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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,
Most ignorant of what he's most assured,
His glassy essence, like an angry ape,
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.

— Measure for Measure, Act II Scene 2

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# Result number	Work The work is either a play, poem, or sonnet. The sonnets are treated as single work with 154 parts.	Character Indicates who said the line. If it's a play or sonnet, the character name is "Poet."	Line Shows where the line falls within the work. The numbering is not keyed to any copyrighted numbering system found in a volume of collected works (Arden, Oxford, etc.) The numbering starts at the beginning of the work, and does not restart for each scene.	Text The line's full text, with keywords highlighted within it, unless highlighting has been disabled by the user.
1	Antony and Cleopatra [I, 2]	(stage directions)	78	[Enter CHARMIAN, IRAS, ALEXAS, and a Soothsayer]
2	Antony and Cleopatra [I, 2]	Charmian	79	Lord Alexas, sweet Alexas, most any thing Alexas, almost most absolute Alexas, where's the soothsayer that you praised so to the queen? O, that I knew this husband, which, you say, must charge his horns with garlands!
3	Antony and Cleopatra [I, 2]	Charmian	137	Our worser thoughts heavens mend! Alexas,—come, his fortune, his fortune! O, let him marry a woman that cannot go, sweet Isis, I beseech thee! and let her die too, and give him a worse! and let worst follow worse, till the worst of all follow him laughing to his grave, fifty-fold a cuckold! Good Isis, hear me this prayer, though thou deny me a matter of more weight; good Isis, I beseech thee!
4	Antony and Cleopatra [I, 2]	Cleopatra	164	Seek him, and bring him hither. Where's Alexas?
5	Antony and Cleopatra [I, 2]	(stage directions)	240	[Exit ALEXAS]
6	Antony and Cleopatra [I, 3]	(stage directions)	294	[Enter CLEOPATRA, CHARMIAN, IRAS, and ALEXAS]
7	Antony and Cleopatra [I, 3]	(stage directions)	301	[Exit ALEXAS]
8	Antony and Cleopatra [I, 5]	(stage directions)	560	[Enter ALEXAS, from OCTAVIUS CAESAR]
9	Antony and Cleopatra [I, 5]	Cleopatra	593	Who's born that day When I forget to send to Antony, Shall die a beggar. Ink and paper, Charmian. Welcome, my good Alexas. Did I, Charmian, Ever love Caesar so?
10	Antony and Cleopatra [II, 5]	(stage directions)	1048	[Enter CLEOPATRA, CHARMIAN, IRAS, and ALEXAS]
11	Antony and Cleopatra [II, 5]	Cleopatra	1193	I am paid for't now. Lead me from hence: I faint: O Iras, Charmian! 'tis no matter. Go to the fellow, good Alexas; bid him Report the feature of Octavia, her years, Her inclination, let him not leave out The colour of her hair: bring me word quickly. [Exit ALEXAS] Let him for ever go:—let him not—Charmian, Though he be painted one way like a Gorgon, The other way's a Mars. Bid you Alexas [To MARDIAN] Bring me word how tall she is. Pity me, Charmian, But do not speak to me. Lead me to my chamber.
12	Antony and Cleopatra [III, 3]	(stage directions)	1681	[Enter CLEOPATRA, CHARMIAN, IRAS, and ALEXAS]
13	Antony and Cleopatra [IV, 2]	(stage directions)	2515	[Enter MARK ANTONY, CLEOPATRA, DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS,] CHARMIAN, IRAS, ALEXAS, with others]
14	Antony and Cleopatra [IV, 6]	Domitius Enobarus	2720	Alexas did revolt; and went to Jewry on Affairs of Antony; there did persuade Great Herod to incline himself to Caesar, And leave his master Antony: for this pains Caesar hath hang'd him. Canidius and the rest That fell away have entertainment, but No honourable trust. I have done ill; Of which I do accuse myself so sorely, That I will joy no more.

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