Antony and Cleopatra

by: William Shakespeare

Act 3 Scene 13

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Enter CLEOPATRA, ENOBARBUS, CHARMIAN, and IRAS	CLEOPATRA, ENOBARBUS, CHARMIAN, and IRAS enter.
CLEOPATRA What shall we do, Enobarbus?	CLEOPATRA What are we going to do, Enobarbus?
ENOBARBUS Think and die.	ENOBARBUS Think about our situation, then die.
CLEOPATRA Is Antony or we in fault for this?	CLEOPATRA Who is to blame for this: Antony or I?
ENOBARBUS Antony only, that would make his will Lord of his reason. What though you fled 5From that great face of war, whose several ranges Frighted each other? Why should he follow? The itch of his affection should not then Have nicked his captainship at such a point When half to half the world opposed, he being 10The merèd question. ’Twas a shame no less Than was his loss, to course your flying flags And leave his navy gazing.	ENOBARBUS Only Antony was at fault. He put his desire in charge of his reason. So what if you ran from the battle, terrified, as ranks of ships threatened one another? Why should he have followed you? With half the world opposing the other half, it wasn’t the time for Antony, the pivotal player, to let love distract him. To race after your departing ships, leaving his navy to watch, was a shame as great as the resulting loss.
CLEOPATRA Prithee, peace.	CLEOPATRA Please, let’s not talk about it.
Enter AMBASSADOR with ANTONY	The AMBASSADOR and ANTONY enter.
ANTONY Is that his answer?	ANTONY Is that his answer?
AMBASSADOR Ay, my lord.	AMBASSADOR Yes, my lord.
ANTONY 15The Queen shall then have courtesy, so she Will yield us up?	ANTONY The Queen will be treated fairly if she gives me up?
AMBASSADOR He says so.	AMBASSADOR That’s what he says.
ANTONY Let her know ’t.— (to CLEOPATRA ) To the boy Caesar send this grizzled head, And he will fill thy wishes to the brim With principalities.	ANTONY Tell her. (to CLEOPATRA ) If you send my aged head to that boy, Caesar, he’ll give you all the kingdoms you want.

Read the Summary of Act III, scenes viii–xiii

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