He promises her that the distance between them will not affect his love for her.Īt Rome, Octavius complains to Lepidus about how Antony wastes time drinking and partying in Egypt. She doubts his love for her and says that he is betraying her, but he tells her it is his duty to go to Rome. Antony tells Cleopatra that he must leave, and she is angry with him. She tells Alexas that if he seems happy, she should tell him Cleopatra is sad, and if he seems sad that she is happy. Cleopatra sends a servant named Alexas to find Antony. He sends his advisor Enobarbus to make preparations for them to leave Egypt.
Antony says that he must “break off” from Cleopatra and his “Egyptian fetters.” He decides to leave Egypt for Rome, as he must help deal with Sextus Pompey, a rival of both Antony and Octavius who has been gaining power. Another messenger informs Antony that Fulvia has died. A messenger comes and tells Antony that his wife Fulvia has waged war against Octavius and Antony has lost territory in Asia minor, hinting that all this happened while Antony was neglecting his duties in Egypt with Cleopatra.
Cleopatra enters looking for Antony, but when he arrives, she gets annoyed with him and leaves.
Some of Cleopatra’s servants consult a soothsayer, who tells two of them that they will outlive Cleopatra herself. Antony and Cleopatra leave, and another of his soldiers notes how disrespectful Antony is toward the young Octavius, who sent the messenger. A messenger comes with news from Rome, but Antony disregards him, saying that he doesn’t care about Rome and is only concerned with Cleopatra. He says he cannot quantify his love for her. Cleopatra and Antony enter, and Cleopatra asks him how much he loves her. The play begins in Egypt, where one of Antony’s soldiers worries that Antony’s love for Cleopatra is excessive and has made him a weaker general.
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