Antony and Cleopatra

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Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, Mardian.Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and Mardian AC IV.xiii.1
Cleo. CLEOPATRA 
Helpe me my women: Oh hee's more madHelp me, my women! O, he's more mad AC IV.xiii.1
Then Telamon for his Shield, the Boare of ThessalyThan Telamon for his shield; the boar of ThessalyThessaly (n.)
['thesalee] ancient region of NE Greece
AC IV.xiii.2
Was neuer so imbost.Was never so embossed.embossed (adj.)

old form: imbost
driven to such extremes, made mad with exhaustion
AC IV.xiii.3.1
Char. CHARMIAN 
To'th'Monument,To th' monument! AC IV.xiii.3.2
there locke your selfe, / And send him word you are dead:There lock yourself, and send him word you are dead. AC IV.xiii.4
The Soule and Body riue not more in parting,The soul and body rive not more in partingrive (v.)

old form: riue
split, rend, cleave
AC IV.xiii.5
Then greatnesse going off.Than greatness going off.go off (v.)
die, pass away, depart
AC IV.xiii.6.1
Cleo. CLEOPATRA 
To'th'Monument:To th' monument! AC IV.xiii.6.2
Mardian, go tell him I haue slaine my selfe:Mardian, go tell him I have slain myself; AC IV.xiii.7
Say, that the last I spoke was Anthony,Say that the last I spoke was ‘ Antony,’ AC IV.xiii.8
And word it (prythee) pitteously. Hence Mardian,And word it, prithee, piteously. Hence, Mardian,word (v.)
speak, utter, say
AC IV.xiii.9
And bring me how he takes my death to'th'Monument.And bring me how he takes my death to the monument!bring (v.)
inform, report, tell
AC IV.xiii.10
Exeunt.Exeunt AC IV.xiii.10
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