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Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra Translation Act 3, Scene 5
Enter ENOBARBUS and EROS
ENOBARBUS
How now, friend Eros!
ENOBARBUS
How are you doing, my friend Eros!
EROS
There’s strange news come, sir.
EROS
There's been some strange news, sir.
ENOBARBUS
What, man?
ENOBARBUS
What, man?
EROS
Caesar and Lepidus have made wars upon Pompey.
EROS
Caesar and Lepidus have declared war against Pompey.
ENOBARBUS
5 This is old. What is the success?
ENOBARBUS
That's old news. How is the fight going?
EROS
Caesar, having made use of him in the wars ’gainst Pompey, presently denied him rivality, would not let himpartake in the glory of the action, and, not resting here, accuses him of letters he had formerly wrote to10 Pompey; upon his own appeal seizes him. So the poor third is up, till death enlarge his confine.
EROS
Caesar used Lepidus to help him fight Pompey, but then immediately denied Lepidus equal power, wouldn't share the glory of the victory with him, and what's more, he's making accusations against him based on letters Lepidus had written to Pompey. Upon Caesar's accusations, Lepidus was arrested. So this poor third is imprisoned until he is freed by death.
ENOBARBUS
Then, world, thou hast a pair of chaps, no more,And throw between them all the food thou hast,They’ll grind the one the other. Where’s Antony?
ENOBARBUS
Then, world, you have a pair of leaders, no more, and even if you offer them all the wealth you have, one will still destroy the other. Where's Antony?
EROS
15 He’s walking in the garden— (imitating anger) thus, and spurns The rush that lies before him; cries, “Fool Lepidus!” And threats the throat of that his officer That murdered Pompey.
EROS
He's walking in the garden—[Imitating anger] like this. He kicks the plants that lie in his path, cries, "Fool Lepidus!" and threatens to slit the throat of that officer of his that murdered Pompey.
ENOBARBUS
20 Our great navy’s rigged.
ENOBARBUS
Our great navy is ready.
EROS
For Italy and Caesar. More, Domitius:My lord desires you presently. My newsI might have told hereafter.
EROS
To go to Italy and face Caesar. There's more, Domitus: my lord wants to see you immediately. I should have told you my news afterwards.
ENOBARBUS
’Twill be naught,25But let it be. Bring me to Antony.
ENOBARBUS
It doesn't matter, never mind. Bring me to Antony.
EROS
Come, sir.
EROS
Come, sir.
Exeunt
About the Translator: Maria Devlin
Maria Devlin received her Ph.D. in English Literature from Harvard University, where she specialized in Renaissance drama. She has worked as a bibliographical and editorial assistant for The Norton Anthology of English Literature and for The Norton Shakespeare. She is currently working with Stephen Greenblatt to design online courses on Shakespeare, including the modules "Hamlet's Ghost" and "Shylock's Bond" offered through HarvardX. She is writing a book on Renaissance comedy.
Maria Devlin wishes to credit the following sources, which she consulted extensively in composing her translations and annotations:
William Shakespeare. The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition. Eds. Gary Taylor et al. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.
William Shakespeare. The Norton Shakespeare, 3rd ed. Eds. Stephen Greenblatt et al. New York: W.W. Norton& Company, Inc., 2016.
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