SCENE VIII. A plain near Actium. Antony and Cleopatra  Shakespeare homepage  |  Antony and Cleopatra  | Act 3, Scene 8 

 Previous scene  |  Next scene  SCENE VIII. A plain near Actium. 

 Enter OCTAVIUS CAESAR, and TAURUS, with his army, marching  OCTAVIUS CAESAR  Taurus! 

 TAURUS  My lord? 

 OCTAVIUS CAESAR  Strike not by land; keep whole: provoke not battle, 

 Till we have done at sea. Do not exceed 

 The prescript of this scroll: our fortune lies 

 Upon this jump. 



 Exeunt  Shakespeare homepage  |  Antony and Cleopatra  | Act 3, Scene 8 

 Previous scene  |  Next scene 