Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4 Scene 7 runs 21 lines of dialogue, spoken by 4 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
Agrippa ♂
Retire, we have engaged ourselves too far:
Caesar himself has work, and our oppression
Exceeds what we expected.
Caesar himself has work, and our oppression
Exceeds what we expected.
Scarus ♂
O my brave emperor, this is fought indeed!
Had we done so at first, we had droven them home
With clouts about their heads.
Had we done so at first, we had droven them home
With clouts about their heads.
Mark Antony ♂
Thou bleed'st apace.
Scarus ♂
I had a wound here that was like a T,
But now 'tis made an H.
But now 'tis made an H.
Mark Antony ♂
They do retire.
Scarus ♂
We'll beat 'em into bench-holes: I have yet
Room for six scotches more.
Room for six scotches more.
Eros ♂
They are beaten, sir, and our advantage serves
For a fair victory.
For a fair victory.
Scarus ♂
Let us score their backs,
And snatch 'em up, as we take hares, behind:
'Tis sport to maul a runner.
And snatch 'em up, as we take hares, behind:
'Tis sport to maul a runner.
Mark Antony ♂
I will reward thee
Once for thy spritely comfort, and ten-fold
For thy good valour. Come thee on.
Once for thy spritely comfort, and ten-fold
For thy good valour. Come thee on.
Scarus ♂
I'll halt after.
21 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scarus | 11 | 52.4% |
| Mark Antony | 5 | 23.8% |
| Agrippa | 3 | 14.3% |
| Eros | 2 | 9.5% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 11 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 5 lines.
Total speakers on stage
4 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 4
This is Scene 7 of 15 in Act 4 of Antony and Cleopatra.
Scene length vs. play average
At 21 lines, this scene is shorter than the Antony and Cleopatra average scene in Antony and Cleopatra (~85 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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