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Antony and Cleopatra - Act 3, scene 5

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Act 3, scene 5

Scene 5

Synopsis:

With Caesar having imprisoned Lepidus, Caesar and Antony now divide the rulership of their world. Antony’s navy is prepared to sail for Italy.

Enter Enobarbus and Eros.

ENOBARBUS  1728 How now, friend Eros?
EROS  1729 There’s strange news come, sir.
ENOBARBUS  1730 What, man?
EROS  1731 Caesar and Lepidus have made wars upon
1732 5 Pompey.
ENOBARBUS  1733 This is old. What is the success?
EROS  1734 Caesar, having made use of him in the wars
1735  ’gainst Pompey, presently denied him rivality,
1736  would not let him partake in the glory of the action;
1737 10 and, not resting here, accuses him of letters he had
1738  formerly wrote to Pompey; upon his own appeal
1739  seizes him. So the poor third is up, till death enlarge
1740  his confine.
ENOBARBUS 
1741  Then, world, thou hast a pair of chaps, no more,
1742 15 And throw between them all the food thou hast,
1743  They’ll grind the one the other. Where’s Antony?
EROS 
1744  He’s walking in the garden, thus, and spurns
1745  The rush that lies before him; cries “Fool Lepidus!”
1746  And threats the throat of that his officer
1747 20 That murdered Pompey.
ENOBARBUS  1748  Our great navy’s rigged.
EROS 
1749  For Italy and Caesar. More, Domitius:
1750  My lord desires you presently. My news
1751  I might have told hereafter.
ENOBARBUS  1752 25 ’Twill be naught,
1753  But let it be. Bring me to Antony.
EROS  1754 Come, sir.
They exit.