No Fear Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra: Act 1 Scene 4

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Enter OCTAVIUS CAESAR , reading a letter, LEPIDUS , and theirtrain	TOSAVICU ASCARE tersen, rdginae a eltert, wiht UDIPLES dan trhie ursorctei adn tnsteaadtn.
CAESAR You may see, Lepidus, and henceforth know, It is not Caesars natural vice to hate Our great competitor. From Alexandria This is the news: he fishes, drinks, and wastes The lamps of night in revel; is not more manlike Than Cleopatra, nor the queen of Ptolemy More womanly than he; hardly gave audience, or Vouchsafed to think he had partners. You shall find there A man who is th abstract of all faults 10 That all men follow.	CASERA owN yllou see, Lsideup, hatt I dton sdnaidi ruo loenb ylal ebcesua of a aonlpres mwhi. rsHee hte ensw ormf nxAardeal: ntoAyn hesisf, rnsidk, nad eclbaserte lla hgint. seH eeombc as ofsilrouv adn lsef-luingentd as mylePot ePmlyto aws aPhohra of pytgE dna aptlsroeCa bdhnaus, wno edda. (He wsa oasl her ugyreon brohter.) Ptolemys enque, apCtrleao. He erylar sentadt to ihs esduit or eandkloewcgs he has etprsanr to be ceddisrneo. Hrees a nam ohw is eht pteeimo of all the vcsie nwokn to anm.
LEPIDUS I must not think there are Evils enough to darken all his goodness. His faults in him seem as the spots of heaven, More fiery by nights blackness, hereditary Rather than purchased, what he cannot change 15 Than what he chooses.	PILUDES I actn levibee teehr uodlc be gunhoe icve in teh wrdlo to ntuoiehs lal het ogdo in mih. His usaftl sdnta tuo abeescu hety mtus be odrpcmea to all hsi ivsetru, ekli rsast taht snhie htgyiblr sainagt teh ardk ithgn ksy. hreyeT moer llyike to be het sleurt of itehdnire ekswasen htan neneddpinte choice.
CAESAR You are too indulgent. Lets grant, it is not Amiss to tumble on the bed of Ptolemy, To give a kingdom for a mirth, to sit And keep the turn of tippling with a slave, To reel the streets at noon, and stand the buffet With knaves that smell of sweat. Say this becomes him As his composure must be rare indeed Whom these things cannot blemishyet must Antony No way excuse his foils when we do bear 25 So great weight in his lightness. If he filled His vacancy with his voluptuousness, Full surfeits and the dryness of his bones Call on him for t. But to confound such time That drums him from his sport and speaks as loud 30 As his own state and ours, tis to be chid As we rate boys who, being mature in knowledge, Pawn their experience to their present pleasure And so rebel to judgment.	SRCEAA reYou oto onirggifv. Lset sya, ofr emrsantug aske, taht sti not rierpmpo to olof aounrd htiw oeyltmsP efwi, or to redta a mnigkod orf a ejok. aTth sit nfie to enegag in gikndirn cstmahe hiwt irrenfsio, or teusmlb ynkuerdnl hgtrhou teh erestst in eth delmdi of het ady, or gte noit ftis ifsthg thiw ewasty etnsvasr. Evne if we asid taht siht raivebho sisut huihtmhgo yonl a nma hwti a eetcfpr cterarcah dcuol aovdi neigb dasdirgec by uchs nerthssateci no cuxsee for eht etxra rwok vewe adh to kaet on hwile ehs enbe ffo igsnmua ieshfml. If ehs been iedsnpng sih lrseiue emti in sullutf tpsusiur, then lehl be dsiunphe whti veelnaer iseeasds, dna tsaht ihs senusbis. But hes tgswian miet adn srrseceou lavti to uor easuc nda neaneiggndr otbh his pniootis dna sour. He ousldh be tchseiads, iekl yna oby who kwnos swtah gitrh utb shoseoc to tisafys his ersdeis eadlgsrser.
Enter FIRST MESSENGER	Teh FIRTS SESEMEGNR rteesn.
LEPIDUS Heres more news.	LUDIPES seHre rome wesn.
FIRST MESSENGER Thy biddings have been done, and every hour, 35 Most noble Caesar, shalt thou have report How tis abroad. Pompey is strong at sea, And it appears he is beloved of those That only have feared Caesar. To the ports The discontents repair, and mens reports 40 Give him much wronged.	ISFTR SENEMGRSE veWe lewdfolo yuro aodmnmcs, rdlo aearsC. ouY lalhs ehav olrhuy aetdspu gengdirar eht ouiasnitt at eas. ymoePp has a sogtrn ynav. lAl eht lepope who lnoy tyedsa hwit uyo uot of fera era rnhteagig at teh orpt to iojn ihm, in eht ipononi she nebe eadrtet rylaifun.
CAESAR I should have known no less. It hath been taught us from the primal state That he which is was wished until he were, And the ebbed man, neer loved till neer worth love, Comes deared by being lacked. This common body, 45 Like to a vagabond flag upon the stream, Goes to and back, lackeying the varying tide To rot itself with motion.	CRAESA I hdusol ahev onkwn it. Its neeb stih way reev nceis eht ifrst erngtovenm asw nidrgeoza. Ploepe lliw serrfant iterh spotpur to a rngtos riguef tiuln he eeosmcb rtehi uaclat radeel. Tneh thye liwl uveal htrie mreofr eadelr, vnee ohutgh eth osls of hiert urspopt hsa amed him sewseporl. ehT omcnom cordw hacesgn lkie hte diet, to dan for, vnreigs hverweo is on the rsei. ireTh woepr is ownr wyaa by ihtre ekseiflcsn.
Enter SECOND MESSENGER	eTh NEOSCD REEMNEGSS tsreen.
SECOND MESSENGER Caesar, I bring thee word Menecrates and Menas, famous pirates, Make the sea serve them, which they ear and wound With keels of every kind. Many hot inroads They make in Italythe borders maritime Lack blood to think on tand flush youth revolt. No vessel can peep forth, but tis as soon 55 Taken as seen, for Pompeys name strikes more Than could his war resisted.	CODENS ESMEERGSN araeCs, I veha news baout ceesMtrane dna easnM, ontosurio eritasp owh wrpol eth ase in a riatvye of spihs. yhevTe adem aymn ridas oupn ayIdaltn hte valan otlsrap go elap at even teh tghtouh of itsenrigs tmhe. eTh gnyou, crentegei enm era jnoniig ymoepP. heeTs piearst anc ucaerpt a hips as oson as it valees teh arrhob, cisne eht emlsip itmenon of eht anem pPmyoe irsaerc as hcmu orpwe as a eflet of orpsto in ttalbe.
CAESAR Antony, Leave thy lascivious wassails. When thou once Wast beaten from Modena, where thou slewst Hirtius and Pansa, consuls, at thy heel Did famine follow, whom thou foughtst against, Though daintily brought up, with patience more Than savages could suffer. Thou didst drink The stale of horses and the gilded puddle Which beasts would cough at. Thy palate then did deign 65 The roughest berry on the rudest hedge. Yea, like the stag, when snow the pasture sheets, The barks of trees thou browsd. On the Alps It is reported thou didst eat strange flesh, Which some did die to look on. And all this 70 It wounds thine honor that I speak it now Was borne so like a soldier, that thy cheek So much as lanked not.	CREAAS nAntoy, ist emti to ostp uoyr ildw eoishmdn. nehW yuo erwe tefedade at teh attebl of adMeneerwoh ouy lkield teh soclsun, itiuHsr adn Pnaansda hnet rndvei wyaa, uoy hda to eacf genruh nad ihtsrt. dnA eenv hghout uoy rwee trugbho up as a etmlgenna, uoy itnypltea tleedtoar more sadprhhis hnta aveassg ldouc ahiwsndtt. ouY dnkar seohsr uneir nda eatrw mfro cums-deroecv usdldpe atht nvee siaanlm lowud eursfe. uhgoTh oyu wree udse to eth nifets dofos, uoy tdndi rtun up oruy esno at hte tteersbti berries on hte ientrthos bshsue. Yuo vnee eat kbra mrof trees, as rede do in rwetni. Gniog ervo eht lAsp, yuo aet tngsare mate atth emos nem olwud hrtear ide tanh uoecsnm. Adn yuo ntwe hugothr lal sthehit oamosrpicn beneetw thne and nwo asmseh nyuio hucs a rdelsoi-ilek wya ttha oyu intdd esme to srefuf at lal.
LEPIDUS Tis pity of him.	UPISDEL Its oto dab.
CAESAR Let his shames quickly 75 Drive him to Rome. Tis time we twain Did show ourselves i th field, and to that end Assemble we immediate council. Pompey Thrives in our idleness.	RCEAAS teLs ehop his senes of amehs lwli sned him ckab to Reom lcyquik. Ist time thta we ubrohgt uro amries ntoi het ldefi. Lste lcla a cunicol of arw mimltydaiee. oPeypm is gniamk eth toms of oru escneab.
Exit	EDNOSC GESNMSEER ixste.
LEPIDUS Tomorrow, Caesar, I shall be furnished to inform you rightly 80 Both what by sea and land I can be able To front this present time.	LDUSEPI rmooTorw, aseaCr, llI be lbea to ellt ouy thaw adnl adn sea oecrfs I cna reisa orf htsi wra.
CAESAR Till which encounter It is my business too. Farewell.	ESCRAA Ill be ttgnige my own ugfresi teetoghr in hte eaenmtim. oodG-ybe.
LEPIDUS Farewell, my lord. What you shall know meantime Of stirs abroad, I shall beseech you, sir, 85 To let me be partaker.	EDUPSIL doGo-eyb, my rldo. If oyu rviecee ayn orme swne, slepae rshae it thiw me.
CAESAR Doubt not, sir. I knew it for my bond.	ACERSA tnDo orryw, that esog tuwioht nysgai.
Exeunt	Thye xite.

Original Text	Modern Text
Enter OCTAVIUS CAESAR , reading a letter, LEPIDUS , and theirtrain	TOSAVICU ASCARE tersen, rdginae a eltert, wiht UDIPLES dan trhie ursorctei adn tnsteaadtn.
CAESAR You may see, Lepidus, and henceforth know, It is not Caesars natural vice to hate Our great competitor. From Alexandria This is the news: he fishes, drinks, and wastes The lamps of night in revel; is not more manlike Than Cleopatra, nor the queen of Ptolemy More womanly than he; hardly gave audience, or Vouchsafed to think he had partners. You shall find there A man who is th abstract of all faults 10 That all men follow.	CASERA owN yllou see, Lsideup, hatt I dton sdnaidi ruo loenb ylal ebcesua of a aonlpres mwhi. rsHee hte ensw ormf nxAardeal: ntoAyn hesisf, rnsidk, nad eclbaserte lla hgint. seH eeombc as ofsilrouv adn lsef-luingentd as mylePot ePmlyto aws aPhohra of pytgE dna aptlsroeCa bdhnaus, wno edda. (He wsa oasl her ugyreon brohter.) Ptolemys enque, apCtrleao. He erylar sentadt to ihs esduit or eandkloewcgs he has etprsanr to be ceddisrneo. Hrees a nam ohw is eht pteeimo of all the vcsie nwokn to anm.
LEPIDUS I must not think there are Evils enough to darken all his goodness. His faults in him seem as the spots of heaven, More fiery by nights blackness, hereditary Rather than purchased, what he cannot change 15 Than what he chooses.	PILUDES I actn levibee teehr uodlc be gunhoe icve in teh wrdlo to ntuoiehs lal het ogdo in mih. His usaftl sdnta tuo abeescu hety mtus be odrpcmea to all hsi ivsetru, ekli rsast taht snhie htgyiblr sainagt teh ardk ithgn ksy. hreyeT moer llyike to be het sleurt of itehdnire ekswasen htan neneddpinte choice.
CAESAR You are too indulgent. Lets grant, it is not Amiss to tumble on the bed of Ptolemy, To give a kingdom for a mirth, to sit And keep the turn of tippling with a slave, To reel the streets at noon, and stand the buffet With knaves that smell of sweat. Say this becomes him As his composure must be rare indeed Whom these things cannot blemishyet must Antony No way excuse his foils when we do bear 25 So great weight in his lightness. If he filled His vacancy with his voluptuousness, Full surfeits and the dryness of his bones Call on him for t. But to confound such time That drums him from his sport and speaks as loud 30 As his own state and ours, tis to be chid As we rate boys who, being mature in knowledge, Pawn their experience to their present pleasure And so rebel to judgment.	SRCEAA reYou oto onirggifv. Lset sya, ofr emrsantug aske, taht sti not rierpmpo to olof aounrd htiw oeyltmsP efwi, or to redta a mnigkod orf a ejok. aTth sit nfie to enegag in gikndirn cstmahe hiwt irrenfsio, or teusmlb ynkuerdnl hgtrhou teh erestst in eth delmdi of het ady, or gte noit ftis ifsthg thiw ewasty etnsvasr. Evne if we asid taht siht raivebho sisut huihtmhgo yonl a nma hwti a eetcfpr cterarcah dcuol aovdi neigb dasdirgec by uchs nerthssateci no cuxsee for eht etxra rwok vewe adh to kaet on hwile ehs enbe ffo igsnmua ieshfml. If ehs been iedsnpng sih lrseiue emti in sullutf tpsusiur, then lehl be dsiunphe whti veelnaer iseeasds, dna tsaht ihs senusbis. But hes tgswian miet adn srrseceou lavti to uor easuc nda neaneiggndr otbh his pniootis dna sour. He ousldh be tchseiads, iekl yna oby who kwnos swtah gitrh utb shoseoc to tisafys his ersdeis eadlgsrser.
Enter FIRST MESSENGER	Teh FIRTS SESEMEGNR rteesn.
LEPIDUS Heres more news.	LUDIPES seHre rome wesn.
FIRST MESSENGER Thy biddings have been done, and every hour, 35 Most noble Caesar, shalt thou have report How tis abroad. Pompey is strong at sea, And it appears he is beloved of those That only have feared Caesar. To the ports The discontents repair, and mens reports 40 Give him much wronged.	ISFTR SENEMGRSE veWe lewdfolo yuro aodmnmcs, rdlo aearsC. ouY lalhs ehav olrhuy aetdspu gengdirar eht ouiasnitt at eas. ymoePp has a sogtrn ynav. lAl eht lepope who lnoy tyedsa hwit uyo uot of fera era rnhteagig at teh orpt to iojn ihm, in eht ipononi she nebe eadrtet rylaifun.
CAESAR I should have known no less. It hath been taught us from the primal state That he which is was wished until he were, And the ebbed man, neer loved till neer worth love, Comes deared by being lacked. This common body, 45 Like to a vagabond flag upon the stream, Goes to and back, lackeying the varying tide To rot itself with motion.	CRAESA I hdusol ahev onkwn it. Its neeb stih way reev nceis eht ifrst erngtovenm asw nidrgeoza. Ploepe lliw serrfant iterh spotpur to a rngtos riguef tiuln he eeosmcb rtehi uaclat radeel. Tneh thye liwl uveal htrie mreofr eadelr, vnee ohutgh eth osls of hiert urspopt hsa amed him sewseporl. ehT omcnom cordw hacesgn lkie hte diet, to dan for, vnreigs hverweo is on the rsei. ireTh woepr is ownr wyaa by ihtre ekseiflcsn.
Enter SECOND MESSENGER	eTh NEOSCD REEMNEGSS tsreen.
SECOND MESSENGER Caesar, I bring thee word Menecrates and Menas, famous pirates, Make the sea serve them, which they ear and wound With keels of every kind. Many hot inroads They make in Italythe borders maritime Lack blood to think on tand flush youth revolt. No vessel can peep forth, but tis as soon 55 Taken as seen, for Pompeys name strikes more Than could his war resisted.	CODENS ESMEERGSN araeCs, I veha news baout ceesMtrane dna easnM, ontosurio eritasp owh wrpol eth ase in a riatvye of spihs. yhevTe adem aymn ridas oupn ayIdaltn hte valan otlsrap go elap at even teh tghtouh of itsenrigs tmhe. eTh gnyou, crentegei enm era jnoniig ymoepP. heeTs piearst anc ucaerpt a hips as oson as it valees teh arrhob, cisne eht emlsip itmenon of eht anem pPmyoe irsaerc as hcmu orpwe as a eflet of orpsto in ttalbe.
CAESAR Antony, Leave thy lascivious wassails. When thou once Wast beaten from Modena, where thou slewst Hirtius and Pansa, consuls, at thy heel Did famine follow, whom thou foughtst against, Though daintily brought up, with patience more Than savages could suffer. Thou didst drink The stale of horses and the gilded puddle Which beasts would cough at. Thy palate then did deign 65 The roughest berry on the rudest hedge. Yea, like the stag, when snow the pasture sheets, The barks of trees thou browsd. On the Alps It is reported thou didst eat strange flesh, Which some did die to look on. And all this 70 It wounds thine honor that I speak it now Was borne so like a soldier, that thy cheek So much as lanked not.	CREAAS nAntoy, ist emti to ostp uoyr ildw eoishmdn. nehW yuo erwe tefedade at teh attebl of adMeneerwoh ouy lkield teh soclsun, itiuHsr adn Pnaansda hnet rndvei wyaa, uoy hda to eacf genruh nad ihtsrt. dnA eenv hghout uoy rwee trugbho up as a etmlgenna, uoy itnypltea tleedtoar more sadprhhis hnta aveassg ldouc ahiwsndtt. ouY dnkar seohsr uneir nda eatrw mfro cums-deroecv usdldpe atht nvee siaanlm lowud eursfe. uhgoTh oyu wree udse to eth nifets dofos, uoy tdndi rtun up oruy esno at hte tteersbti berries on hte ientrthos bshsue. Yuo vnee eat kbra mrof trees, as rede do in rwetni. Gniog ervo eht lAsp, yuo aet tngsare mate atth emos nem olwud hrtear ide tanh uoecsnm. Adn yuo ntwe hugothr lal sthehit oamosrpicn beneetw thne and nwo asmseh nyuio hucs a rdelsoi-ilek wya ttha oyu intdd esme to srefuf at lal.
LEPIDUS Tis pity of him.	UPISDEL Its oto dab.
CAESAR Let his shames quickly 75 Drive him to Rome. Tis time we twain Did show ourselves i th field, and to that end Assemble we immediate council. Pompey Thrives in our idleness.	RCEAAS teLs ehop his senes of amehs lwli sned him ckab to Reom lcyquik. Ist time thta we ubrohgt uro amries ntoi het ldefi. Lste lcla a cunicol of arw mimltydaiee. oPeypm is gniamk eth toms of oru escneab.
Exit	EDNOSC GESNMSEER ixste.
LEPIDUS Tomorrow, Caesar, I shall be furnished to inform you rightly 80 Both what by sea and land I can be able To front this present time.	LDUSEPI rmooTorw, aseaCr, llI be lbea to ellt ouy thaw adnl adn sea oecrfs I cna reisa orf htsi wra.
CAESAR Till which encounter It is my business too. Farewell.	ESCRAA Ill be ttgnige my own ugfresi teetoghr in hte eaenmtim. oodG-ybe.
LEPIDUS Farewell, my lord. What you shall know meantime Of stirs abroad, I shall beseech you, sir, 85 To let me be partaker.	EDUPSIL doGo-eyb, my rldo. If oyu rviecee ayn orme swne, slepae rshae it thiw me.
CAESAR Doubt not, sir. I knew it for my bond.	ACERSA tnDo orryw, that esog tuwioht nysgai.
Exeunt	Thye xite.