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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. Enter Anthony againe in a March. Scarrus, with others. Alarum. Enter Antony, with Scarus and others,   AC IV.viii.1 marching   AC IV.viii.2.1 Ant. ANTONY   We haue beate him to his Campe: Runne one / Before, We have beat him to his camp. Run one before   AC IV.viii.1 & let the Queen know of our guests: to morrow And let the Queen know of our gests. Tomorrow, gest (n.) old form: guests feat, deed, exploit AC IV.viii.2 Before the Sun shall see's, wee'l spill the blood Before the sun shall see's, we'll spill the blood   AC IV.viii.3 That ha's to day escap'd. I thanke you all, That has today escaped. I thank you all,   AC IV.viii.4 For doughty handed are you, and haue fought For doughty-handed are you, and have fought doughty-handed (adj.) old form: doughty handed valiant in fighting, formidable in combat AC IV.viii.5 Not as you seru'd the Cause, but as't had beene Not as you served the cause, but as't had been   AC IV.viii.6 Each mans like mine: you haue shewne all Hectors. Each man's like mine; you have shown all Hectors.   AC IV.viii.7 Enter the Citty, clip your Wiues, your Friends, Enter the city, clip your wives, your friends, clip (v.) embrace, clasp, hug AC IV.viii.8 Tell them your feats, whil'st they with ioyfull teares Tell them your feats, whilst they with joyful tears   AC IV.viii.9 Wash the congealement from your wounds, and kisse Wash the congealment from your wounds, and kiss congealment (n.) old form: congealement congealed mess, clotted blood AC IV.viii.10 The Honour'd-gashes whole. The honoured gashes whole. whole (adj.) healthy, well, in sound condition AC IV.viii.11.1 Enter Cleopatra. Enter Cleopatra   AC IV.viii.11.1 Giue me thy hand, (To Scarus) Give me thy hand.   AC IV.viii.11.2 To this great Faiery, Ile commend thy acts, To this great fairy I'll commend thy acts, fairy (n.) old form: Faiery enchantress, captivator AC IV.viii.12 commend (v.) present, introduce, bring [for favourable acceptance] Make her thankes blesse thee. Oh thou day o'th'world, Make her thanks bless thee. – O thou day o'th' world, day (n.) light, brightness AC IV.viii.13 Chaine mine arm'd necke, leape thou, Attyre and all Chain mine armed neck; leap thou, attire and all,   AC IV.viii.14 Through proofe of Harnesse to my heart, and there Through proof of harness to my heart, and there proof (n.) old form: proofe tested strength, proven power of resistance, impenetrability AC IV.viii.15 harness (n.) old form: Harnesse armour Ride on the pants triumphing. Ride on the pants triumphing.   AC IV.viii.16.1 Cleo. CLEOPATRA   Lord of Lords. Lord of lords!   AC IV.viii.16.2 Oh infinite Vertue, comm'st thou smiling from O infinite virtue, com'st thou smiling from virtue (n.) old form: Vertue courage, valour, bravery AC IV.viii.17 The worlds great snare vncaught. The world's great snare uncaught?   AC IV.viii.18.1 Ant. ANTONY   Mine Nightingale, My nightingale,   AC IV.viii.18.2 We haue beate them to their Beds. / What Gyrle, though gray We have beat them to their beds. What, girl! Though grey   AC IV.viii.19 Do somthing mingle with our yonger brown, yet ha we Do something mingle with our younger brown, yet ha' we something (adv.) old form: somthing a little, to some extent AC IV.viii.20 A Braine that nourishes our Nerues, and can A brain that nourishes our nerves, and can nerve (n.) old form: Nerues sinew, ligament, muscle AC IV.viii.21 Get gole for gole of youth. Behold this man, Get goal for goal of youth. Behold this man.   AC IV.viii.22 Commend vnto his Lippes thy fauouring hand, Commend unto his lips thy favouring hand. – commend (v.) commit, entrust, hand over AC IV.viii.23 Kisse it my Warriour: He hath fought to day, Kiss it, my warrior. – He hath fought today   AC IV.viii.24 As if a God in hate of Mankinde, had As if a god in hate of mankind had   AC IV.viii.25 Destroyed in such a shape. Destroyed in such a shape.   AC IV.viii.26.1 Cleo. CLEOPATRA   Ile giue thee Friend I'll give thee, friend,   AC IV.viii.26.2 An Armour all of Gold: it was a Kings. An armour all of gold; it was a king's.   AC IV.viii.27 Ant. ANTONY   He has deseru'd it, were it Carbunkled He has deserved it, were it carbuncled carbuncled (adj.) old form: Carbunkled set with precious stones AC IV.viii.28 Like holy Phobus Carre. Giue me thy hand, Like holy Phoebus' car. Give me thy hand. Phoebus (n.) [pron: 'feebus] Latin name for Apollo as the sun-god; also called Phoebus Apollo AC IV.viii.29 car (n.) old form: Carre carriage, cart, chariot [often of the sun god] Through Alexandria make a iolly March, Through Alexandria make a jolly march.   AC IV.viii.30 Beare our hackt Targets, like the men that owe them. Bear our hacked targets like the men that owe them. target (n.) light round shield AC IV.viii.31 owe (v.) own, possess, have Had our great Pallace the capacity Had our great palace the capacity   AC IV.viii.32 To Campe this hoast, we all would sup together, To camp this host, we all would sup together sup (v.) have supper AC IV.viii.33 host (n.) old form: hoast army, armed multitude camp (v.) old form: Campe accommodate, lodge, put up And drinke Carowses to the next dayes Fate And drink carouses to the next day's fate, fate (n.) destiny, fortune AC IV.viii.34 carouse (n.) old form: Carowses toast, long draught, cup filled to the brim to be downed in one go Which promises Royall perill, Trumpetters Which promises royal peril. Trumpeters,   AC IV.viii.35 With brazen dinne blast you the Citties eare, With brazen din blast you the city's ear;   AC IV.viii.36 Make mingle with our ratling Tabourines, Make mingle with rattling tabourines, taborin, tabourine (n.) type of drum [narrower and longer than a tabor] AC IV.viii.37 That heauen and earth may strike their sounds together, That heaven and earth may strike their sounds together,   AC IV.viii.38 Applauding our approach. Applauding our approach.   AC IV.viii.39 Exeunt. Trumpets sound. Exeunt   AC IV.viii.39 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 VIII Next