Act 4
Original Text |
Modern Text |
|
Enter ANTONY,
OCTAVIUS, and LEPIDUS
|
ANTONY, OCTAVIUS,
and LEPIDUS enter.
|
|
ANTONY These many, then, shall die. Their names are pricked.
|
ANTONY These ones, then, will be assassinated. Their names are
marked.
|
|
OCTAVIUS
(to
LEPIDUS)
Your brother too must die. Consent you, Lepidus?
|
OCTAVIUS
(to
LEPIDUS) Your brother has to die too.
Do you agree, Lepidus?
|
|
LEPIDUS I do consent—
|
LEPIDUS I agree—
|
|
OCTAVIUS Prick him down,
Antony.
|
OCTAVIUS Put a mark next to his name too, Antony.
|
|
LEPIDUS
5Upon condition Publius shall not live,
Who is your sister’s son, Mark Antony.
|
LEPIDUS On the condition that your sister’s son, Publius, also
must die, Mark Antony.
|
|
ANTONY He shall not live. Look, with a spot I damn him.
But, Lepidus, go you to Caesar’s house.
Fetch the will hither, and we shall determine
10How to cut off some charge in legacies.
|
ANTONY He will die. See—I’ve sealed his fate with
this mark next to his name. But, Lepidus, go to Caesar’s
house. Bring his will here, and we’ll figure out a way to
reduce his bequests to the people.
|
|
LEPIDUS What, shall I find you here?
|
LEPIDUS Will you be here when I return?
|
|
OCTAVIUS Or here, or at the Capitol.
|
OCTAVIUS Either here or at the Capitol.
|
|
Exit LEPIDUS
|
LEPIDUS exits.
|
|
ANTONY This is a slight, unmeritable man,
Meet to be sent on errands. Is it fit,
15The threefold world divided, he should stand
One of the three to share it?
|
ANTONY He’s an unremarkable man, fit only to be sent on errands.
Does it really make sense, once we divide the world into three
parts, that he should be one of the three rulers?
|
More Help
-
Character List
CHARACTERS -
Brutus: Character Analysis
CHARACTERS -
Plot Analysis
MAIN IDEAS -
Is a Republic Better than a Monarchy?
MAIN IDEAS -
Quotes by Theme
QUOTES -
Themes
MAIN IDEAS -
Review Quiz
FURTHER STUDY
