sold me, and I fall To the young Roman boy she hath sold me, and I fall   AC IV.xii.48 Vnder this plot: She dyes for't. Eros hoa? Under this plot; she dies for't. Eros, ho!   AC IV.xii.49 exit. Exit   AC IV.xii.49 ACT I. Act I. > scene I. Act I. > scene II. Act I. > scene III. Act I. > scene IV. Act I. > scene V. ACT II. Act II. > scene I. Act II. > scene II. Act II. > scene III. Act II. > scene IV. Act II. > scene V. Act II. > scene VI. Act II. > scene VII. ACT III. Act III. > scene I. Act III. > scene II. Act III. > scene III. Act III. > scene IV. Act III. > scene V. Act III. > scene VI. Act III. > scene VII. Act III. > scene VIII. Act III. > scene IX. Act III. > scene X. Act III. > scene XI. Act III. > scene XII. Act III. > scene XIII. ACT IV. Act IV. > scene I. Act IV. > scene II. Act IV. > scene III. Act IV. > scene IV. Act IV. > scene V. Act IV. > scene VI. Act IV. > scene VII. Act IV. > scene VIII. Act IV. > scene IX. Act IV. > scene X. Act IV. > scene XI. Act IV. > scene XII. Act IV. > scene XIII. Act IV. > scene XIV. Act IV. > scene XV. ACT V. Act V. > scene I. Act V. > scene II.  Previous Act IV, Scene XII Next