Antony and Cleopatra
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| ACT III SCENE VIII | A plain near Actium. | |
| [Enter OCTAVIUS CAESAR, and TAURUS, with his army, marching] | ||
| OCTAVIUS CAESAR | Taurus! | |
| TAURUS | My lord? | |
| OCTAVIUS 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 | 5 | |
| Upon this jump. | ||
| [Exeunt] | ||
Antony and Cleopatra, Act 3, Scene 9
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Explanatory Notes for Act 3, Scene 8
From Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Ed. M. Eaton. Boston: Educational Publishing Company.
(Line numbers have been altered.)
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5. Prescript. Instructions.
6. Jump. Risk, hazard.
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How to cite the explanatory notes:Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. Ed. M. Eaton. Boston: Educational Publishing Company, 1908.