Antony and Cleopatra, Act 3 Scene 8 runs 6 lines of dialogue, spoken by 2 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 85 lines. This scene is part of Act 3 of Antony and Cleopatra.
Full Dialogue
Octavius Caesar ♂
Taurus!
Taurus ♂
My lord?
Octavius Caesar ♂
Strike not by land; keep whole: provoke not battle,
Till we have done at sea. Do not exceed
The prescript of this scroll: our fortune lies
Upon this jump.
Till we have done at sea. Do not exceed
The prescript of this scroll: our fortune lies
Upon this jump.
6 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Octavius Caesar | 5 | 83.3% |
| Taurus | 1 | 16.7% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 5 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 3 lines.
Total speakers on stage
2 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 3
This is Scene 8 of 13 in Act 3 of Antony and Cleopatra.
Scene length vs. play average
At 6 lines, this scene is shorter than the Antony and Cleopatra average scene in Antony and Cleopatra (~85 lines).
Adjacent scenes
Previous: Act 3 Scene 7 · Next: Act 3 Scene 9