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SCENE XV。 Alexandria。 A monument
Enter CLEOPATRA and her maids aloft； with CHARMIAN and
IRAS
CLEOPATRA。 O Charmian； I will never go from hence！
CHARMIAN。 Be comforted； dear madam。 CLEOPATRA。 No； I will not。
All strange and terrible events are welcome； But comforts we despise； our
size of sorrow； Proportion'd to our cause； must be as great As that which
makes it。
Enter DIOMEDES； below
How now！ Is he dead？ DIOMEDES。 His death's upon him； but not
dead。 Look out o' th' other side your monument； His guard have brought
him thither。
Enter； below； ANTONY； borne by the guard
CLEOPATRA。 O sun； Burn the great sphere thou mov'st in！ Darkling
stand The varying shore o' th' world。 O Antony； Antony； Antony！ Help；
Charmian； help； Iras； help； Help； friends below！ Let's draw him hither。
ANTONY。 Peace！ Not Caesar's valour hath o'erthrown Antony； But
Antony's hath triumph'd on itself。 CLEOPATRA。 So it should be； that none
but Antony Should conquer Antony； but woe 'tis so！ ANTONY。 I am dying；
Egypt； dying； only I here importune death awhile； until Of many thousand
kisses the poor last I lay upon thy lips。 CLEOPATRA。 I dare not； dear。
Dear my lord； pardon！ I dare not； Lest I be taken。 Not th' imperious show
Of the full…fortun'd Caesar ever shall Be brooch'd with me。 If knife； drugs；
serpents； have Edge； sting； or operation； I am safe。 Your wife Octavia；
with her modest eyes And still conclusion； shall acquire no honour
Demuring upon me。 But come； come； Antony… Help me； my women… we
must draw thee up； Assist； good friends。 ANTONY。 O； quick； or I am gone。
CLEOPATRA。 Here's sport indeed！ How heavy weighs my lord！ Our
strength is all gone into heaviness； That makes the weight。 Had I great
Juno's power； The strong…wing'd Mercury should fetch thee up； And set
thee by Jove's side。 Yet come a little。 Wishers were ever fools。 O come；
come； ＇They heave ANTONY aloft to CLEOPATRA＇ And welcome；
welcome！ Die where thou hast liv'd。 Quicken with kissing。 Had my lips
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that power； Thus would I wear them out。 ALL。 A heavy sight！ ANTONY。 I
am dying； Egypt； dying。 Give me some wine； and let me speak a little。
CLEOPATRA。 No； let me speak； and let me rail so high That the false
huswife Fortune break her wheel； Provok'd by my offence。 ANTONY。 One
word； sweet queen： Of Caesar seek your honour； with your safety。 O！
CLEOPATRA。 They do not go together。 ANTONY。 Gentle； hear me： None
about Caesar trust but Proculeius。 CLEOPATRA。 My resolution and my
hands I'll trust； None about Caesar ANTONY。 The miserable change now
at my end Lament nor sorrow at； but please your thoughts In feeding them
with those my former fortunes Wherein I liv'd the greatest prince o' th'
world； The noblest； and do now not basely die； Not cowardly put off my
helmet to My countryman… a Roman by a Roman Valiantly vanquish'd。
Now my spirit is going I can no more。 CLEOPATRA。 Noblest of men；
woo't die？ Hast thou no care of me？ Shall I abide In this dull world； which
in thy absence is No better than a sty？ O； see； my women； ＇Antony dies＇
The crown o' th' earth doth melt。 My lord！ O； wither'd is the garland of the
war； The soldier's pole is fall'n！ Young boys and girls Are level now with
men。 The odds is gone； And there is nothing left remarkable Beneath the
visiting moon。 ＇Swoons＇ CHARMIAN。 O； quietness； lady！ IRAS。 She's
dead too； our sovereign。 CHARMIAN。 Lady！ IRAS。 Madam！
CHARMIAN。 O madam； madam； madam！ IRAS。 Royal Egypt； Empress！
CHARMIAN。 Peace； peace； Iras！ CLEOPATRA。 No more but e'en a
woman； and commanded By such poor passion as the maid that milks And
does the meanest chares。 It were for me To throw my sceptre at the
injurious gods； To tell them that this world did equal theirs Till they had
stol'n our jewel。 All's but nought； Patience is sottish； and impatience does
Become a dog that's mad。 Then is it sin To rush into the secret house of
death Ere death dare come to us？ How do you； women？ What； what！ good
cheer！ Why； how now； Charmian！ My noble girls！ Ah； women； women；
look； Our lamp is spent； it's out！ Good sirs； take heart。 We'll bury him； and
then； what's brave； what's noble； Let's do it after the high Roman fashion；
And make death proud to take us。 Come； away； This case of that huge
spirit now is cold。 Ah； women； women！ Come； we have no friend But
resolution and the briefest end。 Exeunt； those above hearing off
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ANTONY'S body
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ACT V。
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SCENE I。 Alexandria。 CAESAR'S camp
Enter CAESAR； AGRIPPA； DOLABELLA； MAECENAS； GALLUS；
PROCULEIUS； and others； his Council of War
CAESAR。 Go to him； Dolabella； bid him yield； Being so frustrate；
tell him he mocks The pauses that he makes。 DOLABELLA。 Caesar； I
shall。 Exit
Enter DERCETAS with the sword of ANTONY
CAESAR。 Wherefore is that？ And what art thou that dar'st Appear
thus to us？ DERCETAS。 I am call'd Dercetas； Mark Antony I serv'd； who
best was worthy Best to be serv'd。 Whilst he stood up and spoke； He was
my master； and I wore my life To spend upon his haters。 If thou please To
take me to thee； as I was to him I'll be to Caesar； if thou pleasest not； I
yield thee up my life。 CAESAR。 What is't thou say'st？ DERCETAS。 I say；
O Caesar； Antony is dead。 CAESAR。 The breaking of so great a thing
should make A greater crack。 The round world Should have shook lions
into civil streets； And citizens to their dens。 The death of Antony Is not a
single doom； in the name lay A moiety of the world。 DERCETAS。 He is
dead； Caesar； Not by a public minister of justice； Nor by a hired knife； but
that self hand Which writ his honour in the acts it did Hath；