Act 3, Scene 8

Original Text

*A plain near Actium. Enter Caesar with his army and Taurus marching.* CAESAR. Taurus! TAURUS. My lord? CAESAR. Strike not by land; keep whole; provoke not battle Till we have done at sea. Do not exceed The prescript of this scroll. Our fortune lies Upon this jump. *[Exeunt.]*

Modern English

*A plain near Actium. Caesar marches in with his army and his general Taurus.* CAESAR. Taurus! TAURUS. My lord? CAESAR. Don't engage on land — keep the army together; don't start a fight until we've settled things at sea. Stay strictly within the orders written on this scroll. Everything depends on this one throw. *[They exit.]*

Antony and Cleopatra

Act 3, Scene 8

Act 3, Scene 8