ANTONY Moon and stars! Whip him! Were’t twenty of the greatest tributaries That do acknowledge Caesar, should I find them So saucy with the hand of she here—what’s her name Since she was Cleopatra? Whip him, fellows, Till like a boy you see him cringe his face, And whine aloud for mercy. Take him hence. […]
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Antony: take him away and WHIP him (3.13.88-94) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
ANTONY [calling] Approach, there!—Ah, you kite! Now, gods and devils, Authority melts from me of late. When I cried ‘Ho!’, Like boys unto a muss kings would start forth, And cry ‘Your will?’—Have you no ears? I am Antony yet. [Enter servants] Take hence this jack, and whip him. ENOBARBUS [aside to Thidias] ’Tis better playing with […]
Continue ReadingCleopatra: kiss my hand like Julius Caesar did; Antony: what the hell? (3.13.81-7) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
CLEOPATRA Your Caesar’s father oft, When he hath mused of taking kingdoms in, Bestowed his lips on that unworthy place, As it rained kisses. Enter Antony and Enobarbus ANTONY Favours, by Jove that thunders! What art thou, fellow? THIDIAS One that but performs The bidding of the fullest man, and worthiest To have command obeyed. […]
Continue ReadingCleopatra: I’ll kneel at Caesar’s feet; Thidias: may I kiss your hand? (3.13.72-81) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
CLEOPATRA Most kind messenger, Say to great Caesar this in deputation: I kiss his conqu’ring hand. Tell him I am prompt To lay my crown at’s feet, and there to kneel Till from his all-obeying breath I hear The doom of Egypt. THIDIAS ’Tis your noblest course. Wisdom and fortune combating together, If that the […]
Continue ReadingThidias, flirting for Rome… (3.13.64-72) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
THIDIAS Shall I say to Caesar What you require of him?—For he partly begs To be desired to give. It much would please him That of his fortunes you should make a staff To lean upon. But it would warm his spirits To hear from me you had left Antony, And put yourself under his […]
Continue ReadingThidias: Antony made you, didn’t he? Caesar will look after you (3.13.52-64) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
THIDIAS [To Cleopatra] Thus, then, thou most renowned: Caesar entreats Not to consider in what case thou stand’st Further than he is Caesar. CLEOPATRA Go on; right royal. THIDIAS He knows that you embraced not Antony As you did love, but as you feared him. CLEOPATRA O. THIDIAS The scars upon your honour therefore he Does […]
Continue ReadingThidias, on a mission to seduce: can we go somewhere more private? (3.13.45-52) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
Enter Thidias CLEOPATRA Caesar’s will? THIDIAS Hear it apart. CLEOPATRA None but friends; say boldly. THIDIAS So haply are they friends to Antony. ENOBARBUS He needs as many, sir, as Caesar has, Or needs not us. If Caesar please, our master Will leap to be his friend. For us, you know, Whose he is, we […]
Continue ReadingEnobarbus: what to do, what to do? stay loyal? or not? (3.13.36-45) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
Enter a Servant SERVANT A messenger from Caesar. CLEOPATRA What, no more ceremony? See, my women: Against the blown rose may they stop their nose, That kneeled unto the buds. Admit him, sir. [Exit Servant] ENOBARBUS [aside] Mine honesty and I begin to square. The loyalty well held to fools does make Our faith mere folly; […]
Continue ReadingEnobarbus: A challenge? Antony’s COMPLETELY lost the plot (3.13.28-36) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
ENOBARBUS [aside] Yes, like enough, high-battled Caesar will Unstate his happiness and be staged to th’ show Against a sworder! I see men’s judgements are A parcel of their fortunes, and things outward Do draw the inward quality after them To suffer all alike. That he should dream, Knowing all measures, the full Caesar will Answer […]
Continue ReadingAntony: the plan is, I challenge Caesar to single combat (3.13.19-27) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
ANTONY [to Ambassador] To him again. Tell him he wears the rose Of youth upon him, from which the world should note Something particular. His coin, ships, legions, May be a coward’s, whose ministers would prevail Under the service of a child as soon As i’th’ command of Caesar. I dare him therefore To lay his […]
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