The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra

by William Shakespeare

Contents

ACT I

• SCENE I. Alexandria. A room in CLEOPATRA's palace.
• SCENE II. The same. Another room.
• SCENE III. The same. Another room.
• SCENE IV. Rome. OCTAVIUS CAESAR's house.
• SCENE V. Alexandria. CLEOPATRA's palace.

ACT II

• SCENE I. Messina. POMPEY's house.
• SCENE II. Rome. The house of LEPIDUS.
• SCENE III. The same. OCTAVIUS CAESAR's house.
• SCENE IV. The same. A street.
• SCENE V. Alexandria. CLEOPATRA's palace.
• SCENE VI. Near Misenum.
• SCENE VII. On board POMPEY's galley, off Misenum.

ACT III

• SCENE I. A plain in Syria.
• SCENE II. Rome. An ante-chamber in OCTAVIUS CAESAR's house.
• SCENE III. Alexandria. CLEOPATRA's palace.
• SCENE IV. Athens. A room in MARK ANTONY's house.
• SCENE V. The same. Another room.
• SCENE VI. Rome. OCTAVIUS CAESAR's house.
• SCENE VII. Near Actium. MARK ANTONY's camp.
• SCENE VIII. A plain near Actium.
• SCENE IX. Another part of the plain.
• SCENE X. Another part of the plain.
• SCENE XI. Alexandria. CLEOPATRA's palace.
• SCENE XII. Egypt. OCTAVIUS CAESAR's camp.
• SCENE XIII. Alexandria. CLEOPATRA's palace.

ACT IV

• SCENE I. Before Alexandria. OCTAVIUS CAESAR's camp.
• SCENE II. Alexandria. CLEOPATRA's palace.
• SCENE III. The same. Before the palace.
• SCENE IV. The same. A room in the palace.
• SCENE V. Alexandria. MARK ANTONY's camp.
• SCENE VI. Alexandria. OCTAVIUS CAESAR's camp.
• SCENE VII. Field of battle between the camps.
• SCENE VIII. Under the walls of Alexandria.
• SCENE IX. OCTAVIUS CAESAR's camp.
• SCENE X. Between the two camps.
• SCENE XI. Another part of the same.
• SCENE XII. Another part of the same.
• SCENE XIII. Alexandria. Cleopatra's palace.
• SCENE XIV. The same. Another room.
• SCENE XV. The same. A monument.

ACT V

• SCENE I. Alexandria. OCTAVIUS CAESAR's camp.
• SCENE II. Alexandria. A room in the monument.

Main actors

• SEXTUS POMPEIUS
• TAURUS, lieutenant-general to Caesar.
• CANIDIUS, lieutenant-general to Antony.
• SILIUS, an officer in Ventidius's army.
• EUPHRONIUS, an ambassador from Antony to Caesar.
• A Soothsayer.
• A Clown.
• CLEOPATRA, queen of Egypt.
• OCTAVIA, sister to Caesar and wife to Antony.
• Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and other Attendants.

friends to Antony.

• DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS
• VENTIDIUS
• EROS
• SCARUS
• DERCETAS
• DEMETRIUS
• PHILO

friends to Pompey.

• MENECRATES
• VARRIUS

triumvirs.

• MARK ANTONY
• OCTAVIUS CAESAR
• M. AEMILIUS LEPIDUS

attendants on Cleopatra.

• CHARMIAN
• IRAS

friends to Caesar.

• MECAENAS
• AGRIPPA
• DOLABELLA
• PROCULEIUS
• THYREUS
• GALLUS
• MENAS

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Friday 3 September 2010