Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4 Scene 13 runs 13 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
Cleopatra ♀
Help me, my women! O, he is more mad
Than Telamon for his shield; the boar of Thessaly
Was never so emboss'd.
Than Telamon for his shield; the boar of Thessaly
Was never so emboss'd.
Charmian ♀
To the monument!
There lock yourself, and send him word you are dead.
The soul and body rive not more in parting
Than greatness going off.
There lock yourself, and send him word you are dead.
The soul and body rive not more in parting
Than greatness going off.
Cleopatra ♀
To the monument!
Mardian, go tell him I have slain myself;
Say, that the last I spoke was 'Antony,'
And word it, prithee, piteously: hence, Mardian,
And bring me how he takes my death.
To the monument!
Mardian, go tell him I have slain myself;
Say, that the last I spoke was 'Antony,'
And word it, prithee, piteously: hence, Mardian,
And bring me how he takes my death.
To the monument!
13 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cleopatra | 9 | 69.2% |
| Charmian | 4 | 30.8% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 9 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 7 lines.
Total speakers on stage
2 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 4
This is Scene 13 of 15 in Act 4 of Antony and Cleopatra.
Scene length vs. play average
At 13 lines, this scene is shorter than the Antony and Cleopatra average scene in Antony and Cleopatra (~85 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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