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。
本集文本如下 ：
ACT IV SCENE VIII Under the walls of Alexandria.
[ Alarum. Enter MARK ANTONY, in a march; SCARUS, with others ]
MARK ANTONY We have beat him to his camp: run one before,
And let the queen know of our gests. To-morrow,
Before the sun shall see 's, we'll spill the blood
That has to-day escaped. I thank you all;
For doughty-handed are you, and have fought5
Not as you served the cause, but as 't had been
Each man's like mine; you have shown all Hectors.
Enter the city, clip your wives, your friends,
Tell them your feats; whilst they with joyful tears
Wash the congealment from your wounds, and kiss10
The honour'd gashes whole.
[To SCARUS]
Give me thy hand
[Enter CLEOPATRA, attended]
To this great fairy I'll commend thy acts,
Make her thanks bless thee.
[To CLEOPATRA]
O thou day o' the world,15
Chain mine arm'd neck; leap thou, attire and all,
Through proof of harness to my heart, and there
Ride on the pants triumphing!
CLEOPATRALord of lords!
O infinite virtue, comest thou smiling from20
The world's great snare uncaught?
MARK ANTONYMy nightingale,
We have beat them to their beds. What, girl!
though grey
Do something mingle with our younger brown, yet ha' we25
A brain that nourishes our nerves, and can
Get goal for goal of youth. Behold this man;
Commend unto his lips thy favouring hand:
Kiss it, my warrior: he hath fought to-day
As if a god, in hate of mankind, had30
Destroy'd in such a shape.
CLEOPATRAI'll give thee, friend,
An armour all of gold; it was a king's.
MARK ANTONYHe has deserved it, were it carbuncled
Like holy Phoebus' car. Give me thy hand:35
Through Alexandria make a jolly march;
Bear our hack'd targets like the men that owe them:
Had our great palace the capacity
To camp this host, we all would sup together,
And drink carouses to the next day's fate,40
Which promises royal peril. Trumpeters,
With brazen din blast you the city's ear;
Make mingle with rattling tabourines;
That heaven and earth may strike their sounds together,
Applauding our approach.45
[Exeunt]
中文版（朱生豪译）：
第八场亚历山大里亚城下
号角声。安东尼、斯凯勒斯率军队行进上。
安东尼
我们已经把他打回了自己的营地；先派一个人去向女王报告我们今天的战绩。明天在太阳没有看见我们以前，我们要叫那些今天逃脱性命的敌人一个个喋血沙场。谢谢各位，你们都是英勇的壮士，你们挺身作战，并不以为那是你们强制履行的义务，每一个人都把这次战争当作了自己切身的事情；你们谁都显出了赫克托一般的威武。进城去，拥抱你们的妻子朋友，告诉他们你们的战功，让他们用喜悦的眼泪洗净你们伤口的瘀血，吻愈了那光荣的创痕。（向斯凯勒斯）把你的手给我。
克莉奥佩特拉率扈从上。
安东尼
我要向这位伟大的女神夸扬你的勋劳，使她的感谢祝福你。你世上的光辉啊！你勾住我的裹着铁甲的颈项，连同你这一身盛装，穿过我的坚利的战铠，跳进我的心头，让我的喘息载着你凯旋回去吧！
克莉奥佩特拉
万君之君，你无限完美的英雄啊！你带着微笑从天罗地网之中脱身归来了吗？
安东尼
我的夜莺，我们已经把他们打退了。嘿，姑娘！虽然霜雪已经洒上我的少年的褐发，可是我还有一颗勃勃的雄心，它能够帮助我建立青春的志业。瞧这个人；让他的嘴唇沾到你手上的恩泽；吻着它，我的战士；他今天在战场上奋勇杀敌，就像一个痛恨人类的天神一样，没有人逃得过他的剑锋的诛戮。
克莉奥佩特拉
朋友，我要送给你一副纯金的战铠，它本来是归一个国王所有的。
安东尼
即使它像日轮一样灿烂夺目，他也可以受之无愧。把你的手给我。通过亚历山大里亚全城，我们的大军要列队前进，兴高采烈地显示我们的威容；我们要把剑痕累累的盾牌像我们的战士一样高高举起。要是我们广大的王宫能够容纳我们全军的将士，我们一定要全体欢宴一宵，为了预祝明天的大捷而痛饮。喇叭手，尽力吹响起来，让你们的喧声震聋了全城的耳朵；和着聒噪的鼓声，使天地之间充满了一片欢迎我们的呐喊。（同下。）
