TPTT The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra: ACT III
Introduction
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
SCENE I. A plain in Syria.
SCENE II. Rome. An ante-chamber in OCTAVIUS CAESAR's house.
SCENE III. Alexandria. CLEOPATRA's palace.
SCENE IV. Athens. A room in MARK ANTONY's house.
SCENE V. The same. Another room.
SCENE VI. Rome. OCTAVIUS CAESAR's house.
SCENE VII. Near Actium. MARK ANTONY's camp.
SCENE VIII. A plain near Actium.
SCENE IX. Another part of the plain.
SCENE X. Another part of the plain.
SCENE XI. Alexandria. CLEOPATRA's palace.
SCENE XII. Egypt. OCTAVIUS CAESAR's camp.
SCENE XIII. Alexandria. CLEOPATRA's palace.
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SCENE XII. Egypt. OCTAVIUS CAESAR's camp.
Enter OCTAVIUS CAESAR, DOLABELLA, THYREUS, with others
OCTAVIUS CAESAR
      Let him appear that's come from Antony.
      Know you him?
DOLABELLA
      Caesar, 'tis his schoolmaster:
      An argument that he is pluck'd, when hither
5     He sends so poor a pinion off his wing,
      Which had superfluous kings for messengers
      Not many moons gone by.
Enter EUPHRONIUS, ambassador from MARK ANTONY
OCTAVIUS CAESAR
      Approach, and speak.
EUPHRONIUS
      Such as I am, I come from Antony:
10    I was of late as petty to his ends
      As is the morn-dew on the myrtle-leaf
      To his grand sea.
OCTAVIUS CAESAR
      Be't so: declare thine office.
EUPHRONIUS
      Lord of his fortunes he salutes thee, and
15    Requires to live in Egypt: which not granted,
      He lessens his requests; and to thee sues
      To let him breathe between the heavens and earth,
      A private man in Athens: this for him.
      Next, Cleopatra does confess thy greatness;
20    Submits her to thy might; and of thee craves
      The circle of the Ptolemies for her heirs,
      Now hazarded to thy grace.
OCTAVIUS CAESAR
      For Antony,
      I have no ears to his request. The queen
25    Of audience nor desire shall fail, so she
      From Egypt drive her all-disgraced friend,
      Or take his life there: this if she perform,
      She shall not sue unheard. So to them both.
EUPHRONIUS
      Fortune pursue thee!
OCTAVIUS CAESAR
30    Bring him through the bands.

Exit EUPHRONIUS

      (To THYREUS) To try eloquence, now 'tis time: dispatch;
      From Antony win Cleopatra: promise,
      And in our name, what she requires; add more,
      From thine invention, offers: women are not
35    In their best fortunes strong; but want will perjure
      The ne'er touch'd vestal: try thy cunning, Thyreus;
      Make thine own edict for thy pains, which we
      Will answer as a law.
THYREUS
      Caesar, I go.
OCTAVIUS CAESAR
40    Observe how Antony becomes his flaw,
      And what thou think'st his very action speaks
      In every power that moves.
THYREUS
      Caesar, I shall.
Exeunt
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