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Antony and Cleopatra - Act 3, scene 3Act 3, scene 3
⌜Scene 3⌝
Synopsis:
Cleopatra is reassured by further description of Octavia.
Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and Alexas.CLEOPATRA
1619 Where is the fellow?
ALEXAS 1620 Half afeard to come.
CLEOPATRA
1621 Go to, go to.—Come hither, sir.
Enter the Messenger as before.
ALEXAS 1622 Good Majesty,
1623 5 Herod of Jewry dare not look upon you
1624 But when you are well pleased.
CLEOPATRA 1625 That Herod’s head
1626 I’ll have! But how, when Antony is gone,
1627 Through whom I might command it?—Come thou
1628 10 near.
MESSENGER
1629 Most gracious Majesty!
CLEOPATRA 1630 Did’st thou behold Octavia?
MESSENGER
1631 Ay, dread queen.
CLEOPATRA 1632 Where?
MESSENGER 1633 15 Madam, in Rome.
1634 I looked her in the face and saw her led
1635 Between her brother and Mark Antony.
CLEOPATRA
1636 Is she as tall as me?
MESSENGER 1637 She is not, madam.
CLEOPATRA
1638 20 Didst hear her speak? Is she shrill-tongued or low?
MESSENGER
1639 Madam, I heard her speak. She is low-voiced.
CLEOPATRA
1640 That’s not so good. He cannot like her long.
CHARMIAN
1641 Like her? O Isis, ’tis impossible!
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CLEOPATRA 1642 I think so, Charmian: dull of tongue, and
1643 25 dwarfish!—
1644 What majesty is in her gait? Remember,
1645 If e’er thou ⌜looked’st⌝ on majesty.
MESSENGER 1646 She creeps.
1647 Her motion and her station are as one.
1648 30 She shows a body rather than a life,
1649 A statue than a breather.
CLEOPATRA 1650 Is this certain?
MESSENGER
1651 Or I have no observance.
CHARMIAN 1652 Three in Egypt
1653 35 Cannot make better note.
CLEOPATRA 1654 He’s very knowing.
1655 I do perceive ’t. There’s nothing in her yet.
1656 The fellow has good judgment.
CHARMIAN 1657 Excellent.
CLEOPATRA, ⌜to Messenger⌝ 1658 40Guess at her years, I
1659 prithee.
MESSENGER 1660 Madam, she was a widow.
CLEOPATRA 1661 Widow? Charmian, hark.
MESSENGER 1662 And I do think she’s thirty.
CLEOPATRA
1663 45 Bear’st thou her face in mind? Is ’t long or round?
MESSENGER 1664 Round even to faultiness.
CLEOPATRA
1665 For the most part, too, they are foolish that are so.
1666 Her hair what color?
MESSENGER 1667 Brown, madam, and her forehead
1668 50 As low as she would wish it.
CLEOPATRA, ⌜giving money⌝ 1669 There’s gold for thee.
1670 Thou must not take my former sharpness ill.
1671 I will employ thee back again. I find thee
1672 Most fit for business. Go, make thee ready.
1673 55 Our letters are prepared.⌜Messenger exits.⌝
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CHARMIAN
1674
A proper man.CLEOPATRA
1675 Indeed he is so. I repent me much
1676 That so I harried him. Why, methinks, by him,
1677 This creature’s no such thing.
CHARMIAN 1678 60 Nothing, madam.
CLEOPATRA
1679 The man hath seen some majesty, and should know.
CHARMIAN
1680 Hath he seen majesty? Isis else defend,
1681 And serving you so long!
CLEOPATRA
1682 I have one thing more to ask him yet, good
1683 65 Charmian,
1684 But ’tis no matter. Thou shalt bring him to me
1685 Where I will write. All may be well enough.
CHARMIAN 1686 I warrant you, madam.
They exit.