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.
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