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feat_book_id: The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra.act iv.scene i
feat_summary_id: act iv, scene i
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text: ACT IV. SCENE I.
                CAESAR'S camp before Alexandria
  
        Enter CAESAR, AGRIPPA, and MAECENAS, with his army;
                   CAESAR reading a letter
  
    CAESAR. He calls me boy, and chides as he had power
      To beat me out of Egypt. My messenger
      He hath whipt with rods; dares me to personal combat,
      Caesar to Antony. Let the old ruffian know
      I have many other ways to die, meantime
      Laugh at his challenge.
    MAECENAS. Caesar must think
      When one so great begins to rage, he's hunted
      Even to falling. Give him no breath, but now
      Make boot of his distraction. Never anger
      Made good guard for itself.
    CAESAR. Let our best heads
      Know that to-morrow the last of many battles
      We mean to fight. Within our files there are
      Of those that serv'd Mark Antony but late
      Enough to fetch him in. See it done;
      And feast the army; we have store to do't,
      And they have earn'd the waste. Poor Antony!          Exeunt
  
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feat_summary_name: Act IV, Scene i
target: Back at Caesar's camp outside of Alexandria, Thidias has returned to deliver Antony's message. Caesar scoffs at Antony's challenge, but it's clear to Maecenas that Antony is distracted by his own fury. Although he's valiant now, Antony is likely to be defeated. Caesar's plan: the next day, he'll take his army and fight the battle to end this war for good.