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'Tis certain, Caesar. never herd of such a change as this. Give me the letter. I'll peruse it now He reads. That will be hard to bring to pass, and must Be wrought with subtlety: you must not send A threatening message back; for if you do, All's lost, her life, her gold and all are vanished. For Cleopatra, as in all her acts It has appeared, is of a wondrous spirit, Of and ambition greater then her Fortune's Have ever been, though she so long have swayed A sovereignty over half the Roman world, Trod on the necks of humbled Kings, and ruled Antonius as her slave: her haughty spirit Will never stoop so much as to a thought Of such captivity. Caesar, your horse are weary: it's not fit Too much to toil them, for I fear a sally From Alexandria. Antonius is strong in well-provided And skilful horsemen; and despair of favour (Since twice you have refused his propositions) Will put another valour into him. His Hope's (as never as I conjecture them) Are to break through your troops, and get to Sea. For yet he has a Fl et, that may transport him To other lands, to gather new supplies. But any fortune would prove higher far To him, then staying here, without all hope To be shut up in a besieged town. In my opinion let your march be And gentle; that the horse may be refreshed. And we prevent the worst. Go you, Epaphroditus, and besiege The Palace, to surprise Antonius ; You Proculeius, and Cornelius Gallus, Go presently to Cleopatra's tomb, Woe her with all your art and eloquence With all assurances of Caesar's love To leave that place, and yield her person to him. Spare no attempts of force or policy To draw her thence: for you the Citizens Of Alexandria, cheer your fainting hearts, I'll mediate in your behalf to Caesar, To spare the City. Her he comes himself. See Caesar, see; the mark upon her breast, And here the fatal author. It's Like enough, For Cleoptraea's rich, and long has been, Beside the sacrilege she lately did In robbing all the Temples of the Gods About these parts. They look Like likely ones. Here he comes.
Plot summary
Plot — Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
PLOT Though he has a wife in Rome, Antonius is devoted to Cleopatra. Provocatively, he bestows on her three eastern Provinces which were under Roman rule. News arrives from Rome that all but one of his rivals have been eclipsed; the remaining politician, Caesar, is too proud to share power and has engrossed the others' confiscated estates to himself rather than dividing them with Antonius. Antonius abandons hedonism to prepare for war, and Cleopatra forces him to allow her to accompany him. Portents appear in Egypt and Rome, including a comet. During the decisive battle, Cleopatra flees and Antonius follows her, leaving his navy to be massacred; his soldiers transfer their allegiance to Caesar. Antonius goes to live in misanthropic seclusion, madly taking on the name and identity of Timon of Athens. Cleopatra offers Caesar gold to keep herself and her dynasty on the Egyptian throne. Caesar wants the gold, but also wants to display her at his triumph; but, knowing that she will never allow herself to be humiliated, he decides on a ruse. Meanwhile, Cleopatra investigates suicide methods, only to be told that there is no chemical poison which is both fast-acting and painless: her only option is the bite of an asp. She tests the claim on two condemned prisoners, administering the asp to one; when it does indeed appear to be a tranquil death, the other man is spared. Antonius is brought back to his senses by the news of his army's defection, and prepares to return to Cleopatra. While she is expecting his arrival, Thyreus brings her a message from Caesar, who claims to be in love with her. She is minded to accept and give Caesar one of her towns, but Antonius' friends suspect a plot and Thyreus is imprisoned. She accuses Antonius of unreasonable jealousy and threatens suicide, so Thyreus is released and sent back to Caesar with her acceptance of his terms. Cleopatra realizes that she has played false on both sides: her arrangement with Caesar will cost her Antonius' love, but conversely she cannot trust Caesar. While Antonius goes into battle, she retires to her tomb. After Antonius is routed, she sends him false news of her death, and he reacts suicidally. Learning the truth too late, he has himself taken to the tomb so that he can die in Cleopatra's arms. She realizes Caesar's insincerity and resolves to kill herself with the asp. Caesar brings medical specialists, but they are too late to save her life. Caesar honours Antonius and Cleopatra in death, and…