This riveting tragedy presents one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters—the seductive, cunning Egyptian queen, Cleopatra. Mark Antony, a virtual prisoner of his passion for her, is torn between pleasure and virtue, between sensual indolence and duty...
作者：William Shakespeare，1564-1616，英国文艺复兴时期最伟大的剧作家、诗人、文学家；朗读：苑溪仙；播出时间：晚9点。
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ACT IV SCENE XIV Alexandria. Cleopatra's palace. Another room.
[Enter MARK ANTONY and EROS]
MARK ANTONYEros, thou yet behold'st me?
EROSAy, noble lord.
MARK ANTONYSometimes we see a cloud that's dragonish;
A vapour sometime like a bear or lion,
A tower'd citadel, a pendent rock,5
A forked mountain, or blue promontory
With trees upon't, that nod unto the world,
And mock our eyes with air: thou hast seen
these signs;
They are black vesper's pageants.10
EROSAy, my lord,
MARK ANTONYThat which is now a horse, even with a thought
The rack dislimns, and makes it indistinct,
As water is in water.
EROSIt does, my lord.15
MARK ANTONYMy good knave Eros, now thy captain is
Even such a body: here I am Antony:
Yet cannot hold this visible shape, my knave.
I made these wars for Egypt: and the queen,--
Whose heart I thought I had, for she had mine;20
Which whilst it was mine had annex'd unto't
A million more, now lost,--she, Eros, has
Pack'd cards with Caesar, and false-play'd my glory
Unto an enemy's triumph.
Nay, weep not, gentle Eros; there is left us25
Ourselves to end ourselves.
[Enter MARDIAN]
O! thy vile lady!
She has robb'd me of my sword.
MARDIANNo, Antony;
My mistress loved thee, and her fortunes mingled30
With thine entirely.
MARK ANTONYHence, saucy eunuch; peace!
She hath betray'd me and shall die the death.
MARDIANDeath of one person can be paid but once,
And that she has discharged: what thou wouldst do35
Is done unto thy hand: the last she spake
Was 'Antony! most noble Antony!'
Then in the midst a tearing groan did break
The name of Antony; it was divided
Between her heart and lips: she render'd life,40
Thy name so buried in her.
MARK ANTONYDead, then?
MARDIANDead.
MARK ANTONYUnarm, Eros; the long day's task is done,
And we must sleep.45
[To MARDIAN]
That thou depart'st hence safe,
Does pay thy labour richly; go.
[Exit MARDIAN]
Off, pluck off:
The seven-fold shield of Ajax cannot keep
The battery from my heart. O, cleave, my sides!50
Heart, once be stronger than thy continent,
Crack thy frail case! Apace, Eros, apace.
No more a soldier: bruised pieces, go;
You have been nobly borne. From me awhile.
[Exit EROS]
I will o'ertake thee, Cleopatra, and55
Weep for my pardon. So it must be, for now
All length is torture: since the torch is out,
Lie down, and stray no farther: now all labour
Mars what it does; yea, very force entangles
Itself with strength: seal then, and all is done.60
Eros!--I come, my queen:--Eros!--Stay for me:
Where souls do couch on flowers, we'll hand in hand,
And with our sprightly port make the ghosts gaze:
Dido and her AEneas shall want troops,
And all the haunt be ours. Come, Eros, Eros!65
[Re-enter EROS]
EROSWhat would my lord?
MARK ANTONYSince Cleopatra died,
I have lived in such dishonour, that the gods
Detest my baseness. I, that with my sword
Quarter'd the world, and o'er green Neptune's back70
With ships made cities, condemn myself to lack
The courage of a woman; less noble mind
Than she which by her death our Caesar tells
'I am conqueror of myself.' Thou art sworn, Eros,
That, when the exigent should come, which now75
Is come indeed, when I should see behind me
The inevitable prosecution of
Disgrace and horror, that, on my command,
Thou then wouldst kill me: do't; the time is come:
Thou strikest not me, 'tis Caesar thou defeat'st.80
Put colour in thy cheek.
EROSThe gods withhold me!
Shall I do that which all the Parthian darts,
Though enemy, lost aim, and could not?
MARK ANTONYEros,85
Wouldst thou be window'd in great Rome and see
Thy master thus with pleach'd arms, bending down
His corrigible neck, his face subdued
To penetrative shame, whilst the wheel'd seat
Of fortunate Caesar, drawn before him, branded90
His baseness that ensued?
EROSI would not see't.
MARK ANTONYCome, then; for with a wound I must be cured.
Draw that thy honest sword, which thou hast worn
Most useful for thy country.95
EROSO, sir, pardon me!
MARK ANTONYWhen I did make thee free, sworest thou not then
To do this when I bade thee? Do it at once;
Or thy precedent services are all
But accidents unpurposed. Draw, and come.100
EROSTurn from me, then, that noble countenance,
Wherein the worship of the whole world lies.
MARK ANTONYLo thee!
[Turning from him]
EROSMy sword is drawn.
MARK ANTONYThen let it do at once105
The thing why thou hast drawn it.
EROSMy dear master,
My captain, and my emperor, let me say,
Before I strike this bloody stroke, farewell.
MARK ANTONY'Tis said, man; and farewell.110
EROSFarewell, great chief. Shall I strike now?
MARK ANTONYNow, Eros.
EROSWhy, there then: thus I do escape the sorrow
Of Antony's death.
[Kills himself]
MARK ANTONYThrice-nobler than myself!115
Thou teachest me, O valiant Eros, what
I should, and thou couldst not. My queen and Eros
Have by their brave instruction got upon me
A nobleness in record: but I will be
A bridegroom in my death, and run into't120
As to a lover's bed. Come, then; and, Eros,
Thy master dies thy scholar: to do thus
[Falling on his sword]
I learn'd of thee. How! not dead? not dead?
The guard, ho! O, dispatch me!
[Enter DERCETAS and Guard]
First GuardWhat's the noise?125
MARK ANTONYI have done my work in, friends: O, make an end
Of what I have begun.
Second GuardThe star is fall'n.
First GuardAnd time is at his period.
AllAlas, and woe!130
MARK ANTONYLet him that loves me strike me dead.
First GuardNot I.
Second GuardNor I.
Third GuardNor any one.
[Exeunt Guard]
DERCETASThy death and fortunes bid thy followers fly.135
This sword but shown to Caesar, with this tidings,
Shall enter me with him.
[Enter DIOMEDES]
DIOMEDESWhere's Antony?
DERCETASThere, Diomed there.
DIOMEDESLives he?140
Wilt thou not answer, man?
[Exit DERCETAS]
MARK ANTONYArt thou there, Diomed? Draw thy sword, and give me
Sufficing strokes for death.
DIOMEDESMost absolute lord,
My mistress Cleopatra sent me to thee.145
MARK ANTONYWhen did she send thee?
DIOMEDESNow, my lord.
MARK ANTONYWhere is she?
DIOMEDESLock'd in her monument. She had a prophesying fear
Of what hath come to pass: for when she saw--150
Which never shall be found--you did suspect
She had disposed with Caesar, and that your rage
Would not be purged, she sent you word she was dead;
But, fearing since how it might work, hath sent
Me to proclaim the truth; and I am come,155
I dread, too late.
MARK ANTONYToo late, good Diomed: call my guard, I prithee.
DIOMEDESWhat, ho, the emperor's guard! The guard, what, ho!
Come, your lord calls!
[Enter four or five of the Guard of MARK ANTONY]
MARK ANTONYBear me, good friends, where Cleopatra bides;160
'Tis the last service that I shall command you.
First GuardWoe, woe are we, sir, you may not live to wear
All your true followers out.
AllMost heavy day!
MARK ANTONYNay, good my fellows, do not please sharp fate165
To grace it with your sorrows: bid that welcome
Which comes to punish us, and we punish it
Seeming to bear it lightly. Take me up:
I have led you oft: carry me now, good friends,
And have my thanks for all.170
[Exeunt, bearing MARK ANTONY]
本集中文译文（朱生豪译本）
第十四场。亚历山大，宫中另一室
安东尼及爱洛斯上。
安东尼
爱洛斯，你还看见我吗？
爱洛斯
看见的，主上。
安东尼
有时我们看见天上的云像一条蛟龙；有时雾气会化成一只熊、一头狮子的形状，有时像一座高耸的城堡、一座突兀的危崖、一堆雄峙的山峰，或是一道树木葱茏的青色海岬，俯瞰尘寰，用种种虚无的景色戏弄我们的眼睛。你曾经看见过这种现象，它们都是一些日暮的幻影。
爱洛斯
是，主上。
安东尼
现在瞧上去还像一匹马的，一转瞬间，浮云飞散了，它就像一滴水落在池里一样，分辨不出它的形状。
爱洛斯
正是这样，主上。
安东尼
爱洛斯，我的好小子，你的主帅也不过是这样一块浮云；现在我还是一个好好的安东尼，可是我却保不住自己的形体，我的小子。我为了埃及兴起一次次的战争；当我的心还属于我自己的时候，它曾经气吞百万之众，可是我让女王占有了它，我以为她的心也已经被我占有，现在我才知道她的心不是属于我的；她，爱洛斯，竟和凯撒暗中勾结，用诡计毁坏我的荣誉，使敌人得到了胜利。不，不要哭，善良的爱洛斯；我们还留着我们自己，可以替自己找个结局呢。
玛狄恩上。
安东尼
啊，你那万恶的女主人！她已把我的权柄偷去了。
玛狄恩
不，安东尼，我那娘娘是爱你的；她的命运和你的命运完全结合在一起。
安东尼
滚开，放肆的阉人；闭住你的嘴！她欺骗了我，我不能饶她活命。
玛狄恩
人只能死一次，一死也就一了百了。你所要干的事，她早已替你干好；她最后所说的一句话是“安东尼！最尊贵的安东尼！”在一声惨痛的呻吟之中，她喊出了安东尼的名字，一半在她的嘴唇上，一半还留在她的心里。她的呼吸停止了，你的名字也就埋葬在她的胸中。
安东尼
那么她死了吗？
玛狄恩
死了。
安东尼
把战铠脱下吧，爱洛斯；永昼的工作已经完毕，我们现在该去睡了。（向玛狄恩）你送来这样的消息，还让你留着活命回去，已是给你最大的酬劳了；去。（玛狄恩下）脱下来；埃阿斯的七层的盾牌，也挡不住我心头所受的打击。啊，碎裂了吧，我的胸膛！心啊，使出你所有的力量来，把你这脆弱的胸膛爆破了吧！赶快，爱洛斯，赶快。我不再是一个军人了；残破的甲片啊，去吧；你们从前也是立过功劳的。暂时离开我一会儿。（爱洛斯下）我要追上你，克莉奥佩特拉，流着泪请求你宽恕。我非这样做不可，因为再活下去只有痛苦。火炬既然已经熄灭，还是静静地躺下来，不要深入迷途了。一切的辛勤徒然毁坏了自己所成就的事业；纵然有盖世的威力，免不了英雄末路的悲哀；从此一切撒手，也可以省下多少麻烦。爱洛斯！——我来了，我的女王！——爱洛斯！——等一等我。在灵魂们偃息在花朵上的乐园之内，我们将要携手相亲，用我们活泼泼的神情引起幽灵们的注目；狄多和她的埃涅阿斯将要失去追随的一群，到处都是我们遨游的地方。来，爱洛斯！爱洛斯！
爱洛斯重上。
爱洛斯
主上有什么吩咐？
安东尼
克莉奥佩特拉死了，我却还在这样重大的耻辱之中偷生人世，天神都在憎恶我的卑劣了。我曾经用我的剑宰割世界，驾着无敌的战舰建立海上的城市；可是她已经用一死告诉我们的凯撒，“我是我自己的征服者”了，我难道连一个女人的志气也没有吗？爱洛斯，你我曾经有约在先，到了形势危急的关头，当我看见我自己将要在敌人手里遭受无可避免的凌辱的时候，我一发出命令，你就必须立刻把我杀死；现在这个时刻已经到了，履行你的义务吧。其实你并不是杀死我，而是击败了凯撒。不要吓得这样脸色发白。
爱洛斯
天神阻止我！帕提亚人充满敌意的矢镝不曾射中您的身体，难道我却必须下这样的毒手吗？
安东尼
爱洛斯，你愿意坐在罗马的窗前，看着你的主人交叉着两臂，俯下了他的伏罪的颈项，带着满面的羞惭走过，他的前面的车子上坐着幸运的凯撒，把卑辱的烙印加在他的俘虏的身上吗？
爱洛斯
我不愿看见这种事情。
安东尼
那么来，我必须忍受些微的痛苦，解脱终身的耻辱。把你那柄曾经为国家立过功劳的剑拔出来吧。
爱洛斯
啊，主上！原谅我！
安东尼
我当初使你获得自由的时候，你不是曾经向我发誓，我叫你怎样做你就怎样做吗？赶快动手，否则你过去的勤劳，都是毫无目的的了。拔出剑来，来。
爱洛斯
那么请您转过脸去，让我看不见那为全世界所崇拜瞻仰的容颜。
安东尼
你瞧！（转身背爱洛斯。）
爱洛斯
我的剑已经拔出了。
安东尼
那么让它赶快执行它的工作吧。
爱洛斯
我的亲爱的主人，我的元帅，我的皇上，在我没有刺这残酷的一剑以前，允许我向您道别。
安东尼
很好，朋友，再会吧。
爱洛斯
再会吧，伟大的主帅！我现在就动手吗？
安东尼
现在，爱洛斯。
爱洛斯
那么好，我这样免去了安东尼的死所给我的悲哀了。（自杀。）
安东尼
比我三倍勇敢的义士！壮烈的爱洛斯啊，你把我所应该做而你所不能做的事教会我了。我的女王和爱洛斯已经用他们英勇的示范占了我的先着；可是我要像一个新郎似的奔赴死亡，正像登上恋人的卧床一样。来；爱洛斯，你的主人临死时候却是你的学生，你教给我怎样死法。（伏剑倒地）怎么！没有死？没有死？喂，卫士！啊！帮我快一点死去！
德西塔斯及众卫士上。
卫士甲
什么声音？
安东尼
朋友们，我把事情干坏了；啊！请你们替我完成我的工作吧。
卫士乙
大星殒落了！
卫士甲
时间已经终止它的运行了！
众卫士
唉，伤心！
安东尼
哪一个爱我的，把我杀死了吧。
卫士甲
我不能下这样的手。
卫士乙
我也不能。
卫士丙
谁也下不了这样的手。（众卫士下。）
德西塔斯
你手下的人看见你国破身亡，全都走散了。我只要把这柄剑拿去献给凯撒，再把这样的消息告诉他，就可以成为我的进身之阶。
狄俄墨得斯上。
狄俄墨得斯
安东尼在什么地方？
德西塔斯
那边，狄俄墨得斯，那边。
狄俄墨得斯
他活着吗？你怎么不回答我，朋友？（德西塔斯下。）
安东尼
是你吗，狄俄墨得斯？拔出你的剑来，把我刺死了吧。
狄俄墨得斯
最尊严的主上，我们娘娘克莉奥佩特拉叫我来看你。
安东尼
她什么时候叫你来的？
狄俄墨得斯
现在，我的主。
安东尼
她在什么地方？
狄俄墨得斯
关闭在陵墓里。她早就害怕会有这种事情发生；她因为看见您疑心她和凯撒有勾结——其实是完全没有这一回事的——没有法子平息您的恼怒，所以才叫人来告诉您她死了；可是她又怕这一个消息会引起不幸的结果，所以又叫我来向您说明事实的真相；我怕我来得太迟了。
安东尼
太迟了，好狄俄墨得斯。请你叫我的卫士来。
狄俄墨得斯
喂，喂！皇上的卫士呢？喂，卫士们！来，你们的主帅叫你们哪！
安东尼的卫士四五人上。
安东尼
好朋友们，把我抬到克莉奥佩特拉的所在去；这是我最后命令你们做的事了。
卫士甲
唉，唉！主上，您手下还有几个人是始终跟随着您的。
众卫士
最不幸的日子！
安东尼
不，我的好朋友们，不要用你们的悲哀使冷酷的命运在暗中窃笑；我们应该用处之泰然的态度，报复命运加于我们的凌辱。把我抬起来；一向总是我带领着你们，现在我却要劳你们抬着我走了，谢谢你们。（众舁安东尼同下。）
