Tony and Cleop Act Two Scene Two Sub-Scene One

 

Act Two

Scene Two

Sub-Scene One

Caesar meets Mark Antony.

 

Lepidus was there to greet the arrival of Enobarbus at the palace. He saw the loyal soldier of Mark Antony climb out of the vehicle. He was told that the latter took a long ride—by rail and roads, and then the rails—before the final leg by road.

“Where is Mark Antony?” Enobarbus asked.

“He stopped over to pay respect to Fulvia’s grave. He was heartbroken by her death.” Enobarbus explained. “How did she die?”

“A critical illness. She could not survive and died on the bed.” Lepidus said. “Caesar, send for her body to be brought to Rome and arrange all the rites.”

“I am thankful for him. Should we go in? Caesar does not like to wait.” Lepidus motioned for Enobarbus to go into the mansion.

“We will wait in the library.” Enobarbus told Lepidus. When they reached there and were served wine, they stood before the fireplace and spoke.

“Do you think you could speak to...” Enobarbus was cut off by Lepidus.

“The boss held his own words. I did talk to him to be nice, but silence greeted me.”

“I will urge him to speak like himself. I knew Mark Antony; he will speak his mind as Julius Caesar did then.”

“Enobarbus, it was the reason Julius was killed. I trust Mark Antony will be wiser.” Lepidus placed on the weak smile.

“Then let Antony ignore Caesar and answer as fiercely as possible. If I were able to look as heroic as Antony, I would try to do so today.” Enobarbus smiled.

“This is not the time to deal with private arguments. Or ego.” Lepidus reminded Enobarbus. “It’s not a fuck.”

“Every time is a good time to deal with the matters that arise in that moment.” Enobarbus said. “But small matters should be put aside so we can deal with more important ones.”

“But not if the small matters occur first.” Enobarbus added.

“You are letting your emotions run away with you. Fights happened because of it. Here comes the noble Antony.” Lepidus looked at the vehicle that was on the driveway. Mark Antony arrived with Ventidus, a loyal soldier who sided with other. He served with Julius Caesar before and later with Mark Antony. He stood with Mark Antony, battling the conflict with the Parthian clans. He earned their respect for his bravery.

During the walk to the mansion, Mark Antony whispered to Ventidus, “If we come to an agreement here, the next stop is the Parthian clans. Pay heed.”

It was then that Caesar appeared at the library.

“My guest...” Caesar then saw the entry of Mark Antony. “Greetings, Mark Antony. We are noble friends; the cause that brought us together was a great one, and we should not let less important matters tear us apart.”

Mark Antony remained silent and looked at Caesar, who was still talking.

“We can have a civilized discussion about the things that have gone wrong. When we make a big deal over trivial matters, we cause great harm by trying to fix a small problem. So, noble partners, I urge you instead to use the kindest words to talk about the most troubling issues, and do not make matters worse by losing your tempers.”

Mark Antony remain silent.

“Enough said. Even if we were in front of our armies and we were about to fight, I offered my friendship once again.” Caesar smiled. “Welcome back to Rome.”

“Thank you.” Mark Antony replied dryly.