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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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; […]

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 […]

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 […]