Goodnight, goodnight.

They place themselves in every corner of the stage

SECOND SOLDIER    Here we: and if tomorrow
        Our navy thrive, I have an absolute10 hope
        Our landmen will stand up.

FIRST SOLDIER    ’Tis a brave12 army, and full of purpose.

Music of the hautboys is under the stage

SECOND SOLDIER    Peace! What noise?

FIRST SOLDIER    List14, list!

SECOND SOLDIER    Hark!

FIRST SOLDIER    Music i’th’air.

THIRD SOLDIER    Under the earth.

FOURTH SOLDIER    It signs well18, does it not?

THIRD SOLDIER    No.

FIRST SOLDIER    Peace, I say! What should this mean?

SECOND SOLDIER    ’Tis the god Hercules21, whom Antony loved,
        Now leaves him.

FIRST SOLDIER    Walk. Let’s see if other watchmen
        Do hear what we do.

SECOND SOLDIER    How now, masters?

ALL    How now? How now? Do you hear this?

Speak together

FIRST SOLDIER    Ay. Is’t not strange?

THIRD SOLDIER    Do you hear, masters28? Do you hear?

FIRST SOLDIER    Follow the noise so far as we have quarter29.
        Let’s see how it will give off30.

ALL    Content. ’Tis strange.
Exeunt

[Act 4 Scene 4]                               
running scene 22

Enter Antony and Cleopatra with others

ANTONY    Eros! Mine armour, Eros!

CLEOPATRA    Sleep a little.

ANTONY    No, my chuck3. Eros! Come, mine armour, Eros!

Enter Eros
With armor

    Come, good fellow, put thine iron4 on.
        If fortune be not ours today, it is
        Because we brave6 her. Come.

CLEOPATRA    Nay, I’ll help too, Antony.
        What’s this for?
Picks up a piece of armor

ANTONY    Ah, let be, let be! Thou art
        The armourer of my heart. False10, false: this, this!

CLEOPATRA    Sooth11, la, I’ll help: thus it must be.
She helps arm him

ANTONY    Well12, well,
        We shall thrive now. See’st thou, my good fellow?
        Go, put on thy defences14.

EROS    Briefly15, sir.

CLEOPATRA    Is not this buckled well?

ANTONY    Rarely17, rarely:
        He that unbuckles this, till we do please
        To doff’t19 for our repose18, shall hear a storm.
        Thou fumblest, Eros, and my queen’s a squire20
        More tight21 at this than thou: dispatch!—O love,
        That thou couldst see my wars today, and knew’st22
        The royal occupation23, thou shouldst see
        A workman24 in’t.—

Enter an armed Soldier

                Good morrow to thee! Welcome!
        Thou look’st like him25 that knows a warlike charge:
        To business that we love we rise betime26
        And go to’t with delight.

SOLDIER    A thousand, sir,
        Early though’t be, have on their riveted trim29
        And at the port30 expect you.

Shout. Trumpets flourish

Enter Captains and Soldiers

CAPTAIN    The morn is fair. Good morrow, general.

ALL    Good morrow, general.

ANTONY    ’Tis well blown33, lads.
        This morning, like the spirit of a youth
        That means to be of note35, begins betimes.—
        So, so. Come, give me that. This way, well said.
To Cleopatra

    Fare thee well, dame37. Whate’er becomes of me,
        This is a soldier’s kiss: rebukable
Kisses her

    And worthy shameful check39 it were, to stand
        On more mechanic compliment40. I’ll leave thee
        Now, like a man of steel.—You that will41 fight,
        Follow me close. I’ll bring you to’t.—Adieu.


Exeunt. [Cleopatra and Charmian remain]

CHARMIAN    Please you retire to your
        chamber?

CLEOPATRA    Lead me.
        He goes forth gallantly. That45 he and Caesar might
        Determine46 this great war in single fight!
        Then Antony — but now … Well, on.
Exeunt

[Act 4 Scene 5]                               
running scene 23

Location: Antony’s camp outside Alexandria   

Trumpets sound. Enter Antony and Eros
A Soldier meets them

SOLDIER    The gods make this a happy1 day to Antony!

ANTONY    Would2 thou and those thy scars had once prevailed
        To make me fight at land!

SOLDIER    Hadst thou done so,
        The kings that have revolted5 and the soldier
        That has this morning left thee would have still
        Followed thy heels.

ANTONY    Who’s gone this morning?

SOLDIER    Who?
        One ever near thee: call for Enobarbus,
        He shall not hear thee, or from Caesar’s camp
        Say ‘I am none of thine.’

ANTONY    What say’st thou?

SOLDIER    Sir,
        He is with Caesar.

EROS    Sir, his chests and treasure
        He has not with him.

ANTONY    Is he gone?

SOLDIER    Most certain.

ANTONY    Go, Eros, send his treasure after: do it:
        Detain no jot, I charge21 thee. Write to him —
        I will subscribe22 — gentle adieus and greetings;
        Say that I wish he never find more cause
        To change a master. O, my fortunes have
        Corrupted honest men! Dispatch25.—Enobarbus!


Exeunt

[Act 4 Scene 6]                               
running scene 24

Location: Caesar’s camp outside Alexandria   

Flourish. Enter Agrippa, Caesar, with Enobarbus and Dolabella

CAESAR    Go forth, Agrippa, and begin the fight.
        Our will is Antony be took2 alive:
        Make it so known.

AGRIPPA    Caesar, I shall.
[Exit]

CAESAR    The time of universal peace5 is near:
        Prove this a prosp’rous day, the three-nooked6 world
        Shall bear the olive7 freely.

Enter a Messenger

MESSENGER    Antony is come into the field.

CAESAR    Go charge Agrippa
        Plant those that have revolted in the van10
        That Antony may seem to spend his fury
        Upon himself.
Exeunt. [Enobarbus remains]

ENOBARBUS    Alexas did revolt, and went to Jewry13 on
        Affairs of Antony, there did dissuade14
        Great Herod15 to incline himself to Caesar
        And leave his master Antony. For this pains
        Caesar hath hanged him. Canidius and the rest
        That fell away18 have entertainment but
        No honourable trust.