Antony and Cleopatra

Act 4 Scene 6

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Flourish. Enter AGRIPPA, and CAESAR, with ENOBARBUS and DOLABELLA	Trumpet fanfare. AGRIPPA and CAESAR enter with ENOBARBUS and DOLABELLA.
CAESAR Go forth, Agrippa, and begin the fight. Our will is Antony be took alive. Make it so known.	CAESAR Agrippa, go start the battle. We want Antony taken alive. Make sure everyone knows that.
AGRIPPA Caesar, I shall.	AGRIPPA I will, Caesar.
Exit	He exits.
CAESAR 5The time of universal peace is near. Prove this a prosp’rous day, the three-nooked world Shall bear the olive freely.	CAESAR An era of universal peace is about to start. If this battle goes well for us, there will be peace in all three corners of the world Africa, Asia, and Europe, which were all under Roman rule three corners of the world .
Enter a MESSENGER	A MESSENGER enters.
MESSENGER Antony Is come into the field.	MESSENGER Antony has come onto the battlefield.
CAESAR Go charge Agrippa Plant those that have revolted in the vant, 10That Antony may seem to spend his fury Upon himself.	CAESAR Go order Agrippa to put the men who deserted Antony’s army at the front. That way Antony will feel like he’s fighting his own men.
Exeunt all but ENOBARBUS	Everyone exits except ENOBARBUS.
ENOBARBUS Alexas did revolt and went to Jewry on Affairs of Antony, there did dissuade Great Herod to incline himself to Caesar 15And leave his master Antony. For this pains Caesar hath hanged him. Canidius and the rest That fell away have entertainment but No honorable trust. I have done ill, Of which I do accuse myself so sorely 20That I will joy no more.	ENOBARBUS Alexas deserted. He went to Judea as if on Antony’s business, but he persuaded Herod to support Caesar instead. Caesar hanged him for this service. Canidius and the others that left Antony are given hospitality here but no positions of trust. I’ve done a bad thing, for which I will blame myself so much that I’ll never be happy again.