The Complete Works of William Shakespeare In Plain and Simple English (Translated)
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Go, Eros, send his treasure after; do it;
Go, Eros, send his treasure to him; do it;
Detain no jot, I charge thee: write to him--
Do not be delayed, please: write to him --
I will subscribe--gentle adieus and greetings;
I will dictate -- gentle goodbyes and greetings;
Say that I wish he never find more cause
Say that I wish he never finds reason again
To change a master. O, my fortunes have
To find a new master. Oh, my fortunes have
Corrupted honest men! Dispatch.--Enobarbus!
Corrupted honest men! Send it off to Enobarbus!
Exeunt
Flourish. Enter OCTAVIUS CAESAR, AGRIPPA, with DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS, and others
OCTAVIUS CAESAR
Go forth, Agrippa, and begin the fight:
Go forward, Agrippa, and begin the fight:
Our will is Antony be took alive;
We want Antony to be taken alive;
Make it so known.
Make that known to all.
AGRIPPA
Caesar, I shall.
Caesar, I will.
Exit
OCTAVIUS CAESAR
The time of universal peace is near:
The time of worldwide peace is near:
Prove this a prosperous day, the three-nook'd world
If this is a successful day, the three-cornered world
Shall bear the olive freely.
Will carry the olive branch freely.
Enter a Messenger
Messenger
Antony
AntonyIs come into the field.
Has come into the battle.
OCTAVIUS CAESAR
Go charge Agrippa
Go tell Agrippa
Plant those that have revolted in the van,
Put those who have rebelled against him in the front
That Antony may seem to spend his fury
So that Antony may seem to be fighting
Upon himself.
Against himself.
Exeunt all but DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS
DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS
Alexas did revolt; and went to Jewry on
Alexas did rebel; and went to the Jewish lands on
Affairs of Antony; there did persuade
Antony's business; and there persuaded
Great Herod to incline himself to Caesar,
Great Herod to follow Caesar,
And leave his master Antony: for this pains
And leave his master Antony: for this effort
Caesar hath hang'd him. Canidius and the rest
Caesar has hanged him. Canidius and the rest
That fell away have entertainment, but
That left now have work, but
No honourable trust. I have done ill;
No honorable trust. I have done poorly;
Of which I do accuse myself so sorely,
Of which I so terribly accuse myself,
That I will joy no more.
I will never be happy again.
Enter a Soldier of CAESAR's
Soldier
Enobarbus, Antony
Enobarbus, Mark AntonyHath after thee sent all thy treasure, with
Has send all your treasure to you, with
His bounty overplus: the messenger
Extra from his own fortune: the messenger
Came on my guard; and at thy tent is now
Came during my guard; and at your tent is now
Unloading of his mules.
Unloading his mules.
DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS
I give it you.
Soldier
Mock not, Enobarbus.
Do not make fun of me, Enobarbus.
I tell you true: best you safed the bringer
I tell you truly: it would be best if you helped the bringer
Out of the host; I must attend mine office,
Leave here safely; I must go do my duties,
Or would have done't myself. Your emperor
Or would have done it myself. Your emperor
Continues still a Jove.
Continues to be a god.
Exit
DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS
I am alone the villain of the earth,
I am the worst villain on earth,And feel I am so most. O Antony,
And feel terrible. Oh, Antony,Thou mine of bounty, how wouldst thou have paid
You gave me my riches, how you would have paid
My better service, when my turpitude
My better service, when my betrayal
Thou dost so crown with gold! This blows my heart:
You crown with gold like this! This destroys my heart;
If swift thought break it not, a swifter mean
If quick thought doesn't break it, a quicker action
Shall outstrike thought: but thought will do't, I feel.
Will outdo thought: but thought will do it, I feel.
I fight against thee! No: I will go seek
I fight against you! No: I will go look for
Some ditch wherein to die; the foul'st best fits
Some ditch where I can die; the dirt best fits
My latter part of life.
The end of my life.
Exit
Alarum. Drums and trumpets. Enter AGRIPPA and others
AGRIPPA
Retire, we have engaged ourselves too far:
Fall back, we have spread ourselves too far:
Caesar himself has work, and our oppression
Caesar himself has work, and our opposition
Exceeds what we expected.
Is more than what we expected.
Exeunt
Alarums. Enter MARK ANTONY and SCARUS wounded
SCARUS
O my brave emperor, this is fought indeed!
Oh, my brave emperor, this is fighting indeed!
Had we done so at first, we had droven them home
If we had done so from the first, we would have driven them home
With clouts about their heads.
With bruises around their heads.
MARK ANTONY
Thou bleed'st apace.
You're bleeding.
SCARUS
I had a wound here that was like a T,
I had a wound here that was like a T,But now 'tis made an H.
But now it is an H.
MARK ANTONY
They do retire.
Then go rest.
SCARUS
We'll beat 'em into bench-holes: I have yet
We'll beat them back: I still have
Room for six scotches more.
Room for six more scratches.
Enter EROS
EROS
They are beaten, sir, and our advantage serves
They are beaten, sir, and our advantage servesFor a fair victory.
For a glorious victory.
SCARUS
Let us score their backs,
Let us wound their backs,
And snatch 'em up, as we take hares, behind:
And snatch them up, the way we catch rabbits, from behind:
'Tis sport to maul a runner.
It's fun to maul a runner
MARK ANTONY
I will reward thee
I will reward you
Once for thy spritely comfort, and ten-fold
Once for your cheerful comfort, and ten times more
For thy good valour. Come thee on.
For your bravery. Come one.
SCARUS
I'll halt after.
I'll follow after.
Exeunt
Alarum. Enter MARK ANTONY, in a march; SCARUS, with others
MARK ANTONY
We have beat him to his camp: run one before,
We have beaten him to his camp: run ahead,
And let the queen know of our guests. To-morrow,
And let the queen know about ou
r guests. Tomorrow
Before the sun shall see 's, we'll spill the blood
Before the sun shall see it, we'll spill the blood
That has to-day escaped. I thank you all;
That has escaped today. I thank you all;
For doughty-handed are you, and have fought
For you are brave and tough, and have fought
Not as you served the cause, but as 't had been
Not as if you were serving the cause, but as if it had been
Each man's like mine; you have shown all Hectors.
Your own the way it is mine; you have shown yourselves as great warriors.
Enter the city, clip your wives, your friends,
Enter the city, go see your wives, your friends,
Tell them your feats; whilst they with joyful tears
Tell them you deeds; while they with joyful tears
Wash the congealment from your wounds, and kiss
Wash the scabs from your wounds, and kiss
The honour'd gashes whole.
The honored cuts whole.
To SCARUS
Give me thy hand
Give me your hand
Enter CLEOPATRA, attended
To this great fairy I'll commend thy acts,
To this woman I'll praise your actions,
Make her thanks bless thee.
May her thanks bless you.
To CLEOPATRA
O thou day o' the world,
Oh you day of the world,
Chain mine arm'd neck; leap thou, attire and all,
Put an arm around my neck; jump, clothes and all
Through proof of harness to my heart, and there
Through the armor to my heart, and there
Ride on the pants triumphing!
Ride on my chariot in victory!
CLEOPATRA
Lord of lords!
Lord of lords!O infinite virtue, comest thou smiling from
Oh wonderful, do you come smiling from
The world's great snare uncaught?
The world's big trap without being caught?
MARK ANTONY
My nightingale,
My nightingale,We have beat them to their beds. What, girl! though grey
We have beaten them to their beds. What, girl! Even if grayDo something mingle with our younger brown, yet ha' we
Some of our hair mixes with younger-looking brown, yet we have
A brain that nourishes our nerves, and can
A brain that feeds our nerves, and can
Get goal for goal of youth. Behold this man;
Match against youth. Look at this man;
Commend unto his lips thy favouring hand:
Allow him to touch your hand with his lips:
Kiss it, my warrior: he hath fought to-day
Kiss it, my warrior: he has fought today
As if a god, in hate of mankind, had
As if a god, hating mankind, had
Destroy'd in such a shape.
Destroyed it in the shape of a man.
CLEOPATRA
I'll give thee, friend,
I'll give you, friend,
An armour all of gold; it was a king's.
A set of armor made out of gold; it was a king's.
MARK ANTONY
He has deserved it, were it carbuncled
He deserves it, even if it were covered in jewels
Like holy Phoebus' car. Give me thy hand:
Like holy Phoebus' chariot. Give me your hand:
Through Alexandria make a jolly march;
Let us cheerfully march through Alexandria;
Bear our hack'd targets like the men that owe them:
Carry our damaged targets like the men what owe them:
Had our great palace the capacity
If our huge palace had the room
To camp this host, we all would sup together,
To host all these men, we would all eat together,
And drink carouses to the next day's fate,
And drink in celebration of the next day's fate,
Which promises royal peril. Trumpeters,
Which promises royal danger. Trumpeters,
With brazen din blast you the city's ear;
With loudness blast the city's ear;
Make mingle with rattling tabourines;
Mix the sounds with rattling tambourines;
That heaven and earth may strike their sounds together,
That heaven and earth may hit their sounds together,
Applauding our approach.
Exeunt
Sentinels at their post
First Soldier
If we be not relieved within this hour,
If we are not replaced within the hour,
We must return to the court of guard: the night
We must return to our tent: the night
Is shiny; and they say we shall embattle
Is bright; and they say we will go into battle
By the second hour i' the morn.
By the second hour of the morning.
Second Soldier
This last day was
This last day wasA shrewd one to's.
A difficult one too.
Enter DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS
DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS
O, bear me witness, night,--
Oh, witness me, night,--
Third Soldier
What man is this?
Who is this?
Second Soldier
Stand close, and list him.
Stand close, and listen to him.
DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS
Be witness to me, O thou blessed moon,
Be witness to me, oh you blessed moon,
When men revolted shall upon record
When men who rebelled shall in history
Bear hateful memory, poor Enobarbus did
Be remembered with hate, poor Enobarbus did
Before thy face repent!
Repent in front of you!
First Soldier
Enobarbus!
Enobarbus!
Third Soldier
Peace!
Quiet!
Hark further.
Keep listening.
DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS
O sovereign mistress of true melancholy,
Oh ruling mistress of true gloominess,
The poisonous damp of night disponge upon me,
May that poisonous damp of night take from me,
That life, a very rebel to my will,
So that life, a rebel against my will,
May hang no longer on me: throw my heart
May not stay with me any longer: throw my heart
Against the flint and hardness of my fault:
Against the stone hardness of my fault:
Which, being dried with grief, will break to powder,
Which, being dried with grief, will break to powder,And finish all foul thoughts. O Antony,
And finish all bad thoughts. Oh Antony,
Nobler than my revolt is infamous,
More noble than my rebellion is terrible,
Forgive me in thine own particular;
Forgive me as you wish;
But let the world rank me in register
But let the world consider me
A master-leaver and a fugitive:
A deserter and traitor:
O Antony! O Antony!
Dies
Second Soldier
Let's speak to him.
Let's talk to him.
First Soldier
Let's hear him, for the things he speaks
Let's listen to him, for the things he speaks
May concern Caesar.
Might have to do with Caesar.
Third Soldier
Let's do so. But he sleeps.
We should. But he sleeps.
First Soldier
Swoons rather; for so bad a prayer as his
Faints, I think; for a prayer as d
ark as his
Was never yet for sleep.
Was not meant for sleep.
Second Soldier
Go we to him.
We should go to him.
Third Soldier
Awake, sir, awake; speak to us.
Wake up, sir, wake up; speak to us.
Second Soldier
Hear you, sir?
Do you hear, sir?
First Soldier
The hand of death hath raught him.
He's dead.
Drums afar off
Hark! the drums
Listen! The drums
Demurely wake the sleepers. Let us bear him
Politely wake the sleepers. Let us carry him
To the court of guard; he is of note: our hour
To the guard's tent; he is important; our our
Is fully out.
Is now ended.
Third Soldier
Come on, then;
Come on, then;He may recover yet.
He might still recover.
Exeunt with the body
Enter MARK ANTONY and SCARUS, with their Army
MARK ANTONY
Their preparation is to-day by sea;
They plan today to fight by sea;
We please them not by land.
They do not like fighting us by land.
SCARUS
For both, my lord.
For both, sir.
MARK ANTONY
I would they'ld fight i' the fire or i' the air;
I wish they would fight us in the fire or in the air;
We'ld fight there too. But this it is; our foot
We would fight there too. But this is how it is; our infantry
Upon the hills adjoining to the city
On the hills beside the city
Shall stay with us: order for sea is given;
Will stay with us: I have ordered for sea;
They have put forth the haven
They have put forward the safe place
Where their appointment we may best discover,
Where we might best find them,
And look on their endeavour.