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1

Antony and Cleopatra
[I, 1]

Cleopatra

49

Excellent falsehood!
Why did he marry Fulvia, and not love her?
I'll seem the fool I am not; Antony
Will be himself.

2

Antony and Cleopatra
[I, 2]

Domitius Enobarus

227

Why, then, we kill all our women:
we see how mortal an unkindness is to them;
if they suffer our departure, death's the word.

3

Antony and Cleopatra
[I, 2]

Domitius Enobarus

256

Why, sir, give the gods a thankful sacrifice. When
it pleaseth their deities to take the wife of a man
from him, it shows to man the tailors of the earth;
comforting therein, that when old robes are worn
out, there are members to make new. If there were
no more women but Fulvia, then had you indeed a cut,
and the case to be lamented: this grief is crowned
with consolation; your old smock brings forth a new
petticoat: and indeed the tears live in an onion
that should water this sorrow.

4

Antony and Cleopatra
[I, 3]

Cleopatra

330

Why should I think you can be mine and true,
Though you in swearing shake the throned gods,
Who have been false to Fulvia? Riotous madness,
To be entangled with those mouth-made vows,
Which break themselves in swearing!

5

Antony and Cleopatra
[I, 5]

Charmian

525

Why, madam?

6

Antony and Cleopatra
[I, 5]

Alexas

591

Ay, madam, twenty several messengers:
Why do you send so thick?

7

Antony and Cleopatra
[II, 5]

Cleopatra

1088

Why, there's more gold.
But, sirrah, mark, we use
To say the dead are well: bring it to that,
The gold I give thee will I melt and pour
Down thy ill-uttering throat.

8

Antony and Cleopatra
[II, 7]

Second Servant

1383

Why, this is to have a name in great men's
fellowship: I had as lief have a reed that will do
me no service as a partisan I could not heave.

9

Antony and Cleopatra
[II, 7]

Menas

1482

Why?

10

Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 2]

Domitius Enobarus

1602

Caesar? Why, he's the Jupiter of men.

11

Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 2]

Agrippa

1659

[Aside to DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS] Why, Enobarbus,
When Antony found Julius Caesar dead,
He cried almost to roaring; and he wept
When at Philippi he found Brutus slain.

12

Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 3]

Cleopatra

1739

Indeed, he is so: I repent me much
That so I harried him. Why, methinks, by him,
This creature's no such thing.

13

Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 6]

Octavius

1869

Why have you stol'n upon us thus! You come not
Like Caesar's sister: the wife of Antony
Should have an army for an usher, and
The neighs of horse to tell of her approach
Long ere she did appear; the trees by the way
Should have borne men; and expectation fainted,
Longing for what it had not; nay, the dust
Should have ascended to the roof of heaven,
Raised by your populous troops: but you are come
A market-maid to Rome; and have prevented
The ostentation of our love, which, left unshown,
Is often left unloved; we should have met you
By sea and land; supplying every stage
With an augmented greeting.

14

Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 7]

Domitius Enobarus

1937

But why, why, why?

15

Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 7]

Cleopatra

1941

If not denounced against us, why should not we
Be there in person?

16

Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 7]

Canidius

1974

Why will my lord do so?

17

Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 10]

Domitius Enobarus

2098

Ay, are you thereabouts?
Why, then, good night indeed.

18

Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 11]

Charmian

2141

Do! why: what else?

19

Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 13]

Domitius Enobarus

2247

Antony only, that would make his will
Lord of his reason. What though you fled
From that great face of war, whose several ranges
Frighted each other? why should he follow?
The itch of his affection should not then
Have nick'd his captainship; at such a point,
When half to half the world opposed, he being
The meered question: 'twas a shame no less
Than was his loss, to course your flying flags,
And leave his navy gazing.

20

Antony and Cleopatra
[IV, 2]

Antony

2519

Why should he not?