Act 4
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Enter CLEOPATRA,
CHARMIAN, IRAS, and
MARDIAN
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CLEOPATRA, CHARMIAN,
IRAS, and MARDIAN
enter.
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CLEOPATRA
Help me, my women! Oh, he’s more mad
Than Telamon for his shield. The boar of Thessaly
Was never so embossed.
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CLEOPATRA
Help me, ladies! Oh, Antony is more furious than Telamon, who
killed himself in a jealous rage. The wild boar of Thessaly, which
the goddess Diana sent to punish King Caledon for neglecting her
sacrifices, didn’t foam at the mouth as much as Antony does
now.
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CHARMIAN
To th’
monument!
There lock yourself and send him word you are dead.
5The soul and body rive not more in parting
Than greatness going off.
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CHARMIAN
Go to your tomb! Lock yourself in and send him word that you’re
dead. When a great person departs, it causes more pain than when the
soul leaves the body.
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CLEOPATRA
To th’
monument!—
Mardian, go tell him I have slain myself.
Say that the last I spoke was “Antony,”
And word it, prithee, piteously. Hence, Mardian,
10And bring me how he takes my death. (to the others) To th’
monument!
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CLEOPATRA
To my tomb! Mardian, go tell him I’ve killed myself. Say the last
word I spoke was “Antony,” and please word it pathetically. Go,
Mardian, and let me know how he reacts to my death. (to the others) To the
tomb!
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Exeunt
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They all exit.
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