The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra: Act 2, Scene 4 Translation

A side-by-side translation of Act 2, Scene 4 of The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra from the original Shakespeare into modern English.

  Original Text

 Translated Text

  Source: Folger Shakespeare Library

Enter Lepidus, Maecenas, and Agrippa.

LEPIDUS
Trouble yourselves no further. Pray you hasten
Your generals after.

AGRIPPA Sir, Mark Antony
Will e’en but kiss Octavia, and we’ll follow.

LEPIDUS
Till I shall see you in your soldiers’ dress, 5
Which will become you both, farewell.

MAECENAS We shall,
As I conceive the journey, be at the Mount
Before you, Lepidus.

Lepidus meets with Maecenas and Agrippa. They are to gather their troops and meet together at Mount Misenum, where they’ll face off with Pompey’s army.

LEPIDUS Your way is shorter; 10
My purposes do draw me much about.
You’ll win two days upon me.

BOTH Sir, good success.

LEPIDUS Farewell.

They exit.

Lepidus has some other stuff to do, so he’ll be there two days later than the other men.