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How suddenly the Scene is changed here From love and banquets to the rough alarms And threatening noise of war! No other justice then ambition Makes them to draw their swords; no other cause Then that the world cannot endure two Suns. I hear that rumour; But hope it is not true, how nakedly And in what great confusion would this land Be left! and what addition can her person Among so many Roman Legions Bring to Antonius? necessity must know, before he Queen can go, that order may be taken bout the Fort I keep, what strength she means oh leave within it in her absence. That Comet's gone. Pinnarius Scarpus had received news That Italy and Room it self are filled With prodigies: and ugly Owl of late Did fly into the house of Concord first, Thence being driven away it perched again Within the Temple of the peoples Genius. There, though all strived, it neither could be caught, Nor driven away, but flew at leisure out. A sacred Trophy on Mount Aventine, Dio. Victoria's Image on the Theater Dio. By sudden tempests were thrown down and broken. A two-legged Dragon in Etruria Dio. Full fourscore foot in length was lately seen, Which after much annoyance of the Country to self with lightning was consumed at last. But these portents do threaten Italy. Would none but Roman blood might quench the fire Of Rome's dissensions, and no land beside Be forced to pay the forfeit of their pride. With evil Omen did Aeneas first Transport the relics of Troy's fatal fire To Italy, that kindled greater there It might at last Like lightning through the world Rend every Nation. Was it not enough, That first your conquests strewed the earth with slaugh ter And died all Regions with their natives bloods, But your dissensions still must tear the world? If he should fallen, the fury of the war Would light on Egypt most, and we should rue That ere Antonius loved this hapless land. O Gentlemen, the strongest news, that ere Was seen in Egypt. Well Gentlemen, I'll to Pelusium, And fortify the town to keep our foes, f foes be conquerors, from entering there. As there's occasion wee'll determine that. Avert your ange , Gods, if all too late Our prayers came not now.
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…