Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4 Scene 4 runs 48 lines of dialogue, spoken by 7 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 ♂
Eros! mine armour, Eros!
Cleopatra ♀
Sleep a little.
Mark Antony ♂
No, my chuck. Eros, come; mine armour, Eros!
Come good fellow, put mine iron on:
If fortune be not ours to-day, it is
Because we brave her: come.
Come good fellow, put mine iron on:
If fortune be not ours to-day, it is
Because we brave her: come.
Cleopatra ♀
Nay, I'll help too.
What's this for?
What's this for?
Mark Antony ♂
Ah, let be, let be! thou art
The armourer of my heart: false, false; this, this.
The armourer of my heart: false, false; this, this.
Cleopatra ♀
Sooth, la, I'll help: thus it must be.
Mark Antony ♂
Well, well;
We shall thrive now. Seest thou, my good fellow?
Go put on thy defences.
We shall thrive now. Seest thou, my good fellow?
Go put on thy defences.
Eros ♂
Briefly, sir.
Cleopatra ♀
Is not this buckled well?
Mark Antony ♂
Rarely, rarely:
He that unbuckles this, till we do please
To daff't for our repose, shall hear a storm.
Thou fumblest, Eros; and my queen's a squire
More tight at this than thou: dispatch. O love,
That thou couldst see my wars to-day, and knew'st
The royal occupation! thou shouldst see
A workman in't.
Good morrow to thee; welcome:
Thou look'st like him that knows a warlike charge:
To business that we love we rise betime,
And go to't with delight.
He that unbuckles this, till we do please
To daff't for our repose, shall hear a storm.
Thou fumblest, Eros; and my queen's a squire
More tight at this than thou: dispatch. O love,
That thou couldst see my wars to-day, and knew'st
The royal occupation! thou shouldst see
A workman in't.
Good morrow to thee; welcome:
Thou look'st like him that knows a warlike charge:
To business that we love we rise betime,
And go to't with delight.
Soldier ♂
A thousand, sir,
Early though't be, have on their riveted trim,
And at the port expect you.
Early though't be, have on their riveted trim,
And at the port expect you.
Captain ♂
The morn is fair. Good morrow, general.
All ♂
Good morrow, general.
Mark Antony ♂
'Tis well blown, lads:
This morning, like the spirit of a youth
That means to be of note, begins betimes.
So, so; come, give me that: this way; well said.
Fare thee well, dame, whate'er becomes of me:
This is a soldier's kiss: rebukeable
And worthy shameful cheque it were, to stand
On more mechanic compliment; I'll leave thee
Now, like a man of steel. You that will fight,
Follow me close; I'll bring you to't. Adieu.
This morning, like the spirit of a youth
That means to be of note, begins betimes.
So, so; come, give me that: this way; well said.
Fare thee well, dame, whate'er becomes of me:
This is a soldier's kiss: rebukeable
And worthy shameful cheque it were, to stand
On more mechanic compliment; I'll leave thee
Now, like a man of steel. You that will fight,
Follow me close; I'll bring you to't. Adieu.
Charmian ♀
Please you, retire to your chamber.
Cleopatra ♀
Lead me.
He goes forth gallantly. That he and Caesar might
Determine this great war in single fight!
Then Antony,–but now–Well, on.
He goes forth gallantly. That he and Caesar might
Determine this great war in single fight!
Then Antony,–but now–Well, on.
48 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Antony | 32 | 66.7% |
| Cleopatra | 9 | 18.8% |
| Soldier | 3 | 6.3% |
| Eros | 1 | 2.1% |
| Captain | 1 | 2.1% |
| Charmian | 1 | 2.1% |
| All | 1 | 2.1% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 32 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 7 lines.
Total speakers on stage
7 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 4
This is Scene 4 of 15 in Act 4 of Antony and Cleopatra.
Scene length vs. play average
At 48 lines, this scene is shorter than the Antony and Cleopatra average scene in Antony and Cleopatra (~85 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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