Enter Caesar with Agrippa, Maecenas, and his army, Caesar reading a letter CAESAR He calls me boy, and chides as he had power To beat me out of Egypt. My messenger He hath whipped with rods, dares me to personal combat, Caesar to Antony. Let the old ruffian know I have many other ways […]
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Enobarbus: that’s it, Antony’s lost the plot (3.13.196-202) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
ENOBARBUS Now he’ll outstare the lightning. To be furious Is to be frighted out of fear, and in that mood The dove will peck the estridge; and I see still A diminution in our captain’s brain Restores his heart. When valour preys on reason, It eats the sword it fights with. I will seek Some […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Cleopatra’s BIRTHDAY! time for a party after all! (3.13.186-195) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
CLEOPATRA It is my birthday. I had thought to’ve held it poor, but since my lord Is Antony again, I will be Cleopatra. ANTONY We will yet do well. CLEOPATRA Call all his noble captains to my lord! ANTONY Do so. We’ll speak to them, and tonight I’ll force The wine peep through their scars. […]
Continue ReadingAntony: one other gaudy night… (3.13.179-186) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
ANTONY I will be treble-sinewed, hearted, breathed, And fight maliciously; for when mine hours Were nice and lucky, men did ransom lives Of me for jests; but now I’ll set my teeth, And send to darkness all that stop me. Come, Let’s have one other gaudy night. Call to me All my sad captains. Fill […]
Continue ReadingAntony: there’s life in the old dog yet; Cleopatra: yesssss (3.13.170-178) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
ANTONY Caesar sits down in Alexandria, where I will oppose his fate. Our force by land Hath nobly held; our severed navy too Have knit again, and fleet, threat’ning most sea-like. Where hast thou been, my heart? Dost thou hear, lady? If from the field I shall return once more To kiss these lips, I […]
Continue ReadingCleopatra: kill me with poisoned hailstones, if ever I’m cold to you, dear (3.13.160-169) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
CLEOPATRA Ah, dear, if I be so, From my cold heart let heaven engender hail, And poison it in the source, and the first stone Drop in my neck: as it determines, so Dissolve my life! The next Caesarion smite, Till by degrees the memory of my womb, Together with my brave Egyptians all, By […]
Continue ReadingAntony: is it all over? do you still love me? Cleopatra: do you? (3.13.154-160) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
CLEOPATRA Have you done yet? ANTONY Alack, our terrene moon Is now eclipsed, and it portends alone The fall of Antony. CLEOPATRA [aside] I must stay his time. ANTONY To flatter Caesar would you mingle eyes With one that ties his points? CLEOPATRA Not know me yet? ANTONY Cold-hearted toward me? (3.13.154-160) Are you finished, […]
Continue ReadingAntony: Caesar made me do it, he made me angry, he disrespected me! (3.13.140-153) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
ANTONY Get thee back to Caesar; Tell him thy entertainment. Look thou say He makes me angry with him, for he seems Proud and disdainful, harping on what I am, Not what he knew I was. He makes me angry, And at this time most easy ’tis to do’t, When my good stars that were […]
Continue ReadingAntony, of Thidias, unedifyingly: did he CRY when he was beaten? (3.13.131-140) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
[Enter a servant with Thidias] ANTONY Is he whipped? SERVANT Soundly, my lord. ANTONY Cried he, and begged a pardon? SERVANT He did ask favour. ANTONY [to Thidias] If that thy father live, let him repent Thou wast not made his daughter, and be thou sorry To follow Caesar in his triumph, since Thou hast […]
Continue ReadingAntony: how could you? your hand is MY hand (3.13.123-131) #BurningBarge #SlowShakespeare
ANTONY To let a fellow that will take rewards And say ‘God quite you’ be familiar with My playfellow your hand, this kingly seal And plighter of high hearts! O that I were Upon the hill of Basan to outroar The hornèd herd! For I have savage cause, And to proclaim it civilly were like […]
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