Anthony and Cleopatra (Modern)

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 3.3.11620[3.3]
 3.3.2Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and Alexas.
 3.3.31621Cleopatra
 Where is the fellow?
 1622Alexas
 Where is the fellow?  Half afeared to come.
 3.3.41623Cleopatra
 Go to, go to. 
 3.3.51624Enter the Messenger as before.
 3.3.6Come hither, sir.
 1625Alexas
 Come hither, sir.  Good majesty,
 3.3.7Herod of Jewry dare not look 1626upon you,
 3.3.8But when you are well pleased.
 1627Cleopatra
 But when you are well pleased.  That Herod's head,
 3.3.9I'll have. But how, when 1628Antony is gone
 3.3.10Through whom I might command it? 
 Through whom I might command it?   1629[To the Messenger] Come thou near.
 3.3.111630Messenger
 Most gracious majesty.
 1631Cleopatra
 Most gracious majesty.  Didst thou behold Octavia?
 3.3.121632Messenger
 Ay, dread Queen.
 1633Cleopatra
 Ay, dread Queen.  Where?
 1634Messenger
 Ay, dread Queen. Where?  Madam, in Rome
 3.3.13I looked her in the face, and 1635saw her led
 3.3.14Between her brother and Mark Antony.
 3.3.151636Cleopatra
 Is she as tall as me?
 1637Messenger
 Is she as tall as me?  She is not, madam.
 3.3.161638Cleopatra
 Didst hear her speak? 1639Is she shrill-tongued or low?
 3.3.171640Messenger
 Madam, I heard her speak; she is low-voiced.
 3.3.181641Cleopatra
 That's not so good. He cannot like her long.
 3.3.191642Charmian
 Like her? Oh, Isis, 'tis impossible!
 3.3.201643Cleopatra
 I think so, Charmian. Dull of tongue, and dwarfish;
 3.3.211644What majesty is in her gait? Remember,
 3.3.221645If e'er thou look'st on majesty.
 1646Messenger
 If e'er thou look'st on majesty.  She creeps:
 3.3.23Her motion and her station are as one.
 3.3.241647She shows a body rather than a life,
 3.3.251648A statue than a breather.
 1649Cleopatra
 A statue than a breather.  Is this certain?
 3.3.261650Messenger
 Or I have no observance.
 1651Charmian
 Or I have no observance.  Three in Egypt 
 3.3.27Cannot make better note.
 1652Cleopatra
 Cannot make better note.  He's very knowing, 
 3.3.28I do perceive't. 1653There's nothing in her yet.
 3.3.291654The fellow has good judgment.
 1655Charmian
 The fellow has good judgment.  Excellent.
 3.3.301656Cleopatra
 [To the Messenger] Guess at her years, I prithee.
 1657Messenger
 [To the Messenger] Guess at her years, I prithee.  Madam, 
 3.3.31she was a widow.
 1658Cleopatra
 she was a widow.  Widow? Charmian, hark.
 3.3.321659Messenger
 And I do think she's thirty.
 3.3.331660Cleopatra
 Bear'st thou her face in mind? Is't long or round?
 3.3.341661Messenger
 Round, even to faultiness.
 3.3.351662Cleopatra
 For the most part, too, they are foolish that are 1663so.
 3.3.36Her hair, what color?
 1664Messenger
 Her hair, what color?  Brown, madam; and her forehead
 3.3.371665As low as she would wish it.
 1666Cleopatra
 As low as she would wish it.  There's gold for thee.
 3.3.381667Thou must not take my former sharpness ill.
 3.3.391668I will employ thee back again. I find thee
 3.3.401669Most fit for business. Go, make thee ready,
 3.3.411670Our letters are prepared.
 [Exit Messenger].
 1671Charmian
 Our letters are prepared.  A proper man.
 3.3.421672Cleopatra
 Indeed he is so. I repent me much
 3.3.431673That so I harried him. Why, methinks by him,
 3.3.441674This creature's no such thing.
 1675Charmian
 This creature's no such thing.  Nothing, madam.
 3.3.451676Cleopatra
 The man hath seen some majesty, and should 1677know.
 3.3.461678Charmian
 Hath he seen majesty? Isis else defend,
 3.3.47And 1679serving you so long.
 3.3.481680Cleopatra
 I have one thing more to ask him yet, good 1681Charmian.
 3.3.49But 'tis no matter, thou shalt bring him to me
 3.3.501682Where I will write. All may be well enough.
 3.3.511683Charmian
 I warrant you, madam.
 3.3.52Exeunt.
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