Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4 Scene 3 runs 34 lines of dialogue, spoken by 5 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
First Soldier ♂
Brother, good night: to-morrow is the day.
Second Soldier ♂
It will determine one way: fare you well.
Heard you of nothing strange about the streets?
Heard you of nothing strange about the streets?
First Soldier ♂
Nothing. What news?
Second Soldier ♂
Belike 'tis but a rumour. Good night to you.
First Soldier ♂
Well, sir, good night.
Second Soldier ♂
Soldiers, have careful watch.
Third Soldier ♂
And you. Good night, good night.
Fourth Soldier ♂
Here we: and if to-morrow
Our navy thrive, I have an absolute hope
Our landmen will stand up.
Our navy thrive, I have an absolute hope
Our landmen will stand up.
Third Soldier ♂
'Tis a brave army,
And full of purpose.
And full of purpose.
Fourth Soldier ♂
Peace! what noise?
First Soldier ♂
List, list!
Second Soldier ♂
Hark!
First Soldier ♂
Music i' the air.
Third Soldier ♂
Under the earth.
Fourth Soldier ♂
It signs well, does it not?
Third Soldier ♂
No.
First Soldier ♂
Peace, I say!
What should this mean?
What should this mean?
Second Soldier ♂
'Tis the god Hercules, whom Antony loved,
Now leaves him.
Now leaves him.
First Soldier ♂
Walk; let's see if other watchmen
Do hear what we do?
Do hear what we do?
Second Soldier ♂
How now, masters!
All ♂
[Speaking together] How now!
How now! do you hear this?
How now! do you hear this?
First Soldier ♂
Ay; is't not strange?
Third Soldier ♂
Do you hear, masters? do you hear?
First Soldier ♂
Follow the noise so far as we have quarter;
Let's see how it will give off.
Let's see how it will give off.
All ♂
Content. 'Tis strange.
34 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| First Soldier | 12 | 35.3% |
| Second Soldier | 8 | 23.5% |
| Third Soldier | 6 | 17.6% |
| Fourth Soldier | 5 | 14.7% |
| All | 3 | 8.8% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 12 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 7 lines.
Total speakers on stage
5 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 4
This is Scene 3 of 15 in Act 4 of Antony and Cleopatra.
Scene length vs. play average
At 34 lines, this scene is shorter than the Antony and Cleopatra average scene in Antony and Cleopatra (~85 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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