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Act 3, Scene 7, Page 4
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Enter a SOLDIER
A SOLDIER enters.
How now, worthy soldier?
What’s the news, brave soldier?
65
SOLDIER
O noble Emperor, do not fight by sea!
Trust not to rotten planks. Do you misdoubt
This sword and these my wounds? Let th’ Egyptians
And the Phoenicians go a-ducking. We
Have used to conquer standing on the earth
And fighting foot to foot.
SOLDIER
Oh, don’t fight by sea, noble Emperor! Don’t trust rotten planks. Don’t you trust my sword and these wounds? Let the Egyptians and Phoenicians go swimming. We are used to winning by standing on the earth and fighting toe to toe.
ANTONY
Well, well, away.
ANTONY
Well, well, let’s go.
Exeunt ANTONY, CLEOPATRA, and ENOBARBUS
ANTONY, CLEOPATRA, and ENOBARBUS exit.
SOLDIER
By Hercules, I think I am i’ th’ right.
SOLDIER
By Hercules, I think I’m right.
70 CANIDIUS
Soldier, thou art; but his whole action grows
Not in the power on ’t. So our leader’s led,
And we are women’s men.
CANIDIUS
Soldier, you are. But Antony’s decisions aren’t coming from his extensive experience. Our leader is being led. We are following a woman.
SOLDIER
You keep by land
The legions and the horse whole, do you not?
SOLDIER
On land you keep the legions and cavalry together, don’t you?
75 CANIDIUS
Marcus Octavius, Marcus Justeius,
Publicola, and Caelius, are for sea;
But we keep whole by land. This speed of Caesar’s
Carries beyond belief.
CANIDIUS
Marcus Octavius, Marcus Justeius, Publicola, and Caelius will go by sea, but we’ll keep the bulk on land. Caesar’s speed defies belief.
SOLDIER
While he was yet in Rome
His power went out in such distractions as
Beguiled all spies.
SOLDIER
While he was still in Rome, he deployed his forces in so many different disguises that all our spies were fooled. http://ping.fm/0zUaF
Original Text
Modern Text
Enter a SOLDIER
A SOLDIER enters.
How now, worthy soldier?
What’s the news, brave soldier?
65
SOLDIER
O noble Emperor, do not fight by sea!
Trust not to rotten planks. Do you misdoubt
This sword and these my wounds? Let th’ Egyptians
And the Phoenicians go a-ducking. We
Have used to conquer standing on the earth
And fighting foot to foot.
SOLDIER
Oh, don’t fight by sea, noble Emperor! Don’t trust rotten planks. Don’t you trust my sword and these wounds? Let the Egyptians and Phoenicians go swimming. We are used to winning by standing on the earth and fighting toe to toe.
ANTONY
Well, well, away.
ANTONY
Well, well, let’s go.
Exeunt ANTONY, CLEOPATRA, and ENOBARBUS
ANTONY, CLEOPATRA, and ENOBARBUS exit.
SOLDIER
By Hercules, I think I am i’ th’ right.
SOLDIER
By Hercules, I think I’m right.
70 CANIDIUS
Soldier, thou art; but his whole action grows
Not in the power on ’t. So our leader’s led,
And we are women’s men.
CANIDIUS
Soldier, you are. But Antony’s decisions aren’t coming from his extensive experience. Our leader is being led. We are following a woman.
SOLDIER
You keep by land
The legions and the horse whole, do you not?
SOLDIER
On land you keep the legions and cavalry together, don’t you?
75 CANIDIUS
Marcus Octavius, Marcus Justeius,
Publicola, and Caelius, are for sea;
But we keep whole by land. This speed of Caesar’s
Carries beyond belief.
CANIDIUS
Marcus Octavius, Marcus Justeius, Publicola, and Caelius will go by sea, but we’ll keep the bulk on land. Caesar’s speed defies belief.
SOLDIER
While he was yet in Rome
His power went out in such distractions as
Beguiled all spies.
SOLDIER
While he was still in Rome, he deployed his forces in so many different disguises that all our spies were fooled. http://ping.fm/0zUaF