FIRST SOLDIER
Brother, good night. Tomorrow is the day.
Early modern literature
Drama, gender & the body
Modern spelling. Stage directions omitted.
FIRST SOLDIER
Brother, good night. Tomorrow is the day.
SECOND SOLDIER
It will determine one way. Fare you well.
Heard you of nothing strange about the streets?
FIRST SOLDIER
Nothing. What news?
SECOND SOLDIER
but a rumour. Good night to you.
FIRST SOLDIER
Well, sir, good night.
SECOND SOLDIER
Soldiers, have careful watch.
THIRD SOLDIER
And you. Good night, good night.
SECOND SOLDIER
Here we. And if tomorrow
Our navy thrive, I have an absolute hope
Our landmen will stand up.
FIRST SOLDIER
a brave army, and full of purpose.
SECOND SOLDIER
Peace, what noise?
FIRST SOLDIER
List, list!
SECOND SOLDIER
Hark!
FIRST SOLDIER
Music i’ th’ air.
THIRD SOLDIER
Under the earth.
FOURTH SOLDIER
It signs well, does it not?
THIRD SOLDIER
No.
FIRST SOLDIER
Peace, I say! What should this mean?
SECOND SOLDIER
the god Hercules, whom Antony loved,
Now leaves him.
FIRST SOLDIER
Walk. Let’s see if other watchmen
Do hear what we do.
SECOND SOLDIER
How now, masters!
ALL
How now! How now! Do you hear this?
FIRST SOLDIER
Ay. Is’t not strange?
THIRD SOLDIER
Do you hear, masters? Do you hear?
FIRST SOLDIER
Follow the noise so far as we have quarter.
Let’s see how it will give off.
ALL
Content. strange.
Open Antony and Cleopatra in the 1623 First Folio. See its words in the cloud.
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