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Omnes 20 that
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Dollabello 16 lessens
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Cæsars 90 deputation
= Ed. F = disputation 127 errand = Ed. F = arrant 192 Caesarion = Ed. F = Caesarian smite = Ed. F = smile 195 discandying = Ed. F = discandering 231 on = Ed. F = in
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Domitian 25 SH ALL
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F 11 SH CLEOPATRA = Ed.
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Camindius 21 more
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(throughout scene) 131 SH THIRD GUARD
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Maecenas
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Dercetus
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languish 66 varletry = F2. F = Varlotarie 98 o’th’earth = F. Ed = O, the earth 105 autumn = Ed. F =
Anthony 125 smites
= Ed. F = suites 256 Ballad = F2. F = Ballads 264 my = F2. F = mine 360 wild = F.
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vile 364 awry = Ed. F = away 365 SD
Enter…in = Ed. F
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SCENE-BY-SCENE ANALYSIS
ACT 1 SCENE 1
    Lines 1–13: In Egypt, two Roman soldiers, Demetrius and Philo, discuss Antony’s infatuation with Cleopatra. Philo comments that Antony used to be “like plated Mars,” one of many comparisons that are made between Antony and Cleopatra and Mars and Venus respectively, representing the opposing forces of war and love. Both Antony and Cleopatra struggle to find a balance between their public and private selves, their roles as leaders and their personal desires and weaknesses. Tension between opposites is a significant element of the play, between and within characters and the countries that they represent, as well as via more thematic contrasts (actions versus words, reason versus passion, male versus female). Philo argues that Antony has lost his respected status as a leader and a soldier because of his “dotage” over the “gipsy” Cleopatra, which has turned him from “The triple pillar of the world” to “a strumpet’s fool.” Philo’s invitation to “Behold and see” is directed potentially at the theater audience as well as Demetrius, establishing the recurrent presence of self-conscious theatricality in the play, through the dual audience and the element of “performance” that seems an essential part of Cleopatra’s character.
    Lines 14–68: As Cleopatra encourages Antony to say “how much” he loves her, a messenger arrives from Rome. Antony is uninterested, but Cleopatra mockingly suggests that it might be from his wife, “shrill-tongued Fulvia,” or from “scarce-bearded Caesar,” and that he should return to Rome as they wish. Antony refuses. His language reveals the sexual passion in his relationship with Cleopatra as he describes how he is “stirred” by her and inquires “What sport tonight?” He also emphasizes the multifaceted nature of her character when he comments