Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

by

William Shakespeare

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Sextus Pompey Character Analysis

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The son of Pompey the Great, and an enemy of Lepidus, Octavius, and Antony. As a common enemy of all three members of the triumvirate, he ensures the continuing alliance between Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus. However, once he is out of the picture, the triumvirate crumbles, and its members turn on each other.

Sextus Pompey Quotes in Antony and Cleopatra

The Antony and Cleopatra quotes below are all either spoken by Sextus Pompey or refer to Sextus Pompey. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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).
Act 2, Scene 1 Quotes

My powers are crescent, and my auguring hope
Says it will come to the full. Mark Antony
In Egypt sits at dinner, and will make
No wars without doors: Caesar gets money where
He loses hearts: Lepidus flatters both,
Of both is flatter'd; but he neither loves,
Nor either cares for him.

Related Characters: Sextus Pompey (speaker), Mark Antony, Octavius Caesar, Lepidus
Page Number: 2.1.13-19
Explanation and Analysis:
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Sextus Pompey Quotes in Antony and Cleopatra

The Antony and Cleopatra quotes below are all either spoken by Sextus Pompey or refer to Sextus Pompey. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Love, Pleasure, and Decadence Theme Icon
).
Act 2, Scene 1 Quotes

My powers are crescent, and my auguring hope
Says it will come to the full. Mark Antony
In Egypt sits at dinner, and will make
No wars without doors: Caesar gets money where
He loses hearts: Lepidus flatters both,
Of both is flatter'd; but he neither loves,
Nor either cares for him.

Related Characters: Sextus Pompey (speaker), Mark Antony, Octavius Caesar, Lepidus
Page Number: 2.1.13-19
Explanation and Analysis: