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Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4 Scene 10

10Lines 2Speakers

Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4 Scene 10 runs 10 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 4 of Antony and Cleopatra.


Full Dialogue
Mark Antony
Their preparation is to-day by sea;
We please them not by land.
Scarus
For both, my lord.
Mark Antony
I would they'ld fight i' the fire or i' the air;
We'ld fight there too. But this it is; our foot
Upon the hills adjoining to the city
Shall stay with us: order for sea is given;
They have put forth the haven
Where their appointment we may best discover,
And look on their endeavour.
10 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.

Who’s On Stage

Speaking characters in this scene

Character Lines Share
Mark Antony 9 90.0%
Scarus 1 10.0%

Line distribution

The top speaker in this scene delivers 9 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 5 lines.

Total speakers on stage

2 named characters speak in this scene.

Scene in Context

Position within Act 4

This is Scene 10 of 15 in Act 4 of Antony and Cleopatra.

Scene length vs. play average

At 10 lines, this scene is shorter than the Antony and Cleopatra average scene in Antony and Cleopatra (~85 lines).

Adjacent scenes

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