Antony and Cleopatra
Act III, Scene 5
Athens. Another room in Antony’s house.
Pompey the Great
Alphanidon, Unknown artist
- Enter Enobarbus and Eros, meeting.
Domitius Enobarbus
1- How now, friend Eros?
Eros
2- There’s strange news come, sir.
Domitius Enobarbus
3- What, man?
Eros
4- Caesar and Lepidus have made wars upon Pompey.
Domitius Enobarbus
5- This is old, what is the success?
Eros
6 - 11- Caesar, having made use of him in the wars ’gainst Pompey,
- presently denied him rivality, would not let him partake in
- the glory of the action, and not resting here, accuses him
- of letters he had formerly wrote to Pompey; upon his own
- appeal, seizes him. So the poor third is up, till death
- enlarge his confine.
Domitius Enobarbus
12 - 14- Then, world, thou hast a pair of chaps—no more,
- And throw between them all the food thou hast,
- They’ll grind th’ one the other. Where’s Antony?
Eros
15 - 18- He’s walking in the garden—thus, and spurns
- The rush that lies before him; cries, “Fool Lepidus!”
- And threats the throat of that his officer
- That murd’red Pompey.
Domitius Enobarbus
19- Our great navy’s rigg’d.
Eros
20 - 22- For Italy and Caesar. More, Domitius,
- My lord desires you presently; my news
- I might have told hereafter.
Domitius Enobarbus
23 - 24- ’Twill be naught,
- But let it be. Bring me to Antony.
Eros
25- Come, sir.
- Exeunt.