THE TRAGEDY OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

Contents

ACT I
[Scene I. Alexandria. A Room in Cleopatra’s palace.]
[Scene II. Alexandria. Another Room in Cleopatra’s palace.]
[Scene III. Alexandria. A Room in Cleopatra’s palace.]
[Scene IV. Rome. An Apartment in Caesar’s House]
[Scene V. Alexandria. A Room in the Palace.]
ACT II
[Scene I. Messina. A Room in Pompey’s house.]
[Scene II. Rome. A Room in the House of Lepidus.]
[Scene III. Rome. A Room in Caesar’s House.]
[Scene IV. Rome. A street.]
[Scene V. Alexandria. A Room in the Palace.]
[Scene VI. Near Misenum.]
[Scene VII. On board Pompey’s Galley, lying near Misenum.]
ACT III
[Scene I. A plain in Syria.]
[Scene II. Rome. An Ante-chamber in Caesar’s house.]
[Scene III. Alexandria. A Room in the Palace.]
[Scene IV. Athens. A Room in Antony’s House.]
[Scene V. Athens. Another Room in Antony’s House.]
[Scene VI. Rome. A Room in Caesar’s House.]
[Scene VII. Antony’s Camp near the Promontory of Actium.]
[Scene VIII. A plain near Actium.]
[Scene IX. Another part of the Plain.]
[Scene X. Another part of the Plain.]
[Scene XI. Alexandria. A Room in the Palace.]
[Scene XII. Caesar’s camp in Egypt.]
[Scene XIII. Alexandria. A Room in the Palace.]
ACT IV
[Scene I. Caesar’s Camp at Alexandria.]
[Scene II. Alexandria. A Room in the Palace.]
[Scene III. Alexandria. Before the Palace.]
[Scene IV. Alexandria. A Room in the Palace.]
[Scene V. Antony’s camp near Alexandria.]
[Scene VI. Alexandria. Caesar’s camp.]
[Scene VII. Field of battle between the Camps.]
[Scene VIII. Under the Walls of Alexandria.]
[Scene IX. Caesar’s camp.]
[Scene X. Ground between the two Camps.]
[Scene XI. Another part of the Ground.]
[Scene XII. Another part of the Ground.]
[Scene XIII. Alexandria. A Room in the Palace.]
[Scene XIV. Alexandria. Another Room.]
[Scene XV. Alexandria. A monument.]
ACT V
[Scene I. Caesar’s Camp before Alexandria.]
[Scene II. Alexandria. A Room in the Monument.]

Dramatis Personæ

MARK ANTONY, Triumvir
OCTAVIUS CAESAR, Triumvir
LEPIDUS, Triumvir
SEXTUS POMPEIUS,
DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS, friend to Antony
VENTIDIUS, friend to Antony
EROS, friend to Antony
SCARUS, friend to Antony
DERCETUS, friend to Antony
DEMETRIUS, friend to Antony
PHILO, friend to Antony
MAECENAS, friend to Caesar
AGRIPPA, friend to Caesar
DOLABELLA, friend to Caesar
PROCULEIUS, friend to Caesar
THIDIAS, friend to Caesar
GALLUS, friend to Caesar
MENAS, friend to Pompey
MENECRATES, friend to Pompey
VARRIUS, friend to Pompey
TAURUS, Lieutenant-General to Caesar
CANIDIUS, Lieutenant-General to Antony
SILIUS, an Officer in Ventidius’s army
EUPHRONIUS, an Ambassador from Antony to Caesar
ALEXAS, attendant on Cleopatra
MARDIAN, attendant on Cleopatra
SELEUCUS, attendant on Cleopatra
DIOMEDES, attendant on Cleopatra
A SOOTHSAYER
A CLOWN

CLEOPATRA, Queen of Egypt
OCTAVIA, sister to Caesar and wife to Antony
CHARMIAN, Attendant on Cleopatra
IRAS, Attendant on Cleopatra

Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and other Attendants

SCENE: Dispersed, in several parts of the Roman Empire.

ACT I