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| Alarum. Drums and trumpets. Enter AGRIPPA and others | A call to battle is sounded. Drums and trumpets sound. AGRIPPA and other soldiers of Caesars enter. |
| AGRIPPA Retire! We have engaged ourselves too far. Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected. | AGRIPPA Retreat! Weve advanced too far. Caesar himself is in trouble and there are more adversaries than we expected. |
| Exeunt | They exit. |
| Alarums. Enter ANTONY , and SCARUS , wounded | A battle call. ANTONY enters with SCARUS , who is wounded. |
| SCARUS O my brave Emperor, this is fought indeed! With clouts about their heads. | SCARUS Oh, my brave Emperor, this is what I call a fight! If wed fought like this before, wed have driven them home with bandaged heads. |
| ANTONY Thou bleedst apace. | ANTONY Youre bleeding a lot. |
| SCARUS I had a wound here that was like a T, But now tis made an H. | SCARUS I had a scar here that looked like a T; now its an H. |
| Sound retreat far off | Distant trumpets sound the retreat. |
| ANTONY They do retire. | ANTONY Theyre retreating. |
| SCARUS Well beat em into bench-holes. I have yet 10 Room for six scotches more. | SCARUS Well chase em into their latrines. I still have room for six more wounds. |
| Enter EROS | EROS enters. |
| EROS They are beaten, sir, and our advantage serves For a fair victory. | EROS Theyre retreating, sir, and our superiority indicates a clear victory. |
| SCARUS Let us score their backs And snatch em up, as we take hares, behind! Tis sport to maul a runner. | SCARUS Lets slash their backs and grab em like we do rabbits, from behind. Its fair game to mark a coward. |
| ANTONY I will reward thee 15 Once for thy sprightly comfort and tenfold For thy good valor. Come thee on. | ANTONY Ill reward you once for your cheerfulness and ten times for your courage. Come on. |
| SCARUS Ill halt after. | SCARUS Ill limp after you. |
| Exeunt | They exit. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
| Alarum. Drums and trumpets. Enter AGRIPPA and others | A call to battle is sounded. Drums and trumpets sound. AGRIPPA and other soldiers of Caesars enter. |
| AGRIPPA Retire! We have engaged ourselves too far. Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected. | AGRIPPA Retreat! Weve advanced too far. Caesar himself is in trouble and there are more adversaries than we expected. |
| Exeunt | They exit. |
| Alarums. Enter ANTONY , and SCARUS , wounded | A battle call. ANTONY enters with SCARUS , who is wounded. |
| SCARUS O my brave Emperor, this is fought indeed! With clouts about their heads. | SCARUS Oh, my brave Emperor, this is what I call a fight! If wed fought like this before, wed have driven them home with bandaged heads. |
| ANTONY Thou bleedst apace. | ANTONY Youre bleeding a lot. |
| SCARUS I had a wound here that was like a T, But now tis made an H. | SCARUS I had a scar here that looked like a T; now its an H. |
| Sound retreat far off | Distant trumpets sound the retreat. |
| ANTONY They do retire. | ANTONY Theyre retreating. |
| SCARUS Well beat em into bench-holes. I have yet 10 Room for six scotches more. | SCARUS Well chase em into their latrines. I still have room for six more wounds. |
| Enter EROS | EROS enters. |
| EROS They are beaten, sir, and our advantage serves For a fair victory. | EROS Theyre retreating, sir, and our superiority indicates a clear victory. |
| SCARUS Let us score their backs And snatch em up, as we take hares, behind! Tis sport to maul a runner. | SCARUS Lets slash their backs and grab em like we do rabbits, from behind. Its fair game to mark a coward. |
| ANTONY I will reward thee 15 Once for thy sprightly comfort and tenfold For thy good valor. Come thee on. | ANTONY Ill reward you once for your cheerfulness and ten times for your courage. Come on. |
| SCARUS Ill halt after. | SCARUS Ill limp after you. |
| Exeunt | They exit. |
