Antony & Cleopatra Tags

The Egyptian queen's tempestuous romance with Antony is played out against the battles and intrigues of the Roman civil war. After losing the battle of Actium he dies in her arms and she commits suicide.

Antony & Cleopatra: Act I, Scene 1

Scene 1 Alexandria. A room in Cleopatra’s palace. (Demetrius, Philo, Antony, Cleopatra, Ladies, Eunuchs, Messenger) Enter Demetrius...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act I, Scene 2

Scene 2 The same. Another room. (Enobarbus, Lamprius the Soothsayer, Rannius, Lucillius, Charmian, Iras, Mardian the Eunuch, Alexas, Cleopatra, Antony, Messenger,...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act I, Scene 3

Scene 3 The same. Another room. (Cleopatra, Charmian, Alexas, Iras) Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Alexas, and...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act I, Scene 4

Scene 4 Rome. Octavius Caesar’s house. (Octavius Caesar, Lepidus, Messenger) Enter Octavius Caesar reading a letter, Lepidus, and...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act I, Scene 5

Scene 5 Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. (Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, Mardian, Alexas) Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act II, Scene 1

Scene 1 Messina. Pompey’s house. (Pompey, Menecrates, Menas, Varrius) Enter Pompey, Menecrates, and Menas, in warlike...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act II, Scene 2

Scene 2 Rome. The house of Lepidus. (Enobarbus, Lepidus, Caesar, Maecenas, Agrippa, Antony) Enter Enobarbus and...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act II, Scene 3

Scene 3 The same. Octavius Caesar’s house. (Antony, Caesar, Octavia, Soothsayer, Ventidius) Enter Antony, Caesar, Octavia between...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act II, Scene 4

Scene 4 The same. A street. (Lepidus, Maecenas, and Agrippa) Enter Lepidus, Maecenas, and...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act II, Scene 5

Scene 5 Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. (Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, Alexas, Mardian the Eunuch, Messenger) Enter Cleopatra, Charmian,...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act II, Scene 6

Scene 6 Near Misenum. (Pompey, Menas, Caesar, Lepidus, Antony, Enobarbus, Maecenas, Agrippa, Soldiers) Flourish. Enter Pompey, Menas at one...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act II, Scene 7

Scene 7 On board Pompey’s galley, off Misenum. (Servants, Caesar, Antony, Pompey, Lepidus, Agrippa, Maecenas, Enobarbus, Menas,...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act III, Scene 1

Scene 1 A plain in Syria. (Ventidius, Silius, Romans, Officers, Soldiers, the dead body of Pacorus) Enter Ventidius as it were in triumph with...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act III, Scene 10

Scene 10 Another part of the plain. (Canidius, Taurus, Enobarbus, Scarus) Canidius marcheth with his land army one way over the stage, and...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act III, Scene 11

Scene 11 Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. (Antony, Attendants, Cleopatra, Charmian, Eros, Iras) Enter Antony with...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act III, Scene 12

Scene 12 Egypt. Octavius Caesar’s camp. (Caesar, Agrippa, Thidias, Dolabella, Ambassador) Enter Caesar, Agrippa, Thidias, and Dolabella,...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act III, Scene 13

Scene 13 Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. (Cleopatra, Enobarbus, Charmian, Iras, Ambassador, Antony, Servant, Thidias) Enter Cleopatra,...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act III, Scene 2

Scene 2 Rome. An ante-chamber in Octavius Caesar’s house. (Agrippa, Enobarbus, Caesar, Antony, Lepidus, Octavia) Enter Agrippa at one...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act III, Scene 3

Scene 3 Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. (Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, Alexas, Messenger) Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act III, Scene 4

Scene 4 Athens. A room in Mark Antony’s house. (Antony, Octavia) Enter Antony and...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act III, Scene 5

Scene 5 The same. Another room. (Enobarbus, Eros) Enter Enobarbus and Eros,...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act III, Scene 6

Scene 6 Rome. Octavius Caesar’s house. (Agrippa, Maecenas, Caesar, Octavia) Enter Agrippa, Maecenas, and...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act III, Scene 7

Scene 7 Near Actium. Mark Antony’s camp. (Cleopatra, Enobarbus, Antony, Canidius, Messenger, Soldier) Enter Cleopatra and...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act III, Scene 8

Scene 8 A plain near Actium. (Caesar, Taurus) Enter Caesar with his army and Taurus,...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act III, Scene 9

Scene 9 Another part of the plain. (Antony, Enobarbus) Enter Antony and Enobarbus. ANT. Set...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 1

Scene 1 Before Alexandria. Octavius Caesar’s camp. (Caesar, Agrippa, Maecenas) Enter Caesar, Agrippa, and Maecenas, with his army;...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 10

Scene 10 Between the two camps. (Antony, Scarus) Enter Antony and Scarus with their...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 11

Scene 11 Another part of the same. (Caesar) Enter Caesar and his army. CAES. But being...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 12

Scene 12 Another part of the same. (Antony, Scarus, Cleopatra) Enter Antony and...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 13

Scene 13 Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. (Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, Mardian) Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras,...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 14

Scene 14 The same. Another room. (Antony, Eros, Mardian, Decretas, Guards, Diomedes) Enter Antony and...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 15

Scene 15 The same. A monument. (Cleopatra, Maids, Charmian, Iras, Diomed, Antony, Guards) Enter Cleopatra and her maids aloft, with Charmian...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 2

Scene 2 Alexandria. Cleopatra’s palace. (Antony, Cleopatra, Enobarbus, Charmian, Iras, Alexas, Servitors) Enter Antony, Cleopatra,...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 3

Scene 3 The same. Before the palace. (Soldiers) Enter a company of Soldiers. 1....

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 4

Scene 4 The same. A room in the palace. (Antony, Cleopatra, Charmian, Soldiers, Captains) Enter Antony and Cleopatra, Charmian, with...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 5

Scene 5 Alexandria. Mark Antony’s camp. (Antony, Eros, Soldier) Trumpets sound. Enter Antony and Eros, a Soldier meeting...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 6

Scene 6 Alexandria. Octavius Caesar’s camp. (Agrippa, Caesar, Enobarbus, Dolabella, Messenger, Soldier) Flourish. Enter Agrippa, Caesar,...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 7

Scene 7 Field of battle between the camps. (Agrippa, Antony, Scarus, Eros) Alarum. Drums and Trumpets. Enter Agrippa and...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 8

Scene 8 Under the walls of Alexandria. (Antony, Scarus, Cleopatra) Alarum. Enter Antony again, in a march, Scarus, with...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene 9

Scene 9 Octavius Caesar’s camp. (Sentry, Enobarbus, First Watchman, Second Watchman) Enter a Sentry and his Company. Enobarbus...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act V, Scene 1

Scene 1 Alexandria. Octavius Caesar’s camp. (Caesar, Agrippa, Dolabella, Maecenas, Gallus, Proculeius, Decretas, Egyptian) Enter Caesar...

Antony & Cleopatra: Act V, Scene 2

Scene 2 Alexandria. A room in the monument. (Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, Mardian, Proculeius, Roman Soldiers, Dolabella, Caesar, Gallus, Maecenas, Seleucus, Guards,...

Antony and Cleopatra

Period written: 1607-1608 First known performance: Antony, Octavius Caesar, and Lepidus are a triumvirate ruling the Roman Empire; but Antony prefers to spend his time at leisure in Egypt as a consort to Queen Cleopatra rather...