Antony and Cleopatra Translation Act 4, Scene 9
Enter a SENTRY and his company. ENOBARBUS follows
SENTRY
If we be not relieved within this hour, We must return to th’ court of guard. The night Is shiny, and they say we shall embattle By th’ second hour i’ th’ morn.
SENTRY
If the other guards don't come to replace us within the next hour, we'll have to return to the guardroom. There's bright light tonight, and they say we'll resume battle by two in the morning.
FIRST WATCH
This last day was a shrewd one to ’s.
FIRST WATCH
This last day was a bad one for us.
ENOBARBUS
O bear me witness, night—
ENOBARBUS
Oh night, bear witness to my words—
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What man is this?
SECOND WATCH
Who is this?
FIRST WATCH
Stand close and list him.
FIRST WATCH
Let's hide and listen to him.
ENOBARBUS
Be witness to me, O thou blessèd moon, When men revolted shall upon record Bear hateful memory, poor Enobarbus did Before thy face repent.
ENOBARBUS
Bear witness to me, oh you blessed moon: when the time comes that rebels are remembered with hatred, remember that poor Enobarbus repented before you for rebelling.
SENTRY
Enobarbus?
SENTRY
Enobarbus?
SECOND WATCH
Peace! Hark further.
SECOND WATCH
Be quiet! Keep listening.
ENOBARBUS
O sovereign mistress of true melancholy, The poisonous damp of night disponge upon me, That life, a very rebel to my will, May hang no longer on me. Throw my heart Against the flint and hardness of my fault, Which, being dried with grief, will break to powder And finish all foul thoughts. O Antony, Nobler than my revolt is infamous, Forgive me in thine own particular, But let the world rank me in register A master-leaver and a fugitive. O Antony! O Antony!
ENOBARBUS
Oh moon, you royal mistress of genuine melancholy, pour down the poisonous mists of night upon me, so that I may no longer live, now that I no longer wish to. Take my heart and throw it against my hard sin. which is weak from grief. It will burst into pieces and all my bitter thoughts will end with my death. Oh Antony, your nobility is even greater than my fault is terrible. I wish that you would forgive me for those sins that I've committed against you, but I want the rest of the world to remember me as a deserter and someone who abandoned his master. Oh Antony! Oh Antony!
He dies
FIRST WATCH
Let’s speak to him.
FIRST WATCH
Let's speak to him.
SENTRY
Let’s hear him, for the things he speaks may concern Caesar.
SENTRY
Let's listen to him, because the things he's talking about might have to do with Caesar.
SECOND WATCH
Let’s do so. But he sleeps.
SECOND WATCH
Let's do that. But he's asleep.
SENTRY
Swoons rather, for so bad a prayer as hisWas never yet for sleep.
SENTRY
I think he's fainted, actually. No one ever said such a despairing prayer to lull themselves to sleep.
FIRST WATCH
Go we to him.
FIRST WATCH
Let's go to him.
SECOND WATCH
Awake, sir, awake. Speak to us.
SECOND WATCH
Wake up, sir, wake up. Speak to us.
FIRST WATCH
Hear you, sir?
FIRST WATCH
Can you hear us, sir?
SENTRY
The hand of death hath raught him.
SENTRY
Death has struck him down.
Drums afar off
Hark, the drums Demurely wake the sleepers. Let us bear him To th’ court of guard. He is of note. Our hour Is fully out.
Listen, the drums are waking up the sleeping men with their subdued noise. Let's carry him to the guardroom. He's a person of high rank. The time of our watch is up.
SECOND WATCH
Come on, then. He may recover yet.
SECOND WATCH
Come on, then. He might still wake up.
Exeunt with the body
