The Complete Works of William Shakespeare In Plain and Simple English (Translated) (771 page)

And look on their endeavour.

And look at their efforts.

Exeunt

Enter OCTAVIUS CAESAR, and his Army

OCTAVIUS CAESAR

But being charged, we will be still by land,

But by being charged, we should still fight by land,

Which, as I take't, we shall; for his best force

Which, as I take it, we will; for his best force

Is forth to man his galleys. To the vales,

Has gone to staff his ships. To the valleys,

And hold our best advantage.

And hold our best advantage.

Exeunt

Enter MARK ANTONY and SCARUS

MARK ANTONY

Yet they are not join'd: where yond pine

Yet they have not shown up: where the pine tree over there

does stand,

stands,

I shall discover all: I'll bring thee word

I will find out what's going on: I will bring you news

Straight, how 'tis like to go.

Immediately, how things are likely to be.

Exit

SCARUS

Swallows have built

Swallows have built
In Cleopatra's sails their nests: the augurers

Their nests in Cleopatra's sails: the fortune-tellers

Say they know not, they cannot tell; look grimly,

Say they have no idea what this means; they look grim

And dare not speak their knowledge. Antony

And do not dare say what they know. Antony

Is valiant, and dejected; and, by starts,

Is courageous, and worried; and, alternating,

His fretted fortunes give him hope, and fear,

His seesawing luck gives him hope, and fear,

Of what he has, and has not.

Alarum afar off, as at a sea-fight

Re-enter MARK ANTONY

MARK ANTONY

All is lost;

All is lost;
This foul Egyptian hath betrayed me:

This terrible Egyptian has betrayed me:

My fleet hath yielded to the foe; and yonder

My fleet has given up to the enemy; and over there

They cast their caps up and carouse together

They throw their hats up and celebrate together

Like friends long lost. Triple-turn'd whore!

Like long-lost friends. Three times a whore!

'tis thou

It is you

Hast sold me to this novice; and my heart

That have sold me to this newcomer, and my heart

Makes only wars on thee. Bid them all fly;

Does nothing but fight against you. Tell them all to run;

For when I am revenged upon my charm,

For when I have revenge on that witch,

I have done all. Bid them all fly; begone.

I will have done all. Tell them all to run; go.

Exit SCARUS

O sun, thy uprise shall I see no more:

Oh sun, I will not see you rise ever again;

Fortune and Antony part here; even here

Destiny and Antony separate here: here
Do we shake hands. All come to this? The hearts

We shake hands. Has it all come to this? The hearts

That spaniel'd me at heels, to whom I gave

That loyally followed me, to whom I have

Their wishes, do discandy, melt their sweets

Everything they wanted, now turn and serve

On blossoming Caesar; and this pine is bark'd,

Blooming Caesar; and this pine has bark,

That overtopp'd them all. Betray'd I am:

That towered over them all. I am betrayed:

O this false soul of Egypt! this grave charm,--

Oh this lying soul of Egypt! This bewitching spell, --

Whose eye beck'd forth my wars, and call'd them home;

Whose eyes brought my wars, and called them home;

Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end,--

Whose bosom was my most important goal,--

Like a right gipsy, hath, at fast and loose,

Like a gypsy, has, fast and loose,

Beguiled me to the very heart of loss.

Tricked me to the very deepest loss.

What, Eros, Eros!

What, Eros, Eros!

Enter CLEOPATRA

Ah, thou spell! Avaunt!

You witch! Go!

CLEOPATRA

Why is my lord enraged against his love?

Why is my lord angry with his love?

MARK ANTONY

Vanish, or I shall give thee thy deserving,

Go, or I will give you what you deserve,

And blemish Caesar's triumph. Let him take thee,

And put a stain on Caesar's triumph. Let him take you,

And hoist thee up to the shouting plebeians:

And stick you up on a pole in front of the shouting commoners:

Follow his chariot, like the greatest spot

Follow his chariot, like the worst example

Of all thy sex; most monster-like, be shown

Of all womanhood; like a monster, be shown

For poor'st diminutives, for doits; and let

To frighten the smallest; and let

Patient Octavia plough thy visage up

Patient Octavia claw your face off

With her prepared nails.

With her manicured nails.

Exit CLEOPATRA

'Tis well thou'rt gone,

It is good that you are gone,

If it be well to live; but better 'twere

If it is good to live; but it would be better

Thou fell'st into my fury, for one death

If you fell into my fury, for one death

Might have prevented many. Eros, ho!

Might have prevented many. Eros, hey!

The shirt of Nessus is upon me: teach me,

The armor of Nessus is on me: teach me,

Alcides, thou mine ancestor, thy rage:

Alcides, my ancestor, your rage:

Let me lodge Lichas on the horns o' the moon;

Let me stick Lichas on the horns of the moon;

And with those hands, that grasp'd the heaviest club,

And with those hands, that held the heaviest club,

Subdue my worthiest self. The witch shall die:

Push down my better self. The witch must die:

To the young Roman boy she hath sold me, and I fall

She has sold me to the young roman boy, and I fall

Under this plot; she dies for't. Eros, ho!

Because of this plot; she must die for it. Eros, hey!

Exit

Enter CLEOPATRA, CHARMIAN, IRAS, and MARDIAN

CLEOPATRA

Help me, my women! O, he is more mad

Help me, my women! Oh, he is more insane

Than Telamon for his shield; the boar of Thessaly

Than Telamon for his shield; the boar of Thessaly
Was never so emboss'd.

Was never carved like that.

CHARMIAN

To the monument!

To the monument!
There lock yourself, and send him word you are dead.

Lock yourself in there, and send him a message that you are dead.

The soul and body rive not more in parting

The soul and body do not rival more in separating

Than greatness going off.

Than greatness ending.

CLEOPATRA

To the monument!

To the monument!
Mardian, go tell him I have slain myself;

Mardian, go tell him I have killed myself:

Say, that the last I spoke was 'Antony,'

Say that the last thing I said was 'Antony,'

And word it, prithee, piteously: hence, Mardian,

And please, make it sound very sad: go, Mardian,

And bring me how he takes my death.

And bring back the news of how he takes my death.

To the monument!

To the monument!

Exeunt

Enter MARK ANTONY and EROS

MARK ANTONY

Eros, thou yet behold'st me?

Eros, you would still look at me?

EROS

Ay, noble lord.

Yes, noble lord.

MARK ANTONY

Sometimes we see a cloud that's dragonish;

Sometimes we see a cloud that looks like a dragon;