Óèëüÿì Øåêñïèð

 Àíòîíèé è Êëåîïàòðà

 
 
 
     Ïåðåâîä Îñèè Ñîðîêè.
 

ÄÅÉÑÒÂÓÞÙÈÅ ËÈÖÀ:

 
 
     Ìàðê Àíòîíèé   |
     Îêòàâèé Öåçàðü } òðèóìâèðû
     Ëåïèä          |
 
     Ñåêñò Ïîìïåé    |
     Äîìèöèé Ýíîáàðá |
     Âåíòèäèé        |
     Ñèëèé           |
     Ýðîñ            } ïðèâåðæåíöû Àíòîíèÿ
     Êàíèäèé         |
     Ñêàð            |
     Äåðêåò          |
     Äåìåòðèé        |
     Ôèëîí           |
 
     Ìåöåíàò   |
     Àãðèïïà   |
     Òàâð      |
     Äîëàáåëëà } ïðèâåðæåíöû Öåçàðÿ
     Ïðîêóëåé  |
     Ôèäèé     |
     Ãàëë      |
 
     Ìåíàñ    |
     Ìåíåêðàò } ïðèâåðæåíöû Ïîìïåÿ
     Âàððèé   |
 
     Åâôðîíèé, ïîñëàíåö Àíòîíèÿ ê Öåçàðþ
 
     Àëåêñàñ |
     Ìàðäèàí } ïðèäâîðíûå Êëåîïàòðû
     Äèîìåä  |
 
     Ñåëåâê, êàçíà÷åé Êëåîïàòðû
     Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
     Ñåëü÷àíèí
     Êëåîïàòðà, öàðèöà Åãèïòà
     Îêòàâèÿ, ñåñòðà Öåçàðÿ
 
     Õàðìèàíà |
              } ïðèñëóæíèöû Êëåîïàòðû
     Èðà      |
 
     Âîåíà÷àëüíèêè, ñîëäàòû, ãîíöû, ïðèäâîðíûå, ñëóãè.
 
              Ìåñòî äåéñòâèÿ: â ðàçíûõ ÷àñòÿõ Ðèìñêîé äåðæàâû.
 
 

ÀÊÒ I

 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 1
 
          Àëåêñàíäðèÿ. Äâîðåö Êëåîïàòðû. Âõîäÿò Äåìåòðèé è Ôèëîí.
 
                                   Ôèëîí
 
                      Íàø ïîëêîâîäåö âîâñå îäóðåë.
                      Ãëàçà åãî, ñâåðêàâøèå áûâàëî
                      Â ñðàæåíüÿõ, íàä ñîëäàòñêèìè ñòðîÿìè,
                      Êàê îãíåííûå î÷è áîãà âîéí,
                      Òåïåðü ìîëèòâåííî óñòðåìëåíû
                      Íà ñìóãëûé ëîá öûãàíêè. Ïðî÷ü îòáðîñèë
                      Ðàññóäîê, ìåðó. Ãðóäü áîãàòûðÿ,
                      ×òî íà ñåáå ðâàëà çàñòåæêè ëàò
                      Â âåëèêèõ áèòâàõ, íûíå ïðåâðàòèëàñü
                      Â ìåõè, ÷òîá, îáäóâàÿ, óòîëÿòü
                      Ïîõîòü öûãàíêèíó.
 
          Òðóáû. Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé, Êëåîïàòðà, åå ïðèñëóæíèöû, ñâèòà.
                   Åâíóõè îáìàõèâàþò Êëåîïàòðó îïàõàëàìè.
 
                                         Âîò îíè ñàìè.
                      Ëþáóéñÿ - òðèóìâèð, îäèí èç òðåõ
                      Ñòîëïîâ âñåëåííîé, â äóðà÷êàõ ó øëþõè.
                      Íàãëÿäûâàéñÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                     Åñëè íå øóòÿ
                      Òû ëþáèøü, òî ñêàæè, â êàêèõ ïðåäåëàõ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íèùà ëþáîâü, êîòîðîé äàí ïðåäåë.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Åé ðóáåæè æåëàþ îáîçíà÷èòü.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ãäå îáîçíà÷èòü? Ïðåæäå îòûùè
                      Òû íîâûå è íåáåñà, è çåìëþ.
 
                             Âõîäèò ñëóæèòåëü.
 
                                 Ñëóæèòåëü
 
                      Ìîé ãîñïîäèí, ãîíöû èç Ðèìà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                                   Ýõ,
                      Äîñàäà. Êîðîòêî ñêàæè, â ÷åì äåëî.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íåò, íåò, Àíòîíèé. Âûñëóøàé ãîíöîâ.
                      Áûòü ìîæåò, Ôóëüâèÿ òâîÿ ãíåâèòñÿ.
                      Èëè, êàê çíàòü, þíåö ãîëîáîðîäûé,
                      Îêòàâèé Öåçàðü øëåò òåáå ïðèêàç:
                      Ìîë, ñäåëàé òî-òî, òàê-òî, çàâîþé
                      Âîò ýòî öàðñòâî, à âîí òî î÷èñòè, -
                      Èíà÷å ïîêàðàåì.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                       Íó, íó, íó.
                      Òû ÷òî, ëþáèìàÿ?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                       Óæ ýòî òî÷íî.
                      Óæ îñòàâàòüñÿ çäåñü òåáå íåëüçÿ.
                      Ïðèøëî âåëåíüå. Âûñëóøàé åãî.
                      Îò Ôóëüâèè. Îò Öåçàðÿ, âåðíåå.
                      Èëü îáà øëþò ïðèêàç? Çîâè ãîíöîâ.
                      Êëÿíóñü åãèïåòñêèì ìîèì ïðåñòîëîì,
                      Òû ïîêðàñíåë - è ýòèì ïðèçíàåøü,
                      ×òî íàä òîáîé âëàäû÷åñòâóåò Öåçàðü.
                      Èëü ðàçãîðåëèñü ùåêè îò ñòûäà,
                      ×òî òû ó æåíêè âúåäëèâîãîëîñîé,
                      Ó Ôóëüâèè ïîä êàáëóêîì? Çîâè ãîíöîâ!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ïóñòü Ðèì ïîòîíåò â âîäàõ Òèáðà! Ïóñòü
                      Îáðóøèòñÿ øèðîêèé ñâîä äåðæàâû!
                      Çäåñü ìîå ìåñòî. ×òî çåìíûå öàðñòâà?
                      Ãðÿçü, ãëèíà. È æèâîòíûõ, è ëþäåé
                      Íàâîçíàÿ çåìëÿ ðàâíî ïèòàåò.
                      Íåò, áëàãîðîäñòâî æèçíè - òîëüêî â ýòîì
                      Îáúÿòèè.
                               (Îáíèìàåò åå.)
                                Êîãäà â ëþáâè ñîøëàñü
                      Òàêàÿ ïàðà, ãîðäî çàÿâëÿþ
                      Ïðåä ìèðîì âñåì, ÷òî íàì ïîäîáíûõ íåò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Àõ, êðàñíîáàé! À Ôóëüâèþ çà÷åì
                      Îí â æåíû áðàë? Íåóæòî áåçëþáîâíî?
                      È íåóæåëü ÿ äóðî÷êîé êàæóñü?
                      Íåò, ÿ íå äóðî÷êà. È çíàþ ÿ:
                      Àíòîíèåì Àíòîíèé îñòàåòñÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íî Êëåîïàòðîé íàâåê ïîòðÿñåí.
                      Âî èìÿ íåã ëþáâè ïðîøó òåáÿ, -
                      Íå áóäåì òðàòèòü âðåìÿ íà ðàçäîðû.
                      Ïóñòü íè ìãíîâåíüÿ æèçíè íå ïðîéäåò
                      Áåç óñëàæäåíèé íîâûõ. ×åì ñåãîäíÿ
                      Ïîòåøèìñÿ?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                 Ãîíöîâ ïðèìè, ïîñëàíöåâ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ñâàðëèâàÿ öàðèöà, àé-àé-àé!
                      Íî âñå òåáå ê ëèöó - ñìåÿòüñÿ, ïëàêàòü,
                      Áðàíèòüñÿ. Âûðàæåííàÿ òîáîé,
                      Ëþáàÿ ñòðàñòü ñòàíîâèòñÿ êðàñèâîé!
                      Ïîñëàíöåâ ïðèíèìàþ ëèøü òâîèõ.
                      Ñåãîäíÿ áóäåì ìû âäâîåì, áåç ñâèòû,
                      Áðîäÿ ïî óëèöàì íî÷íûì, ãëÿäåòü
                      Íà ãîðîäñêèå íðàâû. Òû â÷åðà âåäü
                      Æåëàëà ýòîãî. Ïîéäåì.
                                (Ñëóæèòåëþ.)
                                            Ìîë÷è.
 
                   Àíòîíèé, Êëåîïàòðà è îáå ñâèòû óõîäÿò.
 
                                  Äåìåòðèé
 
                      Íåóæòî ó Àíòîíèÿ â òàêîì
                      Íàø Öåçàðü íåáðåæåíüè?
 
                                   Ôèëîí
 
                                             Âðåìåíàìè
                      Àíòîíèÿ áûëîãî íå óçíàòü.
                      Ðîíÿåò îí òîãäà ñâîå âåëè÷üå.
 
                                  Äåìåòðèé
 
                      Êàê æàëü, ÷òî ñïëåòíè ðèìñêèå î íåì
                      Íåëæèâû îêàçàëèñü. Íî íàäåþñü,
                      ×òî çàâòðà âñå ïîïðàâèòñÿ. Ïðîùàé.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
                                  Ñöåíà 2
 
         Äðóãàÿ êîìíàòà âî äâîðöå. Âõîäÿò Õàðìèàíà, Èðà è Àëåêñàñ.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
     Ãîñïîäèí÷èê  Àëåêñàñ,  äóøêà  Àëåêñàñ,  ñàìûé-ðàññàìûé  Àëåêñàñ, ãäå æå
ïðåäñêàçàòåëü?  Òû  òàê åãî ðàñõâàëèâàë öàðèöå. Óæàñíî ìíå õî÷åòñÿ çíàòü èìÿ
áóäóùåãî  ìóæà ìîåãî, êîòîðûé íåïðåìåííî, êàê òû ãîâîðèøü, óêðàñèò ñâîè ðîãà
áðà÷íûìè âåíêàìè!
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
     Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü!
 
                           Âõîäèò ïðåäñêàçàòåëü.
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
     ×åì óñëóæèòü ìîãó?
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      À-à, âîò îí. Ýòî òû ïðîâèäåö âåùèé?
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
                      Íåèñ÷åðïàåìóþ êíèãó òàéí
                      Ïðèðîäíûõ ÿ ÷èòàòü ÷óòü-÷óòü óìåþ.
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
                      Òû ïîêàæè åìó ñâîþ ëàäîíü.
 
                          Âõîäÿò Ýíîáàðá è ñëóãè.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Âíåñèòå ôðóêòû è âèíà ïîáîëüøå:
                      Çà çäðàâüå Êëåîïàòðû áóäåì ïèòü.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Äîñòîïî÷òåííûé, íàãàäàé ìíå ñ÷àñòüå.
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
                      ß ñóäåá íå òâîðþ. ß ïðîðèöàþ.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Íàïðîðèöàé ñóäüáó ìíå ïîñâåòëåé.
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
                      Äîáðî â òåáå óñèëèòñÿ ê çàêàòó.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      ß ðàçäîáðåþ, ðàñòîëñòåþ ÿ.
 
                                    Èðà
 
                      Íåò, íàæèâåøü äîáðà òû è ìîðùèí,
                      È ùåäðî áóäåøü êðàñèòüñÿ.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                                 Íå äàé Áîã!
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
                      Íå ðàçäðàæàé ïðîâèäöà, ïîìîë÷è
                      È ñëóøàé.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                Òèøå! Ñëóøàþ. Ìîë÷ó.
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
                      Ñêîðåå ëþáÿùåþ, ÷åì ëþáèìîé
                      Òû áóäåøü.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                 Ïðåäïî÷ëà áû ðàñïàëÿòü
                      Âèíîì ÿ ïå÷åíü, íåæåëè ëþáîâüþ.
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
                      Äà ñëóøàé òû!
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
     Íàéäè  ìíå  â ëèíèÿõ ðóêè ñóäüáó êàê ìîæíî êðàøå. Ïóñòü âûéäó ÿ çà òðåõ
öàðåé  ñ óòðà è îâäîâåþ ê âå÷åðó. À â ïÿòüäåñÿò ëåò ïóñòü ðîæó ðåáåíêà, è äà
ñêëîíèòñÿ ïåðåä íèì ñàì Èðîä Èóäåéñêèé. Ïóñòü ñäåëàþñü æåíîþ ìîëîäîãî Öåçàðÿ
è âðîâåíü ñòàíó ñ ãîñïîæîé ìîåé.
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
                      Ïåðåæèâåøü òû ãîñïîæó ñâîþ.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
     Îòëè÷íî! Äîëãîëåòüå ìíå ñëàùå èíæèðà.
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
                      Â òâîåì ïðîøåäøåì âðåìåíà ñâåòëåå,
                      ×åì òå, ÷òî âïåðåäè.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
     Äîëæíî  áûòü,  äåòåé  íàðîæàþ  âíåáðà÷íûõ.  À  ñêîëüêî èõ ó ìåíÿ áóäåò,
ìàëü÷èøåê è äåâ÷îíîê?
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
                      Èìåé óòðîáó êàæäîå æåëàíüå,
                      Äåòåé áû ó òåáÿ áûë ìèëëèîí.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
     Ôó, áåññòûæèé! Íî ÷òî ñ ãëóïîãî âåùóíà âçÿòü...
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
     Òû äóìàëà, òîëüêî ïðîñòûíÿì òâîèì âåäîìû òâîè æåëàíüÿ?
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
     À òåïåðü Èðå ïðîðèöàé.
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
     Ìû âñå ñâîþ ñóäüáó ñåé÷àñ óçíàåì.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Ñåãîäíÿ ìíå è ïî÷òè âñåì íàì ñóäüáà - óïèòüñÿ â ëåæêó.
 
                                    Èðà
 
     Âî âñÿêîì ñëó÷àå, ìîÿ ëàäîíü ñóëèò ÷èñòîòó è âîçäåðæíîñòü.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
     Àãà, êàê ïîëîâîäüå Íèëà ñóëèò ãîëîä.
 
                                    Èðà
 
     Ìîë÷è, øàëàÿ ìîÿ ïîäðóæêà, èç òåáÿ âåùóíüÿ íèêóäûøíàÿ.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
     Íó,  åñëè  ìàñëåíèñòàÿ  ëàäîíü  íå ïðèçíàê ìíîãîëþáüÿ, òîãäà ÿ è âïðÿìü
íèêóäûøíàÿ. Òû íàïðîðî÷ü åé ñóäüáó ñåðåíüêóþ.
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
                      Âàñ îæèäàåò ñõîäíàÿ ñóäüáà.
 
                                    Èðà
 
     Êàêàÿ æå? Ïîäðîáíåé ãîâîðè.
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
                                 ß êîí÷èë.
 
                                    Èðà
 
     È íåóæåëè ìîÿ ñóäüáà íè íà âåðøîê íå ëó÷øå, ÷åì åå?
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
     À åñëè á ëó÷øå íà âåðøîê, òî ÷òî áû òû íà ýòîò âåðøîê óäëèíèëà?
 
                                    Èðà
 
     Äà óæ íå íîñ ìîåãî ìóæà.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
     Ñïàñè  íàñ  íåáåñà  îò  ñàëüíûõ  ìûñëåé!  Òåïåðü ñêàæè ñóäüáó Àëåêñàñà,
Àëåêñàñà!  Π ìèëàÿ  áîãèíÿ  Èçèäà,  ìîëþ òåáÿ, äàé òû åìó æåíó áåñïëîäíóþ è
íåíàñûòíóþ,  è  ïóñòü îí, îâäîâåâ, æåíèòñÿ íà åùå ñêâåðíåéøåé, à ïîñëå åùå è
åùå,   è   ñàìàÿ   ïîñëåäíÿÿ   è   ñêâåðíàÿ   ïóñòü  ñìåÿñü  ïîõîðîíèò  åãî,
ïÿòèäåñÿòèêðàòíî ðîãàòîãî! Ëó÷øå óæ îòêàæè ìíå, äîáðàÿ Èçèäà, â ÷åì äðóãîì è
âàæíåéøåì, íî ýòó ìîëüáó ìîþ óâàæü. Ìîëþ òåáÿ, ïðåäîáðàÿ Èçèäà!
 
                                    Èðà
 
     Àìèíü.  Äîðîãàÿ  Èçèäà, óñëûøü ýòó íàðîäíóþ ìîëüáó. Ñåðäöå áîëèò, êîãäà
âèäèøü,  êàê  íàñòàâëÿþò  ðîãà ÷åëîâåêó õîðîøåìó, íî åùå ìó÷èòåëüíåå âèäåòü,
êàê  íåãîäíèêè  õîäÿò  áåçðîãèå. Áóäü æå ñïðàâåäëèâà, ìèëàÿ Èçèäà, è äàé åìó
ñóäüáèíó íàäëåæàùóþ.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
     Àìèíü.
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
     Òû  ãëÿäè-êà,  åñëè  áû  ìîå  ðîãà÷åñòâî  îò  íèõ  çàâèñåëî, òî îíè á è
ïëîùàäíûìè øëþõàìè ñîãëàñíû ñòàòü, ëèøü áû ñäåëàòü ìåíÿ ðîãà÷îì.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Ìîë÷è. Èäåò Àíòîíèé.
 
                             Âõîäèò Êëåîïàòðà.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                             Íåò. Öàðèöà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ãäå ìîé Àíòîíèé?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                       Ãîñïîæà ìîÿ,
                      Íå çíàþ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                Çäåñü íå âèäåëè Àíòîíüÿ?
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Íåò, ãîñóäàðûíÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Îí âåñåë áûë. Âíåçàïíî ïîóãðþìåë,
                      Çàäóìàëñÿ ïî-ðèìñêè. Ýíîáàðá!
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Äà, ãîñóäàðûíÿ?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                      Íàéäè åãî,
                      È ïóñòü ïðèäåò ñþäà. À ãäå Àëåêñàñ?
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
                      Ê òâîèì óñëóãàì. Âîí Àíòîíèé ñàì.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ñåé÷àñ ìû íå æåëàåì åãî âèäåòü.
                      Çà ìíîé ñòóïàéòå.
                                 (Óõîäÿò.)
 
                          Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé è ãîíåö.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                                         Íåò, ïîøëà âîéíîé
                      Òâîÿ ñóïðóãà Ôóëüâèÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                             Íà Ëþöèÿ,
                      Íà áðàòà ìîåãî?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                                       Äà. Íî îíè,
                      Íåäîëãî âîåâàâ, îáúåäèíèëèñü
                      Ïðîòèâ Îêòàâüÿ Öåçàðÿ. À îí
                      Èõ, ïîáåäèâøè â ïåðâîì æå ñðàæåíüå,
                      Ïðèíóäèë èç Èòàëèè óéòè.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Òàê. Äàëüøå ÷òî? Åùå ñêâåðíåå?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                                                      Âåñòíèê
                      Õóäûõ âåñòåé ñåáå íåñåò áåäó.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Êîãäà âûñëóøèâàåò âåñòè òðóñ
                      Èëè ãëóïåö. Âñå ãîâîðè ñïîêîéíî.
                      Ñëó÷èâøåãîñÿ âñïÿòü íå ïîâîðîòèøü.
                      Ïóñêàé â èçâåñòèè òàèòñÿ ñìåðòü,
                      Íî åñëè ïðàâäà, òî ïðèìó, êàê åñëè á
                      Ëàñêàëè ìîå óõî ïîõâàëîé.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Âåñòü ãîðüêàÿ. Èçìåííèê Ëàáèåí
                      Ñ ïàðôÿíñêèì âîéñêîì çàíÿë íàøó Àçèþ.
                      Åãî çíàìåíà ðåþò îò Åâôðàòà
                      Äî ìàëîàçèàòñêèõ áåðåãîâ.
                      À â ýòî âðåìÿ...
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                        Ïðîäîëæàé: Àíòîíèé
                      Â Àëåêñàíäðèè...
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                                        Î, âëàñòèòåëü ìîé!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Äà íå ñìÿã÷àé âñåîáùåãî ñóæäåíüÿ.
                      Ðåæü ïðàâäó-ìàòêó. Ïðÿìî íàçîâè
                      Öàðèöó òàê, êàê îáçûâàþò â Ðèìå.
                      Ñðàìè ìåíÿ, êàê Ôóëüâèÿ ñðàìèò.
                      Â áåçäåéñòâèè íàø ðàçóì çàðàñòàåò
                      Ñîðíîé òðàâîé. Çëîñëîâüå è õóëà
                      Ïîëåçíû íàì òîãäà, êàê âñïàøêà ïîëþ.
                      Ïîêà ïðîùàé.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Ïîêîðíûé òâîé ñëóãà.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ýé, êòî òàì? ×òî ñëûõàòü èç Ñèêèîíà?
 
                              Ïåðâûé ñëóæèòåëü
 
                      Èç Ñèêèîíà ïðèáûë ëè ãîíåö?
 
                              Âòîðîé ñëóæèòåëü
 
                      Îí îæèäàåò.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                   Ïîçîâèòå. Íàäî
                      Åãèïåòñêèå öåïè ðàçîðâàòü,
                      Ïîêà íå âûæèë âîâñå èç óìà ÿ.
 
                            Âõîäèò âòîðîé ãîíåö.
 
                      ×òî ñêàæåøü?
 
                                Âòîðîé ãîíåö
 
                                    Ôóëüâèÿ, òâîÿ æåíà,
                      Ñêîí÷àëàñü.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                   Ãäå ñêîí÷àëàñü?
 
                                Âòîðîé ãîíåö
 
                                                   Â Ñèêèîíå.
                      Áîëåçíè õîä è ïðî÷åå - â ïèñüìå
                      Âîò ýòîì.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                Îäíîãî ìåíÿ îñòàâüòå.
                          (Ãîíåö è ñëóãè óõîäÿò.)
                      Áîëüøàÿ ñèëà äóõà â íåé áûëà.
                      À ÿ æåëàë êîí÷èíû ýòîé. Òî-òî!
                      Ïðåçðèòåëüíî øâûðÿåì îò ñåáÿ,
                      Ïîòîì ñïîõâàòûâàåìñÿ, íî ïîçäíî.
                      Êîëîâðàùåíüå êîëåñà âðåìåí
                      Âñå îáðàùàåò â ïðîòèâîïîëîæíîñòü.
                      Òîëêàâøàÿ ðóêà òåïåðü ñõâàòèòü
                      Õîòåëà áû, äà óæ íå âîðîòèòü.
                      Ïîðâàòü ÿ äîëæåí ñ ýòîé ÷àðîâíèöåé.
                      Îò çäåøíåãî áåçäåëüÿ - òüìà âðåäà.
                      Ýé, Ýíîáàðá!
 
                              Âõîäèò Ýíîáàðá.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     ×òî, ãîñïîäèí, ïðèêàæåøü?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Îòñþäà íóæíî ÷åì ñêîðåå ïðî÷ü.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Íî  ìû æ ïîóáèâàåì íàøèõ æåíùèí. Ìû æå âèäèì, êàê ñìåðòîóáèéñòâåííà äëÿ
íèõ ëþáàÿ ÷åðñòâîñòü. Íàø îòúåçä îáåðíåòñÿ äëÿ íèõ íå èíà÷å êàê ñìåðòüþ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Íàäî åõàòü.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Åæåëè íàäî äåéñòâèòåëüíî, òî ÷òî æ, ïóñòü óìèðàþò æåíùèíû. Æàëü áûëî áû
òåðÿòü  èõ  ïî ïðè÷èíå ïóñòÿêîâîé, íî â ñðàâíåíèè ñ äåëîì âåëèêèì îíè è ñàìè
äîëæíû  ïî÷åñòüñÿ  ïóñòÿêîâèíîé. À âåäü äîéäè äî Êëåîïàòðû õîòÿ á øåïîòîê îá
îòúåçäå,  îíà  òóò æå óìðåò. ß ðàç äâàäöàòü óæå âèäåë, êàê îíà ïîìèðàëà è ïî
ìåíåå âåñêèì ðåçîíàì. Äóìàþ, åé ýòî ïîìèðàíüå - êàê ëþáîâíèê, îíî åå æèâèò è
óñëàæäàåò, åé ïîìèðàòü íå òåðïèòñÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Îíà íåïðåäñòàâèìî õèòðîóìíà.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Îõ, ãîñïîäèí ìîé, òóò íå õèòðîñòü, îíà ãîðèò è ïûøåò ÷èñòåéøåþ ëþáîâüþ.
Èç  ãëàç åå íå ñëåçû, èç ãðóäè íå âçäîõè, à øòîðìà è áóðè ïîõëåùå îòìå÷åííûõ
êàëåíäàðÿìè.  À  åñëè  ýòî  - õèòðîå óìåíüå, òîãäà îíà ñïîñîáíà ïîòÿãàòüñÿ ñ
ñàìèì áîãîì ëèâíåé è ãðîìîâ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Ëó÷øå á åå íå âèäåë íèêîãäà.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Î,  òîãäà á òû íå óâèäåë ìàñòåðñêè ñðàáîòàííîãî ÷óäà ïðèðîäû è âåðíóëñÿ
áû èç ïóòåøåñòâèé îïëîøàâøèì.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Ôóëüâèÿ óìåðëà.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     ×òî?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Ôóëüâèÿ óìåðëà.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Ôóëüâèÿ?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Óìåðëà.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     ×òî  æ,  ãîñïîäèí  ìîé,  ïðèíåñè áëàãîäàðñòâåííóþ æåðòâó áîãàì. Êîëü èõ
ïðåñâåòëîñòÿì  óãîäíî  âçÿòü  æåíó ó ÷åëîâåêà, òî îñòàåòñÿ âåäü ïîðòíÿæåñòâî
çåìíîå  -  òà  èãëà,  êîòîðîé äåëàþò îäåæêè âçàìåí ñíîøåííûõ. Åñëè á íå áûëî
æåíùèí  äðóãèõ,  êðîìå Ôóëüâèè, òîãäà áû óðîí áûë è âïðàâäó ïëà÷åâíûì. À ñèþ
áåäó  âåí÷àåò óòåøåíüå, ÷òî ñòàðóþ ðóáàõó ñìåíèò þáêà íîâàÿ. È ëèòü íàä ýòèì
ãîðåì íàäî ñëåçû ëóêîâûå.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Åþ ïî÷àòûå äåëà äåðæàâû
                      Íóæäàþòñÿ â ïðèñóòñòâèè ìîåì.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     À  ïî÷àòûå  òîáîþ  çäåøíèå  äåëà, îñîáëèâî äåëî Êëåîïàòðèíî, áåç òâîåãî
ïðèñóòñòâèÿ è âîâñå íåâîçìîæíû.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Äîâîëüíî áàëàãóðèòü. Ñîîáùè,
                      ×òî îòïëûâàåì, íàøèì îôèöåðàì.
                      Öàðèöå ñàì ïðè÷èíó îáúÿñíþ,
                      Äîáüþñü åå ñîãëàñüÿ íà ðàçëóêó.
                      Íå òîëüêî ñìåðòü æåíû, íî è äðóãèå
                      Äåëà òîðîïÿò íàñ. Äðóçüÿ çîâóò
                      Íàñòîé÷èâûìè ïèñüìàìè èç Ðèìà.
                      Îòêðûòî Öåçàðþ ïðîòèâîñòàâ,
                      Ïîìïåÿ ñûí òåïåðü âëàäû÷èò ìîðåì.
                      Íàðîä íàø ñêîëüçîê. Ëþáèò ëèøü âîæäÿ
                      Îòæèâøåãî, çà ìåðòâûå çàñëóãè.
                      Òåïåðü ãîòîâ ïåðåíåñòè ëþáîâü
                      Ñ âåëèêîãî Ïîìïåÿ íà ñûíêà,
                      Ñåêñòà Ïîìïåÿ, - è â ïðèëèâå ìîùè
                      È ñëàâû, ïîëîí áîäðîñòè ê òîìó æ,
                      Ñåêñò, âîçîìíèâ ñåáÿ áîéöîì âåðõîâíûì,
                      Óñòîè ìèðà ìîæåò ïîøàòíóòü.
                      Òàê âîëîñ êîíñêèé, îáðàòèñü â áîëîòå
                      Â çìåþ, ñïîñîáåí ÿäîâèòûì ñòàòü.
                      Ãðîçà íàâèñëà. Îòïëûâàåì ñïåøíî.
                      Âåëåíüå ïîä÷èíåííûì ïåðåäàé.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Âñå âûïîëíþ.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 3
 
       Êîìíàòà âî äâîðöå. Âõîäÿò Êëåîïàòðà, Õàðìèàíà, Èðà è Àëåêñàñ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Àíòîíèé ãäå?
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                    Íå çíàþ, íå âèäàëà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
                                 (Àëåêñàñó)
 
                      Ñòóïàé-êà âûñìîòðè, ãäå îí, è ñ êåì,
                      È çàíÿò ÷åì. È ïîìíè - ÿ òåáÿ
                      Íå ïîñûëàëà. Åñëè íåóëûá÷èâ,
                      Ñêàæè, ÷òî ÿ ïëÿøó. À åñëè âåñåë -
                      ×òî çàõâîðàëà. Áûñòðåíüêî òóäà,
                      È âìèã îáðàòíî.
                             (Àëåêñàñ óõîäèò.)
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                       Ãîñóäàðûíÿ!
                      Âåäü òû Àíòîíèÿ âçàïðàâäó ëþáèøü,
                      Íî ýòèì ïîâåäåíüåì â íåì ëþáîâü
                      Íå ðàçîææåøü, ïî-ìîåìó.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                              À ÷òî æå
                      Äîëæíà ÿ äåëàòü?
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                        Äà âî âñåì åìó
                      Ìèðâîëèòü è íè÷åì íå ðàçäðàæàòü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      ×òîá ïîòåðÿòü åãî? Ñîâåò äóðàöêèé.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Íî åñëè ñëèøêîì ïîìûêàþò ìèëûì,
                      Ìó÷åíüå ìîæåò ñòàòü åìó ïîñòûëûì.
 
                              Âõîäèò Àíòîíèé.
 
                      Âîò îí èäåò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                   Íàñóïëþñü. ß áîëüíà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ñîáûòüÿ ïðèíóæäàþò, êàê íè ãðóñòíî...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Î Õàðìèàíà, ïîìîãè óéòè.
                      ß ïàäàþ. ß êîí÷óñü, åñëè áîëü
                      Íå êîí÷èòñÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                    Öàðèöà äîðîãàÿ...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ìíå äóøíî, îòîéäè.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                          Äà ÷òî ñ òîáîþ?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Îòðàäíû âåñòè, âèæó ïî ãëàçàì.
                      Æåíà èçâîëèò çâàòü? Ïóñêàé íå ñêàæåò,
                      ×òî ÿ äåðæó. Îõ, ëó÷øå áû îíà
                      Òåáÿ âîâåê ñþäà íå îòïóñêàëà.
                      Â òåáå íå âëàñòíà ÿ. Òû âåñü - åå.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Áîãè - ñâèäåòåëè...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                           Î, íèêîãäà
                      Îáìàíóòîé öàðèöû íå áûâàëî!
                      Íî ñ ñàìîãî íà÷àëà ÿ óæå
                      Ïðåäâèäåëà èçìåíó.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                          Êëåîïàòðà...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Êàê âåðèòü ÿ ìîãëà - õîòÿ áû òû
                      Áîæáîþ ñîòðÿñàë ïðåñòîëû íåáà?
                      Âåäü Ôóëüâèþ òû ïðåäàë. Êàê ìîãëà
                      ß äîâåðÿòüñÿ êëÿòâàì ïóñòîáîëòà,
                      Êîòîðûå, çâó÷à, óæå ìåðòâû?
                      Áåçóìüå, áðåä!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                      Ñëàä÷àéøàÿ öàðèöà!..
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íåò, íå ïîäñëàùèâàé. Ñêàæè "ïðîùàé"
                      È óõîäè. Äëÿ ñëîâ êðàñèâûõ âðåìÿ
                      Áûëî, êîãäà òû îáîëüùàë ìåíÿ.
                      Íå âåë òû ðå÷è îá îòúåçäå. Âå÷íîñòü
                      Áûëà â ãëàçàõ è íà ãóáàõ ìîèõ,
                      Â äóãå áðîâåé - áëàæåíñòâî. Âñþ ìåíÿ
                      Áîæåñòâåííîþ íàçûâàë. Òàêàÿ
                      È íûíå ÿ. Èëü, âåëè÷àéøèé âîèí,
                      Òû âåëè÷àéøèé îêàçàëñÿ ëæåö?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íó ÷òî òû...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                    Ìíå áû òåëåñà òâîè,
                      Ñêðåñòèëà áû ìå÷è ñ òîáîé ïî-öàðñêè.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Òû âûñëóøàé. Âåëåíèå âðåìåí
                      Ê îòëó÷êå âûíóæäàåò. Íî ìîå
                      Çäåñü îñòàåòñÿ ñåðäöå. Îõâàòèëà
                      Èòàëèþ ãðàæäàíñêàÿ âîéíà,
                      È Ñåêñò Ïîìïåé ãðîçèò âîðîòàì Ðèìà.
                      Ðàâíû ñîïåðíè÷àþùèå ñèëû,
                      Ïëîäÿ ìåæäîóñîáüå. Ñåêñò Ïîìïåé
                      Áûë íåíàâèäèìûì è îñóæäåííûì,
                      Íî, ñèëåí ñëàâîé ñâîåãî îòöà,
                      Òåïåðü âòèðàåòñÿ â ëþáîâü íàðîäà,
                      È íåäîâîëüíûõ ìíîæèòñÿ ÷èñëî,
                      Îïàñíî ïîäêðåïëÿþùèõ Ïîìïåÿ.
                      Ìèðíûì æèòüåì ïðåñûùåíà ñòðàíà,
                      È òðåáóåòñÿ åé êðîâîïóñêäíüå.
                      ×òîá âîâñå íå òðåâîæèë ìîé îòúåçä,
                      Åùå ïðèáàâëþ ëè÷íóþ ïðè÷èíó:
                      Ñìåðòü Ôóëüâèè.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                       Õîòÿ è ïî ñþ ïîðó
                      ß áåçðàññóäíàÿ ðàáà ëþáâè,
                      Íî ÿ óæå íå äåâî÷êà. Íå âåðþ.
                      Íåóæòî óìåðëà?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                      Äà, óìåðëà.
                      Ïðî÷òè ïèñüìî. Îïèñàíû â íåì ñâàðû,
                      Çàòåÿííûå Ôóëüâèåé. Â êîíöå
                      Íàéäåøü áëàãîå äëÿ òåáÿ èçâåñòüå:
                      Âðåìÿ è ìåñòî ñìåðòè.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                             Ãäå æå ñëåçû?
                      Î, ëæåëþáîâü! Îí ñëåç íå áóäåò ëèòü.
                      Òàê è ìåíÿ ãîòîâ ïîõîðîíèòü.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Äîâîëüíî ññîðèòüñÿ. Õî÷ó ñ òîáîþ
                      Ïîòîëêîâàòü î öåëÿõ. Ïîñòóïëþ,
                      Êàê òû ðåøèøü. Êëÿíóñü îãíåì ñâåòèëà,
                      Æèâîòâîðÿùèì íèëüñêèé æèðíûé èë,
                      ×òî ïîïëûâó â Èòàëèþ òâîèì
                      Ñîëäàòîì è ñëóãîé, âåðøèòü ãîòîâûì
                      Âîéíó èëü ìèð, êàê ñêàæåøü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                                   Õàðìèàíà,
                      Ñêîðåé øíóðîâêó ðåæü. Íå÷åì äûøàòü...
                      Íåò, ëåã÷å ìíå óæå. Ìîå çäîðîâüå
                      Íåïðî÷íî, êàê Àíòîíèÿ ëþáîâü.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íå íàäî, ìèëàÿ. Íàäåæåí ÿ
                      È âûäåðæó äîñòîéíî èñïûòàíüå.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Äà. Ïðåäî ìíîþ Ôóëüâèè ïðèìåð.
                      Òû îòâåðíèñü, ïîïëà÷ü î íåé. Ïîòîì,
                      Ïðîùàÿñü, ñêàæåøü, äåñêàòü, ýòè ñëåçû
                      Èñòîðãíóòû ðàçëóêîþ ñî ìíîé.
                      Ñûãðàé ðàçëóêè ñöåíó - äà ïîëîâ÷å,
                      Ïîèñêðåííåé.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                   Ðàññåðäèøü. Ïåðåñòàíü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íåïëîõî. Íî âåäü ìîæåøü è ïîëó÷øå.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Êëÿíóñü ìå÷îì...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                        È ïîêëÿíèñü ùèòîì.
                      Õîðîø. Åùå, îäíàêî, íå âåðøèíà
                      Àêòåðñòâà. Õàðìèàíà, ïîãëÿäè,
                      Êàê ãåðêóëåñó ðèìñêîìó ê ëèöó
                      Ãíåâèòüñÿ íàïîäîáèå Àõèëëà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      ß, ñ ïîçâîëåíüÿ òâîåãî, óéäó.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ó÷òèâûé ãîñïîäèí, îäíî ñëîâå÷êî.
                      Äîëæíû ðàññòàòüñÿ ìû... Íåò, íå î òîì.
                      Áûëà ëþáîâü ìåæ íàìè... Íåò, íå ýòî;
                      Òû ýòî çíàåøü ñàì. Î ÷åì æå ÿ?..
                      Àõ, ïàìÿòü, êàê Àíòîíèé, íåâåðíà.
                      ß âñå çàáûëà, ÿ ñàìà çàáûòà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ñêàçàë áû ÿ: òû âçáàëìîøíîñòü ñàìà,
                      Íî è íàä âçáàëìîøíîñòüþ òû âëàäû÷èøü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íàä íåþ ìíå âëàäû÷èòü íåëåãêî.
                      Îíà ìíå äàâèò ñåðäöå. Èçâèíè óæ.
                      Ìîÿ ïîðûâèñòîñòü ìåíÿ ìåðòâèò,
                      Êîãäà â òåáå íå âèäèò îäîáðåíüÿ.
                      Áóäü ãëóõ ê ìîåé ëþáîâè. Ïîåçæàé,
                      Ðàç ÷åñòü ïîâåëåâàåò îòïðàâëÿòüñÿ.
                      Äà âñòàíóò ñèëû íåáà çà òåáÿ
                      È óâåí÷àþò ìå÷ ïîáåäíûì ëàâðîì!
                      Äà áóäåò òâîé ê óñïåõó ãëàäîê ïóòü!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Òàêîå ó ðàçëóêè íàøåé ñâîéñòâî:
                      Òû, îñòàâàÿñü, ïîïëûâåøü ñî ìíîé,
                      À ÿ, óïëûâøèé, îñòàþñü ñ òîáîé.
                      Èäåì æå!
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 4
 
  Ðèì. Äîì Öåçàðÿ. Âõîäÿò Îêòàâèé Öåçàðü (÷èòàþùèé ïèñüìî), Ëåïèä è ñâèòà.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ïðî÷òåøü, Ëåïèä, âîò ýòî - è ïîéìåøü,
                      ×òî íå â ïðèðîäíîé íåíàâèñòè äåëî
                      Ê Àíòîíèþ. Åå âî ìíå è íåò.
                      Íî èç Àëåêñàíäðèè ïèøóò íàì:
                      Âåëèêèé íàø ñîâëàñòíèê óäèò ðûáó,
                      Ïüåò è â ðàçãóëå ïðîæèãàåò íî÷è;
                      Îáàáèëñÿ îí, Êëåîïàòðå â òîí,
                      È îìóæëàíèëàñü îíà áåññòûäíî.
                      Ïîñëàíöåâ íàøèõ ïðèíÿë ñ íåîõîòîé,
                      Î íàñ êàê áóäòî âîâñå ïîçàáûâ.
                      Âñå ñâîéñòâåííûå ëþäÿì íåäîñòàòêè
                      Ñãóñòèëèñü â íåì.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                                         Íî, Öåçàðü, â íåì èçáûòîê
                      È äîáðîãî. Âîò ïîòîìó-òî â íåì
                      Ïîðîêè òàê ðàçèòåëüíî âèäíû,
                      Êàê çâåçäû, îòòåíÿåìûå íî÷üþ.
                      Îíè åìó äîñòàëèñü ïî íàñëåäñòâó.
                      Íàñëåäñòâà îí íå âëàñòåí èçìåíèòü.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Òû ñëèøêîì ñíèñõîäèòåëåí. Âûõîäèò,
                      ×òî òðèóìâèðó äîïóñòèìî ëå÷ü
                      Â ïîñòåëü ñóïðóæåñêóþ Ïòîëåìåÿ,
                      È öàðñòâàìè çà øóòêó íàãðàæäàòü,
                      È ïüÿíñòâîâàòü ñ ðàáîì çàïàíèáðàòà,
                      È âî õìåëþ øàòàòüñÿ ñðåäè äíÿ
                      Ïî óëèöàì, è ïëþõè ïîëó÷àòü
                      Îò ïðîñòîëþäüÿ, ïàõíóùåãî ïîòîì.
                      ×òî æ, ëàäíî (õîòü ñïîñîáíî çàïÿòíàòü
                      Âñå ýòî íàâñåãäà). Íî êàê ñìèðèòüñÿ
                      Ñ òåì, ÷òî Àíòîíèåâî ëåãêîíðàâüå
                      Ëîæèòñÿ ñòðàøíîé òÿæåñòüþ íà íàñ?
                      Ïóñêàé áû çàïîëíÿë ñâîè äîñóãè
                      Ðàçâðàòîì, - âîçäàÿíüåì çà ðàçâðàò
                      ßâèëèñü áû áëåâîòà è ñóõîòà.
                      Íî äîðîãîå âðåìÿ ãóáèò îí,
                      Òðóáíî çîâóùåå ê âåëèêîé ñõâàòêå,
                      È òðåáóåòñÿ îò÷èòàòü åãî,
                      Ñëîâíî þíöà, ïîãðÿçøåãî â óòåõàõ
                      È îòâåðãàþùåãî çäðàâûé ñìûñë.
 
                               Âõîäèò ãîíåö.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      Åùå ñ âåñòÿìè ÷åëîâåê.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                                               Ñîãëàñíî
                      Âëàäû÷íîìó ïðèêàçó òâîåìó,
                      Òû áóäåøü åæå÷àñíî ïîëó÷àòü
                      Èçâåñòèÿ. Ïîìïåé íà ìîðå ñèëåí,
                      È, âèäèìî, îí ìíîãèìè ëþáèì,
                      Ïîêîðñòâîâàâøèìè òåáå èç ñòðàõà.
                      Òåïåðü îíè ñòåêàþòñÿ ê íåìó -
                      Ìîë, íàìè îí íåïðàâåäíî îáèæåí.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Òîãî è ñëåäîâàëî îæèäàòü.
                      Èçäðåâëå òîò ëþáèì, êòî íå ó âëàñòè;
                      Äîñòèã åå - è êîí÷èëàñü ëþáîâü;
                      À ïîòåðÿë ïðàâëåíüå - âíîâü æåëàíåí,
                      Õîòü íåäîñòîèí âëàñòâîâàòü óæå.
                      Ïðîñòîé íàðîä íà âîäîðîñëü ïîõîæ,
                      Êîòîðàÿ, òóäà-ñþäà êîëåáëÿñü,
                      Â ëàêåÿõ ó ïðèëèâîâ è îòëèâîâ
                      Ìîòàåòñÿ, äîêóäà íå ñãíèåò.
 
                            Âõîäèò âòîðîé ãîíåö.
 
                                Âòîðîé ãîíåö
 
                      Î áëàãîðîäíåéøèé! Çíàé, ÷òî íà ìîðå
                      Ãîñïîäñòâóþò ïîìïååâû ïèðàòû,
                      Èçâåñòíûå, Ìåíàñ è Ìåíåêðàò.
                      Ñóäà èõ âîäíóþ êðîìñàþò ãëàäü
                      È ìíîãèå íàáåãè ñîâåðøàþò,
                      Â ñòðàõ ïîâåðãàÿ íàøè áåðåãà
                      È ìîëîäåæü ãîðÿ÷óþ áóíòóÿ.
                      Èç èòàëèéñêèõ ïîðòîâ êîðàáëè
                      Íå ñìåþò âûõîäèòü, ÷òîá íå äîñòàòüñÿ
                      Â äîáû÷ó òóò æå. È Ïîìïåÿ èìÿ
                      Ãðåìèò, íàì áîëüøèé íàíîñÿ óðîí,
                      ×åì íàíåñëî á îòêðûòîå ñðàæåíüå.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Àíòîíèé, áðîñü áëóäèòü è ïèðîâàòü!
                      Êîãäà òû ïîáåæäåí áûë ïîä Ìîäåíîé
                      (À â òîì áîþ äâóõ êîíñóëîâ óáèë),
                      Òî ãîëîä îòñòóïàâøåãî òåáÿ
                      Òåñíèë è ìó÷èë. Òû íå ïîääàâàëñÿ -
                      Õîòü â ðîñêîøè âîñïèòàííûé, òåðïåë
                      Òàêîå, ÷òî è äèêàðè íå ñòåðïÿò.
                      Ïèë êîíñêóþ ìî÷ó è âîäó ëóæ,
                      Ïîäåðíóòóþ ðàäóæíîþ ãíèëüþ,
                      Êîòîðóþ è çâåðü íå ñòàë áû ïèòü.
                      Òû íå ãíóøàëñÿ ÿãîäîé êèñëåéøåé
                      Ñ ãðÿçíåéøåãî êóñòà. È, êàê îëåíü,
                      Êîãäà çèìîþ ñíåã ïîêðîåò ïàæèòü,
                      Ïèòàëñÿ òû äðåâåñíîþ êîðîé.
                      À â Àëüïàõ åë äèêîâèííóþ æèâíîñòü,
                      ×åé âèä ó íåêîòîðûõ âûçûâàë
                      Ñìåðòíóþ ðâîòó. Âñå òû ïî-ñîëäàòñêè
                      Ïåðåíîñèë - äàæå ñ ëèöà íå ñïàë.
                      Òåáÿ, òåïåðåøíåãî ñëàñòîëþáöà,
                      Ñòûäíî ñ òîãäàøíèì âîèíîì ñðàâíèòü.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      Åãî ìíå æàëü.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                    Ïóñòü ñòûä åãî ïðèãîíèò
                      Íåìåäëÿ â Ðèì. Áåçäåéñòâèå êðåïèò
                      Ïîìïåÿ. Ñ íèì ïîðà óæ íàì ñðàçèòüñÿ.
                      Ñîçâàòü ïîòðåáíî âîèíñêèé ñîâåò.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      ß çàâòðà áóäó çíàòü, êàêèå ñèëû
                      Íà ñóøå, íà ìîðå ìîãó ñîáðàòü.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      ß ýòèì æå çàéìóñü. Äî çàâòðà, çíà÷èò.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      Äî çàâòðà. Åñëè íîâûå ñîáûòüÿ
                      Òåì âðåìåíåì ñëó÷àòñÿ, ÿ ïðîøó
                      Ìåíÿ óâåäîìèòü.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                      Íå ñîìíåâàéñÿ.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 5
 
 Àëåêñàíäðèÿ. Äâîðåö Êëåîïàòðû. Âõîäÿò Êëåîïàòðà, Õàðìèàíà, Èðà è Ìàðäèàí.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Õàðìèàíà!
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                 Äà, öàðèöà?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
                                  (çåâàåò)
 
                                              À-à...
                      Äàé ìàíäðàãîðû âûïèòü.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                             À çà÷åì?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Âñå äîëãîå áåçâðåìåíüå ðàçëóêè
                      ×òîáû ïðîñïàòü.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                      Àíòîíüåì ÷åðåñ÷óð
                      Çàïîëíèëà òû ìûñëè.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                           Çàìîë÷è,
                      Èçìåííèöà!
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                  Äà ãäå æå òóò èçìåíà?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Òû, Ìàðäèàí!
 
                                  Ìàðäèàí
 
                                    ×òî ãîñïîæå óãîäíî?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íåò, íå óãîäíî ìíå, ÷òîá òû çàïåë.
                      Ìíå, åâíóõè, íè÷åì âû íå óãîäíû.
                      Òû õîëîùåíûé. Õîðîøî òåáå.
                      Ìå÷òîé íå íàäî ðâàòüñÿ èç Åãèïòà.
                      Ñêàæè, â òåáå æåëàíüÿ âîâñå íåò?
 
                                  Ìàðäèàí
 
                      Åñòü, ãîñóäàðûíÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                         Íà ñàìîì äåëå?
 
                                  Ìàðäèàí
 
                      Íà äåëå ÿ, êîíå÷íî, íå ìîãó
                      Òàêîãî íè÷åãî, ÷òî íåïðèñòîéíî.
                      Íî áåøåíî ìå÷òàþ ÿ î òîì,
                      ×åì çàíèìàëèñÿ Âåíåðà ñ Ìàðñîì.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Î Õàðìèàíà! Ãäå-òî îí òåïåðü,
                      Àíòîíèé ìîé? Ñòîèò? Ñèäèò? Øàãàåò?
                      Èëü åäåò íà êîíå? Ñ÷àñòëèâûé êîíü,
                      Ãåðîÿ òÿæåñòü íà ñåáå íîñÿùèé!
                      Ñëóæè äîñòîéíî, êîíü! Âåäü íîñèøü òû
                      Âñåìèðíóþ îïîðó è çàùèòó,
                      Áîãàòûðÿ! Îí âñïîìèíàåò ëè,
                      Îí øåï÷åò ëè: "Ãäå íèëüñêàÿ ìîÿ
                      Çìåþêà?" Òàê ìåíÿ îí íàçûâàåò.
                      Ñëàä÷àéøèì ÿäîì ïàìÿòè ïèòàþñü
                      Òåïåðü ñàìà. Î, ïîìíè îáî ìíå!
                      ×åðíà ÿ îò ùèïêîâ ëþáîâíûõ ñîëíöà,
                      È âðåìÿ íàäàðèëî ìíå ìîðùèí.
                      Åùå êîãäà áûë æèâ ëîáàñòûé Öåçàðü,
                      Ñëûëà ÿ öàðñêè ëàêîìûì êóñêîì.
                      È Ãíåé Ïîìïåé, íå â ñèëàõ îòîðâàòüñÿ,
                      Âåñü óìèðàë, ëþáóÿñü íà ìåíÿ,
                      Íà æèâîòâîðíóþ.
 
                              Âõîäèò Àëåêñàñ.
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
                      Ïðèâåòñòâóþ ìîíàðõèíþ Åãèïòà!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Êàê íà Àíòîíèÿ òû íåïîõîæ!
                      Íî îò íåãî òû åäåøü, ñ íèì âèäàëñÿ -
                      È ñëîâíî ïîçîëî÷åí êîëäîâñêèì
                      Àíòîíèåâûì ýëèêñèðîì æèçíè.
                      Íó, ÷òî îí, ìîé îòâàæíûé Ìàðê Àíòîíèé?
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
                      Æåì÷óæèíó ñâåòëåéøóþ âîò ýòó
                      Ìíå äàë, åå öåëóÿ ìíîãî ðàç.
                      Ñëîâà åãî â ìîåì õðàíÿòñÿ ñåðäöå.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ìîé æàäíûé ñëóõ îòòóäà âûðâåò èõ.
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
                      "Âåëèêîé åãèïòÿíêå ïåðåäàé,
                      ×òî âåðíûé ðèìëÿíèí ê ïîäíîæüþ òðîíà
                      Êëàäåò ñåé áåäíûé äàð, ÷òîáû óìíîæèòü
                      Åãî äåñÿòêîì ïîêîðåííûõ öàðñòâ.
                      Ñêàæè, ÷òî âåñü Âîñòîê óæå íåâäîëãå
                      Åå âëàäû÷èöåþ íàçîâåò".
                      Êèâíóâ, îí ïîäíÿëñÿ â ñåäëî ñïîêîéíî,
                      È ãîðäûé êîíü ïðîíçèòåëüíî çàðæàë
                      È çàãëóøèë ìîè ñëîâà ïðîùàíüÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      À õìóð èëü âåñåë áûë?
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
                                             Íè õìóð, íè âåñåë.
                      Íåâîçìóòèì, êàê ÿñíàÿ ïîðà
                      Ìåæ õîëîäîì è çíîåì.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                           Çîëîòàÿ
                      Ñðåäèíà! Õàðìèàíà, ïðèìå÷àé -
                      Âîò ýòî ÷åëîâåê! Îí íå áûë ãðóñòåí,
                      ×òîá îêðóæàþùèõ íå îìðà÷àòü,
                      Æèâóùèõ åãî áëåñêîì ñâåòîçàðíûì.
                      È íå áûë âåñåë, êàê áû ãîâîðÿ,
                      ×òî ðàäîñòè îñòàâëåíû â Åãèïòå.
                      Áîæåñòâåííûé! Ïå÷àëüñÿ, âåñåëèñü -
                      Òåáå è óäàëü, è ïå÷àëü ïðèñòàëè,
                      Êàê íèêîìó äðóãîìó. - Íà ïóòè
                      Ìîèõ ãîíöîâ âñòðå÷àë òû?
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
                                                Äà, öàðèöà.
                      Äåñÿòêà äâà ïîñëàíöåâ. Äëÿ ÷åãî
                      Òàê ãóñòî øëåøü èõ?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                           Â íèùåòå óìðåò,
                      Êòî ðîäèëñÿ â çëîñ÷àñòíûé äåíü, êîãäà ÿ
                      Çàáóäó íàðî÷íîãî îòîñëàòü.
                      Áóìàãó è ÷åðíèëà, Õàðìèàíà!
                      Àëåêñàñ, òû îáðàäîâàë ìåíÿ.
                      Ëþáèëà ëè ÿ Öåçàðÿ òàê ñèëüíî?
                      À, Õàðìèàíà?
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                   Äèâíûé Þëèé Öåçàðü!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Äà ïîäàâèñü ñâîåþ ïîõâàëîé!
                      Àíòîíèé - âîò êòî äèâåí!
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                                Õðàáðûé Öåçàðü!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Êëÿíóñü, ÿ çóáû âûøèáó òåáå,
                      Åñëè ïîñìååøü Öåçàðÿ îïÿòü
                      Ñðàâíèòü ñ ìîèì Àíòîíüåì íåñðàâíåííûì.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Ïðîñòè, öàðèöà! Ïîäïåâàþ ëèøü
                      ß ïåñíå òâîåé ïðåæíåé.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                              Ý, òîãäà ÿ
                      Çåëåíûì íåñìûøëåíûøåì áûëà.
                      È ñòðàñòüþ êðîâü åùå íå ðàçîãðåòà
                      Áûëà â òå òðàâîÿäíûå äåíüêè.
                      Èäåì æå, äàøü ïåðî ìíå è áóìàãó.
                      Äåíü êàæäûé áóäåì ñëàòü åìó ïðèâåò,
                      Ïîêà íå îáåçëþäèì âåñü Åãèïåò.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 

ÀÊÒ II

 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 1
 
 Ìåññèíà. Äîì Ïîìïåÿ. Â áîåâîì âîîðóæåíèè âõîäÿò Ïîìïåé, Ìåíåêðàò è Ìåíàñ.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Ðàç áîãè ñïðàâåäëèâû, çíà÷èò, âñòàòü
                      Äîëæíû çà òåõ, ÷üå äåëî ñïðàâåäëèâî.
 
                                  Ìåíåêðàò
 
                      Çíàé, Ñåêñò Ïîìïåé, ÷òî áîãè ìîãóò ìåäëèòü,
                      Íî ïðîìåäëåíüå - ýòî íå îòêàç.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Ïîêà î ïîìîùè ìû ìîëèì èõ,
                      Âñå äåëî ãèáíåò.
 
                                  Ìåíåêðàò
 
                                        Çà÷àñòóþ ìîëèì
                      Î òîì, ÷òî íàì âî âðåä. Òîãäà îòêàç
                      Áûâàåò ëèøü íà ïîëüçó. Áîãè ìóäðû.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Ìû ïîáåäèì. Íàðîäîì ÿ ëþáèì.
                      ß âëàñòâóþ íàä ìîðåì. Íàøè ñèëû
                      Ðàñòóò, êàê ïîëóìåñÿö ìîëîäîé,
                      È, ÷óâñòâóþ, äîñòèãíóò ïîëíîëóíüÿ.
                      Àíòîíèé ïëîòîÿäñòâóåò â Åãèïòå,
                      Çíàòü õî÷åò ëèøü àìóðíóþ âîéíó,
                      À Öåçàðü âñåõ íàëîãàìè ãíåòåò,
                      Ñåðäöà íàðîäà ýòèì îòâðàùàÿ.
                      Ëåïèä ïðåä íèìè ðàñòî÷àåò ëåñòü,
                      À òå - ïðåä íèì. Íî èõ íå ëþáèò îí,
                      Îíè æå îáà â ãðîø åãî íå ñòàâÿò.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                      È Öåçàðü, è Ëåïèä ãîòîâû ê áîþ,
                      Âûâîäÿò â ïîëå ìîùíûå âîéñêà.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Ëîæü. Êòî ñêàçàë âàì?
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                                            Ñèëüâèé.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                                 Áðåäèò Ñèëüâèé.
                      Îíè, ÿ çíàþ, â Ðèìå. Îáà æäóò
                      Àíòîíèÿ. Áëóäíèöà Êëåîïàòðà!
                      Ïóñòü ñìÿã÷èò ëþáîâíàÿ âîëøáà
                      Òâîè óæ óâÿäàþùèå ãóáû!
                      Ïóñòü ïîõîòü, êîëäîâñòâî è êðàñîòà,
                      Ñîåäèíÿñü, ïðåëþáîäåÿ äåðæàò
                       ïëåíó ïîñòåëè è â ÷àäó ïèðîâ.
                      Ïóñòü ïîâàðà óìåëî ðàçæèãàþò
                      Íåóòîëèìûé àïïåòèò, ïîêà
                      Íå îòóïååò âîâñå ÷óâñòâî ÷åñòè
                      Îò áëóäà è æðàíüÿ.
 
                               Âõîäèò Âàððèé.
 
                                          ×òî ñêàæåøü, Âàððèé?
 
                                   Âàððèé
 
                      ß äîñòîâåðíî çíàþ: â Ðèìå æäóò
                      Àíòîíèÿ ñ ìèíóòû íà ìèíóòó.
                      Îòïëûë îí èç Åãèïòà - è ïîðà óæ
                      Åìó ïðèáûòü.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                    Íåðàäîñòíàÿ âåñòü.
                      Íå äóìàë ÿ, ÷òî ýòîò ñëàäîñòðàñòíèê
                      Íàäåíåò øëåì. Êàê ïîëêîâîäåö îí
                      Âäâîå çíà÷èòåëüíåå âìåñòå âçÿòûõ
                      Ëåïèëà ñ Öåçàðåì... À âåäü äîëæíû
                      Ãîðäèòüñÿ ìû, çàñòàâèâ áëóäîäåÿ
                      Íåóòîìèìåéøåãî îòîðâàòüñÿ
                      Îò ëîíà Ïòîëåìååâîé âäîâû.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                      Íåò, ñ Öåçàðåì Àíòîíèé íå ïîëàäèò,
                      Êàê íå ïîëàäèëà åãî æåíà
                      Ïîêîéíàÿ, êàê íå ïîëàäèë áðàò,
                      Õîòü è íå ïîäñòðåêàë åãî Àíòîíèé.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Íî, Ìåíàñ, â ãðîçíûé ÷àñ áîëüøîé âðàæäû
                      Îá îñòàëüíûõ ðàçäîðàõ çàáûâàþò.
                      Êîãäà á ó íèõ íå îáùèé âðàã, - íå ìû, -
                      Îíè ïåðåäðàëèñü áû ìåæ ñîáîþ.
                      Íî èõ ñïëîòèò, âîçìîæíî, ñòðàõ ïðåä íàìè
                      È ïðåâîçìîæåò ìåëî÷èçíó ñâàð.
                      Áóäü âîëÿ íåáà. Âñå ïðèëîæèì ñèëû,
                      Ñåáÿ îòñòàèâàÿ îò ìîãèëû.
                      Èäåìòå.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 2
 
                  Ðèì. Äîì Ëåïèäà. Âõîäÿò Ýíîáàðá è Ëåïèä.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      Äðóã Ýíîáàðá, äîñòîéíî òû ïîñòóïèøü,
                      Åñëè Àíòîíèÿ ïîáóäèøü ê ìÿãêèì
                      È âåæëèâûì ðå÷àì.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                         Ïóñòü ãîâîðèò,
                      Êàê íàäëåæèò Àíòîíèþ. À Öåçàðü
                      Åãî íå çàäèðàé, - îòâåòèò îí,
                      Êàê áîã âîéíû, íàäìåííî è ãðîìîâî.
                      Áóäü ÿ Àíòîíèé, íûí÷å á è íå áðèëñÿ -
                      Çà áîðîäó ïîäåðãàé-êà ìåíÿ,
                      Ïîñìåé-êà ëèøü.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                                       Äà, íî ñåé÷àñ íå âðåìÿ
                      Äëÿ ññîð.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                 ×òî âðåìåíåì ïîðîæäåíî,
                      Òîìó è âðåìÿ, çíà÷èò, íàñòóïèëî.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      Äàåò äîðîãó ìàëîå áîëüøîìó.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Íåò, åñëè ïðåæäå ìàëîìó ÷åðåä.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      Ãîðÿ÷ òû, äðóã. Ïðîøó, íå âîðîøè
                      Òû óãëåé òëåþùèõ. - Âîò è Àíòîíèé
                      Äîñòîéíåéøèé.
 
                         Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé è Âåíòèäèé.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                      Èäåò ñþäà è Öåçàðü.
 
                     Âõîäÿò Öåçàðü, Ìåöåíàò è Àãðèïïà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Âåíòèäèé, ñëóøàé. Êàê óëàäèì çäåñü,
                      Ïîéäåì íà Ïàðôèþ.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                         Íåò, Ìåöåíàò,
                      Íå çíàþ. Íî Àãðèïïà òåáå ñêàæåò.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      Äîñòîéíûå äðóçüÿ! Íàñ åäèíèò
                      Âåëèêàÿ ïðè÷èíà, è íåëüçÿ,
                      ×òîáû íàñ ìåëî÷è ðàçúåäèíèëè.
                      Ñïîêîéíî ðàçíîãëàñüÿ ðàçðåøèì.
                      Øóìåòü è âðàæäîâàòü ïî ïóñòÿêàì,
                      Çíà÷èò çàëå÷èâàòü ñåáÿ äî ñìåðòè,
                      Ñ íè÷òîæíîé ðàíêîé ÿðîñòíî âîçÿñü.
                      Ïîýòîìó îòáðîñèì ðàçäðàæåíüå.
                      Êàê ìîæíî ìÿã÷å áóäåì.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                              Îäîáðÿþ.
                           (Ïðèâåòñòâóÿ Öåçàðÿ.)
                      È ðàä îáíÿòü, êàê îáíÿë áû òåáÿ,
                      Äàæå ðåøàÿ ñïîð ñðàæåíüåì àðìèé.
                              (Çâó÷àò òðóáû.)
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Äîáðî ïîæàëîâàòü.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                         Áëàãîäàðþ.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                                     Ñàäèñü.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íåò, òû ñàäèñü.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                      Èçâîëü.
                                 (Ñàäÿòñÿ.)
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                               ß ñëûøàë,
                      Â îáèäå òû. Òóò íåäîðàçóìåíüå.
                      Òåáÿ íå ìîæåò ýòî çàäåâàòü,
                      Âî âñÿêîì ñëó÷àå.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                         Ñìåøîí ÿ áûë áû,
                      Êîãäà áû ïîïóñòó ïî÷åë ñåáÿ
                      Îáèæåííûì, òåì áîëåå òîáîþ,
                      Êîãî áû íè çà ÷òî íå ñòàë êîðèòü
                      Áåçîñíîâàòåëüíî.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                       ×åì æå çàäåòü
                      Ìîãëî ìîå â Åãèïòå ïðåáûâàíüå?
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ñàìî áû ïî ñåáå ìîãëî íå áîëüøå,
                      ×åì ïðåáûâàíüå â Ðèìå çäåñü ìîå.
                      Íî ðàç ïðîòèâ ìåíÿ çëîóìûøëÿþò,
                      Òî ýòî óæ êàñàåòñÿ ìåíÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Çëîóìûøëÿþò? Êàê ýòî?
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                             Ïðèïîìíè,
                      ×òî áûëî çäåñü. Òâîè æåíà è áðàò
                      Âîéíîþ íà ìåíÿ ïîøëè. Ïðè÷èíîé
                      Áûë òû - è áûë èõ êëè÷åì áîåâûì.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Òû îøèáàåøüñÿ. Ìîé áðàò íè ðàçó
                      Ìåíÿ íå âïóòûâàë. ß âûÿñíÿë
                      È äîñòîâåðíî çíàþ îò òâîèõ æå
                      Ñòîðîííèêîâ. Ìîå âåäü ïîëîæåíüå
                      Îí ïîäðûâàë íå ìåíüøå, ÷åì òâîå,
                      Áóíòóÿ ïðîòèâ íàøåé îáùåé âëàñòè.
                      Î òîì è â ïèñüìàõ ÿ òåáå ïèñàë.
                      Óæ åñëè õî÷åøü ññîðó òû ñîñòðÿïàòü,
                      Ïðè÷èíó ïîðåçîííåé îòûùè.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Òû õî÷åøü íà ìåíÿ ïåðåëîæèòü
                      Âèíó, ñîñòðÿïûâàÿ îòãîâîðêè.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Î íåò, î íåò. Òû çíàåøü, çíàåøü ñàì,
                      ×òî ÿ, ñîðàòíèê òâîé, íå ìîã íèñêîëüêî
                      Ñî÷óâñòâîâàòü îïàñíûì áóíòàðÿì.
                      ×òî æ äî ïîêîéíèöû - íå äàé ñóäüáà
                      Òåáå ñòîëêíóòüñÿ ñ íîðîâîì ïîäîáíûì.
                      Òû ïðàâèøü òðåòüþ ìèðà áåç òðóäà,
                      Íî ýòàêîé æåíîé íå ñìîã áû ïðàâèòü.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Âñåì áû íàì òàêèõ æåí, - íå íàäî áû è íà äðóãèå âîéíû îòïðàâëÿòüñÿ!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Åå íå óäåðæàòü áûëî â óçäå.
                      Â ñîåäèíåíüè ñ õèòðîóìüåì, íîðîâ
                      Òâîðèë ëèõèå ñêëîêè, äîñòàâëÿë
                      Òåáå õëîïîò íåìàëî, - ïðèçíàþ
                      È îïå÷àëåí. Íî íå ñòàíåøü ñïîðèòü -
                      ß òóò íå ìîã ïîäåëàòü íè÷åãî.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ïèñàë òåáå ÿ, íî ñðåäè ãóëüáû
                      Àëåêñàíäðèéñêîé òû, íå ïðî÷èòàâøè,
                      Ïèñüìî â êàðìàí îòïðàâèë - è ãîíöà
                      Ñ íàñìåøêîþ ïðîãíàë.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                           Êî ìíå âîðâàëñÿ
                      Áåç ïîçâîëåíüÿ îí. À òðåõ öàðåé
                      Ïî÷òèâøè ïèðîì, áûë òîãäà õìåëåí ÿ.
                      Íàçàâòðà îáúÿñíèë åìó ÿ âñå.
                      Òî áûëî ðàâíîçíà÷íî èçâèíåíüþ.
                      Òàê ÷òî äëÿ ññîðû çäåñü ïðè÷èíû íåò.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Òû êëÿòâåííûé íàðóøèë óãîâîð,
                       ÷åì óïðåêíóòü ìåíÿ âîâåê íå ñìîæåøü.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      Ñïîêîéíåå!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                  Äà íåò, ïóñòü ãîâîðèò.
                      Âåäü î ñâÿùåííîì ðå÷ü èäåò ñîãëàñüå,
                      Êàêîå áóäòî áû ÿ ïðåñòóïèë.
                      Òàê â ÷åì æå íàðóøåíüå?
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                               Îáÿçàëñÿ
                      Òû â ñëó÷àå íóæäû ìíå ñäàòü âîéñêà -
                      È îòêàçàë è â ëþäÿõ, è â îðóæüå.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íå îòêàçàë, à ïîçàáûë ïîñëàòü -
                      È ÷åñòíî êàþñü â ìåðó òîé îïëîøêè,
                      Äîïóùåííîé â õìåëüíîé, óãàðíûé ÷àñ.
                      Íàäåþñü, ÷åñòíîñòü íå âðåäèò âåëè÷üþ,
                      Íå óáàâëÿåò ìîùè áîåâîé.
                      Íå îòðèöàþ, Ôóëüâèÿ âîéíó
                      Çàòåÿëà, ÷òîá âûðâàòü èç Åãèïòà
                      Ìåíÿ. È, êàê íåâîëüíûé ñîâèíîâíèê,
                      Ïðîøó ïðîùåíèÿ, íàñêîëüêî òî
                      Ñîâìåñòíî ñ ÷åñòüþ.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                                           Áëàãîðîäíûé øàã!
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
                      Ïðîøó âàñ, îáîþäíûå îáèäû
                      Ñåé÷àñ çàáóäüòå. Ãðîçíàÿ íóæäà
                      Ñïëî÷åíüÿ òðåáóåò.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                                          Òàê, Ìåöåíàò!
                      Äîñòîéíûå ñëîâà.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Âû çàéìèòå ëþáâè äðóã ó äðóãà, à êîãäà ñ Ïîìïååì áóäåò êîí÷åíî, ñìîæåòå
âåðíóòü îáðàòíî. Ãðûçèòåñü ñåáå íà äîñóãå òîãäà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Ìîë÷è. Õîðîø òû òîëüêî êàê ñîëäàò.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     ß è çàáûë, ÷òî ïðàâäó ãîâîðèòü íåëüçÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Çàáûë òû, ãäå íàõîäèøüñÿ. Ìîë÷è.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Ëàäíî, ëàäíî, áóäó ðàññóäèòåëüíî è êàìåííî ìîë÷àòü.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Õîòü íåó÷òèâ, îí ãîâîðèò ðàçóìíî.
                      Äà, ìû íå ñìîæåì äðóæáó ñîõðàíèòü,
                      Íàñòîëüêî íàøè ðàçíÿòñÿ íàòóðû.
                      Íî çíàòü áû ìíå, ãäå îáðó÷è íàéòè,
                      Êàêèå á íàñ ñêðåïèëè âîåäèíî,
                      ß áû ïîøåë çà íèìè íà êðàé ñâåòà.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                      Ïîçâîëü ñêàçàòü ìíå ñëîâî.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                                 Ãîâîðè,
                      Àãðèïïà.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                               Öåçàðü, ó òåáÿ ñåñòðà åñòü -
                      Îêòàâèÿ. À äîáëåñòíûé Àíòîíèé
                      Òåïåðü âäîâåö.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                      Íó ÷òî òû ãîâîðèøü!
                      Óñëûøü òåáÿ öàðèöà Êëåîïàòðà,
                      Òû ïîäåëîì áû âçáó÷êó ïîëó÷èë.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Æåíû ÿ íå èìåþ. Ïóñòü Àãðèïïà
                      Äîãîâîðèò.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                                  ×òîáû âñåãäà öâåëà
                      Ìåæ âàìè äðóæáà, ÷òîá ñåðäöà ñâÿçàòü
                      Óçëîì êðåï÷àéøèì, áðàòüÿìè âàñ ñäåëàòü,
                      Ïóñòü æåíèòñÿ Àíòîíèé íà ñåñòðå
                      Òâîåé Îêòàâèè, ÷üÿ êðàñîòà
                      Äîñòîéíà ìóæà, ëó÷øåãî èç ñìåðòíûõ,
                      À êà÷åñòâà äóøè è äîáðîäåòåëü
                      Íåëüçÿ ñûñêàòü íè ó êîãî äðóãîé.
                      Áðàê ýòîò ñíèìåò òÿæåñòü ïîäîçðåíèé.
                      Áûëûå äðÿçãè ïðåêðàòÿò ïóãàòü,
                      Õóäàÿ ïðàâäà ïðåâðàòèòñÿ â íåáûëü.
                      Åå ëþáîâü îáîèõ ñáëèçèò âàñ,
                      È âñå ïîëþáÿò âàñ çà íåþ ñëåäîì.
                      Ïðîøó ïðîñòèòü ìåíÿ. ß ãîâîðþ
                      Îáäóìàííî è ïî âåëåíüþ äîëãà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      ×òî ñêàæåò Öåçàðü?
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                          Ïðåæäå íàäî çíàòü,
                      Àíòîíèé êàê îòíåññÿ ê ïðåäëîæåíüþ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Åñëè ñêàæó: "Àãðèïïà, ÿ ãîòîâ", -
                      Êàêèå ïîëíîìî÷üÿ ó Àãðèïïû?
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Çà íèì âñÿ ñèëà Öåçàðÿ è âëàñòü,
                      Êîòîðóþ èìåþ íàä ñåñòðîþ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íå ìíå ïðåïîíû çàìûñëó ÷èíèòü
                      Òàêîìó ðàäóæíîìó. Äàé ìíå ðóêó!
                      Ñêðåïèì áëàãîå äåëî. Ïóñòü îòíûíå
                      Öàðèò ìåæ íàìè áðàòñêàÿ ëþáîâü,
                      Âåëèêèå ñòðåìëåíüÿ íàïðàâëÿÿ.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Àíòîíèé, âîò òåáå ìîÿ ðóêà
                      Äàðþ ñåñòðó, ëþáèìåå êîòîðîé
                      Ó áðàòüåâ íå áûâàëî íèêîãäà.
                      Ïóñòü íàøè åäèíèò îíà ñåðäöà
                      È íàøó âëàñòü íàä çåìëÿìè, ÷òîá áîëüøå
                      Íå âîçíèêàëà ìåæäó íàìè ðîçíü.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      Àìèíü, àìèíü, ñêàæó ÿ.  äîáðûé ÷àñ!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íå äóìàë ÿ âåñòè âîéíó ñ Ïîìïååì,
                      Ïîñêîëüêó îí íåäàâíî îêàçàë
                      Ìíå ðÿä óñëóã âåñüìà íåìàëîâàæíûõ.
                      Çà íèõ ñïåðâà ÿ ïîáëàãîäàðþ,
                      ×òîáû ìåíÿ Ïîìïåé íå ñ÷åë íåâåæåé,
                      È âñëåä çà ýòèì - íà Ïîìïåÿ â áîé.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      Âðåìÿ íå òåðïèò. Åñëè íà Ïîìïåÿ
                      Íå äâèíåìñÿ, îí äâèíåòñÿ íà íàñ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ãäå åãî ëàãåðü?
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                      Ó Ìèçåí, ó ïîðòà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      À âåëèêè ëè ñèëû ó íåãî?
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Íà ñóøå âåëèêè - è âîçðàñòàþò.
                      Íàä ìîðåì æå îí ïîëíûé âëàñòåëèí.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Äà, ÿ ñëûõàë. Æàëü, íå áûëî ñ òîáîé
                      Ñîãëàñüÿ ðàíüøå. Ïîñïåøèì ê îðóæüþ.
                      Íî ïðåæäå êîí÷èì íàøå ñâàòîâñòâî.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ñ îõîòîþ. Íåìåäëåííî âåäó
                      Òåáÿ ê ñåñòðå - çíàêîìèòü.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                                 Çà êîìïàíüþ
                      Èäè è òû, Ëåïèä.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                                       Àíòîíèé ñëàâíûé,
                      Èäó. Ïîøåë áû äàæå è áîëüíîé.
 
           Òðóáû. Óõîäÿò âñå, êðîìå Ýíîáàðáà, Àãðèïïû è Ìåöåíàòà.
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
     Ñ ïðèåçäîì èç Åãèïòà!
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Äîñòîéíûé Ìåöåíàò, íàïåðñíèê Öåçàðåâ! Äîñòîïî÷òåííûé ìîé Àãðèïïà!
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
     Äîáðåéøèé Ýíîáàðá!
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
     Íàì íàäî ðàäîâàòüñÿ, ÷òî âñå òàê õîðîøî óëàäèëîñü. À âû â Åãèïòå ñëàâíî
îòëè÷èëèñü.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Äà óæ, - äíè ïðîäðûõèâàëè, íî÷è ïðîæèãàëè.
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
     Ïðàâäà  ëè,  ÷òî âîñåìü æàðåíûõ êàáàíüèõ òóø ïîäàâàëîñü ê çàâòðàêó - íà
äâåíàäöàòü âñåãî-òî ïåðñîí?
 
                      Ýíîáàðá
 
     Ýòî   ÷òî,   ìåëî÷èøêà.   Áûâàëî   íà   ïèðàõ   êóäà  ïîãðàíäèîçíåé  äà
ïîïðèìå÷àòåëüíåé.
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
     À Êëåîïàòðà - äàìà ïîáåäèòåëüíàÿ, åæåëè ìîëâà íå ëæåò.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Êîãäà  ïðèïëûëà  ïî  ðåêå  Êèäíó  íà  ïåðâóþ  âñòðå÷ó ê Àíòîíèþ, òóò æå
îïðèõîäîâàëà åãî ñåðäöå.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
     Äà,  òàì  îíà ïðåäñòàëà âî âñåì áëåñêå, åñëè ìíå ïèñàâøèé íå ïðèóêðàñèë
ðàññêàçà.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     ß îïèøó âàì ñåé÷àñ.
                      Åå ëàäüÿ, êàê äðàãîöåííûé òðîí,
                      Ãîðåëà íà âîäå. Êîðìà áëèñòàëà
                      Êîâàíûì çëàòîì. Ïóðïóð ïàðóñîâ
                      Òàêèìè àðîìàòàìè äûøàë,
                      ×òî âåòåð îò ëþáîâíîãî òîìëåíüÿ
                      Ïüÿíåë. Ïîêîðíûå çâó÷àíüþ ôëåéò,
                      Ñåðåáðÿíûå âåñëà áèëè âîäó,
                      È ëüíóëà ê íèì âëþáëåííàÿ ðåêà.
                      È âñå ïðåâîñõîäèëà îïèñàíüÿ
                      Öàðèöà Êëåîïàòðà. Âîçëåæà
                      Ïîä áàëäàõèíîì âèòî-çëàòîòêàííûì,
                      Áûëà ïðåëüñòèòåëüíåå, ÷åì Âåíåðà,
                      Èçîáðàæåííàÿ íà ïîëîòíå,
                      Ãäå êèñòü ñèëüíåé ïðèðîäû. Ïî áîêàì
                      Ñòîÿëè êóïèäîíû-ìàëü÷óãàíû
                      Ñ óëûáêîé, ñ ÿìî÷êàìè íà ùåêàõ,
                      Öâåòèñòûå êîëåáëÿ îïàõàëà,
                      Íî íå îñòóæèâàÿ íåæíûé ïûë
                      Åå ëèöà, à ëèøü ðàçãîðÿ÷àÿ.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                      Íó, ãäå æ Àíòîíüþ áûëî óñòîÿòü!
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Åå ñëóæàíêè, â îäåÿíüÿõ íèìô,
                      Êàðòèííî èçãèáàëèñü ïåðåä íåþ.
                      Îäíà èç íèõ, èç ýòèõ íèìô ìîðñêèõ,
                      Ñòîÿëà, ïðàâÿ, ó ðóëÿ. Äðóãèå
                      Ëîâêî ïåðåáèðàëè øåëê ñíàñòåé
                      Øåëê_î_âûìè, êàê ëåïåñòêè, ïåðñòàìè,
                      È ñ ãîðäîñòüþ âçäóâàëèñü ïàðóñà,
                      Íåâèäèìûì è ñòðàííûì áëàãîâîíüåì
                      Îøåëîìëÿÿ áåðåãà ðåêè.
                      Âñå íàñåëåíüå ãîðîäà òóäà
                      Ãëÿäåòü ñáåæàëîñü, è îäèí Àíòîíèé
                      Ïîêèíóòî íà ïëîùàäè ñèäåë -
                      Ñèäåë, ïîñâèñòûâàÿ, â òðîííîì êðåñëå,
                      È òîëüêî âîçäóõ îêðóæàë åãî,
                      È âîçäóõ òîæå á ðèíóëñÿ ãëàçåòü,
                      Êîãäà á òåðïåëà ïóñòîòó ïðèðîäà.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                      Ñèëüíà öàðèöà!
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                     Ïðèïëûëà åäâà,
                      Àíòîíèé íàø ïîñëàë åé ïðèãëàøåíüå
                      Îòóæèíàòü. Îòâåòèëà, ïóñòü îí
                      Ïîæàëóåò ê íåé â ãîñòè. Íàø ó÷òèâåö.
                      Æåíùèíå â æèçíè íå ñêàçàâøèé "íåò",
                      Ïðèõîðîøàñü, ñåìèæäû ïðèöûðþëÿñü,
                      Ïîøåë íà ïèð è ñåðäöåì çàïëàòèë
                      Çà êóøàíüÿ - âåðíåé, çà ïîãëÿäåíüå.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                      Öàðü-áàáà! Ñàì âåëèêèé Þëèé Öåçàðü
                      Íå óñòîÿë ïðåä ÷àðàìè åå
                      È, â ïàõàðÿ íà ëîæå îáðàòèâøèñü,
                      Âñïàõàë åå - è óðîæàé äàëà.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Ïðè ìíå îíà, ïî óëèöå îäíàæäû
                      Øàãîâ ýòàê ïîëñîòíè ïðîáåæàâ
                      È çàïûõàâøèñÿ, çàãîâîðèëà -
                      È ãîëîñà ïðåðûâèñòîñòü â äðóãîé
                      Áûëà á èçúÿíîì, â íåé æå ïîêàçàëàñü
                      Ìíå ñîâåðøåíñòâîì. Çàäûõàÿñü, âñÿ
                      Äûøàëà ñèëîé.
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
                                     Óæ åå òåïåðü-òî
                      Àíòîíèé áðîñèò.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                      Íè çà ÷òî íå áðîñèò.
                      Íè âîçðàñòó íå èññóøèòü åå,
                      Íè âû÷åðïàòü ïðèâû÷êå íå äàíî
                      Åå áåçäîííîãî ðàçíîîáðàçüÿ.
                      Äðóãèå æåíùèíû ïðèåñòüñÿ ìîãóò,
                      Íî íàñûùàåò ÷åì îíà ñèëüíåé,
                      Òåì äåëàåò íåñûòåé. Ãðÿçü ëþáàÿ
                      Ïðåëåñòíà â íåé. Ðàñïóùåííîñòü åå
                      Æðåöû ñâÿòûå âîñõâàëèòü ãîòîâû.
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
                      Íî åñëè ìóäðîñòü, êðàñîòà è ñêðîìíîñòü
                      Â ñèëàõ Àíòîíèÿ îñòåïåíèòü,
                      Òî äëÿ íåãî Îêòàâèÿ òåïåðü
                      Áëàãîñëîâåííûé äàð ñóäüáû.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                                                  Èäåìòå.
                      Áóäü ìîèì ãîñòåì, äîáðûé Ýíîáàðá,
                      Ïîêà òû çäåñü.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                     Íèæàéøå áëàãîäàðåí.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 3
 
      Ðèì. Äîì Öåçàðÿ. Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé, Öåçàðü è Îêòàâèÿ (ìåæäó íèìè).
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ïîðîþ äàëü çåìåëü, çàáîòà âëàñòè
                      Ìåíÿ ñ òîáîþ áóäóò ðàçëó÷àòü.
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                      Òîãäà êîëåíîïðåêëîíåííî áóäó
                      Ìîëèòüñÿ çà òåáÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
                                 (Öåçàðþ.)
 
                                          Ñïîêîéíîé íî÷è.
                      Ìîÿ Îêòàâèÿ, íå âåðü ìîëâå.
                      Õîòü ðàíüøå ïðåãðåøàë, îòíûíå áóäó
                      Íå âûõîäèòü èç ïðàâèë. Äîðîãàÿ,
                      Ñïîêîéíîé íî÷è.
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                                       Ñïîêîéíîé íî÷è.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ñïîêîéíîé íî÷è.
                         (Öåçàðü è Îêòàâèÿ óõîäÿò.)
 
                           Âõîäèò ïðåäñêàçàòåëü.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      ×òî, ìèëûé ìîé? Ñêó÷àåøü ïî Åãèïòó?
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
                      Ëó÷øå á îòòóäà è íå óåçæàòü -
                      Íè ìíå è íè òåáå.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                         À ïî÷åìó?
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
                      ß ÷óâñòâóþ íóòðîì, íî çàòðóäíÿþñü
                      Ñëîâàìè âûðàçèòü. Îäíî ñêàæó:
                      Íåìåäëåííî â Åãèïåò âîçâðàùàéñÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      À âûøå êòî ïîäûìåòñÿ ñóäüáîé -
                      ß èëè Öåçàðü?
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
                                     Öåçàðü. Ïîòîìó-òî
                      Äåðæèñü ïîäàëåé. Òâîé õðàíèòåëü-äóõ
                      Ñìåë, áëàãîðîäåí, ðàâíîãî íå çíàåò.
                      Íî ðÿäîì ñ äóõîì Öåçàðåâûì îí
                      Ðîáååò è ñíèêàåò. Â îòäàëåíüè
                      Ïîýòîìó îò Öåçàðÿ äåðæèñü.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ìîë÷è îá ýòîì.
 
                               Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü
 
                                      Òîëüêî ëèøü òåáå ÿ,
                      À áîëüøå íèêîìó è íèêîãäà
                      Â ëþáîé èãðå òåáÿ îí ïîáåäèò
                      Îäíèì âåçåíüåì, ïðîòèâ îæèäàíèé.
                      Òâîé áëåñê òóñêíååò ïðè åãî çâåçäå.
                      Îïÿòü ñêàæó ÿ: òâîé õðàíèòåëü-äåìîí
                      Ðîáååò ðÿäîì ñ íèì. Íî â óäàëåíüè
                      Âíîâü áëàãîðîäåí.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                         Ëàäíî. Óõîäè.
                      Ïîêëè÷ü Âåíòèäèÿ êî ìíå ñþäà
                          (Ïðåäñêàçàòåëü óõîäèò.)
                      Îí íà ïàðôÿí îòïðàâèòñÿ ñ âîéñêàìè.
                      Ïî òàéíîâåäåíüþ èëü ïî äîãàäêå,
                      Íî ïðåäñêàçàòåëü ïðàâäó ìíå ñêàçàë.
                      Èãðàþ ëó÷øå - ïîáåæäàåò Öåçàðü.
                      Áðîñàåì æðåáèé - âåðõ âñåãäà åãî.
                      Âî âñåì åìó âåçåíèå: â êîñòÿõ
                      È â ïåòóøèíîì è ïåðåïåëèíîì
                      Áîÿõ, õîòü âûñòàâëÿþ ÿ áîéöîâ
                      Êóäà ñèëüíåå. Íåò, ïîðà â Åãèïåò.
                      Æåíþñü ÿ, ÷òîáû ìèð óñòàíîâèòü,
                      Íî âñÿ ìîÿ óñëàäà - íà Âîñòîêå. -
                      Ñêîðåé ñþäà, Âåíòèäèé!
                             (Âõîäèò Âåíòèäèé.)
                                             Íà ïàðôÿí
                      ß øëþ òåáÿ. Ïîéäåì, ïðèêàç íàïèñàí.
                      Âðó÷ó åãî òåáå.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 4
 
                Ðèì. Óëèöà. Âõîäÿò Ëåïèä, Ìåöåíàò è Àãðèïïà.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      Áëàãîäàðþ, íå ïðîâîæàéòå äàëüøå.
                      Çà ïîëêîâîäöàìè ñâîèìè âñëåä
                      Ïîòîðîïèòåñü.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                                     Òîëüêî ëèøü ïðîñòèòñÿ
                      Ñ æåíîé Àíòîíèé - è â ïîõîä.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                                                   ß ðàä
                      Óâèäåòü áóäó â âîèíñêèõ äîñïåõàõ
                      Îáîèõ âàñ. Äîñïåõè âàì ê ëèöó.
                      À äî òåõ ïîð ïðîùàéòå.
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
                                              Íàäî äóìàòü,
                      Ìû ïîäîéäåì ê Ìèçåíàì ïðåæäå âàñ.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      Âàø ïóòü êîðî÷å. Ìíå - äîðîãîé êðóæíîé.
                      Âû áóäåòå òàì ðàíüøå íà äâà äíÿ.
 
                             Ìåöåíàò è Àãðèïïà
 
                      Óñïåõà ïîæåëàåì.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                                        Äî ñâèäàíüÿ.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 5
 
 Àëåêñàíäðèÿ. Äâîðåö Êëåîïàòðû. Âõîäÿò Êëåîïàòðà, Õàðìèàíà, Èðà è Àëåêñàñ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ìóçûêó äàéòå, ãðóñòíóþ óñëàäó
                      Äëÿ íàñ, ÷üå íàçíà÷åíèå - ëþáîâü.
 
                                    Âñå
 
                      Ýé, ìóçûêà, èãðàé!
 
                           Âõîäèò åâíóõ Ìàðäèàí.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                          Íî íåò, íå íàäî.
                      Ñûãðàåì íà áèëüÿðäå. Õàðìèàíà,
                      Ïîéäåì.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                              Ðóêà áîëèò. Ïóñòü Ìàðäèàí
                      Ñûãðàåò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                Äà, ïîæàëóé, âñå ðàâíî,
                      ×òî ñ æåíùèíîé, ÷òî ñ åâíóõîì áåñøàðûì
                      Êàòàòü øàðû. Ñîãëàñåí ïîèãðàòü?
 
                                  Ìàðäèàí
 
                      Íàñêîëüêî â ñèëàõ, ïðèëîæó ñòàðàíüÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íó, ðàç àêòåð ñòàðàåòñÿ, äîñòîèí
                      Îí ñíèñõîæäåíüÿ, õîòü ñèëåíêè íåò.
                      Íî íå õî÷ó. Ãäå óäî÷êà ìîÿ?
                      Ïîéäåì ê ðåêå. Ïóñòü ìóçûêà ïîîäàëü
                      Èãðàåò. Ðûæåïåðûõ ðûá ïîéäó
                      Îáìàíûâàòü, ïðîíèçûâàòü êðþ÷êîì
                      Èõ ñêîëüçêóþ ãóáó, âîîáðàæàÿ,
                      ×òî ýòî ñàì Àíòîíèé íà êðþ÷êå,
                      È ïðèãîâàðèâàòü: "Àãà! Ïîïàëñÿ".
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      ß ïîìíþ, âû ïîñïîðèëè, êòî áîëüøå
                      Ïîéìàåò, - è åìó íûðÿëüùèê òâîé
                      Êîï÷åíóþ ñåëåäêó íà êðþ÷îê
                      Íàäåë. Àíòîíèé - äåðã! Âîò ñìåõó áûëî!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Äà, áûëî âðåìÿ! Ñìåõîì äîâåëà
                      Åãî äî çëîñòè, à â òå÷åíüå íî÷è,
                      Ñìåÿñü, óòèõîìèðèëà åãî.
                      À óòðîì, ïåðåïèâ åãî, îïÿòü
                      Â ïîñòåëüêó ïüÿíîãî. Ïîòîì, îäåâøè
                      Åãî â ìîé æåíñêèé öàðñòâåííûé íàðÿä,
                      Ñàìà Àíòîíüåâûì âîîðóæèëàñü
                      Ìå÷îì ïîáåäîíîñíûì...
 
                               Âõîäèò ãîíåö.
 
                                             Î, èç Ðèìà
                      Èçâåñòèÿ! Ñêîðåé íàñûòü ìîé ñëóõ
                      Èçãîëîäàâøèéñÿ!
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                                      Ïðîñòè ìåíÿ...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Àíòîíèé óìåð? Ýòèìè ñëîâàìè
                      Óáüåøü ìåíÿ, ïîäëåö. Íî åñëè æèâ îí,
                      Åñëè íå ïëåííèê è íå óòåñíåí,
                      Äàì çîëîòà è äàì ïîöåëîâàòü
                      Ðóêè äåðæàâíîé æèëêè ãîëóáûå, -
                      Èõ öåëîâàëè, òðåïåùà, öàðè.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Íå óòåñíåí Àíòîíèé...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                             Ïîëó÷àé.
                               (Äàåò çîëîòî.)
                      Íî òàê âåäü îá óìåðøåì ãîâîðÿò -
                      Ìîë, ìèíîâàë çåìíûå óòåñíåíüÿ.
                      Òû åñëè â ýòîì ñìûñëå, ðàñòîïëþ
                      Âñå ýòî çîëîòî è çëóþ ãëîòêó
                      Òâîþ çàëüþ.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                                   Äîñëóøàé æå, öàðèöà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      ß ñëóøàþ. Íî âèæó ïî ëèöó,
                      ×òî äîáðîãî íå ñêàæåøü. À ñ õóäûì
                      Òû íå êàê ëþäè äîëæåí áûë ÿâèòüñÿ,
                      À çìååâëàñîé ôóðèåé âëåòåòü.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Íî âûñëóøàé æå.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                      ×åøåòñÿ ðóêà
                      Òåáÿ óäàðèòü. Íî çäîðîâ îí åñëè,
                      È â äðóæáå ñ Öåçàðåì, è íà ñâîáîäå,
                      Òî çîëîòîì è æåì÷óãîì òåáÿ
                      Âñåãî îñûïëþ, êàê äîæäåì è ãðàäîì.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Öàðèöà, îí çäîðîâ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                          Çäîðîâ? ×óäåñíî.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      È â äðóæáå ñ Öåçàðåì.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                            Ïðàâäèâåö òû.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Èõ äðóæáà êðåï÷å ïðåæíåãî ãîðàçäî.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Çà ýòî ÿ òåáÿ îáîãàùó.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                                             È âñå æ...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Çà÷åì çëîâåùåå "è âñå æ"?
                      Îíî ìíå ðàäîñòü îò èçâåñòüÿ ãàñèò
                      È, êàê òþðåìùèê, çà ñîáîé âåäåò
                      Êàêîãî-òî ñâèðåïîãî çëîäåÿ.
                      Íå ìÿìëè, âåñü âûêëàäûâàé òîâàð,
                      Âñå - è áëàãîå, è õóäîå - âìåñòå:
                      Àíòîíèé â äðóæáå ñ Öåçàðåì, çäîðîâ,
                      È òû ñêàçàë åùå, ÷òî îí ñâîáîäåí.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      ß ýòîãî, öàðèöà, íå ñêàçàë.
                      Åãî ñ Îêòàâèåé ñâÿçàëè óçû.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Êàêèå óçû?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                                 Áðà÷íàÿ ïîñòåëü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ìíå äóðíî, Õàðìèàíà.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                                            Îí æåíèëñÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      ×óìà òåáÿ, ìåðçàâöà, ïîðàçè!
                        (Óäàðîì ñáèâàåò åãî ñ íîã.)
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Öàðèöà, íå ãíåâèñü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
                               (íàíîñÿ óäàð)
 
                                           ×òî òû ëåïå÷åøü?
                      Ïîãàíåö, âîí! Èëü âûäàâëþ ãëàçà
                      È âîëîñû òâîè ïîâûðûâàþ,
                            (òàñêàåò çà âîëîñû)
                      È, ïðóòüÿìè æåëåçíûìè èçáèò,
                      Òû áóäåøü äîëãî èçäûõàòü â ðàññîëå.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Öàðèöà, ñìèëóéñÿ. ß ëèøü ãîíåö,
                      ß íå âèíîâíèê áðàêîñî÷åòàíüÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ñêàæè, ÷òî ýòî ëîæü, - îçîëî÷ó
                      È ãóáåðíàòîðîì òåáÿ íàçíà÷ó.
                      Äî ÿðîñòè äîâåë - è áèò çà òî.
                      È êâèòû. È âäîáàâîê - âñå, î ÷åì ëèøü
                      Óáîãîñòè ìå÷òàåòñÿ òâîåé.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Öàðèöà, îí æåíàò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                        Íó, íåãîäÿé,
                      Ñåé÷àñ óìðåøü.
                           (Âûõâàòûâàåò êèíæàë.)
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                                       Çà ÷òî? ß íåâèíîâåí.
                      Íåò, íàäî óáåãàòü.
                                 (Óáåãàåò.)
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                          Ïðîøó, ñäåðæèñü.
                      Îí æå áåçâèíåí.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                      À äóðàê íå ñóéñÿ
                      Ïîä ìîëíèþ. Åãèïåò, ðóõíè â Íèë!
                      Ãîëóáè, â àñïèäîâ îáîðîòèòåñü!..
                      Ïîçâàòü ðàáà îáðàòíî! ß ãíåâíà,
                      Íî ÿ íå óêóøó åãî. Çîâè æå!
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Âîéòè áîèòñÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                     ß åãî íå òðîíó.
                      Ìàðàòü íå ñòàíó ðóêè îá íåãî.
                      Âåäü ÿ ñàìà, ñàìà âñå íàòâîðèëà.
 
                            Ãîíåö âîçâðàùàåòñÿ.
 
                      Ñþäà, ìèëåéøèé! ×åñòíîñòü õîðîøà,
                      Íî ïðèíîñèòü äóðíûå âåñòè ïëîõî.
                      Î âåñòè ðàäîñòíîé òðóáè â ñòî òðóá,
                      Íî ïóñòü áåäà ñâåðøàåòñÿ áåçìîëâíî.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      ß âûïîëíÿë ñâîé äîëã.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                            Æåíèëñÿ îí?
                      Îòâåòèøü "äà" - è ñòàíåøü íåíàâèñòåí.
                      Íî òû è òàê óæ íåíàâèñòåí ìíå.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Äà, îí æåíèëñÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                      Ðàçðàçè òåáÿ
                      Ãðîì áîæèé! Òû ÷åãî, îñåë, óïåðñÿ?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Âåëèøü ìíå ëãàòü?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                         Î, ëó÷øå áû ñîëãàë.
                      Ïóñòü ëó÷øå ïîë-Åãèïòà á çàòîíóëî,
                      Â çìåèíûå îçåðà îáðàòÿñü.
                      Ïðî÷ü îò ìåíÿ! Áóäü òû õîòü ðàñêðàñàâåö,
                      Òû ñòàë áû ìåðçîê ìíå. Æåíèëñÿ îí?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Öàðèöà, ñìèëîñòèâüñÿ!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                            Îí æåíèëñÿ?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Íå îñêîðáëÿéñÿ òåì, ÷òî íå õî÷ó
                      ß ëîæüþ îñêîðáèòü òåáÿ, öàðèöà.
                      Ñàìà æå ïðèíóæäàåøü îòâå÷àòü.
                      Òàê ñïðàâåäëèâî ëè êàðàòü çà ýòî?..
                      Àíòîíèé íà Îêòàâèè æåíàò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Î, ëó÷øå áû Àíòîíüåâà íåâåðíîñòü
                      Òåáÿ â ëãóíèøêó îáðàòèëà. Âîí!
                      Òîâàð, òîáîé èç Ðèìà ïðèâåçåííûé,
                      ×ðåçìåðíî äîðîã. Çàáèðàé íàçàä
                      Íåêóïëåííûì - è ïðîâàëèñü ñ íèì âìåñòå!
 
                               Ãîíåö óõîäèò.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Ñäåðæè ñåáÿ, âåëèêàÿ öàðèöà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      ß Öåçàðÿ óíèçèëà, õâàëÿ
                      Àíòîíèÿ.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                               Äà è íå ðàç òàê áûëî.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Âîò è ðàñïëàòà. Óâåäè ìåíÿ.
                      Â ãëàçàõ òåìíååò. Èðà!.. Õàðìèàíà!..
                      Ïðîøëî... Àëåêñàñ, çà õîëîïîì âñëåä
                      Áåãè. Ïóñòü îá Îêòàâèè ðàññêàæåò:
                      Ãîäà, íàðóæíîñòü, íðàâ åå êàêîâ,
                      È íåïðåìåííî öâåò âîëîñ, - è ìèãîì
                      Êî ìíå âåðíèñü.
                             (Àëåêñàñ óõîäèò.)
                                      Ñ íèì íàâñåãäà ðàññòàíóñü...
                      Íåò, íå õî÷ó... Àíòîíèé - êàê ïîðòðåò
                      Ñ äâîéíûì èçîáðàæåíüåì. Ïîãëÿäèøü -
                      Îí çëîå ÷óäèùå. Èíà÷å ãëÿíåøü -
                      Îí áîæåñòâî.
                                (Ìàðäèàíó.)
                                   Ê Àëåêñàñó ñêîðåé.
                      Óçíàåò ïóñòü, êàêîãî îíà ðîñòà.
                      Î Õàðìèàíà, ïîæàëåé ìåíÿ,
                      Íî ïîìîë÷è. Âåäè â ìîè ïîêîè.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 6
 
Áëèç  Ìèçåíñêîãî  ìûñà.  Âõîäÿò âî ãëàâå âîéñê, ïîä çâóêè òðóá è áàðàáàíû, ñ
îäíîé  ñòîðîíû Ïîìïåé è Ìåíàñ, à ñ äðóãîé - Öåçàðü, Àíòîíèè, Ëåïèä, Ýíîáàðá,
                             Ìåöåíàò è Àãðèïïà.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Çàëîæíèêîâ âû äàëè ìíå. ß - âàì.
                      Òåïåðü ïîãîâîðèì ïåðåä ñðàæåíüåì.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ïåðåãîâîðû íàì íå ïîâðåäÿò,
                      È ïðåäëîæåíüÿ ïèñüìåííûå íàøè
                      Äëÿ ýòîãî è ïîñëàíû òåáå.
                      Åñëè îíè ðàññìîòðåíû, ñêàæè íàì,
                      Âåðíåøü ëè â íîæíû ñâîé ìÿòåæíûé ìå÷
                      È óäàëàÿ ìîëîäåæü âåðíåòñÿ ëü
                      Â Ñèöèëèþ, à íå ïîãèáíåò çäåñü.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Îòâå÷ó âàì - âåðõîâíûì òðèóìâèðàì
                      È âîëåèñïîëíèòåëÿì áîãîâ.
                      Áûë Þëèé Öåçàðü âàìè îòîìùåí.
                      Òàê çà îòöà íå ìñòèòü ìíå ïî÷åìó æå?
                      ×òî ïîáóäèëî Êàññèÿ è ïðî÷èõ
                      Ïîáîðíèêîâ ñâîáîäû, â òîì ÷èñëå
                      ×åñòíåéøåãî, äîñòîéíåéøåãî Áðóòà, -
                      ×òî ïîáóäèëî èõ âîîðóæèòüñÿ
                      È Êàïèòîëèé êðîâèþ çàëèòü?
                      Îäíî ñòðåìëåíèå - ÷òîáû íèêòî
                      Íàä íàìè íå âîçíåññÿ íîâûì áîãîì.
                      Âîò ïîòîìó æå ñîçäàë ÿ ñâîé ôëîò,
                      Ïîä ÷üåþ òÿæåñòüþ ÿðèòñÿ ìîðå,
                      È ýòèì ôëîòîì ïîêàðàòü õî÷ó
                      Íåáëàãîäàðíûé Ðèì, îòöà ïðåäàâøèé.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Íå ãîðÿ÷èñü.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                    Íå çàïóãàåøü íàñ
                      Òû ýòèì ôëîòîì. Ìû, Ïîìïåé, ãîòîâû
                      Ïîìåðÿòüñÿ ñ òîáîþ íà âîäå.
                      À ñóõîïóòíûì âîéñêîì, çíàåøü ñàì,
                      Íàñêîëüêî ìû áîãà÷å.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                           Äà, áîãà÷å
                      Ìåíÿ òû - çàõâàòèë îòöîâñêèé äîì.
                      ×òî æ, ïîëüçóéñÿ, ïîêóäà åñòü âîçìîæíîñòü.
                      Êóêóøêà ñâîåãî æ ãíåçäà íå âüåò.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                      Íå ê äåëó ýòî. Òû èçâîëü ñêàçàòü,
                      Ñîãëàñåí ëè íà òî, ÷òî ïðåäëîæèëè.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Âîò, âîò.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                È íå æåëàíüÿ íàøè âçâåñü,
                      À ñîáñòâåííûå âûãîäû.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                             È ðèñê,
                      Ñ îòêàçîì ñâÿçàííûé.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                           Ìîèìè áóäóò
                      Ñèöèëèÿ, Ñàðäèíèÿ - ïðèòîì,
                      ×òî ÿ î÷èùó ìîðå îò ïèðàòîâ
                      È â Ðèì ïîøëþ ñ ïøåíèöåé êîðàáëè?
                      È, ñîãëàñÿñü íà ýòîì, ðàçîéäåìñÿ,
                      Ùèò íå ïîìÿâ è íå çàçóáðèâ ìå÷?
 
                          Öåçàðü, Àíòîíèé è Ëåïèä
 
                      Äà, ïðåäëàãàåì ýòî.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                          ×òî æ, ñþäà ÿ
                      Ïðèøåë, ãîòîâ óñëîâèÿ ïðèíÿòü.
                      Íî Ìàðê Àíòîíèé ðàññåðäèë íåìíîãî. -
                      À âåäü, êîãäà íà Öåçàðÿ òâîé áðàò
                      Ïîäíÿëñÿ, ìàòóøêå òâîåé ïðèþò
                      ß äàë â Ñèöèëèè. Íå ñëåä õâàëèòüñÿ,
                      Íî ýòî òàê.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                  Ìíå âåäîìî ïðî òî,
                      È ÿ òåáå ïðåìíîãî áëàãîäàðåí.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Äàé ðóêó. ß íå îæèäàë ñ òîáîþ
                      Çäåñü âñòðåòèòüñÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                          Ìÿãêè ïóõîâèêè
                      Âîñòî÷íûå. È åñëè áû íå òû,
                      ß çàäåðæàëñÿ á òàì. Îïÿòü ñïàñèáî.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      À òû ïåðåìåíèëñÿ ñ ïðîøëîé âñòðå÷è.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Ïóñòü áåñïîùàäíî íà ìîåì ëèöå
                      Ñóäüáà èòîæèò òðàòû è ïðîòîðè,
                      Íî ñåðäöà åé íå äàì ïîðàáîòèòü.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                       ÷àñ äîáðûé âñòðå÷à.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                            Â äîáðûé ÷àñ, íàäåþñü.
                      À ñîãëàøåíüå íàäî çàïèñàòü,
                      Ñêðåïèâ ïå÷àòÿìè.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                         Äà, áåç çàäåðæêè.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      È, ïðåæäå ÷åì ðàññòàòüñÿ, äðóã ó äðóãà
                      Ìû ïîïèðóåì. Íà÷èíàòü êîìó,
                      Îïðåäåëèì ïî æðåáèþ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                            Íà÷íó - ÿ.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Íåò, áðîñèì æðåáèé. Âñå ðàâíî, Àíòîíèé,
                      Åãèïåòñêîé çàòåéëèâîñòüþ áëþä
                      Òû íàñ çàòìèøü. ß ñëûøàë, Þëèé Öåçàðü
                      Îòÿæåëåë îò òàìîøíèõ ïèðîâ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Òû ìíîãî ñëûøàë.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                        Íå õîòåë îáèäåòü.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      È íå îáèäåë.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                   Ñëûøàë è î òîì,
                      Êàê âíåñ Àïîëëîäîð...
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                             Ìû ñàìè çíàåì.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      ×òî çíàåòå?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                  Âíåñ ê Öåçàðþ öàðèöó
                       ìåøêå òþôÿ÷íîì.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                        À-à, óçíàë òåáÿ.
                      Êàê ïîæèâàåøü, âîèí?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                           Õîðîøî.
                      È áóäóùåå ìíå ñóëèò ê òîìó æå
                      ×åòûðå ïèðà.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                   Ðóêó äàé ïîæàòü.
                      Òû ìíå âñåãäà ïðèÿòåí áûë. ß âèäåë
                      Òåáÿ â áîþ - òû çàâèñòü âûçûâàë
                      Ñâîèì áåññòðàøèåì.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                         À òû ìíå áûë
                      Ìàëîïðèÿòåí. Íî è ìíå ñëó÷àëîñü
                      Òåáÿ õâàòàòü, êîãäà òâîè äåëà
                      Òó ïîõâàëó ðàç â äåñÿòü ïðåâûøàëè.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      À ãðóáîâàòîñòü, ïðÿìîòà òâîÿ
                      Òåáå èäåò. - Ñåé÷àñ ÿ ïðèãëàøàþ
                      Âñåõ íà ìîþ ãàëåðó.
 
                          Öåçàðü, Àíòîíèé è Ëåïèä
 
                                           ×òî æ, âåäè.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Ïîéäåìòå.
 
                   Âñå, êðîìå Ýíîáàðáà è Ìåíàñà, óõîäÿò.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
     Ïîìïåé, Ïîìïåé... Îòåö òâîé íèêîãäà á íå çàêëþ÷èë òàêîãî äîãîâîðà. - Ìû
ñ òîáîé óæå âñòðå÷àëèñü.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Íà ìîðå, ïîìíèòñÿ.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     Èìåííî òàê.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Òû íà ìîðå äðàëñÿ íåïëîõî.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     À òû - íà ñóøå.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Õâàëè ìåíÿ - è ïîõâàëþ òåáÿ. Íî ñóõîïóòíûå ìîè óñïåõè îòðèöàòü íåëüçÿ.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     Êàê è ìîè ìîðñêèå.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     À  áåçîïàñíåé  òåáå  áûëî  á  êîå-÷òî è îòðèöàòü, - íà ìîðå òû âäîñòàëü
ïîðàçáîéíè÷àë.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     À òû - íà ñóøå.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     À  ÿ îòðèöàòü áóäó. - Îäíàêî äàé ðóêó, Ìåíàñ. Åñëè áû ãëàçàì íàøèì äàíà
áûëà  âëàñòü  àðåñòîâûâàòü,  òî  îíè ìîãëè áû çàõâàòèòü ñåé÷àñ â ïîæàòèè äâå
ðàçáîéíûå ðóêè.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     Ðóêè ïóñòü ðàçáîéíè÷àþò è âîðóþò, íî ëèöà ìóæñêèå íå ëãóò.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     À ó êðàñèâûõ æåíùèí ëèöà ëæèâû ó âñåõ ïîãîëîâíî.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     À êàê æå. Îíè âåäü ëèöàìè ñâîèìè âîðóþò ñåðäöà.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Ìû øëè ñþäà âîåâàòü ñ âàìè.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     Ëè÷íî ÿ æàëåþ, ÷òî âîéíà îáåðíóëàñü ïîïîéêîé. Ñåãîäíÿ Ïîìïåé ïðîóëûáàåò
ñâîå ñ÷àñòüå.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     À íàçàä íå âîðîòèò óæå íè óëûáêîé, íè ïëà÷åì.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     ×òî  âåðíî,  òî âåðíî. - Ìû íå äóìàëè óâèäåòü çäåñü Àíòîíèÿ. Ïðàâäà ëè,
÷òî îí æåíàò íà Êëåîïàòðå?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Ñåñòðó Öåçàðÿ çîâóò Îêòàâèåé.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     Ýòî òàê, íî îíà âåäü æåíà áûëà Êàÿ Ìàðöåëëà.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     À òåïåðü æåíà Ìàðêà Àíòîíèÿ.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     Òû íå øóòèøü?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Íèñêîëüêî.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     Òîãäà Àíòîíèé ñïëî÷åí ñ Öåçàðåì íàâåê.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Áóäü ÿ ïðîðèöàòåëåì, ÿ á ýòîãî íå ïðåäñêàçàë.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     Äóìàþ, òóò áðàê ñêîðåå ïî ðàñ÷åòó è ïîëèòèêå, ÷åì ïî ëþáâè.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     È  ÿ òàê äóìàþ. Íî âîò óâèäèøü, ýòîò áðàê, âðîäå áû ñêðåïëÿþùèé Àíòîíèÿ
ñ  Öåçàðåì,  îêàæåòñÿ  äëÿ  äðóæáû  èõ  íå ñêðåïîé, à óäàâêîé, èáî Îêòàâèÿ -
íàòóðà ÷èñòàÿ, ñïîêîéíàÿ, íåãîâîðëèâàÿ.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     Êòî æ íå ïîæåëàåò ïîäîáíîé æåíû?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Íå  ïîæåëàåò  òîò,  êòî  ñàì  íàòóðîé íå òàêîâ - è íå òàêîâ Àíòîíèé. Îí
âåðíåòñÿ  ê  ñâîåìó  åãèïåòñêîìó ÿñòâó. È òîãäà âçäîõè Îêòàâèè ðàçäóþò îãîíü
ãíåâà  â  Öåçàðå,  è,  êàê ÿ óæå ñêàçàë, ñêðåïà èõ äðóæáû îáåðíåòñÿ ïðè÷èíîé
ðàçäîðà. Àíòîíèé âîðîòèòñÿ ê ñâîåé óñëàäå. Æåíèëñÿ îí òîëüêî èç âûãîäû.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     Âîçìîæíî,  è  òàê.  Ìèëîñòè  ïðîøó  íà  áîðò ãàëåðû. Âûïüåì òàì çà òâîå
çäîðîâüå.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Îò âûïèâêè ÿ íå ïðî÷ü. Ìû â Åãèïòå ïèëè êðåïêî.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
     Ïîéäåì æå.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 7
 
  Íà áîðòó Ïîìïååâîé ãàëåðû, áëèç Ìèçåíñêîãî ìûñà. Ìóçûêà. Âõîäÿò äâîå èëè
                  òðîå ñëóã ñ âèíîì, ôðóêòàìè, ñëàäîñòÿìè.
 
                                Ïåðâûé ñëóãà
 
     Ñåé÷àñ  ïðèäóò  ñþäà.  Êîé-êòî  óæå  îêîñåë,  à  äóíü âåòåðîê, è ñîâñåì
ïîêîñèòñÿ.
 
                                Âòîðîé ñëóãà
 
     Ëåïèä ðàñêðàñíåëñÿ.
 
                                Ïåðâûé ñëóãà
 
     Îí ïüåò çà íèõ çà âñåõ.
 
                                Âòîðîé ñëóãà
 
     Îíè çíàé øïûíÿþò äðóã äðóãà, à îí êðè÷èò "Äîâîëüíî!", ìèðèò èõ - è ïüåò
ìèðîâóþ.
 
                                Ïåðâûé ñëóãà
 
     È ïóùå ëèøü ðàçæèãàåò âîéíó ìåæäó ñâîèì æåëóäêîì è ðàññóäêîì.
 
                                Âòîðîé ñëóãà
 
     Âîò  ÷òî çíà÷èò ìàëîìó çàòåñàòüñÿ â îáùåñòâî âåëèêèõ. Áîãàòûðñêîå êîïüå
áåñïîëåçíåé êàìûøèíêè, ðàç îíî òåáå íåâïîäûì.
 
                                Ïåðâûé ñëóãà
 
     Áûòü  âçáðîøåííûì  â  ïëàíåòíóþ  îðáèòó  è  íå  ñâåòèòü, à òóñêëî â íåé
áîëòàòüñÿ - âñå ðàâíî ÷òî óðîäîâàòü ëèöî ïóñòûìè ãëàçíûìè îðáèòàìè.
 
  Òðóáû. Âõîäÿò Öåçàðü, Àíòîíèé, Ïîìïåé, Ëåïèä, Àãðèïïà, Ìåöåíàò, Ýíîáàðá,
                       Ìåíàñ è äðóãèå âîåíà÷àëüíèêè.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      À âîò êàê: ìåðÿþò îíè â ðàçëèâû,
                      Íàñêîëüêî Íèë ïîäíÿëñÿ, - ïî øêàëå,
                      ×òî îáîçíà÷èëè íà ïèðàìèäå, -
                      È çíàþò, èçîáèëüå âïåðåäè
                      Èëü íåäîðîä. ×åì ïîëîâîäüå âûøå,
                      Òåì ëó÷øå âèäû. À ñîéäåò âîäà,
                      Â èë, â òèíó ýòó çåðíà âûñåâàþò
                      È âñêîðå ñîáèðàþò óðîæàé.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
     Òàì ó âàñ ãàäû äèêîâèííûå.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Òû ïðàâ, Ëåïèä.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
     Èç íèëüñêîé ãðÿçè òàì ñîëíöå òâîðèò è çìåé, è êðîêîäèëîâ òîæå.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Èìåííî òàê.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
     Ñàäèòåñü. Ýé, âèíà! Çàçäðàâíóþ Ëåïèäó!
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
     ß íå î÷åíü-òî çäðàâ. Íî ìåíÿ íå ïåðåïüåøü, ÿ âûñòîþ.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Ñêîðî óæå ëÿæåøü.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
     Íåò,  ïðàâäà,  ÿ  ñëûõàë,  ÷òî  ï-ïèðàìèäû  Ï-ïòîëåìååâû  ñèëüíàÿ âåùü.
Ñëûõàë, íå âîçðàæàéòå.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
                               (òèõî Ïîìïåþ)
 
                      Ïîìïåé, íà äâà ñëîâå÷êà.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
                               (òèõî Ìåíàñó)
 
                                                Òû øåïíè
                      Ìíå íà óõî.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
                                   (òèõî)
 
                                   Íà ìèã ïîêèíü çàñòîëüå
                      È âûñëóøàé.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
                                   (òèõî)
 
                                   Ïîñòîé.
                                 (Ãðîìêî.)
                                           Âèíà Ëåïèäó!
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
     À ÷òî çà øòóêà ýòîò âàø êðîêîäèë?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Îáëèêà  îí  êðîêîäèëüåãî  è  êðîêîäèëüåé  øèðèíû  è  âûñîòû,  è  äâèæèì
ñîáñòâåííûìè  îðãàíàìè. Æèâåò çà ñ÷åò ïèùè, à èññÿêíóò ýëåìåíòû, òóò æå äóøà
åãî ïåðåñåëÿåòñÿ.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
     À öâåòà îí êàêîãî?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     È öâåòà êðîêîäèëüåãî.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
     Ñòðàííàÿ ãàäèíà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Òàê òî÷íî. È ïëà÷åò ìîêðûìè ñëåçàìè.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
     È îïèñàíüÿ ýòîãî åìó äîñòàòî÷íî?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
     Ïðåäîñòàòî÷íî  -  ñ Ïîìïååâîé çàçäðàâíîé ÷àøåé â ïîäêðåïëåíèå. Îí æå íå
áåçáîæíèê, íå ýïèêóðååö, îòðèöàâøèé ïåðåñåëåíüå äóø.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
                               (òèõî Ìåíàñó)
 
                      Òû ÷òî, ìèëåéøèé! Óáèðàéñÿ ïðî÷ü!
                      Äåëàé êàê âåëåíî. -
                                 (Ãðîìêî.)
                                           À ÷àøà ãäå æ?
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
                               (òèõî Ïîìïåþ)
 
                      ß çàñëóæèë, ÷òîá âûñëóøàë ìåíÿ òû.
                      Â ñòîðîíêó îòîéäåì.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
                               (òèõî Ìåíàñó)
 
                                           Òû îøàëåë?
                       ÷åì äåëî?
                      (Âñòàåò, îíè îòõîäÿò â ñòîðîíó.)
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                                  ß âñþ æèçíü òåáå ñëóæó.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Âåðîé è ïðàâäîé. Äàëüøå ÷òî? - Ñîáðàòüÿ,
                      Ïèðóéòå, âåñåëèòåñü!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                           Âèæó, òîíåøü
                      Â òðÿñèíå âèííîé. Áåðåãèñü, Ëåïèä!
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                      Æåëàåøü òû áûòü âëàñòåëèíîì ìèðà?
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      ×òî?
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                           Ñíîâà ñïðàøèâàþ: õî÷åøü ñòàòü
                      Âëàäûêîé ìèðà?
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                     Ìûñëèìîå ëü äåëî?
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                      Äà, ìûñëèìîå. ß, õîòü íå áîãàò,
                      Ìîãó âåñü ìèð òåáå äàòü âî âëàäåíüå.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Òû ïüÿí?
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                               Íè êàïëè íûí÷å ÿ íå ïèë.
                      Îòâàæüñÿ òîëüêî - ñòàíåøü áîã è öàðü
                      Âñåãî, îõâà÷åííîãî îêåàíîì
                      È íåáåñàìè. Òîëüêî ïîæåëàé.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Êàêèì æå ýòî îáðàçîì?
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                                            Ñåé÷àñ
                      Âîò ýòè òðîå ñîâëàäåëüöåâ ìèðà
                      Çäåñü ó òåáÿ. Âåëè ðóáèòü êàíàò -
                      È, îòïëûâÿ, òðè ãëîòêè ïåðåðåæåì,
                      È ñòàíåò âñå òâîèì.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                           Ýõ, Ìåíàñ, Ìåíàñ.
                      Íå ãîâîðèòü, à äåëàòü áû òåáå.
                      ×òî ðàñöåïèëîñü áû âî ìíå êàê ïîäëîñòü,
                      Òî áûëî áû óñåðäèåì â òåáå.
                      ß ñòàâëþ ÷åñòü ìîþ ïðåâûøå âûãîä.
                      Òû ïðîáîëòàëñÿ - íà ñåáÿ ïåíÿé.
                      Êîãäà á òû ìîë÷à åãî ñîâåðøèë,
                      ß áû ïîòîì îäîáðèë òâîé ïîñòóïîê,
                      Íàìåðåíüå æå äîëæåí îñóäèòü.
                      Ìàõíè ðóêîé è ïåé.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
                                          À åñëè òàê,
                      Òâîåé ôîðòóíå ñíèêøåé íå ñëóãà ÿ.
                      Êòî íå ñóìåë óäà÷ó óõâàòèòü,
                      Âîâåê óäà÷è áîëüøå íå óâèäèò.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                      Çà çäðàâèå Ëåïèäà!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                         Óíåñèòå
                      Åãî íà áåðåã. Ïüþ âìåñòî íåãî.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Òâîå çäîðîâüå, Ìåíàñ.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                                            Ýíîáàðá,
                      Áóäü ñ÷àñòëèâ.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                      Äà ïîëíåå íàëèâàéòå.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
                   (óêàçûâàÿ íà ñëóãó, óíîñÿùåãî Ëåïèäà)
 
                      À áîãàòûðü ñëóæèòåëü ýòîò âàø.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                      Òû äóìàåøü?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                  Òû ðàçâå ñàì íå âèäèøü?
                      Òðåòü ìèðà íà ñåáå óíîñèò îí.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                      Òðåòü ìèðà óïèëàñü. À ïóñòü è âåñü áû
                      Ìèð çàâåðòåëñÿ ïüÿíûì êîëåñîì.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Ïåé, Ìåíàñ, ïåé - óñèëèâàé âåð÷åíüå!
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                      Ëåé.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                           Ýòî íå àëåêñàíäðèéñêèé ïèð,
                      Êîíå÷íî.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                Âîí çàòû÷êè! Íàëèâàé!
                      Óæ ïðèáëèæàåìñÿ ê Àëåêñàíäðèè!
                      Çà çäðàâüå Öåçàðÿ!
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                          Îõîòíî áû
                      ß âîçäåðæàëñÿ. Ìîþ ìîçã âèíèùåì,
                      À îí ìóòíååò ëèøü. Íåëåïûé òðóä.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ïèð òðåáóåò òîãî.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                         ×òî æ, ïîâèíóþñü.
                      Íî ÿ, ÷åì ñòîëüêî âûõëåñòàòü çàðàç,
                      ×åòûðå äíÿ áû ïðåäïî÷åë ïîñòèòüñÿ.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
                                 (Àíòîíèþ)
 
                      Ìîé ïîâåëèòåëü! Íå ñïëÿñàòü ëè íàì
                      Åãèïåòñêóþ òó, â ÷åñòü áîãà Âàêõà?
                      Òó âàêõàíàëüíóþ?
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                        Äàâàé, ñîëäàò.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Âñå çà ðóêè áåðèñü, êðóæè, ïîêàìåñò
                      Âèíî íå ïîáåäèò íàñ çàáûòüåì
                      Áàþêàþùå-ëàñêîâûì.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                         Áåðèòåñü -
                      Âîò òàê, âîò òàê. Ýé, ìóçûêà, çû÷íåé!
                      Ïîé, ìàëü÷èê, à ïðèïåâ ìû âñå ïîäõâàòèì
                      Âî âñþ ãðóäíóþ êëåòêó.
 
           Ìóçûêà. Ýíîáàðá ñòàâèò âñåõ â êðóã, ñîåäèíèâ èì ðóêè.
 
                                   Ïåñíÿ
 
                        Ïûøíîòåëûé áîã âèíà,
                        Íàïîè íàñ äîïüÿíà!
                        Êðàñíîãëàçûé!  âèííîì ÷àíå
                        Óòîïè íàøè ïå÷àëè,
                        Ãðîçäüÿìè âåí÷àé íàø ïèð, -
                        ×òîáû çàêðóæèëñÿ ìèð!
                        ×òîáû çàêðóæèëñÿ ìèð!
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Êàê áóäòî âñå. Ïîìïåé, ñïîêîéíîé íî÷è.
                      Áðàò, íàì ïîðà. Ñåðüåçíûå äåëà
                      Íàõìóðåííî ãëÿäÿò íà ýòó ðåçâîñòü.
                      Íàñ ðàçðóìÿíèëî. Èäåì, äðóçüÿ.
                      Âèíîì ðàññëàáëåí êðåïêèé Ýíîáàðá,
                      È çàïëåòàåòñÿ õìåëüíîé ÿçûê ìîé.
                      Õìåëü îáðàùàåò íàñ ïî÷òè â øóòîâ.
                      Äîâîëüíî ñëîâ. Æåëàþ äîáðîé íî÷è.
                      Àíòîíèé, ðóêó äàé ìíå.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                              À òåïåðü
                      Äîñïîðèì ìû íà áåðåãó, êòî êðåï÷å.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Äîñïîðèì. Ðóêó äàé.
 
                                   Ïîìïåé
 
                                           Ýõ çàâëàäåë
                      Òû äîìîì ìîåãî îòöà, Àíòîíèé.
                      Íî ìû äðóçüÿ âåäü. Â ëîäêó ïîïðîøó.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Íå ïàäàé.
 
                   Âñå, êðîìå Ýíîáàðáà è Ìåíàñà, óõîäÿò.
 
                                 Ìåíàñ, ÿ îñòàíóñü çäåñü.
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                      Äà, ó ìåíÿ â êàþòå. - Ãðîì÷å, òðóáû!
                      Ñâèñòèòå, ôëåéòû! Â áàðàáàíû áåé!
                      Ïóñòü ñëûøèò áîã ìîðåé, êàê ðàññòàåìñÿ
                      Ñ âëàñòèòåëÿìè. Ìóçûêà, ãðåìè!
                      Õîòü ëîïíè, à ãðåìè!
 
                             Òðóáû è áàðàáàíû.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                             Âèâàò, óðà!
 
                                   Ìåíàñ
 
                      Óðà! Ïîøëè, âîèòåëü äîñòîñëàâíûé.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 

ÀÊÒ III

 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 1
 
Ðàâíèíà â Ñèðèè. Âõîäÿò òðèóìôàëüíûì ìàðøåì Âåíòèäèé, Ñèëèé è äðóãèå ðèìñêèå
        âîåíà÷àëüíèêè ñ âîéñêîì. Âïåðåäè íåñóò òåëî óáèòîãî Ïàêîðà.
 
                                  Âåíòèäèé
 
                      Âîò è íàñòàë ÷åðåä âàì ïîáåäèòü.
                      Îòìñòèë ÿ êîïüåìå÷óùèì ïàðôÿíàì
                      Çà ãèáåëü Êðàññà. Óëîæèëè ìû
                      Ïàðôÿíñêîãî öàðåâè÷à Ïàêîðà.
                      Íåñèòå åãî òåëî âïåðåäè.
 
                                   Ñèëèé
 
                      Ïîêà ãîðÿ÷ òâîé ìå÷ îò âðàæüåé êðîâè,
                      Î äîáëåñòíûé Âåíòèäèé, ïîñïåøè
                      Âîñëåä áåãóùèì. Ìèäèþ çàéìè,
                      Ìåñîïîòàìèþ - ëèøè óáåæèù
                      Âðàãà ðàçãðîìëåííîãî, ÷òîá Àíòîíèé,
                      Íàø ïîëêîâîäåö, ïîñàäèë òåáÿ
                      Íà òðèóìôàòîðñêóþ êîëåñíèöó
                      È ëàâðàìè ïîáåäíûìè âåí÷àë.
 
                                  Âåíòèäèé
 
                      Íåò, Ñèëèé, ñîâåðøèë ÿ óæ äîâîëüíî.
                      Ñâåð÷îê çíàé ñâîé øåñòîê. Óðàçóìåé -
                      Ìîãó ÿ ÷åðåñ÷óð íàïîáåæäàòüñÿ
                      È ñëàâó ñëèøêîì ãðîìêóþ äîáûòü
                      Â îòñóòñòâèå Àíòîíèÿ. Âåäü îí
                      È Öåçàðü ïîáåæäàòü ïðèíîðîâèëèñü
                      Ïîñðåäñòâîì çàìåñòèòåëåé ñâîèõ.
                      Íåäàðîì Ñåññèé, ñëèøêîì ïðîãðåìåâ
                      Ïîáåäàìè ñèðèéñêèìè, óòðàòèë
                      Àíòîíèÿ, íà÷àëüíèêà, ëþáîâü.
                      Ïîáåäàìè çàòìèòü íà÷àëüñòâî - çíà÷èò
                      Íàä íèì íà÷àëüñòâîâàòü. Íåò, áûòü â òåíè
                      Áëàãîðàçóìíåå, ÷åì ÿðêîé ñëàâîé
                      Ñâîå âñå áóäóùåå îìðà÷èòü.
                      Óñïåõ ÿ ìîã áû ðàçâèâàòü è äàëüøå,
                      Íî ýòèì îñêîðáèë áû - è ñâîè
                      Óñèëüÿ çàãóáèë.
 
                                   Ñèëèé
 
                                      Òû ïðàâ, Âåíòèäèé.
                      Ìåæäó ñîëäàòîì è åãî ìå÷îì
                      Ðàçëè÷üÿ íåò, êîãäà ñîëäàò íå ìûñëèò.
                      Òû - ãîëîâà. Àíòîíèþ íàïèøåøü?
 
                                  Âåíòèäèé
 
                      Ñìèðåííî ïîëêîâîäöó ñîîáùó
                      Î òîì, ÷òî èìåíåì åãî âîëøåáíûì
                      Ìû ïîáåäèëè; îñåíÿëè íàñ
                      Åãî çíàìåíà è åãî çàáîòû,
                      Êîãäà ìû ãíàëè êîííèöó ïàðôÿí,
                      Íå çíàâøóþ äîñåëå ïîðàæåíüÿ.
 
                                   Ñèëèé
 
                      À ãäå ñåé÷àñ Àíòîíèé?
 
                                  Âåíòèäèé
 
                                            Æäóò åãî
                      Â Àôèíàõ, è ñî âñåþ áûñòðîòîé,
                      Âîçìîæíîé ïðè îáèëèè òðîôååâ,
                      Ìû äâèíåìñÿ òóäà. Ýé, øèðå øàã!
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 2
 
   Ðèì. Ïåðåäíÿÿ â äîìå Öåçàðÿ. Âõîäÿò ñ ðàçíûõ ñòîðîí Àãðèïïà è Ýíîáàðá.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                      ×òî, ðàññòàâàíèå çàâåðøåíî?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Ïîìïåé óåõàë. Îñòàëüíûå òðîå
                      Óæå êîí÷àþò çäåøíèå äåëà.
                      Ïëà÷åò Îêòàâèÿ, ïðîùàÿñü ñ Ðèìîì.
                      Ïå÷àëåí Öåçàðü, è ñ ïîõìåëüÿ ìó÷èò
                      Ëåïèäà íåìî÷ü áëåäíàÿ ëþáâè.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                      Î, áëàãîðîäíåéøèé Ëåïèä!
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                               Ðåä÷àéøèé!
                      Êàê ëþáèò Öåçàðÿ!
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                                        Êàê îáîæàåò
                      Àíòîíèÿ!
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                               Ìîë, Öåçàðü ìåæ ëþäåé -
                      Êàê áîã!
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                               Àíòîíèé - ñðåäü áîãîâ Þïèòåð!
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Àõ, Öåçàðü íåñðàâíåí!
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                                            Àíòîíèé - ôåíèêñ!
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Êòî Öåçàðÿ æåëàë áû âîñõâàëèòü,
                      Ïðîèçíåñè îäíî ëèøü ñëîâî "Öåçàðü".
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                      Âîò òàê îáîèõ õâàëèò äî íåáåñ.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Âîçëþáëåí Öåçàðü. Íî Àíòîíèé - òîæå.
                      Íå âûñêàçàòü íè ïåñíåé, íè ñòèõàìè
                      Ëåïèäà íåïîñòèæíóþ ëþáîâü
                      Ê Àíòîíèþ. À ê Öåçàðþ? - ìîë÷è
                      È ëèøü äèâèñü êîëåíîïðåêëîíåííî.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                      Âëþáëåí â îáîèõ.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                        Âåäü îíè Ëåïèäó,
                      Êàê äâà êðûëà íàâîçíîìó æóêó.
 
                              Òðóáû çà ñöåíîé.
 
                      Òðóáÿò ñåäëàòü êîíåé. Ïðîùàé, Àãðèïïà.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                      Ñ÷àñòëèâîãî òåáå ïóòè, ñîëäàò.
 
                  Âõîäÿò Öåçàðü, Àíòîíèé, Ëåïèä è Îêòàâèÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íå ïðîâîæàé óæ äàëüøå.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                              Ó ìåíÿ
                      Òû îòíÿë ïîëäóøè - òàê áåðåãè æå
                      Ìîå ñîêðîâèùå. À òû, ñåñòðà,
                      Æåíîþ áóäü, êàêîþ áûòü óìååøü.
                      Â òåáå íåçûáëåìî óâåðåí ÿ. -
                      Îíà ñêðåïèëà íàø ñîþç, Àíòîíèé.
                      Íå îáðàòè æå òû åå â òàðàí,
                      Êðóøàùèé êðåïîñòü íàøåãî åäèíñòâà.
                      Çà÷åì òîãäà áû è ðîäíèòüñÿ íàì?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ñîìíåíèåì ìåíÿ íå îáèæàé.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ñêàçàë, ÷òî äóìàë.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                         Êàê íè áóäü äîòîøåí,
                      Äëÿ îïàñåíèé íå íàéäåøü ïðè÷èí.
                      Ïðîñòèìñÿ æå. Õðàíè òåáÿ ñóäüáà
                      È ïîä÷èíè òåáå ñòðåìëåíüÿ ðèìëÿí.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ïðîùàé, ñåñòðà. Âñåõ ðàäîñòåé òåáå!
                      Äà áóäóò ëàñêîâû ê òåáå ñòèõèè.
                      Ïðîùàé! Ïðîùàé!
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                                      Ìîé áëàãîðîäíûé áðàò!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Îíà â ñëåçàõ, êàê ìèð â àïðåëüñêèõ ëèâíÿõ.
                      Íî âåäü íåñóò îíè âåñíó ëþáâè.
                      Òàê ïðî÷ü ïå÷àëü!
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                                        Âåëè ãëÿäåòü çà äîìîì
                      Àíòîíüåâûì è...
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                       ×òî, Îêòàâèÿ?
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                      ß... íà óõî øåïíó...
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                            Îíà çàïíóëàñü.
                      Îíà - êàê ëåáåäèíîå ïåðî,
                      Íåäâèæíîå íà çàìåðøåé âîäå
                      Â ìèíóòó ìåæ ïðèëèâîì è îòëèâîì.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
                               (òèõî Àãðèïïå)
 
                      Öåçàðü - çàïëà÷åò?
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
                              (òèõî Ýíîáàðáó)
 
                                          Ïîòåìíåë ëèöîì.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
                                 (Àãðèïïå)
 
                      À òåìíûé ëèê - è â ëîøàäè èçúÿí,
                      È â ÷åëîâåêå.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
                                 (Ýíîáàðáó)
 
                                     Äà âåäü è Àíòîíèé
                      Ðûäàë, êîãäà óáèò áûë Þëèé Öåçàðü.
                      È íàä óáèòûì Áðóòîì ïëàêàë îí.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
                                 (Àãðèïïå)
 
                       òîò ãîä ñëåçîòå÷åíüåì îí ñòðàäàë,
                      È äàæå íàä ñîïåðíèêîì ñðàæåííûì
                      Ðûäàë òàê ãîðüêî, ÷òî è ó ìåíÿ,
                      Ïîâåðèøü ëè, èç ãëàç êàòèëèñü ñëåçû.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Íåò, äîðîãàÿ, áóäó âåñòè ñëàòü
                      Áåç ïðîìåäëåíèÿ è ïåðåðûâà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
                                  (Öåçàðþ)
 
                      Äàâàé æå ñõâàòèìñÿ: êòî êðåï÷å â äðóæáå,
                      Ðåøèì îáúÿòüåì. À òåïåðü ïðîùàé.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ïðîùàé. Áóäü ñ÷àñòëèâ.
 
                                   Ëåïèä
 
                                              Âñå îãíè íåáåñ
                      Ïóñêàé òåáå äîðîãó îñâåùàþò.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ïðîùàé. Ïðîùàé, ðîäèìàÿ.
                             (Öåëóåò Îêòàâèþ.)
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                                Ïðîùàéòå!
 
                             Òðóáû. Âñå óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 3
 
 Àëåêñàíäðèÿ. Äâîðåö Êëåîïàòðû. Âõîäÿò Êëåîïàòðà, Õàðìèàíà, Èðà è Àëåêñàñ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ãîíåö ãäå ýòîò?
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
                                       Îí âîéòè ðîáååò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íó ÷òî çà âçäîð! - Ïîäè, äðóæîê, ñþäà.
 
                           Âõîäèò äàâåøíèé ãîíåö.
 
                                  Àëåêñàñ
 
                      Âåëèêàÿ öàðèöà, íà òåáÿ
                      Ñàì Èðîä ïîáîÿëñÿ á Èóäåéñêèé
                      Ïîäíÿòü ãëàçà, êîãäà ãíåâèøüñÿ òû.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ïîðà áû Èðîäó ñðóáèòü áàøêó.
                      Íî êòî æ ìîå èñïîëíèò ïîâåëåíüå?
                      Óïëûë Àíòîíèé. - Áëèæå ïîäîéäè.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Âñåìèëîñòèâåéøàÿ!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                        Âèäåë òû
                      Îêòàâèþ?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                               Äà, ãðîçíàÿ öàðèöà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ãäå?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                           Â Ðèìå. Âèäåë ÿ åå â ëèöî.
                      Îíà øëà ìåæ Àíòîíèåì è áðàòîì.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ðîñòîì îíà ñ ìåíÿ èëü íèæå?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                                                  Íèæå.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      À ãîëîñ åå? Çâîíîê èëè òèõ?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      ß ñëûøàë åå ãîëîñ. Ãîëîñ òèõèé.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íåõîðîøî. Ðàçëþáèò îí åå.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Äà îí, êîíå÷íî, è ñåé÷àñ íå ëþáèò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ïîæàëóé. Ãîëîñ ãëóõ, ïëþãàâûé ðîñò.
                      À êàê ïîõîäêà? Åñòü â íåé âåëè÷àâîñòü?
                      Òû âåëè÷àâûõ âåäü âèäàë öàðèö.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Îíà ïîëçåò, êàê áóäòî íåæèâàÿ,
                      È ñòàòóåé áåçæèçíåííîé ñòîèò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íåóæòî?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                              Ãëàç ìîé îïûòåí, öàðèöà.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Åãî ãëàçàñòåå â Åãèïòå íåò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Îí íàáëþäàòåëåí. Íó ÷òî æ, êàê âèæó,
                      Åé íå÷åì ÷àðîâàòü. Äà, òû óìåí.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Âîñòåð íà äèâî.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                      Ñêîëüêî äàøü åé ëåò?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Îíà âäîâà...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                   Òû ñëûøèøü, Õàðìèàíà?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      À ëåò åé òðèäöàòü, äóìàþ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                                Ëèöî
                      Ïðîäîëãîâàòî èëè êðóãëî?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                                               Êðóãëî,
                      È äàæå ñëèøêîì.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                      Êðóãëîå ëèöî
                      Áûâàåò áîëüøåé ÷àñòèþ ó äóðû.
                      Êàêîãî öâåòà âîëîñû åå?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Öâåòà êîðèöû. À óæ íèçêîëîáà
                      Äî êðàéíîñòè.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                     Âîò çîëîòî. Áåðè.
                      Çàáóäü íåëàñêîâîå îáðàùåíüå.
                      ß ñíîâà íàðî÷íûì òåáÿ ïîøëþ.
                      Ãîíåö îòìåííûé òû. Èäè, ãîòîâüñÿ.
                      Ïèñüìî äîñòàâèøü.
                              (Ãîíåö óõîäèò.)
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                         Ìîëîäåö êàêîé!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Äà, ìîëîäåö. È î÷åíü ñîæàëåþ,
                      ×òî ÿ åãî òåðçàëà. À îíà,
                      Âûõîäèò, íè÷åãî íå ïðåäñòàâëÿåò
                      Ñîáîþ.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                              Ðîâíûì ñ÷åòîì íè÷åãî.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Âåäü âèäåë, çíàåò ýòîò ÷åëîâåê,
                      ×òî öàðñòâåííîå çíà÷èò îáàÿíüå.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Åùå áû! Ñëóæèò îí òåáå äàâíî.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Äîëæíà åùå âîïðîñ åìó çàäàòü,
                      È äîïèøó ïèñüìî. Òû, Õàðìèàíà,
                      Ïîéäåøü è ïðèâåäåøü åãî êî ìíå.
                      Òîãäà è ñïðîñèì. Âñå, ïîæàëóé, ìîæíî
                      Åùå ïîïðàâèòü.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                      Æèçíüþ ïîðó÷óñü.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 4
 
          Àôèíû. Êîìíàòà â äîìå Àíòîíèÿ. Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé è Îêòàâèÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íåò, íåò, Îêòàâèÿ, íå òîëüêî ýòî.
                      Åùå áû ìîæíî ýòî îïðàâäàòü.
                      Íî ñíîâà îí ðàçæåã âîéíó ñ Ïîìïååì
                      È çàâåùàíèå ñâîå ïðî÷åë
                      Íàðîäó. Îáî ìíå ïî÷òè íè ñëîâà.
                      À åñëè óæ íå ñêðûòü áûëî ìîèõ
                      Çàñëóã, åäâà-åäâà öåäèë ñëîâà,
                      Íåèñêðåííî è õîëîäíî.
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                                            Àíòîíèé,
                      Íå âåðü òû ñëóõàì è íå ãîðÿ÷èñü.
                      Âåäü, â ñëó÷àå ðàçäîðà, çà îáîèõ
                      Çà âàñ ìîëèòâû áóäó âîññûëàòü,
                      Ïðîñèòü çà ìóæà è ïðîñèòü çà áðàòà,
                      Îäíîé ìîëüáîé äðóãóþ õîðîíÿ.
                      Âåäü êòî íè ïîáåäèò èç âàñ, â óáûòêå
                      Îñòàíóñü, ãîðåñòíàÿ, âñå ðàâíî,
                      È ãäå æå âûõîä?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                      Ìèëàÿ ìîÿ,
                      Ëþáè òîãî, êòî áîëåå äîñòîèí.
                      Òåðÿÿ ÷åñòü, óâå÷ó ÿ ñåáÿ.
                      Çà÷åì òîãäà òåáå òàêîé óâå÷íûé.
                      Òû õî÷åøü áûòü ïîñðåäíèöåé? Èçâîëü.
                      Òåì âðåìåíåì ê âîéíå ïðèãîòîâëåíüÿ
                      Îáÿçàí ÿ âåñòè. Îíè çàòìÿò
                      Óñèëüÿ Öåçàðÿ. Òàê ÷òî íå ìåøêàé
                      È äåëàé, ÷òî æåëàåøü.
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                                            Ãîñïîäèí ìîé,
                      Áëàãîäàðþ. Íåáåñíîé ñèëîé ïóñòü
                      Èñïîëíþñü, ñëàáàÿ, è ïîìèðþ âàñ.
                      Âîéíà ìåæ âàìè ðàñêîëîëà á çåìëþ,
                      È òðóïàìè ïðèøëîñü áû çàïîëíÿòü
                      Ðàññåëèíó.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                 Âèíîâíèêà íàéäè.
                      Íå ìîæåì îáà áûòü ðàâíîâèíîâíû,
                      È íå äîëæíû ðàâíîëþáèìû áûòü.
                      Âîçüìè ñ ñîáîþ òåõ, êîãî æåëàåøü.
                      Â ðàñõîäàõ íå ñòåñíÿé ñåáÿ.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 5
 
       Òàì æå. Äðóãàÿ êîìíàòà. Âõîäÿò ñ ðàçíûõ ñòîðîí Ýíîáàðá è Ýðîñ.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Íó, ÷òî ñëûõàòü, äðóã Ýðîñ?
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
     Íîâîñòè ñòðàííûå.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Êàêèå ýòî?
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
     Öåçàðü è Ëåïèä ïîøëè âîéíîþ íà Ïîìïåÿ.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
     Äàâíî çíàþ; à ÷åì êîí÷èëîñü?
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
     Öåçàðü,  èñïîëüçîâàâ  Ëåïèäà  ïðîòèâ Ïîìïåÿ, òóò æå ëèøèë Ëåïèäà ðàâíîé
âëàñòè,  îòêàçàë  åìó  â  ñëàâå  ïîáåäû,  è ìàëî òîãî - îáâèíèë â ïèñüìåííûõ
ñíîøåíèÿõ  ñ  Ïîìïååì;  à  îáâèíèâ, ñàì æå è àðåñòîâàë. Òàê ÷òî áåäíàÿ òðåòü
ìèðà òåïåðü â çàòî÷åíèè, ïîêóäà ñìåðòü íå âûïóñòèò íà âîëþ.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Îñòàëèñü â ìèðå äâå çóáàñòûõ ïàñòè.
                      È ñêîëüêî öàðñòâ èì â ïèùó íè êèäàé,
                      Òåì êîí÷àò, ÷òî ñîæðóò îäíà äðóãóþ.
                      Àíòîíèé ãäå ñåé÷àñ?
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                                          Ïî ñàäó áðîäèò,
                      Êàìûø ïèíàÿ ãíåâíî è ðû÷à:
                      "Äóðàê Ëåïèä" è "Ãëîòêó ïåðåðâó
                      Óáèâøåìó Ïîìïåÿ îôèöåðó".
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Áîëüøîé íàø ôëîò ãîòîâèòñÿ â ïîõîä.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                      Â Èòàëèþ - íà Öåçàðÿ. Íî ÿ
                      ×óòü íå çàáûë çà âñåìè íîâîñòÿìè,
                      ×òî ãîñïîäèí çîâåò òåáÿ ê ñåáå.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Ïîéäåò âñå ïðàõîì... ×òî æ, âåäè ìåíÿ
                      Ê Àíòîíèþ.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                                  Ïðîøó.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 6
 
             Ðèì. Äîì Öåçàðÿ. Âõîäÿò Öåçàðü, Àãðèïïà è Ìåöåíàò.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Íàä Ðèìîì íàñìåõàÿñü, ñîòâîðèë
                      Êîé-÷òî è õóæå. Òàì, â Àëåêñàíäðèè,
                      Íà ïëîùàäè îáèòûé ñåðåáðîì
                      Ïîìîñò âîçäâèã, íà òðîíàõ çîëîòûõ
                      Àíòîíèé ñ Êëåîïàòðîþ âîññåëè;
                      Ó èõ ïîäíîæüÿ ñåë Öåçàðèîí
                      (×üèì ÿêîáû îòöîì áûë Þëèé Öåçàðü),
                      À ðÿäîì - íåçàêîííûé âåñü ïðèïëîä
                      Îò èõ áëóäîäåÿíüÿ. Êëåîïàòðó
                      Íå òîëüêî ñàìîäåðæèöåé Åãèïòà
                      Àíòîíèé óòâåðäèë, íî ñâåðõ òîãî
                      Íàä Êèïðîì âîöàðèë è Íèæíåé Ñèðèåé
                      È Ëèäèåé.
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
                                Ïðîâîçãëàñèë î ñåì
                      Ïóáëè÷íî?
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                Äà, íà ëþäíîì ìåñòå çðåëèù
                      È ñîñòÿçàíèé. Ñûíîâåé ñâîèõ
                      Âåëåë òèòóëîâàòü "öàðè öàðåé".
                      Ìèäèþ, Ïàðôèþ, Àðìåíèþ
                      Äàë Àëåêñàíäðó; Ïòîëåìåé æå ïîëó÷èë
                      Òðîí Êèëèêèè, Ôèíèêèè, Ñèðèè.
                      Òîò äåíü ïðîêðàñîâàëàñü Êëåîïàòðà,
                      Áîãèíåþ Èçèäîé íàðÿäÿñü.
                      È ïðåæäå òàê ÿâëÿëàñü ïðèíàðîäíî.
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
                      Îá ýòîì íàäî Ðèì îïîâåñòèòü.
                      Àãðèøãà. Ñïåñüþ Àíòîíèÿ óæå ïðåñûòÿñü,
                      Ïóñòü îòâåðíóòñÿ ëþäè îò íåãî.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ðèì ýòî çíàåò. À òåïåðü Àíòîíèé
                      È îáâèíåíèÿ ñâîè ïðèñëàë.
 
                                 Àãðèïïèíà
 
                      Êîãî æå îáâèíÿåò îí?
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                           Ìåíÿ.
                      Ñèöèëèþ âçÿâ ó Ïîìïåÿ, äåñêàòü,
                      Ïðèñâîèë ÿ Àíòîíèåâó ÷àñòü.
                      È, âî-âòîðûõ, ìîë, íå âåðíóë ãàëåð,
                      ×òî îí ïðèñëàë â ïîäìîãó íàì. È, â-òðåòüèõ,
                      Îí íåäîâîëåí, ÷òî ñìåùåí Ëåïèä
                      È îòíÿòû äîõîäû ó Ëåïèäà.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                      Íåëüçÿ îñòàâèòü ýòî áåç îòâåòà.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Îòâåò óæ ïîñëàí. ß ïèøó åìó,
                      ×òî áûë Ëåïèä ñìåùåí èç-çà ñâîåé
                      Æåñòîêîñòè è çëîóïîòðåáëåíèé,
                      È ÷òî Ñèöèëèåé ÿ ïîäåëþñü,
                      Íî ïóñòü è îí ïîäåëèòñÿ Àðìåíèåé
                      È ïðî÷åé çàâîåâàííîé çåìëåþ.
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
                      Îí íèêîãäà íà ýòî íå ïîéäåò.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Òîãäà è íàøåãî ìû íå óñòóïèì.
 
                         Âõîäèò Îêòàâèÿ ñî ñâÿòîé.
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                      Ïðèâåò ìîé Öåçàðþ, è âàì ïðèâåò!
                      Ðîäíîé ìîé Öåçàðü, çäðàâñòâóé!
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                                   Íèêîãäà
                      Íå äóìàë ÿ ïîêèíóòîé óâèäåòü
                      Ìîþ Îêòàâèþ.
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                                   Äà ðàçâå ÿ
                      Ïîêèíóòà?
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                Çà÷åì æå âòèõîìîëêó
                      Òû ïðèáûëà? Àíòîíèÿ æåíå
                      È Öåçàðÿ ñåñòðå òàê íå ïðèñòàëî.
                      Ïðèáûòèå äîëæíû áû ïðåäâàðÿòü
                      Êîãîðòû âîèíîâ è ðæàíüå ê_î_íåé,
                      È ïûëü äîðîã ïîäíÿòüñÿ äî íåáåñ.
                      Âçîáðàâøèñü íà äåðåâüÿ âäîëü ïóòè,
                      Äîëæíû á òîìèòüñÿ ëþäè îæèäàíüåì.
                      À òû ÿâèëàñü, ñëîâíî áû íà ðûíîê
                      Êðåñòüÿíêà, - âûêàçàòü íàì ïîìåøàâ
                      Ñâîþ ëþáîâü ê òåáå è ïîä ñîìíåíüå
                      Åå ïîñòàâèâøè. Âåäü íàì áû íàäî
                      È í_à_ ìîðå òåáÿ âñòðå÷àòü, è çäåñü -
                      È âñå îáîãàùàÿ ïðàçäíèê âñòðå÷è.
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                      Ñàìà ðåøèëà ÿ òàê ñêðîìíî åõàòü.
                      Àíòîíèé ìíå ñêàçàë, ÷òî òû âîéíó
                      Ãîòîâèøü. È, ïå÷àëÿñü, ïîïðîñèëà
                      ß ïîçâîëåíüÿ íà ïîåçäêó â Ðèì.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Îí áûñòðåíüêî ïîçâîëèë. Òû - ïîìåõà
                      Åãî ðàñïóòñòâó.
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                                       Î, íå íàäî òàê.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Çà íèì âåäåòñÿ íàøå íàáëþäåíüå.
                      Êî ìíå ëåòÿò èçâåñòèÿ î íåì.
                      Íó-êà, ñêàæè, ãäå îí òåïåðü?
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                                                   Â Àôèíàõ.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Íåò, îñêîðáëåííàÿ ìîÿ ñåñòðà.
                      Åãî êèâêîì ïðèçâàëà Êëåîïàòðà
                      Ñâîå âëàäû÷åñòâî îí îòäàë øëþõå.
                      Îíè öàðåé ñçûâàþò íà âîéíó.
                      Ëèâèéñêèé Áîêõ, Àìèíòàñ Ëèêàîíñêèé,
                      Ôðàêèéñêèé Àäàëëàñ è Ôèëàäåëüô
                      Ïàôëàãîíèéñêèé, Àðàâèéñêèé Ìàíõ,
                      Öàðü Êîìàãåíñêèé Ìèòðèäàò, öàðü Ïîíòà,
                      Öàðü Èðîä Èóäåéñêèé, Àðõåëàé
                      Êàïïàäîêèéñêèé âñòàëè íà ïîäìîãó.
                      È ÿ åùå íå ïåðå÷èñëèë âñåõ.
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                      Î ãîðå! Ðàñêîëîëà ñåðäöå ìíå
                      Ïå÷àëü î äâóõ âðàæäóþùèõ è áëèçêèõ.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ðàäóøüå íàøå ïóñòü òåáÿ óòåøèò.
                      Âíèìàÿ òâîèì ïèñüìàì, ÿ íå ðâàë
                      Ñ Àíòîíèåì, ïîêà íå ñòàëî ÿñíî,
                      ×òî îáìàíóë òåáÿ îí - è ãðîçèò
                      Íàì ãèáåëüþ äàëüíåéøàÿ áåñïå÷íîñòü.
                      Íå íàäî ñëåçû ïðîëèâàòü î òîì,
                      ×òî ðåøåíî ñóäüáîé íåîòâðàòèìîé.
                      Äîáðî ïîæàëîâàòü! Òåáÿ äîðîæå
                      Íåò ó ìåíÿ. È òû îñêîðáëåíà
                      Íåîïèñóåìî. Âîçäàòü çà ýòî
                      Âåëåëè áîãè íàì. Òû íå ãîðþé.
                      Òåáå âîâåê ìû ðàäû.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                                          Ãîñïîæà,
                      Äîáðî ïîæàëîâàòü.
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
                                         Ìèëîñòè ïðîñèì.
                      Âåñü Ðèì, ëþáÿ, ñî÷óâñòâóåò òåáå
                      Îäèí áëóäíèê Àíòîíèé îòâåðíóëñÿ
                      È îòäàë âëàñòü ãîðëàñòîé ïîòàñêóõå,
                      ×òî ýòèì õâàëèòñÿ è íàñ ÷åðíèò.
 
                                  Îêòàâèÿ
 
                      Óæåëè ïðàâäà?
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                    Ïðàâäà. Íå òåðçàéñÿ,
                      Ïåðåòåðïè, ëþáèìàÿ ñåñòðà.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 7
 
         Áëèç Àêöèóìà. Ëàãåðü Àíòîíèÿ. Âõîäÿò Êëåîïàòðà è Ýíîáàðá.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íå ñîìíåâàéñÿ, ÿ åùå ñ òîáîþ
                      Ñî÷òóñÿ.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                               Íî çà ÷òî, çà ÷òî, çà ÷òî?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Çà òî, ÷òî ãîâîðèë òû - ìîë, íåãîæå,
                      ×òîáû ïîåõàëà ÿ íà âîéíó.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      À ðàçâå ÿ íå ïðàâ?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                         Ïðîòèâ ìåíÿ
                      Îáúÿâëåíà âîéíà. Òàê ïî÷åìó ÿ
                      Ó÷àñòâîâàòü â íåé ëè÷íî íå ìîãó?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
                      ß á ìîã îòâåòèòü. Åñëè áû â ñòðîþ
                      Êîáûë è æåðåáöîâ äåðæàëè âìåñòå,
                      Òî ïîòåðÿëè á êîííèöó. Êîáûëû
                      È âñàäíèêîâ íåñëè áû íà ñåáå,
                      È æåðåáöîâ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                  Íó, ÷òî òû òàì áîðìî÷åøü?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Àíòîíèÿ òû òÿæêî çàòðóäíèøü
                      Ñâîèì ïðèñóòñòâèåì. Îòíèìåøü âðåìÿ,
                      Îòíèìåøü ñèëû ñåðäöà, ñèëû ìîçãà,
                      Êîòîðûå íóæíû áóäóò åìó.
                      Åãî è òàê õóëÿò çà íåáðåæåíüå,
                      È â Ðèìå óòâåðæäàþò, ÷òî íå îí
                      Êîìàíäóåò, à åâíóõ è ñëóæàíêè.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Äà ïðîâàëèñü òâîé Ðèì! Ïóñêàé ÿçûê
                      Ñãíèåò ó òåõ, êòî íà ìåíÿ êëåâåùåò!
                      Âîéíó ÿ îïëàòèëà; êàê öàðèöà
                      Åå âåñòè æåëàþ íàðàâíå
                      Ñ ìóæ÷èíàìè. È âîçðàæàòü íå äóìàé,
                      ß íå îñòàíóñü â ñòîðîíå.
 
                         Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé è Êàíèäèé.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                               Ìîë÷ó.
                      Ñàì ïîâåëèòåëü íàø ñþäà øàãàåò.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ñêàæè, Êàíèäèé, ðàçâå æå íå ñòðàííî,
                      ×òî èç Òàðåíòà è Áðóíäèçèÿ
                      Òàê áûñòðî Èîíè÷åñêîå ñìîã
                      Îí ìîðå ïåðåñå÷ü è âçÿòü Òîðèíó?
                      Òû ñëûøàëà, ëþáèìàÿ?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                           Ëåíèâûõ
                      Îñîáî âîñõèùàåò áûñòðîòà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Óïðåê çàñëóæåí. Âûñêàçàòü åãî á
                      Âåñîìåé íå ñóìåë è ñòàðûé âîèí. -
                                 (Êàíèäèþ.)
                      Ìû Öåçàðþ áîé íà ìîðå äàäèì.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Êîíå÷íî.
 
                                  Êàíèäèé
 
                               À çà÷åì?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                        Îí øëåò íàì âûçîâ
                      Íà áîé ìîðñêîé.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                      Äà ìàëî ëè ÷åãî!
                      À òû åãî íà ïîåäèíîê âûçâàë.
 
                                  Êàíèäèé
 
                      È ïðåäëàãàë äàòü áèòâó ó Ôàðñàë,
                      Ãäå Þëèé Öåçàðü ïîáåäèë Ïîìïåÿ.
                      Íî ýòî âñå íåâûãîäíî åìó,
                      È îí îòâåðã. È òû îòâåðãíè ìîðå.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Òâîè êîìàíäû íàñêðåáàëèñü íàñïåõ -
                      Ïîãîíùèê ìóëîâ, ñåðûé çåìëåðîá, -
                      À ó íåãî èñïûòàííûé íàðîä,
                      Â áîÿõ ñ Ïîìïååì Ñåêñòîì çàêàëåííûé;
                      Ñóäà ó íèõ óâåðòëèâû, ëåãêè,
                      Òâîè æå òÿæåëû. Ãîòîâ òû äðàòüñÿ
                      Íà ñóøå, è ïîçîðà íåòó â òîì,
                      ×òî íà âîäå ñðàæåíèÿ íå ïðèìåøü.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ïðèìó, ïðèìó.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                    Äîñòîéíåéøèé âëàñòèòåëü!
                      Íà ýòîì ïîòåðÿåøü ïåðåâåñ
                      Íåîñïîðèìûé â ñèëå è óìåíüå;
                      Ïåõîòíûå íàäåæíûå âîéñêà
                      Çðÿ ðàçäðîáèøü, è ïðèìåíèòü íå ñìîæåøü
                      Ïðîñëàâëåííîå ìàñòåðñòâî ñâîå,
                      Ñ ïóòåé, òîáîé èñïûòàííûõ, óéäÿ
                       ñïëîøíûå äåáðè ñëó÷àÿ è ðèñêà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      ß áóäó äðàòüñÿ â ìîðå.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                             Øåñòüäåñÿò
                      Ãàëåð èìåþ, è ïîõâàñòàòü Öåçàðü
                      Íå ìîæåò ëó÷øèìè.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                        Èçáûòîê êîðàáëåé
                      Ñîææåì, ëþäüìè ïîïîëíèì îñòàëüíûå
                      È íà ïîäõîäàõ ê Àêöèóìó, ê ìûñó,
                      Ýñêàäðó Öåçàðåâó ñîêðóøèì.
                      Óæ åñëè íå ïîëó÷èòñÿ íà ìîðå,
                      Òîãäà â çàïàñå ñóøà.
 
                               Âõîäèò ãîíåö.
 
                                            Ñ ÷åì ïðèøåë?
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Èçâåñòèå ïðàâäèâî, ïîâåëèòåëü.
                      Öåçàðü â Òîðèíå.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                       Êàê òóäà îí ñìîã
                      Ïîñïåòü? Íåâåðîÿòíî óæ è òî,
                      ×òî àâàíãàðä åãî òóäà äîáðàëñÿ.
                      Êàíèäèé, äåâÿòíàäöàòü ëåãèîíîâ
                      Äåðæè íà ñóøå. Òàì æå ñîáåðè
                      È íàøó êîííèöó - äâåíàäöàòü òûñÿ÷. -
                      Ìîÿ áîãèíÿ ìîðÿ! Íà êîðàáëü
                      Ïîäíèìåìñÿ!
 
                           Âõîäèò ñòàðûé ñîëäàò.
 
                                   ×òî ñêàæåøü, õðàáðûé âîèí?
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                      Î ïîâåëèòåëü, íå äåðèñü íà ìîðå.
                      Íå âåðü äîñêàì ïðîãíèâøèì êîðàáëåé.
                      Íà ìå÷ ìîé ïîëîæèñü, íà ýòè øðàìû.
                      Ïóñòü åãèïòÿíå, ôèíèêèéöû ïóñòü
                      Â âîäå áàðàõòàþòñÿ. Ìû ïðèâûêëè
                      Íà òâåðäîé ñóøå ïîáåæäàòü â áîþ,
                      Ëèöîì ê ëèöó ñ âðàãàìè ïðî÷íî ñòîÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íó, õâàòèò.
 
                    Àíòîíèé, Êëåîïàòðà è Ýíîáàðá óõîäÿò.
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                                   Ãåðêóëåñîì ïîêëÿíóñü,
                      ×òî ïðàâ ÿ ïîëíîñòüþ.
 
                                  Êàíèäèé
 
                                            Òû ïðàâ, ñîëäàò.
                      Íî îí íå îïûòîì ðóêîâîäèòñÿ,
                      À áàáüåé âîëåé. Áàáû íàñ âåäóò.
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                      Íà ñóøå îñòàþòñÿ ëåãèîíû
                      È êîííèöà âñÿ?
 
                                  Êàíèäèé
 
                                     Ðàñïðåäåëåíû
                      Ïî êîðàáëÿì Ïóáëèêîëà è Öåëèé,
                      Þñòåé è Ìàðê Îêòàâèé. Ìû æ - íà ñóøå.
                      À Öåçàðü áûë íåèìîâåðíî áûñòð.
                      Ñîëäàò. Åùå ïîêóäà â Ðèìå îñòàâàëñÿ,
                      Âîéñêà ïîñëàë îí ñêðûòíî, ïî ÷àñòÿì,
                      Ðàçâåä÷èêîâ âñåõ íàøèõ îäóðà÷èâ.
 
                                  Êàíèäèé
 
                      Íà ñóøå êòî âåäåò åãî âîéñêà?
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                      Êàêîé-òî Òàâð.
 
                                  Êàíèäèé
 
                                      Åãî äàâíî ÿ çíàþ.
 
                               Âõîäèò ãîíåö.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Êàíèäèé, ê ïîâåëèòåëþ òåáÿ.
 
                                  Êàíèäèé
 
                      ×ðåâàòî âðåìÿ óéìîþ ñîáûòèé.
                      Îäíó ðîæàåò íîâîñòü çà äðóãîé.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 8
 
        Ðàâíèíà áëèç Àêöèóìà. Âõîäÿò Öåçàðü è Òàâð âî ãëàâå âîéñêà.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Òàâð!
 
                                    Òàâð
 
                            Öåçàðü, ñëóøàþ òåáÿ.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                                 Íà ñóøå
                      Íå àòàêóé, íå âûçûâàé íà áîé,
                      Ïîêà íå êîí÷èì íà ìîðå. Ñòðîæàéøå
                      Èñïîëíè ïèñüìåííîå ïðåäïèñàíüå.
                      Íà êîí ïîñòàâëåíà ñåé÷àñ ñóäüáà.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 9
 
              Äðóãàÿ ÷àñòü ðàâíèíû. Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé è Ýíîáàðá.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ðàñïîëîæè âîéñêà ëèöîì ê âðàãó
                      Íà ñêëîíå, ÷òîáû âèäåòü õîä ñðàæåíüÿ
                      Ìîðñêîãî è íà ñóøå ïîñòóïèòü,
                      Êàê òðåáóþò ñîáûòèÿ.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 10
 
Ðàâíèíà áëèç Àêöèóìà. Ïðîõîäÿò â îäíó ñòîðîíó Êàíèäèé ñ âîéñêîì, â äðóãóþ -
 Òàâð ñî ñâîèì âîéñêîì. Çàòåì ñëûøåí øóì ìîðñêîãî ñðàæåíèÿ. Âõîäèò Ýíîáàðá.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Âñå ïðàõîì... ïðàõîì... Íå ìîãó ñìîòðåòü.
                      Åãèïåòñêîå ôëàãìàíñêîå ñóäíî
                      "Àíòîíèàäà", à çà íèì è âñå
                      Òå øåñòüäåñÿò ãàëåð áåãóò... Â ãëàçàõ
                      Ìåøàåòñÿ...
 
                                Âõîäèò Ñêàð.
 
                                    Ñêàð
 
                                   Î áîãè è áîãèíè!
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Î ÷åì ãîðþåøü?
 
                                    Ñêàð
 
                                     Ïîòåðÿëè ìû
                      Ïî-ãëóïîìó ïîëìèðà. Ïðîêóòèëè,
                      Ïðîëîáûçàëè öàðñòâà è êðàÿ.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Ê êàêîìó áèòâà äâèæåòñÿ èñõîäó?
 
                                    Ñêàð
 
                      Ê ñìåðòåëüíîìó äëÿ íàñ. Ó íàñ ÷óìà.
                      Óæ ïðîñòóïèëè ðîêîâûå ïÿòíà.
                      Ïîòàñêàííàÿ øëþõà-åãèïòÿíêà -
                      Î, ÷òîá åå ïðîêàçà ñîæðàëà! -
                      Ñðåäü áîÿ, êîãäà øàíñû áûëè âðîâåíü
                      È äàæå â íàøó ïîëüçó äåëî øëî, -
                      Âäðóã âçáàëàìóòÿñü, êàê â èþíüñêèé äåíü
                      Óæàëåííàÿ îâîäîì êîðîâà,
                      Íà âñåõ áåæàòü ïóñòèëàñü ïàðóñàõ.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      ß âèäåë, è â ãëàçàõ âñå ïîìóòèëîñü,
                      È äîëüøå ÿ íå ìîã óæå ãëÿäåòü.
 
                                    Ñêàð
 
                      À âñëåä çà íåé, ïîãóáëåí, îäóðìàíåí,
                      Êàê äèêèé ñåëåçåíü çà óòêîé âñëåä,
                      Íà êðûëüÿõ ïàðóñîâ ëåòèò Àíòîíèé,
                      Â ðàçãàðå áîÿ ïîêèäàÿ áîé...
                      Îòâàãà, ÷åñòü è îïûò íèêîãäà
                      Íå îïóñêàëèñü äî òàêîãî ñðàìà.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Î ãîðå, ãîðå!
 
                              Âõîäèò Êàíèäèé.
 
                                  Êàíèäèé
 
                       âîäå ëèøèëîñü ñ÷àñòüå íàøå ñèë
                      È òîíåò. Íå ñâèõíèñü íàø ïîëêîâîäåö,
                      Ìû ïîáåäèëè áû. Îí çàðàçèë
                      Íàñ ýòèì áåãñòâîì.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                          Ñêèñ è òû, Êàíèäèé?
                      Òîãäà íàäåæäå ãîâîðþ "ïðîùàé".
 
                                  Êàíèäèé
 
                      Îíè ïîïëûëè íà Ïåëîïîííåñ.
 
                                    Ñêàð
 
                      Òóäà íåäîëîã ïóòü. È òàì ïðèäåòñÿ
                      Ìíå îæèäàòü ðàçâÿçêè.
 
                                  Êàíèäèé
 
                                            Ïðèâåäó
                      È êîííèöó ìîþ, è ëåãèîíû
                      ß ê Öåçàðþ. Ïðèìåð ìíå ïîäàþò
                      Øåñòü ñäàâøèõñÿ öàðåé.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                             À ÿ ïîêàìåñò
                      Àíòîíèÿ íå áðîøó â çëîé ñóäüáå,
                      Õîòü è âåëèò ìíå ðàçóì ýòî ñäåëàòü.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 11
 
       Àëåêñàíäðèÿ. Äâîðåö Êëåîïàòðû. Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé ñ ïðèáëèæåííûìè.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Âû ñëûøèòå, çåìëÿ ìíå ãîâîðèò
                      "Ïðî÷ü ñ ìîåãî ëèöà!" Äðóçüÿ, ïðèáëèçüòåñü.
                      Â ïîìåðêøåì ìèðå, çàïîçäàëûé ïóòíèê,
                      Óæ áåçâîçâðàòíî çàáëóäèëñÿ ÿ.
                      Ãðóæåíûé çîëîòîì êîðàáëü èìåþ.
                      Âîçüìèòå, ðàçäåëèòå ìåæ ñîáîé, -
                      Çàòåì áåãèòå, ñ Öåçàðåì ìèðèòåñü.
 
                                    Âñå
 
                      Áåæàòü? Íåò, íåò.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                         ß ñàì áåæàë, äðóçüÿ,
                      È ïÿòêàìè ñâåðêàòü ó÷ó óñïåøíî.
                      Ñïàñàéòåñü. Äëÿ ñåáÿ èçáðàë ÿ ïóòü,
                      Ãäå ïîìîùè óæå íå íàäî âàøåé.
                      Êîðàáëü ñòîèò â ïîðòó. Áåðèòå âñå.
                      Î, ÿ ñòûæóñü ãëàçà ïîäíÿòü íà òî,
                      Âîñëåä çà ÷åì ÿ áðîñèëñÿ èç áîÿ.
                      ß ïîëóñåä - è ñåäèíà áðàíèò
                      Òåìíûå âîëîñû çà áåçðàññóäñòâî,
                      À òå åå - çà ãëóïóþ ëþáîâü,
                      Çà òðóñîñòü. ß âàì ïèñüìà äàì ê äðóçüÿì.
                      Îíè âàì ïðîòîðÿò ïóòè. Ïëûâèòå.
                      Íå õìóðüòåñü è íå ãîâîðèòå "íåò".
                      Âîñïîëüçóéòåñü âîçìîæíîñòüþ. Ñïàñàéòåñü,
                      Áðîñèâ òîãî, êòî ïðåäàë ñàì ñåáÿ.
                      Íåìåäëÿ â ïîðò! Êîðàáëü ÿ äàì âàì ýòîò.
                      Òåïåðü ñòóïàéòå, î÷åíü âàñ ïðîøó, -
                      Ïðèêàçûâàòü óæ íå èìåþ ïðàâà
                      Ñòóïàéòå æå. Óâèäèìñÿ â ïîðòó.
 
                   Ïðèáëèæåííûå óõîäÿò. Àíòîíèé ñàäèòñÿ.
     Âõîäèò Êëåîïàòðà, ïîääåðæèâàåìàÿ Õàðìèàíîé è Èðîé, è çà íèìè Ýðîñ.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                      Íåò, ãîñóäàðûíÿ, ê íåìó, ê íåìó!
                      Åãî óòåøü.
 
                                    Èðà
 
                                 Öàðèöà äîðîãàÿ,
                      Ïîæàëóéñòà.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                  Èíà÷å âåäü íåëüçÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Äàéòå ïðèñÿäó. Î áîãèíÿ íåáà!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íåò, íåò, íåò, íåò.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                                           Âçãëÿíè, ìîé ãîñïîäèí!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Î, ñòûä, î, ñòûä è ñðàì.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                                Öàðèöà íàøà!
 
                                    Èðà
 
                      Öàðèöà äîáðàÿ!
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                                     Ìîé ãîñóäàðü!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Äà, äà. Ìå÷à îí â áèòâå ó Ôèëèïï
                      Íå âûíèìàë èç íîæåí. ß æå äðàëñÿ,
                      Ìîðùèíèñòîãî Êàññèÿ ïîâåðã.
                      ß, ÿ ðàçäåëàëñÿ ñ áåçóìíûì Áðóòîì.
                      Îí âîçëàãàë ñðàæåíüÿ íà äðóãèõ,
                      Âîäèòü êîãîðòû â áîé íå íàó÷èëñÿ.
                      Òåïåðü æå... Íó, äà ÷òî...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                                 Ïîñòîðîíèòåñü.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                      Ìîé ãîñóäàðü, - öàðèöà.
 
                                    Èðà
 
                                              Ïîäîéäè,
                      Î ãîñóäàðûíÿ, çàãîâîðè ñ íèì.
                      Îí ñàì íå ñâîé îò ñðàìà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                               Ïîääåðæèòå
                      Ìåíÿ ïîä ëîêòè. Îõ!
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                                          Ìîé ãîñóäàðü,
                      Âñòàâàé, âñòðå÷àé âåëèêóþ öàðèöó.
                      Îíà ñêëîíèëàñü ñêîðáíîé ãîëîâîé,
                      Îíà óìðåò. Óòåøü åå ñêîðåå,
                      Ìîé áëàãîðîäíåéøèé...
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                             Áåñïîâîðîòíî
                      ß áëàãîðîäñòâî áåãñòâîì çàãóáèë.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                      Ìîé ãîñóäàðü, - öàðèöà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                              Î öàðèöà!
                      Êóäà òû çàâåëà ìåíÿ? Íåò ñèë
                      Ãëàçà íå ïðÿòàòü è íå âñïîìèíàòü
                      Áåñ÷åñòüÿ è ðàçãðîìà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                            Î, ïðîñòè ìíå
                      Âñïîëîõíóòûå ïàðóñà! Íå çíàëà,
                      ×òî ïîïëûâåøü çà ìíîé.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                             Î, çíàëà òû
                      ×òî äåðæèøü ìîå ñåðäöå íà êàíàòå
                      È ÷òî ìåíÿ ïîòÿíåøü çà ñîáîé, -
                      ×òî ñòîèò òîëüêî ëèøü òåáå êèâíóòü,
                      È ïîâåëåíèÿ áîãîâ çàáóäó.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ïðîñòè ìåíÿ, ïðîñòè!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                           Òåïåðü ïðèäåòñÿ
                      Ñëàòü ñîïëÿêó ïðîøåíèÿ, õèòðèòü
                      È óíèæàòüñÿ. À âåäü ïîëóìèðîì
                      Âåðòåë ÿ, âîçâûøàÿ, ñîêðóøàÿ
                      Êîãî õîòåë... Îòëè÷íî çíàëà òû,
                      ×òî ïîëíîñòüþ ÿ ó òåáÿ âî âëàñòè
                      È ïîâèíóåòñÿ òåáå ìîé ìå÷,
                      Ëþáîâüþ ðæàâëåííûé.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                           Ïðîñòè, ïðîñòè ìåíÿ!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íå ïëà÷ü. Òâîÿ åäèíàÿ ñëåçà
                      Äîðîæå âñåõ ïîáåä è ïîðàæåíèé.
                      Îäèí òâîé ïîöåëóé - è êâèòû ìû,
                      Ëþáèìàÿ. Âåðíóëñÿ ëè ïîñëàíåö,
                      Ó÷èòåëü íàø ïðèäâîðíûé? Òåëî âñå
                      Êàê áóäòî íàëèòî ñâèíöîì. Âèíà ìíå!
                      Îáåäàòü ïîäàâàéòå! Íåò, ñóäüáà
                      Óäàðàìè íå îáðàòèò â ðàáà!
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 12
 
 Åãèïåò. Ëàãåðü Öåçàðÿ. Âõîäÿò Öåçàðü, Àãðèïïà, Äîëàáåëëà, Ôèäèé è äðóãèå.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ãäå òîò, êîãî ïðèñëàë ñþäà Àíòîíèé?
                      Êî ìíå âåäèòå. Çíàåòå åãî?
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      Äåòåé Àíòîíèÿ îí îáó÷àåò.
                      Àíòîíèé óæ îùèïàí äîãîëà,
                      Ðàç ïîñûëàåò ïåðûøêî òàêîå
                      Óáîãîå. À âåäü åùå íåäàâíî
                      Öàðåé íà ïîáåãóøêàõ îí äåðæàë.
 
                              Âõîäèò Åâôðîíèé.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ñòàíü áëèæå. Ãîâîðè.
 
                                  Åâôðîíèé
 
                                           ß, íåäîñòîéíûé,
                      Ïîñëàí Àíòîíèåì. Åùå â÷åðà
                      ß áûë ìåëü÷àéøåé êàïåëüêîé ðîñû
                      Ïåðåä åãî áåçáðåæíûì îêåàíîì.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Òàê. Ñ ÷åì ïðèøåë?
 
                                  Åâôðîíèé
 
                                         Ïðèâåòñòâóåò òåáÿ
                      Àíòîíèé êàê ñóäüáû åãî âëàäûêó
                      È ïðîñèò ïîçâîëåíüÿ æèòü â Åãèïòå;
                      À åñëè íåò, òî ïðîæèâàòü õîòÿ á
                      Ñìèðåííûì ãîðîæàíèíîì â Àôèíàõ -
                      Äûøàòü äîçâîëü ïîä íåáîì, íà çåìëå.
                      Ýòî - Àíòîíèé. ×òî æ äî Êëåîïàòðû,
                      Îíà, òâîå ïðèÿâøè âåðõîâåíñòâî,
                      Ê ìîãóùåñòâåííûì ïàäàåò ñòîïàì
                      È äëÿ äåòåé ñâîèõ îñòàâèòü ïðîñèò
                      Êîðîíó Ïòîëåìååâó öàðåé.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ê Àíòîíèåâûì ïðîñüáàì óõî ãëóõî.
                      Öàðèöó æå è âûñëóøàòü ãîòîâ,
                      È óäîâëåòâîðèòü åå æåëàíüÿ,
                      Åñëè îíà èçãîíèò èç Åãèïòà
                      Èëü îñðàìëåííîãî êàçíèò äðóæêà.
                      Âîò ìîé îòâåò.
 
                                  Åâôðîíèé
 
                                     Õðàíè òåáÿ ôîðòóíà!
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ýé, ïðîâåñòè åãî ÷åðåç ïîñòû.
                             (Åâôðîíèé óõîäèò.)
                                  (Ôèäèþ.)
                      Èñïðîáîâàòü òâîþ êðàñíîðå÷èâîñòü
                      Ïðèøëà ïîðà. Ê öàðèöå ïîåçæàé.
                      Åå ñîþç ñ Àíòîíèåì ðàçáåé.
                      Ñóëè îò íàñ åé âñå, ÷åãî æåëàåò,
                      È ñàì åùå ïðèäóìàé è ïðèáàâü.
                      Æåíùèíû ñëàáû è â áåçáåäíîé æèçíè,
                      Áåäà æå è âåñòàëêó ñîâðàòèò.
                      Ñâîå èñïîëüçóé, Ôèäèé, õèòðîóìüå.
                      Òåáÿ ùåäðåéøå ìû âîçíàãðàäèì.
 
                                   Ôèäèé
 
                      Ñëóøàþ, Öåçàðü.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                      È ïîíàáëþäàé,
                      Êàê ïåðåíîñèò ñâîé ïîçîð Àíòîíèé.
                      Çà ïîâåëåíüåì ïðîñëåäè åãî
                      Âî âñåõ ïîäðîáíîñòÿõ.
 
                                   Ôèäèé
 
                                            Èñïîëíþ, Öåçàðü.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 13
 
 Àëåêñàíäðèÿ, äâîðåö Êëåîïàòðû. Âõîäÿò Êëåîïàòðà, Ýíîáàðá, Õàðìèàíà è Èðà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      ×òî íàì îñòàëîñü äåëàòü, Ýíîáàðá?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Çàäóìàòüñÿ è óìåðåòü îò ãîðÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Êòî âèíîâàò â òîì - ÿ èëè Àíòîíèé?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Àíòîíèé, ïîðûâàíèÿ ñâîè
                      Ïîñòàâèâøèé íàä ðàçóìîì. ×òî, åñëè
                      Îò ïðîòèâîñòîÿíèÿ ôëîòîâ,
                      Êîòîðûå äðóã äðóãà óñòðàøàëè,
                      Îò ëèêà ëåäåíÿùåãî âîéíû
                      Áåæàëà òû? Âåäü ýòî íå ðåçîí,
                      ×òîáû êèäàòüñÿ ñëåäîì çà òîáîþ.
                      Êîãäà ñøèáàëèñü îáà ïîëóìèðà,
                      ×òîáû ðåøèòü Àíòîíèÿ ñóäüáó,
                      Íåëüçÿ áûëî, ïîääàâøèñü çóäó ñòðàñòè
                      È ïîëêîâîä÷åñòâî ñâîå ãóáÿ,
                      Îøåëîìëåííûé ôëîò áðîñàòü ïîçîðíî.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ìîë÷è.
 
                        Âõîäèò Àíòîíèé ñ Åâôðîíèåì.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                             È ýòî âåñü åãî îòâåò?
 
                                  Åâôðîíèé
 
                      Äà, ãîñóäàðü ìîé.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                        Åæåëè öàðèöà
                      Ìåíÿ ïðåäàñò, òî îí ïðèêëîíèò ñëóõ
                      Ê åå æåëàíèÿì?
 
                                  Åâôðîíèé
 
                                     Òàê ãîâîðèò îí.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Òû ñëûøèøü, Êëåîïàòðà? Åñëè òû
                      Ïîøëåøü ìàëü÷èøêå ãîëîâó ñåäóþ,
                      Òî îí îñûïëåò öàðñòâàìè òåáÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ñåäóþ ãîëîâó?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
                                 (Åâôðîíèþ)
 
                                     Åçæàé íàçàä,
                      Ñêàæè åìó, ÷òî îí öâåòóùå ìîëîä
                      È äîëæåí çåìëþ äîáëåñòüþ äèâèòü.
                      Ðàñïîðÿæàòüñÿ ìîæåò äàæå òðóñ
                      Äåíüãàìè, êîðàáëÿìè è âîéñêàìè.
                      Âåñòè âîéíó ïîñðåäñòâîì ïîä÷èíåííûõ
                      Ñïîñîáåí è ðåáåíîê. Ïîñåìó
                      Çîâó åãî, âñþ ìèøóðó îòáðîñèâ,
                      Ñî ìíîé, ñòàðåþùèì, ñêðåñòèòü ìå÷è
                      Íà ïîåäèíêå. Ïèñüìåííûé ñåé÷àñ
                      Ñîñòàâëþ âûçîâ ÿ. Ñòóïàé çà ìíîþ.
 
                         Àíòîíèé è Åâôðîíèé óõîäÿò.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
                      Äåðæè êàðìàí. Áîãàòûé âîéñêîì Öåçàðü
                      Îòêàæåòñÿ îò ñ÷àñòüÿ ñâîåãî
                      È ãëàäèàòîðîì ïîéäåò ðóáèòüñÿ!
                      ß âèæó, çäðàâûé ðàçóì ó ëþäåé
                      Ñ áëàãîïîëó÷üåì âìåñòå ïîãèáàåò.
                      Êàê èíà÷å áû ìîã âîîáðàçèòü îí,
                      ×òî Öåçàðü ïðèìåò âûçîâ ãîëÿêà?
                      Äà, Öåçàðü, - è â áîþ òû ïîáåäèë,
                      È îòíÿë ó Àíòîíèÿ ðàññóäîê.
 
                             Âõîäèò ñëóæèòåëü.
 
                                 Ñëóæèòåëü
 
                      Ïîñëàíåö Öåçàðÿ!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                       Ãäå æ ýòèêåò?
                      Êîëåíîïðåêëîíÿëèñü ïðåä áóòîíîì,
                      À ïåðåä ðîçîé íûí÷å ìîðùàò íîñ!
                      Âîò òàê-òî, äåâóøêè. - Ââåñòè ïîñëàíöà.
                            (Ñëóæèòåëü óõîäèò.)
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
                      Óæ è íå çíàþ, íàäî ëü ÷åñòíûì áûòü?
                      Âåðíîñòü ãëóïöó - íå âåðíîñòü, à áåçóìüå.
                      Íî êòî â áåäå íå ïðåäàë ãîñïîäèíà,
                      Òîò êàê áû ýòèì ïîáåäèë áåäó
                      È â ïàìÿòè îñòàíåòñÿ ïîòîìñòâà.
 
                               Âõîäèò Ôèäèé.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      ×åãî æåëàåò Öåçàðü?
 
                                   Ôèäèé
 
                                          Ñîîáùó
                      Ñ ãëàçó íà ãëàç ÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                         Âñå îíè - äðóçüÿ,
                      È ìîæåøü ãîâîðèòü íå îïàñàÿñü.
 
                                   Ôèäèé
 
                      Äðóçüÿ êîìó? Àíòîíèþ?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                            Äðóçåé
                      Àíòîíüþ ñòîëüêî íóæíî, ñêîëüêî èõ
                      Ó Öåçàðÿ, - èëè íå íóæíî âîâñå.
                      Ëèøü Öåçàðü ïîæåëàé, Àíòîíèé áóäåò
                      Åìó ñåðäå÷íûì äðóãîì. Íó, à ìû
                      Äðóçüÿ òîìó, ñ êåì íàø õîçÿèí â äðóæáå.
 
                                   Ôèäèé
 
                      Òàê. Ñëóøàé æå, ïðîñëàâëåííàÿ. Öåçàðü
                      Ïðîñèò òåáÿ ñïîêîéíî óïîâàòü
                      Íà òî, ÷òî íå ðàçáîéíèê îí, à Öåçàðü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Èñòèííî öàðñêîå âåëèêîäóøüå.
                      Íî ïðîäîëæàé.
 
                                   Ôèäèé
 
                                    Îí çíàåò, íå ëþáîâü,
                      À ñòðàõ òåáÿ òîëêíóë íà ñâÿçü ñ Àíòîíèåì.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 

Î!

 
 
                                   Ôèäèé
 
                         È ïîýòîìó òåáÿ æàëååò,
                      À íå âèíèò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                  Âñåâåäóùèé îí áîã
                      È çíàåò, íå ïî äîáðîìó ñîãëàñüþ,
                      Ïîä ïðèíóæäåíüåì îòäàëà ÿ ÷åñòü.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
                      À ÷òî íà ýòî ñêàæåøü òû, Àíòîíèé?
                      Òàêàÿ òå÷ü íà êîðàáëå òâîåì,
                      ×òî äàæå è äðàæàéøàÿ ïîäðóãà
                      Òåáÿ áðîñàåò. Íàäîáíî è íàì
                      Áåæàòü, ïîêà ñ òîáîé íå ïîòîíóëè.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                   Ôèäèé
 
                      ×åðåç ìåíÿ òû ìîæåøü ïåðåäàòü
                      Ñâîè æåëàíüÿ Öåçàðþ. Îí æàæäåò
                      Èñïîëíèòü èõ, îïîðîé æàæäåò ñòàòü.
                      Îí áûë áû îñîáëèâî ðàä óñëûøàòü,
                      ×òî ïîä åãî âñåâëàñòíîå êðûëî
                      Óøëà òû îò Àíòîíèÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                          Òâîå
                      Êàê èìÿ?
 
                                   Ôèäèé
 
                                Ôèäèé.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                        Ìîé äîáðåéøèé Ôèäèé,
                      Âåëèêîìó òû Öåçàðþ ñêàæè,
                      ×òî ÿ öåëóþ Öåçàðåâó ðóêó
                      Ïîáåäíóþ è íà êîëåíè âñòàâ,
                      Êëàäó ê åãî íîãàì ñâîþ êîðîíó,
                      ×òîáû èç óñò âëàñòèòåëüíûõ óñëûøàòü
                      Ðåøåíüå öàðñêîé ó÷àñòè ìîåé.
 
                                   Ôèäèé
 
                      Äà, òàê âñåãî äîñòîéíåå. Êîãäà
                      Ïðîòèâîáîðñòâóåò íåâçãîäàì ìóäðîñòü,
                      Æåëàíèÿ êîòîðîé èñïîëíèìû,
                      Åå íè÷òî íå ñìîæåò ïîøàòíóòü.
                      Ïîçâîëü ìîèì ïî÷òèòåëüíûì òóáàì
                      Òâîåé ðóêè êîñíóòüñÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                            Þëèé Öåçàðü,
                      Òåïåðåøíåãî Öåçàðÿ îòåö,
                      Çàâîåâàíüÿ íîâûå ãîòîâÿ,
                      Çàäóì÷èâî óáîãóþ âîò ýòó
                      Âñþ ðóêó îáöåëîâûâàë íå ðàç.
 
                         Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé è Ýíîáàðá.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Àìóðíè÷àåòå, ãðîì ðàçðàçè âàñ?
                      Òû êòî òàêîâ?
 
                                   Ôèäèé
 
                                     Âåëåíüå èñïîëíÿþ
                      Òîãî, êòî âûøå è ñèëüíåå âñåõ.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
                      Îõ, âûïîðþò òåáÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                         Ïîñòîé æå, ïàäàëü!
                      Ýé, ñëóãè!.. Âëàñòü óõîäèò îò ìåíÿ.
                      Åùå â÷åðà íà çîâ êî ìíå öàðè,
                      Êàê ìàëü÷óãàíû ðåçâûå, êèäàëèñü.
                      Îãëîõëè âû òàì?.. ß åùå Àíòîíèé.
 
                               Âõîäÿò ñëóãè.
 
                      Âçÿòü ýòîãî è âûïîðîòü!
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
                                              Øóòèòü
                      Ñî ñòàðûì ëüâîì, êîòîðûé óìèðàåò,
                      Åùå îïàñíåå, ÷åì ñ ìîëîäûì.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Îòäåëàéòå íà ñîâåñòü, ÷åðò âîçüìè.
                      Çàñòàíü ñëàâíåéøèõ äâàäöàòü ÿ öàðåé,
                      Ïîäâëàñòíûõ Öåçàðþ, çà íàãëûì ýòèì,
                      Çà öåëîâàíèåì åå ðóêè, -
                      Êàê ìíå íàçâàòü åå òåïåðü, íå çíàþ,
                      À ðàíüøå Êëåîïàòðîé íàçûâàë, -
                      ß áû ïëåòüìè èõ âñåõ... Ïîðèòå, áðàòöû,
                      Ïîêà íå ñìîðùèò ïëà÷óùå ëèöà,
                      Êàê ìàëü÷èê íå çàõíû÷åò î ïîùàäå.
                      Âåäèòå!
 
                                   Ôèäèé
 
                               Ìàðê Àíòîíèé!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                             Ïðî÷ü òàùèòå!
                      À âûïîðîâ, ñþäà åãî îïÿòü!
                      ß ýòîãî õîëîïà îòîøëþ
                      Îáðàòíî ê Öåçàðþ ñ ìîèì ïðèâåòîì.
                          (Ñëóãè ñ Ôèäèåì óõîäÿò.)
                      Òû óæ ïîòåðòàÿ äîñòàëàñü ìíå.
                      È äëÿ òîãî ëè â Ðèìå äðàãîöåííîñòü
                      Îñòàâèë ÿ - ðåä÷àéøóþ èç æåí,
                      Íå ïîðîäèâøè ñ íåé äåòåé çàêîííûõ,
                      ×òîáû ìåíÿ çäåñü îñêîðáëÿëà òà,
                      Êîòîðàÿ íå áðåçãàåò ñëóãîþ?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ìîé ãîñïîäèí!..
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                      Âèëÿëà òû âñåãäà.
                      Íî åñëè ïîãðÿçàåì ìû â ïîðîêå,
                      Òî áîãè îñëåïëÿþò íàñ, ñìåÿñü,
                      Â íàøåé ãðÿçè íàø ðàçóì ïîòîïëÿþò,
                      È îäóðåëûå ìû ãîðäî ïðåì
                      Ê ïîãèáåëè.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                   Âîò ÷òî äîëæíà ÿ ñëóøàòü!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Òåáÿ óæå îáúåäêîì ÿ íàøåë
                      Ó Öåçàðÿ ïîêîéíîãî íà áëþäå.
                      È Ãíåé Ïîìïåé òîáîþ óãîùàëñÿ,
                      Íå ãîâîðÿ î ÿðûõ òåõ ÷àñàõ,
                      ×òî ïîõîòè òû òàéíî ïîñâÿòèëà.
                      Óâåðåí ÿ, ïîíÿòèå "âîçäåðæíîñòü"
                      Ëèøü ïîíàñëûøêå âåäîìî òåáå.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Çà ÷òî, çà ÷òî ìíå ýòî?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                              Ñòåðâåöà,
                      Êîòîðûé êëàíÿÿñü áåðåò ïîäà÷êè,
                      Ê ðóêå, ìåíÿ ëàñêàâøåé, äîïóñòèòü -
                      Ê ðóêå, ñêðåïèâøåé íàø ñîþç ñåðäå÷íûé...
                      Î, ÿ ãîòîâ áûêîì ðåâåòü îò áîëè,
                      Ðîãàòûå ñòàäà ïåðåìû÷àòü, -
                      Èáî ïðî ýòî òèõî ãîâîðèòü
                      Ðàâíî òîìó, êàê åñëè ïàëà÷à
                      Áëàãîäàðèòü çà äóøàùóþ ïåòëþ.
 
                           Âõîäèò ñëóãà ñ Ôèäèåì.
 
                      Íó, âûïîðîëè?
 
                                   Ñëóãà
 
                                     Êðåïêî, ãîñïîäèí ìîé.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Çàïëàêàë îí? Ïðîùåíüÿ ïîïðîñèë?
 
                                   Ñëóãà
 
                      Äà, çàïðîñèë ïîùàäû.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
                                  (Ôèäèþ)
 
                                            Åñëè æèâ
                      Îòåö òâîé, ïóñòü ñåé÷àñ îí ïîæàëååò,
                      ×òî òû íå äî÷ü, à âûïîðîòûé ñûí.
                      È â òðèóìôàëüíîì øåñòâèè òåáå
                      Èäòè çà Öåçàðåì äà áóäåò ñòûäíî.
                      Ïðè âèäå æåíñêîé ðó÷êè áóäåøü òû
                      Òðÿñòèñü îòíûíå â ñòðàõå. Îòïðàâëÿéñÿ
                      Îáðàòíî ê Öåçàðþ è äîëîæè,
                      Êàê ïðèíÿò áûë. È íå çàáóäü ñêàçàòü,
                      ×òî îí ìåíÿ ðàçãíåâàë íåáðåæåíüåì
                      Ê òîìó, êåì áûë ÿ, è íàñìåøêîé íàãëîé
                      Íàä ïîëîæåíüåì íûíåøíèì ìîèì.
                      Òåïåðü ìåíÿ íåòðóäíî ðàññåðäèòü,
                      Êîãäà çâåçäà ìîÿ ñêàòèëàñü â ïðîïàñòü.
                      À åñëè íå ïîíðàâèòñÿ åìó
                      Ïîñòóïîê ìîé, ïóñòü âûïîðåò Ãèïïàðõà,
                      Âîëüíîîòïóùåííèêà ìîåãî,
                      Áåæàâøåãî ê íåìó - èëè ïîâåñèò,
                      Èëè çàìó÷èò, ÷òîáû ïîêâèòàòüñÿ
                      Ñî ìíîé. Òàê è ñêàæè åìó. Ñòóïàé
                      È óíîñè èñïîðîòóþ ñïèíó.
                              (Ôèäèé óõîäèò.)
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íó, îòñåðäèëñÿ?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                      Ëèê çåìíîé ëóíû,
                      Ìîåé áîãèíè, ïîòóñêíåë, çàòìèëñÿ -
                      È çíàìåíóåò ýòî ìîé êîíåö.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      ×òî æ, ïîäîæäó.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                      ×òîá Öåçàðþ ïîëüñòèòü,
                      Òû íå ïîáðåçãîâàëà ñòðîèòü ãëàçêè
                      Çàâÿçûâàòåëþ åãî øíóðêîâ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Òàê ïëîõî çíàåøü òû ìåíÿ?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                                ß çíàþ,
                      ×òî îõëàäåëà ñåðäöåì òû êî ìíå.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Àõ, åñëè îõëàäåëî ìîå ñåðäöå,
                      Ïóñòü ïîðîäèò îíî ëåäÿíûé ãðàä
                      Îòðàâëåííûé. Ïóñòü ãðàäèíîþ ïåðâîé
                      Ìåíÿ óáüåò, âòîðîé - Öåçàðèîíà.
                      Ïóñòü óíè÷òîæàò âñåõ ìîèõ äåòåé
                      Òå ÿäîâèòî òàþùèå ëüäèíêè, -
                      Âñåõ åãèïòÿí ìîèõ, è ïóñòü èõ òðóïû
                      Íåïîãðåáåííûìè òàê è ëåæàò,
                      Ìóõàì è ãíóñó íèëüñêîìó íà ïèùó!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Äîâîëüíî. Âåðþ. Öåçàðü îñàæäàåò
                      Àëåêñàíäðèþ. ß âîéñêàì åãî
                      Ïðîòèâîñòàíó. Ìû íà ñóõîïóòüå
                      Íå äðîãíóëè. Íàø ðàçäåëåííûé ôëîò
                      Óæå ñîåäèíåí è ñíîâà ãðîçåí.
                      Ãäå æ òû ñêðûâàëîñü, ìóæåñòâî ìîå? -
                      Òû ñëûøèøü, äîðîãàÿ? Ñ ïîëÿ áîÿ
                      Èëü âîâñå íå âåðíóñü, èëè âåðíóñü
                      Â êðîâè âðàãîâ - â áàãðÿíîì öâåòå ñèëû,
                      ×òîá ãóáû ýòè âíîâü ïîöåëîâàòü.
                      ß â ëåòîïèñü âïèøóñü ìîèì ìå÷îì.
                      Åùå âîéíà íå êîí÷åíà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                             Ìîé âèòÿçü!
                      Òàêèì è áóäü!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                    Îáðóøó íà âðàãà
                      Òðîéíóþ ñèëó ìûøö, äûõàíüÿ, ñåðäöà
                      È áåñïîùàäåí áóäó ñ ýòèõ ïîð.
                      Ïîêóäà áûë ÿ áàëîâíåì ñóäüáû,
                      Ïîâåðæåííûé ïðîòèâíèê îòøóòèòüñÿ
                      Îò ñìåðòè ìîã. Íó, à òåïåðü øàëèøü!
                      ß, çóáû ñòèñíóâ, áóäó ðóøèòü æèçíè
                      Âñåõ ñòàâøèõ íà ïóòè. Åùå îäíó,
                      Ïîéäåì, óñòðîèì ïðàçäíè÷íóþ íî÷êó.
                      Çîâè ìîèõ ïå÷àëüíûõ êîìàíäèðîâ -
                      Íàïîëíèì íàøè êóáêè åùå ðàç,
                      Ñìåÿñü íàä ñîííûì ïîëóíî÷íûì çâîíîì.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ñåãîäíÿ äåíü ðîæäåíüÿ ìîåãî.
                      ß øóìíî ïðàçäíîâàòü íå ñîáèðàëàñü.
                      Íî ðàç òû âíîâü Àíòîíèé, áóäó ÿ
                      Âíîâü Êëåîïàòðîé.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                        Ìû åùå âîñïðÿíåì.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Âîåíà÷àëüíèêîâ âñåõ âî äâîðåö!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Äà, âñåõ ñþäà. ß ïðèçîâó èõ äðàòüñÿ.
                      À ýòîé íî÷üþ òàê èõ íàïîþ,
                      ×òîáû âèíî ñêâîçü øðàìû ïðîñòóïèëî.
                      Èäåì, öàðèöà! Ñèëû íå èññÿêëè.
                      Òàê áóäó áèòü, ÷òî âëþáèòñÿ â ìåíÿ
                      Ñòàðóõà ñìåðòü. ß áóäó ñîñòÿçàòüñÿ
                      Ñ åå êîñîþ.
                       (Âñå, êðîìå Ýíîáàðáà, óõîäÿò.)
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                  Îí òåïåðü ãîòîâ
                      Ñâåðêàíüå ìîëíèé âñòðåòèòü íå ìèãàÿ.
                      Ïðèøåë â îò÷àÿííîñòü. Òàê, ñ ïåðåïóãó
                      Ëèøèâøèñü ñòðàõà, ãîëóáü êîðøóíà êëþåò.
                      ×åì ïîëêîâîäåö íàø ñëåïåå ìîçãîì,
                      Òåì áóéñòâóåò ñèëüíåé îòâàãà â íåì,
                      Ñúåäàÿ ðàçóì, îñëàáëÿÿ ðóêó.
                      Ïîðà îòñþäà êàê-òî óõîäèòü.
 
                                  Óõîäèò.
 
 

ÀÊÒ IV

 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 1
 
Ëàãåðü Öåçàðÿ ïîä Àëåêñàíäðèåé. ×èòàÿ ïèñüìî, âõîäèò Öåçàðü, çà íèì Àãðèïïà
                            è Ìåöåíàò ñ âîéñêîì.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      ×åñòèò ìåíÿ ìàëü÷èøêîé è øóìèò
                      Òàê, ñëîâíî â ñèëàõ âûáèòü èç Åãèïòà.
                      Ïîñëàíöà âûñåê ìîåãî, à ìíå
                      Íà ïîåäèíîê âûçîâ øëåò. Ïîòåõà!
                      Ïîíÿòü íå ìîæåò ñòàðûé äåáîøèð,
                      ×òî åñëè óìåðåòü ÿ çàõî÷ó,
                      Òî áåç íåãî íàéäó äîðîãó ê ñìåðòè.
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
                      Çâåðü â èññòóïëåíüå âïàë - è, çíà÷èò, çàãíàí.
                      Âîñïîëüçóéñÿ, íå äàé ïåðåäîõíóòü.
                      Áåñíóÿñü, çàáûâàþò îñòîðîæíîñòü.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Âîåíà÷àëüíèêîâ îïîâåñòèòü,
                      ×òî çàâòðà óæ ïîñëåäíåå ñðàæåíüå
                      Äàåì. Îäíèõ Àíòîíüåâûõ ñîëäàò,
                      Òåïåðü ïîä çíàìÿ íàøå ïåðåøåäøèõ,
                      Õâàòèëî áû, ÷òîáû ïîêîí÷èòü ñ íèì.
                      Îïîâåñòèòå - è ðàñïîðÿäèòåñü
                      Ïî-ïðàçäíè÷íîìó íàêîðìèòü âîéñêà.
                      Ïðèïàñîâ õâàòèò. Ëþäè çàñëóæèëè.
                      Áåäíûé Àíòîíèé!
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 2
 
     Àëåêñàíäðèÿ. Äâîðåö Êëåîïàòðû. Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé, Êëåîïàòðà, Ýíîáàðá,
                      Õàðìèàíà, Èðà, Àëåêñàñ è äðóãèå.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Îò ïîåäèíêà, çíà÷èò, îòêàçàëñÿ?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Äà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                          Ïî÷åìó æå?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                     Ìíåíüÿ îí òîãî,
                      ×òî ñòàâêè íåðàâíû: åãî ôîðòóíà
                      Ðàç â äâàäöàòü ëó÷øå, - çíà÷èò, äâàäöàòü æèçíåé
                      Ïîñòàâèë áû ïðîòèâ îäíîé òâîåé.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ìîé Ýíîáàðá! Íà ìîðå è íà ñóøå
                      ß çàâòðà áóäó áèòüñÿ. Ïîáåäèòü -
                      Èëè ïîãèáíóòü, íî îìûâøè êðîâüþ
                      È ýòèì âîñêðåñèâ áûëóþ ÷åñòü.
                      À òû êàê áóäåøü äðàòüñÿ?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                               Êëè÷ ìîé áóäåò:
                      "Ïîùàäû íå äàþ è íå ïðîøó!"
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ïðåêðàñíî. À òåïåðü âñåõ ñëóã ñþäà!
 
                       Âõîäÿò òðîå èëè ÷åòâåðî ñëóã.
 
                      Ñåãîäíÿ ïîïèðóåì. - Ðóêó, áðàòåö!
                      Ñëóæèë òû ÷åñòíî ìíå. - È òû. - È òû. -
                      È òû. - È òû. Îòìåííî âû ñëóæèëè,
                      Ñ êíÿçüÿìè è öàðÿìè íàðàâíå.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
                              (òèõî Ýíîáàðáó)
 
                      ×òî ýòî?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
                              (òèõî Êëåîïàòðå)
 
                               Ýòî ãîðå â íåì ÷óäèò.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      È òû ñëóæèë íà ñîâåñòü. ß õîòåë áû,
                      ×òîá âñå âû ñòàëè ìíîþ, à ÿ âàìè, -
                      È îáñëóæèòü áû âàñ, êàê âû ìåíÿ.
 
                                   Ñëóãè
 
                      Íåò, áîãè óïàñè!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                       Íó ÷òî æå, äðóãè!
                      Åùå ïîóãîùàéòå âå÷åðîê.
                      Âèíà íå ïîæàëåéòå, îêàæèòå
                      Ìíå ÷åñòü òàêóþ æ, êàê âî âðåìåíà
                      Íåäàâíèå, êîãäà íå òîëüêî âû -
                      Ïîëìèðà áûëî ïîä ìîèì íà÷àëîì.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
                              (òèõî Ýíîáàðáó)
 
                      Çà÷åì îí?
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
                              (òèõî Êëåîïàòðå)
 
                                ×òîáû äîâåñòè äî ñëåç.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ïîïîò÷óéòå - óæ, ìîæåò, íàïîñëåäîê,
                      È áîëüøå íå óâèäèòå ìåíÿ
                      Èëü ïðèçðàêîì óâèäèòå êðîâàâûì.
                      Âîçìîæíî, çàâòðà áóäåòå ñëóæèòü
                      Äðóãîìó. Âçãëÿäîì îáâîæó ïðîùàëüíûì.
                      Õîçÿèí ÿ õîðîøèé. Íå ãîíþ,
                      À äî êîí÷èíû âàñ äåðæó íà ñëóæáå.
                      Åùå ìíå óäåëèòå äâà ÷àñà,
                      Íå áîëüøå. È çà òî âîçäàé âàì áîãè!
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Çà÷åì òû ýòî, ïîâåëèòåëü ìîé,
                      Òàê óäðó÷àåøü èõ? Îíè âåäü ïëà÷óò.
                      È ó ìåíÿ, îñëà, ãëàçà ñëåçÿòñÿ.
                      Íå ñòûäíî ëè íàñ â æåíùèí îáðàùàòü?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Õà-õà-õà! Âåäüìà îñåäëàé ìåíÿ,
                      Åñëè æåëàë ÿ âûçâàòü ýòè ñëåçû!
                      Äà ïðèíåñóò îíè âàì áëàãîäàòü!
                      Âû ïîíÿëè ìåíÿ â ïå÷àëüíîì ñìûñëå,
                      À ÿ âçáîäðèòü âàñ òîëüêî ëèøü õîòåë, -
                      ×òîá ìû ïðîïèðîâàëè âå÷åðî÷åê.
                      Âåäü çàâòðà ÿ íàäåþñü ïîáåäèòü,
                      À íå ïîãèáíóòü ñ ÷åñòüþ. Òàê ïîéäåì,
                      Óòîïèì ãðóñòü-çàáîòó â âèííîé ÷àøå.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 3
 
               Ïåðåä äâîðöîì Êëåîïàòðû. Âõîäèò ãðóïïà ñîëäàò.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                      Áðàò, äîáðîé íî÷è! Óòðîì æäåò íàñ áîé.
 
                               Âòîðîé ñîëäàò
 
                      È îí ðåøèò ñóäüáó. Èòàê, äî çàâòðà.
                      À íåîáû÷íîãî òû íè÷åãî
                      Íà óëèöàõ íå ñëûøàë?
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                                           Íåò. À ÷òî òàì?
 
                               Âòîðîé ñîëäàò
 
                      Äîëæíî áûòü, âûäóìêè. Ïðîùàé ïîêà!
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                      Æåëàþ ñ÷àñòüÿ!
 
                       Íàâñòðå÷ó èì - äðóãèå ñîëäàòû.
 
                               Òðåòèé ñîëäàò
 
                                     Áäèòåëüíî, ñîëäàòû,
                      Íåñèòå ñòðàæó.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                                     Áóäüòå íà÷åêó
                      È âû. Æåëàåì áåñòðåâîæíîé íî÷è.
 
                    Ñòàíîâÿòñÿ íà ïîñòû ïî óãëàì ñöåíû.
 
                               Âòîðîé ñîëäàò
 
                      Âîò çäåñü íàø ïîñò. À çàâòðà ïóñòü áû ôëîò
                      Íàñ íå ïîäâåë, à óæ íà ñóõîïóòüå
                      Ìû áåç ñîìíåíüÿ âûñòîèì.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                                                Ñèëüíî
                      È äóõîì è ñòðåìëåíüåì íàøå âîéñêî.
 
                          Çâóêè ãîáîåâ ïîä ñöåíîé.
 
                               Âòîðîé ñîëäàò
 
                      ×ó! Ñëûøèòå?
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                                   Ìîë÷è è ñëóøàé!
 
                               Âòîðîé ñîëäàò
 
                                                   Òññ!
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                      Ìóç_û_êà!
 
                               Òðåòèé ñîëäàò
 
                                È çâó÷èò èç-ïîä çåìëè.
 
                              ×åòâåðòûé ñîëäàò
 
                      È ñëóæèò äîáðûì ïðåäçíàìåíîâàíüåì?
 
                               Òðåòèé ñîëäàò
 
                      Íåò.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                            Òññ! ×òî è ýòî ìîæåò îçíà÷àòü?
 
                               Âòîðîé ñîëäàò
 
                      Ïîä ìóçûêó óõîäèò îò Àíòîíüÿ
                      Åãî áîã-ïîêðîâèòåëü Ãåðêóëåñ.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                      Ïîéäåì ê äðóãèì ïîñòàì, - çâó÷èò ëè òàì?
 
                               Âòîðîé ñîëäàò
 
                      Íó, ñëûøèòå, êàê øåñòâóþò?
 
                                  Ñîëäàòû
 
                                                 Ñëûõàëè?
                      Âû ñëûøèòå?
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                                  Òâîðÿòñÿ ÷óäåñà...
 
                               Òðåòèé ñîëäàò
 
                      Óõîäèò ìóçûêà...
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                                       Ïîéäåì çà íåþ
                      Äî êðàéíèõ êàðàóëüíûõ ðóáåæåé.
                      Äîñëóøàåì.
 
                                  Ñîëäàòû
 
                                  Ïîéäåìòå. ×óäåñà!
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 4
 
      Êîìíàòà âî äâîðöå. Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé, Êëåîïàòðà, Õàðìèàíà è äðóãèå.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ýé, Ýðîñ! Ëàòû ãäå?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                          Ïðèëÿã, ïîñïè.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íåò, ìèëàÿ. Íåñè äîñïåõè, Ýðîñ!
 
                          Âõîäèò Ýðîñ ñ äîñïåõàìè.
 
                      Íó, äðóæå, îáëà÷àé ìåíÿ. Ôîðòóíà
                      Åñëè íå óëûáíåòñÿ íûí÷å íàì,
                      Òî ïîòîìó, ÷òî ÿ åé áðîñèë âûçîâ.
                      Áûñòðåå!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                               Äàé, ÿ òîæå ïîìîãó.
                      Ýòî êóäà?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                Îñòàâü. Òîãî äîâîëüíî,
                      ×òî òû âîîðóæàåøü ñåðäöå ìíå.
                      Íå òàê, íå òàê æå.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                         Íó, òîãäà âîò òàê.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Îòëè÷íî, äîáðûé çíàê. Òû âèäèøü, Ýðîñ?
                      Ïîäè, íàäåíü äîñïåõ.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                                            Ñåé÷àñ ïîéäó.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Âåäü õîðîøî çàêðåïëåíî?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                              Îòìåííî.
                      È êòî â áîþ ïîëåçåò îòêðåïèòü,
                      Òîò â áóðþ ïîïàäåò. - Ïðîâîðíåé, Ýðîñ.
                      Êîïàåøüñÿ. Ìîÿ öàðèöà, âèæó,
                      Ëîâ÷åé òåáÿ. Î, åñëè á òû ìîãëà
                      Ìåíÿ óâèäåòü íûí÷å çà ðàáîòîé
                      È îöåíèòü ìîãëà áû, òî áûëà á
                      Äîâîëüíà. -
 
                         Âõîäèò âîîðóæåííûé ñîëäàò.
 
                                   Óòðà äîáðîãî ñîëäàòó!
                      Òû ñïîçàðàíêó ïîäíÿëñÿ íà áèòâó -
                      Òû ëþáèøü âîèíñêîå ðåìåñëî.
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                      Óæ òûñÿ÷à òàêèõ æå ðàííèõ ïòàøåê
                      Â äîñïåõàõ îæèäàåò ó âîðîò.
 
           Âîçãëàñû, çâóêè òðóá. Âõîäÿò âîåíà÷àëüíèêè è ñîëäàòû.
 
                           Îäèí èç âîåíà÷àëüíèêîâ
 
                      Ïðèâåò íàø ïîëêîâîäöó! Ñ äîáðûì óòðîì!
                      È äîáðîå, è ÿñíîå îíî.
 
                                    Âñå
 
                      Ïðèâåò íàø ïîëêîâîäöó!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                              Ñëàâíî, áðàòöû.
                      Äåíü íà÷àëñÿ, êàê þíûé áîãàòûðü,
                      Êîòîðûé ðàíî ðàñöâåòàåò ñèëîé. -
                      Òàê. Äàé ñþäà. Âîò òàê. Íó, ìîëîäåö. -
                      Áóäü ñ÷àñòëèâà, ÷òî íè ñëó÷èñü ñî ìíîþ.
                            (Öåëóåò Êëåîïàòðó.)
                      Ìîé ïî-ñîëäàòñêè êðàòîê ïîöåëóé.
                      Íåãîæå ðàññóñîëèâàòü ïðîùàíüå.
                      Â ñðàæåíèå, ãîëóáêà, óõîæó,
                      Âåñü îáðàòèâøèñü â ñòàëü. Çà ìíîé, áîéöû! -
                      Ïðîùàé!
 
                      Àíòîíèé, Ýðîñ è ñîëäàòû óõîäÿò.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                              Âåðíåøüñÿ â ñïàëüíþ?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                                   Äà. Âåäèòå.
                      Îí â áîé óõîäèò äîáëåñòíî. Àõ, åñëè á
                      Ðåøèòü âîéíó îí ïîåäèíêîì ìîã!
                      Òîãäà á îí Öåçàðÿ... À òàê... Ïîéäåìòå.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 5
 
 Àëåêñàíäðèÿ. Ëàãåðü Àíòîíèÿ. Òðóáû. Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé è Ýðîñ; íàâñòðå÷ó èì -
                               ñòàðûé ñîëäàò.
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                      Ïóñòü ñòàíåò äåíü ñ÷àñòëèâûì äëÿ Àíòîíèÿ!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Î, åñëè á ÿ ïîñëóøàëñÿ òâîèõ
                      Ðàçóìíûõ ñëîâ è âåòåðàíñêèõ øðàìîâ
                      È äàë íà ñóøå áîé!
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                                         Òîãäà òåáÿ áû
                      Íå áðîñèëè ìÿòåæíûå öàðè
                      È âîèí ýòîò íå áåæàë áû íûí÷å.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      À êòî áåæàë?
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                                   Äà ïðèáëèæåííûé òâîé,
                      Âñåãäàøíèé òâîé ñïîäâèæíèê Ýíîáàðá.
                      Çîâè, íå äîçîâåøüñÿ. Èëü îòâåòèò
                      Èç Öåçàðåâà ëàãåðÿ òåáå:
                      "Óæ ÿ íå òâîé".
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                      Òû ÷òî!
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                                              Ïåðåáåæàë
                      Îí ê Öåçàðþ.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                                   À âåùè âñå è äåíüãè
                      Îñòàëèñü çäåñü åãî.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                          Áåæàë?
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                                                 Áåæàë.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ïðèêàçûâàþ, Ýðîñ, - îòîøëè
                      Åìó âñå ýòî äî êðîõè ïîñëåäíåé.
                      È íàïèøè ïèñüìî, - ÿ ïîäïèøó, -
                      Ñ ïðîùàëüíûì è ñåðäå÷íûì ïîæåëàíüåì,
                      ×òîá íå ïðèøëîñü åìó óæ íèêîãäà
                      Ìåíÿòü õîçÿèíà. Ìîè çëîñ÷àñòüÿ
                      È ÷åñòíûõ îáðàùàþò â áåãëåöîâ.
                      Èäè æå, âûïîëíÿé. - Ýõ, Ýíîáàðá!
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 6
 
Ëàãåðü Öåçàðÿ ïîä Àëåêñàíäðèåé. Âõîäÿò Öåçàðü, Àãðèïïà, Äîëàáåëëà è Ýíîáàðá.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Èäè, Àãðèïïà, íà÷èíàé ñðàæåíüå.
                      È îáúÿâè ïî âîéñêó, ÷òî æèâüåì
                      Àíòîíüÿ âçÿòü âåëèì.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                      Èñïîëíþ, Öåçàðü.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Óæ áëèçîê ìèð âñåîáùèé. Íàäî ëèøü
                      Ñåãîäíÿ ïîáåäèòü - è îñåíèò
                      Îëèâêîâàÿ âåòâü òðè ÷àñòè ñâåòà.
 
                               Âõîäèò ãîíåö.
 
                                   Ãîíåö
 
                      Àíòîíüÿ âèäåëè íà ïîëå áîÿ.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ïîäè âåëè Àãðèïïå âïåðåäè
                      Ïîñòàâèòü ïåðåøåäøèõ îò Àíòîíüÿ,
                      ×òîá âûäîõñÿ áóÿí, ðóáÿ ñâîèõ.
 
                        Âñå, êðîìå Ýíîáàðáà, óõîäÿò.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Àëåêñàñ èçìåíèë åìó - áûë ïîñëàí
                      Àíòîíüåì â Èóäåþ, íî ñêëîíèë
                      Òåì Èðîäà ê èçìåíå - ê ïåðåõîäó
                      Íà Öåçàðåâó ñòîðîíó. Çà òðóä
                      Ïîâåñèë åãî Öåçàðü. À äðóãèõ
                      Ïåðåáåæàâøèõ, â èõ ÷èñëå Êàíèäèÿ,
                      Íà ñëóæáó õîòü è âçÿë, íî íåòó ê íèì
                      Äîâåðüÿ çäåñü. ß õóäî ïîñòóïèë
                      È êàþñü ãîðüêî. Óæ äóøå íå áóäåò
                      Íè â ÷åì îòðàäû.
 
                           Âõîäèò ñîëäàò Öåçàðÿ.
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                                       Ñëóøàé, Ýíîáàðá!
                      Ïðèñëàë Àíòîíèé âñå òâîå äîáðî,
                      Åãî åùå íàãðàäîþ äîïîëíèâ.
                      Íà êàðàóëå ÿ ñòîÿë êàê ðàç,
                      Êîãäà ïîñëàíåö ïðèáûë. Ðàçãðóæàåò
                      Îí ìóëîâ ó ïàëàòêè ó òâîåé.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Áåðè äîáðî ñåáå.
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                                       Íå íàñìåõàéñÿ,
                      ß íå øó÷ó. Òû äîëæåí ïðîâåñòè
                      Ïîñëàíöà ìèìî ëàãåðíûõ ïîñòîâ.
                      ß ñàì áû ïðîâîäèë, íî çàíÿò ñëóæáîé.
                      Àíòîíèé ùåäð ïî-ïðåæíåìó, êàê áîã,
                      Êàê çîëîòîäîæäÿùèé áîã Þïèòåð.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Ïîäëåö ÿ âåëè÷àéøèé îêàçàëñÿ,
                      È ñîçíàþ ÿ ýòî ëó÷øå âñåõ.
                      Î, êàê áû íàãðàäèë ìåíÿ Àíòîíèé
                      Çà âåðíîñòü, åñëè ñðàìîòó ìîþ
                      Âåí÷àåò çîëîòîì! Ïðîíçèëà ñåðäöå
                      Ìíå ýòà ùåäðîñòü. Åñëè íå óìðó
                      Îò ãîðÿ, òî ìå÷îì óñêîðþ ãèáåëü.
                      Íî ÷óâñòâóþ, íå íóæåí áóäåò ìå÷.
                      È ÷òîáû ÿ ïðîòèâ òåáÿ ñðàæàëñÿ?
                      Íó íåò. Ïîéäó êàíàâó ïîèùó
                      È òàì èçäîõíó. Æèçíü çàêîí÷èë ñðàìîì,
                      È ïîäëàÿ ïîëîæåíà ìíå ñìåðòü.
 
                                  Óõîäèò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 7
 
Ïîëå áîÿ ìåæäó ëàãåðÿìè Àíòîíèÿ è Öåçàðÿ. Øóì áîÿ. Òðóáû è áàðàáàíû. Âõîäÿò
                             Àãðèïïà è äðóãèå.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                      Îòñòóïèì. Ìû ÷ðåçìåðíî óâëåêëèñü.
                      Ñàì Öåçàðü â çàòðóäíåíèè. Íàïîð
                      Ïðîòèâíèêà ñèëüíåé, ÷åì îæèäàëè.
                                 (Óõîäÿò.)
 
                  Øóì áîÿ. Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé è ðàíåíûé Ñêàð.
 
                                    Ñêàð
 
                      Âîò ýòî áîé! Î õðàáðûé ìîé âëàñòèòåëü!
                      Êîãäà áû ìû è ðàíüøå òàê äðàëèñü,
                      Òî ðàçîãíàëè áû âðàãîâ ïî íîðàì
                      Ñ ðàçáèòûìè áàøêàìè!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                            Òû â êðîâè.
 
                                    Ñêàð
 
                      Øðàì ýòîò ðàíåå áûë Ò-îáðàçåí.
                      Òåïåðü îí ñòàë áàãðÿíîé áóêâîé "Í".
 
                        Âäàëè òðóáÿò ê îòñòóïëåíèþ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Âðàãè òðóáÿò îòõîä.
 
                                    Ñêàð
 
                                          Ìû èõ çàãîíèì
                      Â îòâåðñòüÿ íóæíèêîâ. Òóò ó ìåíÿ
                      Åùå åñòü ìåñòî äëÿ øåñòè ðàíåíèé.
 
                                Âõîäèò Ýðîñ.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                      Âðàã áèò; ïîáåäå ðàâåí íàø óñïåõ.
 
                                    Ñêàð
 
                      Äàâàéòå ïîäâåäåì èòîã ðóáöàìè
                      Íà ñïèíàõ íåïðèÿòåëüñêèõ. Ìû èõ,
                      Êàê çàéöåâ, ãîíèì! Ëþáî áèòü áåãóùèõ!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      ß íàãðàæó òåáÿ çà íðàâ óòåøíûé
                      È - âäåñÿòåðî - çà îòâàæíûé ìå÷.
                      Ïîéäåìòå.
 
                                    Ñêàð
 
                                 ß - âïðèõðîìêó çà òîáîþ.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 8
 
 Ïîä ñòåíàìè Àëåêñàíäðèè. Øóì áîÿ. Âî ãëàâå øàãàþùåãî âîéñêà âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé
                                  è Ñêàð.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ìû îïðîêèíóëè èõ, îòîãíàëè
                      Ê îáâîäàì ëàãåðÿ. Îïîâåñòèòå
                      Î ïîäâèãå öàðèöó êòî-íèáóäü.
                      À çàâòðà íà ðàññâåòå äîâåðøèì
                      Êðîâîïðîëèòüå, íà÷àòîå íûí÷å.
                      Ñïàñèáî âñåì çà äîáëåñòü. Âû äðàëèñü
                      Íå òàê, êàê ïîäíà÷àëüíûå äåðóòñÿ,
                      À êàê ñïîäâèæíèêè-áîãàòûðè.
                      Èäèòå îáíèìèòå æåí, ðîäíþ,
                      Ïîâåäàéòå èì ïðî ñâîè äåÿíüÿ,
                      Ïóñòü ðàäîñòíîé ñëåçîé îìîþò ðàíû
                      È ïîöåëóÿìè èõ èñöåëÿò.
 
                             Âõîäèò Êëåîïàòðà.
 
                                  (Ñêàðó.)
                      Äàé ðóêó, - è âîëøåáíèöå âåëèêîé
                      ß äîëîæó î äîáëåñòè òâîåé,
                      ×òîá áëàãîäàðíîñòüþ, êàê áëàãîñòûíåé
                      Íåáåñíîé, îñ÷àñòëèâèëà òåáÿ. -
                      Îòðàäà ìèðà, êèíüñÿ ìíå íà ãðóäü!
                      Ðâàíèñü ñêâîçü ëàòû ê ñåðäöó, òîðæåñòâóÿ!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Âîèòåëü íåñðàâíåííûé! Íåâðåäèì,
                      Ñ óëûáêîé âîçâðàùàåøüñÿ èç áèòâû,
                      Èç ãèáåëüíîé âñåñâåòíîé çàïàäíè!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ñëàäêîãîëîñàÿ ìîÿ! Â íîðó
                      Ìû èõ çàãíàëè. Ïóñòü ïîñåðåáðèëà
                      Ìíå ïðîñåäü âîëîñû, íî ìîùüþ ìîçã
                      Åùå ïèòàåò ìûøöû, è òÿãàòüñÿ
                      Åùå íà ðàâíûõ ñ þíîñòüþ ìîãó. -
                      Âçãëÿíè âîò! Ðóêó ïðîòÿíè â íàãðàäó
                      Ãåðîþ ýòîìó. Öåëóé, õðàáðåö!
                      Ñåãîäíÿ äðàëñÿ îí, êàê áîã ñâèðåïûé,
                      Ðåøèâøèé ðîä ëþäñêîé èñêîðåíèòü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Çà ýòî çîëîòîé äîñïåõ ïîëó÷èøü,
                      Öàðþ ïðèíàäëåæàâøèé.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                            Áóäü îí âåñü
                       ðóáèíàõ, òî÷íî Ôåáà êîëåñíèöà,
                      Ñêàð çàñëóæèë åãî. Äàé ðóêó ìíå,
                      Ïðîìàðøèðóåì âåñåëî ÷ðåç ãîðîä,
                      Ùèòàìè ðàññå÷åííûìè ãîðäÿñü.
                      Æàëü, íå âìåñòèò äâîðåö, - à òî âñåì âîéñêîì
                      Ìû ïèëè á òàì çà ãðîçíóþ çàðþ,
                      Çà ãðîçîâîå çàâòðà. Òðóáà÷è!
                      Çûê ìåäè ñëåéòå ñ äðîáüþ áàðàáàíîâ,
                      ×òîáû ãðåìåëè íåáî è çåìëÿ,
                      Ðóêîïëåùà øàãàþùèì ñîëäàòàì.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 9
 
             Ëàãåðü Öåçàðÿ. Âõîäÿò ÷àñîâûå; ïîîäàëü - Ýíîáàðá.
 
                                  Ñòàðøîé
 
                       òå÷åíüå ÷àñà åæåëè íå ñìåíÿò,
                      Âåðíåìñÿ â êàðàóëüíþ. Íî÷ü ñâåòëà,
                      È ãîâîðÿò, âûõîäèì íà ñðàæåíüå
                      Ïîä óòðî, â äâà ÷àñà.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ÷àñîâîé
 
                                            Ìèíóâøèé äåíü
                      Äëÿ íàñ áûë êðóò.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                         Ñâèäåòåëüíèöåé áóäü,
                      Íî÷ü ëóííàÿ!..
 
                               Âòîðîé ÷àñîâîé
 
                                     Êòî ýòî?
 
                               Ïåðâûé ÷àñîâîé
 
                                              Ïîäêðàäåìñÿ,
                      Ïîñëóøàåì.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                                 Ïðå÷èñòàÿ ëóíà!
                      Êîãäà ìåíÿ ïîìÿíóò ëèõîì ëþäè,
                      Ñâèäåòåëüíèöåé áóäü, ÷òî Ýíîáàðá
                      Ïîêàÿëñÿ ïðåä ÿñíûì ëóííûì ëèêîì.
 
                                  Ñòàðøîé
 
                      Êòî? Ýíîáàðá?
 
                               Âòîðîé ÷àñîâîé
 
                                     Ìîë÷èì. Ñëóøàåì äàëüøå.
 
                                  Ýíîáàðá
 
                      Öàðèöà ãðóñòè! Íà ìåíÿ èçëåé
                      Ïðîìîçãëûé, ÿäîâèòûé õîëîä íî÷è,
                      ×òîá ïåðåñòàëà çà ìåíÿ öåïëÿòüñÿ
                      Æèçíü îìåðçåâøàÿ. Ìîëþ, áîãèíÿ, -
                      Â ïðàõ ðàçäðîáè òû î ñêàëó âèíû
                      Èññîõøåå îò óãðûçåíèé ñåðäöå.
                      Ïðîñòè ìåíÿ, Àíòîíèé. Áëàãîðîäñòâî
                      Òâîå áåçäîííåé ïîäëîñòè ìîåé.
                      À ìèð ìåíÿ â îòñòóïíèêè ïóñêàé
                      Çàïèøåò, â äåçåðòèðû. Î Àíòîíèé!
                      Àíòîíèé!..
 
                               Ïåðâûé ÷àñîâîé
 
                                  Íàäî ñ íèì çàãîâîðèòü.
 
                                  Ñòàðøîé
 
                      Íåò, áóäåì ñëóøàòü äàëüøå. Óìûøëÿåò
                      Íà Öåçàðÿ, âîçìîæíî, Ýíîáàðá.
 
                               Âòîðîé ÷àñîâîé
 
                      Íî îí óñíóë.
 
                                  Ñòàðøîé
 
                                   Ñêîðåé ëèøèëñÿ ÷óâñòâ.
                      Êàêîé óæ ñîí ïîñëå òàêîé ìîëèòâû.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ÷àñîâîé
 
                      Ïîáëèæå ïîäîéäåì.
 
                               Âòîðîé ÷àñîâîé
 
                                        Ïðîñíèñü! Ïðîñíèñü!
 
                               Ïåðâûé ÷àñîâîé
 
                      Òû ñëûøèøü?
 
                                  Ñòàðøîé
 
                                  Îí óæå â êîãòÿõ ó ñìåðòè.
 
                              Âäàëè áàðàáàíû.
 
                      À âîò è áàðàáàíû áüþò ïîäúåì.
                      Ñíåñåì åãî äàâàéòå â êàðàóëüíþ.
                      Îí âèäíûé ÷åëîâåê. À íàøà ñòðàæà
                      Óæå çàêîí÷åíà.
 
                               Âòîðîé ÷àñîâîé
 
                                      ×òî æ, ïîíåñëè.
                      È ìîæåò ñòàòüñÿ, îí åùå î÷íåòñÿ.
 
                              Óõîäÿò ñ òåëîì.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 10
 
          Ìåæäó îáîèìè ëàãåðÿìè. Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé è Ñêàð ñ âîéñêîì.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Îíè ãîòîâÿò íûí÷å áîé ìîðñêîé.
                      Íà ñóøå èì íå íðàâèìñÿ.
 
                                    Ñêàð
 
                                               È â ìîðå,
                      È íà çåìëå èõ ñîáðàíû âîéñêà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Îõîòíî áû è â îñòàëüíûõ ñòèõèÿõ -
                      Â îãíå è â âîçäóõå - ìû ñ íèìè â áîé
                      Âñòóïèëè. Çíà÷èò, òàê ïåõîòó íàøó
                      Íà ïðèãîðîäíûõ ðàçìåñòèì õîëìàõ.
                      À óæ ãàëåðàì äàí ïðèêàç - îòïëûëè
                      Èç ãàâàíè. Ïîäûìåìñÿ ïîâûøå,
                      Îòêóäà ëó÷øå áóäåò íàáëþäàòü.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 11
 
                      Òàì æå. Âõîäèò Öåçàðü ñ âîéñêîì.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Íà ñóøå â ñòîëêíîâåíüå íå âõîäèòü,
                      Ïîêà íå àòàêîâàíû. È âðÿä ëè
                      Îí àòàêóåò. Ëó÷øèå áîéöû
                      Èì íà ãàëåðû ïîñëàíû. Èäåìòå,
                      Ïîçèöèè äîëèííûå çàéìåì.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 12
 
                       Òàì æå. Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé è Ñêàð.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Åùå ñáëèæàþòñÿ. Îò òîé ñîñíû
                      Âèäíåå áóäåò. Áèòâó îáîçðåâøè,
                      Ñ èçâåñòèÿìè òîò÷àñ âîðî÷óñü.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                    Ñêàð
 
                      Ëàñòî÷êè óãíåçäèëèñü íà ãàëåðå
                      Öàðèöûíîé. Àâãóðû õìóðÿò ëîá,
                      Îòíåêèâàÿñü è îòìàë÷èâàÿñü -
                      Íå ñìåÿ çíàìåíüå èñòîëêîâàòü.
                      Àíòîíèé òî õðàáðèòñÿ, òî â óíûíüå
                      Âïàäàåò - ìåæ íàäåæäîé è áåäîé.
 
                           Âîçâðàùàåòñÿ Àíòîíèé.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ïðîïàëî âñå. ß ïðåäàí åãèïòÿíêîé.
                      Ôëîò ïðèñîåäèíèëñÿ êî âðàãó.
                      Êèäàþò øàïêè â âîçäóõ, ïüþò â îáíèìêó,
                      Áðàòàþòñÿ. Þíöó è ñîïëÿêó
                      Òû ïðîäàëà ìåíÿ, î òðèæäû øëþõà,
                      Ïðîòèâíèöà ïîñëåäíÿÿ ìîÿ. -
                      Âåëè èì âñåì áåæàòü. Êîí÷àþ âñå.
                      Îñòàëîñü òîëüêî ñ âåäüìîé ïîêâèòàòüñÿ.
                      Âåëè èì âñåì áåæàòü. Ñïàñàéñÿ ñàì.
                               (Ñêîð óõîäèò.)
                      Äà, ýòî áûë ïîñëåäíèé ìîé ðàññâåò.
                      Ñóäüáà ïðîùàëüíî ïîæèìàåò ðóêó.
                      Ïðîùàé, ôîðòóíà!.. Âîò ê ÷åìó ïðèøëî.
                      Òå, êòî íå çíàë îòêàçà ó ìåíÿ,
                      Âèëñÿ ó íîã óìèëüíîþ ñîáà÷êîé,
                      Ïåðåìåòíóëèñü ê Öåçàðþ òåïåðü
                      È ìëåþò ïåðåä íèì - öâåòóùèì, þíûì.
                      À ñòàðûé êåäð, ÷òî áûë ïðåâûøå âñåõ,
                      Ñòîèò îáîäðàí. Ïðåäàí ÿ è ïðîäàí.
                      Î, ëæèâàÿ äóøà âîðîæåè!
                      Ìèãíåøü - è âîåâàòü èäó ïîñëóøíî;
                      Êèâíåøü - è âîçâðàùàþñÿ ê òåáå,
                      Ê òâîåé ãðóäè, âåíöó ìîèõ æåëàíèé.
                      À òû ìåíÿ, êàê èñòàÿ öûãàíêà,
                      Îáæóëèëà, äî íèòêè îáîáðàâ.
                      Ýé, Ýðîñ, Ýðîñ!
 
                             Âõîäèò Êëåîïàòðà.
 
                                      Íàâàæäåíüå, ñãèíü!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      ×åì ÿ âîçëþáëåííîãî ïðîãíåâèëà?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ïðî÷ü îò ìåíÿ, ïîêà íå ïîêàðàë
                      È íå èñïîðòèë Öåçàðþ òðèóìôà.
                      Ïóñòü íàïîêàç îðóùåìó ïëåáåéñòâó
                      Çà Öåçàðåâîé êîëåñíèöåé âñëåä
                      Òû ïîáðåäåøü ïîçîðíåéøåé èç æåíùèí.
                      Êàê íà óðîäêó, íà òåáÿ ãëàçåòü
                      Îáîëòóñû è íèùåáðîäû áóäóò,
                      È ðàçäåðåò Îêòàâèÿ òåáå
                      Ëèöî äàâíî ãîòîâûìè íîãòÿìè.
                            (Êëåîïàòðà óõîäèò.)
                      Óøëà äîáðîì... Äà ðàçâå æèçíü - äîáðî?..
                      À ëó÷øå áû óáèòü - ñïàñòè îò ìíîãèõ
                      Ñìåðòåé ñêâåðíåéøèõ... Ýðîñ, ýé!.. Íà ìíå
                      Ñëîâíî ðóáàøêà Íåññîâà. Ïðèëèïëà
                      È ææåò íåâûíîñèìåéøå ìåíÿ.
                      Òàê íàó÷è æ, ìîé ïðåäîê Ãåðêóëåñ,
                      Ìåíÿ íåèñòîâñòâó, - ïîä ñåðï ëóíû
                      ×òîá ÿ øâûðíóë ïðèíåñøåãî ðóáàõó
                      È êîí÷èë áû çàòåì ñ ñàìèì ñîáîé,
                      Êàê òû êîãäà-òî. Âåäüìà ïîãóáèëà -
                      Ñòàêíóâøèñü, ïðîäàëà ìåíÿ þíöó.
                      Åé êàðà - ñìåðòü! Ñìåðòü âåäüìå! Ãäå òû, Ýðîñ!
 
                                  Óõîäèò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 13
 
 Àëåêñàíäðèÿ. Äâîðåö Êëåîïàòðû. Âõîäÿò Êëåîïàòðà, Õàðìíàíà, Èðà è Ìàðäíàí.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ñïàñèòå, æåíùèíû ìîè! Àíòîíèé
                      Îïîëîóìåë, êàê Àÿêñ, êîãäà
                      Òîìó ùèò Àõèëëåñîâ íå äîñòàëñÿ.
                      Îí â ïåíå âåñü, êàê Ôåññàëèéñêèé âåïðü.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Ñêîðåå â óñûïàëüíèöó, çàïðèñü
                      È âåñòü ïîøëè åìó, ÷òî óìåðëà òû.
                      Âåëèêîìó ñ âåëè÷üåì ðàññòàâàòüñÿ
                      Áîëüíåé, ÷åì ñ òåëîì ïîðûâàòü äóøå.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ñêîðåé òóäà! À, Ìàðäèàí, åìó
                      Òû ñêàæåøü, ÿ ïîêîí÷èëà ñ ñîáîþ,
                      "Àíòîíèé!" íàïîñëåäîê ïðîñòîíàâ.
                      Ïîæàëîñòíåé åìó ïîâåäàé ýòî.
                      Ñòóïàé, - è â óñûïàëüíèöó ïðèäåøü
                      Äîëîæèøü, êàê îí ñìåðòü ìîå âîñïðèíÿë.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 14
 
              Äðóãàÿ êîìíàòà âî äâîðöå. Âõîäÿò Àíòîíèé è Ýðîñ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ìåíÿ åùå òû âèäèøü, Ýðîñ?
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                                                 Äà,
                      Î ãîñïîäèí ìîé.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                      Îáëàêà ïîðîþ
                      Áûâàþò âèäîì êàê äðàêîí, ìåäâåäü,
                      Êàê ëåâ, êàê ìíîãîáàøåííàÿ êðåïîñòü,
                      Ãðîçíûé óòåñ, äâóãëàâàÿ ãîðà,
                      Ìûñ â ñèçîé äûìêå, à íà íåì äåðåâüÿ -
                      È çûáëþòñÿ, îáìàíûâàÿ ãëàç.
                      Íå ðàç òû âèäåë, êàê âûâîäèò âå÷åð
                      ×ðåäó òàêèõ êàðòèí, ÷òîá çàâåðøèòü
                      Íî÷íîþ ÷åðíîòîé.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                                       Äà, ãîñïîäèí ìîé.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Âîò î÷åðòàíüå ëîøàäè - è òóò æå
                      Èñ÷åçëî â íåáå, êàê âîäà â âîäå.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                      Äà, ãîñïîäèí ìîé.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                         Âîò è òâîé õîçÿèí
                      Ãîòîâ èñ÷åçíóòü. Óæ íå óäåðæàòü
                      Ìíå âèä Àíòîíèÿ, ìîé ñëàâíûé ìàëü÷èê.
                      ß çà öàðèöó âîåâàë, ÿ ñåðäöåì
                      Åå âëàäåë, êàçàëîñü, - âåäü ìîèì
                      Îíà âëàäåëà... Íî îíà êîâàðíî
                      Ñòàêíóëàñü ñ Öåçàðåì è ïðåäàëà,
                      È âìåñòå ñ åå ñåðäöåì ïîòåðÿë ÿ
                      Ìèëüîí äðóãèõ ñåðäåö... Íå ïëà÷ü, íå ïëà÷ü.
                      Âåäü ìû åùå âîëüíû ñ ñîáîþ êîí÷èòü.
 
                              Âõîäèò Ìàðäèàí.
 
                      Âîðîâêà ãîñïîæà òâîÿ. Îíà
                      Ìîé ìå÷ óâîðîâàëà.
 
                                  Ìàðäèàí
 
                                         Íåò, Àíòîíèé.
                      Îíà òåáÿ ëþáèëà, è ñóäüáó
                      Ñâîþ ñëèëà ñ òâîåé.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                          Ïðî÷ü, íàãëûé åâíóõ!
                      Îíà èçìåííèöà - è ïðèìåò ñìåðòü.
 
                                  Ìàðäèàí
 
                      Óæ ïðèíÿëà - âòîðè÷íî óæ íå ìîæåò.
                      Ñâåðøèëîñü ïî æåëàíüþ òâîåìó.
                      Ïîñëåäíèé ñòîí åå, ïîñëåäíèé âûäîõ:
                      "Àíòîíèé! Äîáëåñòíåéøèé ìîé Àíòî..." -
                      È óìåðëà íà ýòîì ïîëóñëîâå.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      È óìåðëà?..
 
                                  Ìàðäèàí
 
                                   È óìåðëà îíà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ñíèìàé äîñïåõè, Ýðîñ. Êîí÷åí òðóä
                      Äíÿ äîëãîãî. Êî ñíó òåïåðü îòõîäèì.
                                 (Ìàðäèàíó)
                      Ñêàæè ñïàñèáî, ÷òî íå óìåðòâèë.
                      Ñòóïàé îòñþäà. -
                             (Ìàðäèàí óõîäèò.)
                                        Íó, ñíèìàé æå èõ.
                      È ñåìèñëîéíûé ùèò ñëóæèòü íå ñìîã áû
                      Çàùèòîé ñåðäöó îò òàêèõ âåñòåé.
                      Î, ñåðäöå, ðàçíåñè ãðóäíóþ êëåòêó
                      È âûðâèñü ïðî÷ü! - Ïðîâîðíåé, ìàëü÷èê ìîé!
                      Îòâîåâàëñÿ ÿ. Ïðîùàéòå, ëàòû
                      Èçìÿòûå. ß ñ ÷åñòüþ âàñ íîñèë.
                      Òåïåðü îñòàâü ìåíÿ íà âðåìÿ, Ýðîñ. -
                               (Ýðîñ óõîäèò.)
                      Î Êëåîïàòðà! Äîãîíþ òåáÿ
                      È âûìîëþ ïðîùåíèå ñëåçàìè.
                      Äà. Ìåøêàòü äîëüøå - òîëüêî ïûòêó äëèòü.
                      Ôàêåë óãàñ. Ëÿã, íå áðîäè â ïîòåìêàõ
                      È ñèëó áîëüøå ïîïóñòó íå òðàòü.
                      ×åì ÿðîñòíåå ñèëèøüñÿ, òåì ãëóáæå
                      Óâÿçíåøü. Ïîäâåäè ÷åðòó. Êîí÷àé.
                      Èäó, ìîÿ öàðèöà. - Ýðîñ, Ýðîñ! -
                      Ëþáèìàÿ, ïîñòîé! Ðóêà ñ ðóêîé,
                      Âäâîåì â ïîëÿ áëàæåííûå óìåðøèõ,
                      Ãäå äóøè îòäûõàþò íà öâåòàõ,
                      Ìû âñòóïèì ãîðäî - èì íà çàãëÿäåíüå.
                      Íå âêðóã Äèäîíû è Ýíåÿ áóäóò
                      Îíè òåïåðü òîëïèòüñÿ, à âêðóã íàñ.
                      Ýé, Ýðîñ!
 
                                Âõîäèò Ýðîñ.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                                 ×òî ïðèêàæåò ãîñïîäèí ìîé?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Òåïåðü, êîãäà öàðèöà óìåðëà,
                      À ÿ æèâó, ìíå ñòûäíî ïåðåä íåáîì.
                      ß, íà ñïèíå çåëåíîé îêåàíà
                      Èç ôëîòîâ âîçäâèãàâøèé ãîðîäà,
                      Ìå÷îì êðîèâøèé è äåëèâøèé Çåìëþ, -
                      Îêàçûâàþñü òðóñîì ïåðåä íåé.
                      Ïðåä áëàãîðîäíîé æåíùèíîé, ÷òî ñìåðòüþ
                      Ñâîåé ñêàçàëà Öåçàðþ: "Íå òû,
                      À ÿ - ñåáÿ ñàìà ÿ ïîáåäèëà".
                      Òû ìíå ïîêëÿëñÿ, Ýðîñ, ÷òî êîãäà
                      Íåîòâðàòèìî íàäî ìíîé íàâèñíåò
                      Ïîçîð, áåñ÷åñòüå, óæàñ, - ÷òî òîãäà
                      Ìåíÿ óáüåøü ïî ìîåìó ïðèêàçó.
                      Äàþ ïðèêàç. Òû íå ìåíÿ ïðîíçèøü,
                      À Öåçàðåâî ÷âàíñòâî. Íå áëåäíåé æå
                      È âûïîëíÿé.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                                   Äà íå ïîïóñòÿò áîãè,
                      ×òîá ÿ ñîäåÿë òî, ÷åãî ñâåðøèòü
                      Äîæäþ ïàðôÿíñêèõ ñòðåë íå óäàâàëîñü.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      ×òî æ, ïðåäïî÷òåøü èç ðèìñêîãî îêîøêà
                      Ãëÿäåòü, êàê îïîçîðåííûé èäó
                      Çà êîëåñíèöåé Öåçàðÿ ïîáåäíîé,
                      Âîò òàê ïîêîðíî øåþ íàêëîíÿ,
                      Ñ ðóêàìè, ñâÿçàííûìè çà ñïèíîþ,
                      È íà ëèöå íàïèñàí ãîðüêèé ñòûä?
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                      Íåò, íå õî÷ó ãëÿäåòü ÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                              Òàê íå ìåøêàé,
                      Îò óíèæåíèÿ èçáàâü ìå÷îì,
                      Ñëóæèâøèì ñòîëüêî ðàç äåðæàâå íàøåé.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                      Óâîëü, î ãîñïîäèí.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                         Òû âñïîìíè, âîëþ
                      Êîãäà òåáå äàâàë, ïîêëÿëñÿ òû
                      Ïîâèíîâàòüñÿ ýòîìó âåëåíüþ.
                      Èíà÷å ñëóæáà ÷åñòíàÿ òâîÿ
                      Âñÿ - ëèøü íàáîð ñëó÷àéíîñòåé, íå áîëüøå.
                      Ìå÷ îáíàæè!
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                                   Îòâîðîòè ñâîé ëèê,
                      Áîãîòâîðèìûé ìèðîì.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                           Îòâåðíóëñÿ.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                      Ìå÷ âûíóò.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                  Òàê íå ìåäëè, âûïîëíÿé.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                      Ïðîùàé æå, äîðîãîé ìîé ãîñïîäèí,
                      Âîåíà÷àëüíèê ìîé è ïîâåëèòåëü!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ïðîùàé. Ïðîñòèëèñü. Äåéñòâóé.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
 
                                               Î, ïðîùàé æå,
                      Âåëèêèé âîæäü. Âåëèøü âîíçèòü?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                                    Âîíçàé.
 
                                    Ýðîñ
                               (óáèâàÿ ñåáÿ)
 
                      Âîíçèë. Îò ãîðÿ ýòèì èçáàâëÿþñü -
                      Óæ íå óâèæó ñìåðòè ÿ òâîåé.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Òû âòðîå áëàãîðîäíåå ìåíÿ.
                      Ñàì íà ìåíÿ íå ñìîã ïîäíÿòü òû ðóêó,
                      Íî íàó÷èë, êàê äîëæíî ïîñòóïèòü.
                      Òû è öàðèöà - ìíå ïðèìåð âûñîêèé.
                      Èäó æå â ñìåðòü, êàê â áðà÷íóþ ïîñòåëü.
                      Íàó÷åííûé òîáîþ, óìèðàþ.
                           (Ïàäàåò íà ñâîé ìå÷.)
                      ×òî, ÿ íå óìåð? ß æèâó åùå?..
                      Ýé, ñòðàæà!.. Äîáèâàé!..
 
                          Âõîäÿò Äåðêåò è ñòðàæà.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                                         ×òî òóò ñëó÷èëîñü?
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      ß ñïëîõîâàë, äðóçüÿ. Êîí÷àéòå äåëî.
 
                               Âòîðîé ñîëäàò
 
                      Çâåçäû ïàäåíèå...
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                                         Êîíåö âðåìåí...
 
                                    Âñå
 
                      Î ãîðå!..
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                 Åñëè ëþáèòå ìåíÿ,
                      Äîáåéòå.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                               Íåò, íå ÿ.
 
                               Âòîðîé ñîëäàò
 
                                           Íå ÿ.
 
                               Òðåòèé ñîëäàò
 
                                                  Íå ìû.
                              (Ñòðàæà óõîäèò.)
 
                                   Äåðêåò
 
                      Áåæàòü ïîðà - îò ñìåðòè è çëîñ÷àñòüÿ.
                      Ìíå ýòîò ìå÷ êðîâàâûé, ýòà âåñòü
                      Ó Öåçàðÿ ðàäóøüå îáåñïå÷àò.
 
                               Âõîäèò Äèîìåä.
 
                                   Äèîìåä
 
                      À ãäå Àíòîíèé?
 
                                   Äåðêåò
 
                                     Âîò îí, Äèîìåä.
 
                                   Äèîìåä
 
                      Îí æèâ? Òû ïî÷åìó, Äåðêåò, ìîë÷èøü?
                              (Äåðêåò óõîäèò.)
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Òû ýòî, Äèîìåä? Âûíü ìå÷ èç íîæåí
                      È ïîäàðè ìíå ñìåðòü.
 
                                   Äèîìåä
 
                                           Î ãîñóäàðü!
                      Ìåíÿ ê òåáå ïîñëàëà Êëåîïàòðà.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Êîãäà?
 
                                   Äèîìåä
 
                             Ñåé÷àñ âîò.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                          Ãäå îíà ñåé÷àñ?
 
                                   Äèîìåä
 
                      Óêðûëàñü â óñûïàëüíèöå. Êîãäà òû
                      Íåóãàñèìûì ãíåâîì âîñïûëàë,
                      Â èçìåíå çàïîäîçðèâ Êëåîïàòðó,
                      Íàâåêè êëÿòâàì âåðíàÿ öàðèöà
                      Ïîñëàëà òåáå âåñòü, ÷òî óìåðëà.
                      Íî ÷óÿ íåõîðîøåå, ñòðàøàñü
                      Ïîñëåäñòâèé ýòîé âåñòè, ïîñûëàåò
                      Ìåíÿ âñþ ïðàâäó ðàññêàçàòü òåáå.
                      Áîþñü, ÿ îïîçäàë.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                        Òû îïîçäàë,
                      Ìîé Äèîìåä õîðîøèé. Êëèêíè ñòðàæó.
 
                                   Äèîìåä
 
                      Ýé, ñòðàæà ãîñóäàðåâà! Ãäå ñòðàæà!
                      Ñþäà èäèòå! Ãîñóäàðü çîâåò.
 
                      Âõîäÿò íåñêîëüêî ñîëäàò ñòðàæè.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ïîñëåäíþþ ìíå ñëóæáó ñîñëóæèòå.
                      Ê öàðèöå îòíåñèòå.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                                          Ãîðå, ãîðå!
                      Ìû ïåðåæèòü òåáÿ îáðå÷åíû.
 
                                    Âñå
 
                      Î òÿæêèé äåíü!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                     Íåò, ìèëûå, íå íàäî
                      Ïå÷àëüþ çëóþ ðàäîâàòü ñóäüáó.
                      Óëûáêîé ëó÷øå ìû åå íàêàæåì.
                      ß ÷àñòî â íàñòóïëåíüå âàñ âîäèë.
                      Òåïåðü ìåíÿ íåñèòå, äîðîãèå.
                      Áëàãîäàðþ çà âñå âàñ. Ïîäûìàé!
 
                           Óõîäÿò, óíîñÿ Àíòîíèÿ.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 15
 
   Öàðñêàÿ óñûïàëüíèöà. Íàâåðõó âõîäÿò Êëåîïàòðà, Õàðìèàíà, Èðà è äðóãèå
                                ïðèñëóæíèöû.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Îòñþäà óæ íå âûéäó, Õàðìèàíà.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Ïîçâîëü òåáÿ óòåøèòü, ãîñïîæà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íåò, íå õî÷ó. Äóøå ìîåé ñîçâó÷íî
                      Âñå ñòðàííîå è ñòðàøíîå òåïåðü.
                      À óòåøåíèé íå æåëàþ ñëóøàòü.
                      Ïðè÷èíà ãîðÿ íàøåãî îãðîìíà,
                      È íàäëåæèò îãðîìíî ãîðåâàòü.
 
                            Âíèçó âõîäèò Äèîìåä.
 
                      Îí óìåð? Ãîâîðè.
 
                                   Äèîìåä
 
                                       Åùå íå óìåð.
                      Îòõîäèò. Îí âíèçó. Òóäà âçãëÿíè.
                      Åãî íåñóò ñîëäàòû ïîä îêíî.
 
                        Âíèçó ñòðàæà âíîñèò Àíòîíèÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Óéäè ñ òâîåé îðáèòû âåëè÷àâîé,
                      Î ñîëíöå! Òåìíîòîé îáâîëîêèòåñü,
                      Íåâåðíûå çåìíûå áåðåãà!
                      Àíòîíèé ìîé, Àíòîíèé!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                                            Íå ïå÷àëüñÿ.
                      Íå Öåçàðü íàäî ìíîþ òîðæåñòâóåò,
                      À íàä ñîáîþ òîðæåñòâóþ ÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Òàê è äîëæíî áûòü. Îäîëåòü Àíòîíèÿ
                      Îäèí Àíòîíèé ìîã. Íî ãîðå íàì!..
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Öàðèöà, óìèðàþ. Óìèðàþ.
                      Íå óñòóïàþ ñìåðòè ëèøü çàòåì,
                      ×òîá òûñÿ÷è áëàæåííûõ ïîöåëóåâ
                      Îäíèì ïîñëåäíèì, áåäíûì çàâåðøèòü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ñïóñòèëàñü áû, ðîäíîé ìîé, íî áîþñü,
                      Êàê áû ìåíÿ âðàãè íå çàõâàòèëè.
                      Ïðîñòè, ëþáèìûé. Öåçàðåâ òðèóìô
                      Íå áóäåò ìíîé óêðàøåí. Åñòü íà ñâåòå
                      Åùå îòðàâà, íîæ, óêóñ çìåè.
                      Íå äàìñÿ. Îñóæäàþùå ìåíÿ
                      Ñìèðåííèöà Îêòàâèÿ íå áóäåò
                      Ðàçãëÿäûâàòü. Èäè ñþäà, êî ìíå.
                      Íà ïîìîùü æåíùèíû! Ïîäûìåì âìåñòå.
                      Äðóçüÿ, âû ñíèçó ïîäñîáèòå íàì.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Ñêîðåé. Êîí÷àþñü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                        Íåëåãêà çàáàâà.
                      Ýòî íå ðûáêó èç âîäû òàùèòü.
                      Âñÿ òâîÿ ñèëà â òÿæåñòü îáðàòèëàñü.
                      Áûëà áû ÿ õîçÿéêîþ íåáåñ,
                      Ìåðêóðèé áû òåáÿ íà êðåïêèõ êðûëüÿõ
                      Ê Þïèòåðó â òîâàðèùè âîçíåñ.
                      Íó-êà, íàòóæèëèñü. Åùå, åùå.
                      Õîòåíüÿ ìíîãî, à ñèëåíîê ìàëî...
                          (Àíòîíèé ïîäíÿò íàâåðõ.)
                      Íó âîò. Äîáðî ïîæàëîâàòü. Æèâè -
                      À óìåðåòü óñïååøü... Ïîöåëóåì
                      Êîãäà á óìåëà ê æèçíè âîñêðåøàòü,
                      ß áû èñòåðëà ãóáû â ïîöåëóÿõ.
 
                                    Âñå
 
                      Î ãîðå!
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                               Äàé âèíà... Ñêàçàòü õî÷ó...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      À ÿ âîïèòü õî÷ó è êëÿñòü Ôîðòóíó,
                      ×òîáû ïðîäàæíàÿ îòîðîïåëà,
                      ×òîáû ðàçáèëà êîëåñî ñâîå.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Äàé ìíå ñêàçàòü... Ó Öåçàðÿ ïðîñè
                      Î ìèëîñòè è ñîõðàíåíüè ÷åñòè...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Óæèòüñÿ ÷åñòè ñ ìèëîñòüþ íåëüçÿ.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Òû ñëóøàé, äîðîãàÿ... Äîâåðÿé
                      Èç Öåçàðåâîé ñâèòû îäíîìó ëèøü
                      Òû Ïðîêóëåþ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                    Òîëüêî ëèøü äîâåðþñü
                      Ñâîåé ðåøèìîñòè, ñâîèì ðóêàì.
 
                                  Àíòîíèé
 
                      Íå óäðó÷àéñÿ ãîðüêîé ïåðåìåíîé
                      Ìîåé ñóäüáû, à ðàäóéñÿ òîìó,
                      ×òî áûë âëàñòèòåëåì ÿ âåëè÷àéøèì,
                      Âëàäû÷èë äîñòîñëàâíî. È òåïåðü
                      Íå êëàíÿþñü òðóñëèâî - óìèðàþ
                      Êàê ðèìëÿíèí, äîñòîéíî ïîáåæäåí...
                      Âñå. Áîëüøå íå ìîãó. Äóøà óõîäèò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Î áëàãîðîäíåéøèé, íå óìèðàé.
                      Ïîäóìàé îáî ìíå, îñèðîòåëîé
                      Â òîøíîòíîì ýòîì ìèðå. Áåç òåáÿ
                      Îí - õëåâ ñâèíîé... Î æåíùèíû, ãëÿäèòå -
                      Âåíåö òâîðåíüÿ ìåðêíåò.
                             (Àíòîíèé óìèðàåò.)
                                              Îòçîâèñü!..
                      Óãàñëà ïóòåâîäíàÿ çâåçäà
                      Âåëèêèõ âîéí. Óâÿë âåíîê ïîáåäíûé.
                      Óøëî ðàçëè÷üå ìåæ ìîëîêîñîñîì
                      È âèòÿçåì...  ïîäëóííîé íè÷åãî
                      Äîñòîéíîãî âíèìàíüÿ íå îñòàëîñü...
                             (Òåðÿåò ñîçíàíèå.)
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Öàðèöà!
 
                                    Èðà
 
                              È öàðèöà óìåðëà.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Î ãîñóäàðûíÿ!
 
                                    Èðà
 
                                     Î÷íèñü, öàðèöà!
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Âëàñòèòåëüíèöà íàøà!
 
                                    Èðà
 
                                           Ãîñïîæà!
                      Ìîíàðõèíÿ Åãèïòà!
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                        Òèøå, Èðà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
                               (ïðèäÿ â ñåáÿ)
 
                      Òàêàÿ æ ÿ, êàê âñå. Íå êðåï÷å äóõ,
                      ×åì ó êîðîâíèöû è ñóäîìîéêè.
                      Â áîãîâ íåïðàâåäíûõ áû ìíå øâûðíóòü
                      Ìîé öàðñêèé ñêèïåòð - è â ëèöî èì êðèêíóòü,
                      ×òî ìèð íàø íåáåñàì íå óñòóïàë,
                      Ïîêà îíè Àíòîíüÿ íå óêðàëè.
                      Íî âñå íàïðàñíî. Ãëóïî è òåðïåòü,
                      È áåøåíîþ êîøêîé áåñíîâàòüñÿ.
                      Âåëèê ëè ãðåõ, íå äîæèäàÿñü åñëè
                      Ïðèõîäà ñìåðòè, ê íåé ñàìà âîðâóñü?..
                      Áîäðåå, äåâóøêè ìîè, áîäðåé!
                      Êðåïèñü, íå âåøàé íîñà, Õàðìèàíà!
                      Àõ, ìèëûå, ñâåòèëüíèê íàø óãàñ,
                      Ïîõîðîíèòü îñòàëîñü. À çàòåì
                      Ïî ðèìñêîìó âûñîêîìó ïðèìåðó
                      Ïîñòóïèì, ÷òîá ãîðäèëàñü íàìè ñìåðòü.
                      Îõîëîäåëà îáîëî÷êà äóõà
                      Âûñîêîãî. Äàâàéòå óíåñåì.
                      Òåïåðü îñòàëàñü íàì îäíà îïîðà -
                      Ðåøèìîñòü êîí÷èòü êîðîòêî è ñêîðî.
 
                     Óõîäÿò, óíîñÿ ñâåðõó òåëî Àíòîíèÿ.
 
 

ÀÊÒ V

 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 1
 
Ëàãåðü Öåçàðÿ. Âõîäÿò Öåçàðü, Àãðèïïà, Äîëàáåëëà, Ìåöåíàò, Ãàëë, Ïðîêóëåé è
                       äðóãèå ÷ëåíû âîåííîãî ñîâåòà.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Òû, Äîëàáåëëà, óáåäè åãî,
                      ×òîá ñäàëñÿ. Ïîñëå ýòîãî ðàçãðîìà,
                      Ñêàæè åìó, ñîïðîòèâëåíüå äëèòü
                      Íåëåïî è ñìåøíî.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                                        Èñïîëíþ, Öåçàðü
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                       Âõîäèò Äåðêåò ñ ìå÷îì Àíòîíèÿ.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Òû êòî òàêîé? Êàê ñìåë ñþäà ÿâèòüñÿ,
                      Ìå÷ îáíàæèâ?
 
                                   Äåðêåò
 
                                    Çîâóò ìåíÿ Äåðêåò.
                      Ñëóæèë äîñòîéíåéøåìó èç äîñòîéíûõ -
                      Àíòîíèþ. Îí âûñèëñÿ ïîêà,
                      Ïîêà åãî çâó÷àëè ïðèêàçàíüÿ,
                      ß èñïîëíÿë èõ, æèçíè íå ùàäÿ.
                      È òàê æå âåðíî áóäó ÿ ñëóæèòü
                      Òåáå, åñëè ìåíÿ íà ñëóæáó ïðèìåøü.
                      À åñëè íåò, òî ìèëóé èëü êàçíè.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ñêàæè ÿñíåé.
 
                                   Äåðêåò
 
                                    Î Öåçàðü, ìåðòâ Àíòîíèé.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Òàêàÿ âåñòü äîëæíà áû ïðîãðåìåòü
                      Çåìëåòðÿñåíüåì - äèêèõ ëüâîâ ìåòíóòü
                      Íà óëèöû, à ãîðîæàí - â ïóñòûíè.
                      Íå îäíîãî ëèøü ÷åëîâåêà ñìåðòü
                      Ñâåðøèëàñü. Çàêëþ÷àë â ñåáå Àíòîíèé
                      Ïîëìèðà.
 
                                   Äåðêåò
 
                                Íå ñåêèðà ïàëà÷à,
                      Íå íîæ íàåìíèêà ïðè÷èíîé ñìåðòè;
                      Ñâîåé ðóêîþ îí óáèë ñåáÿ.
                      Ñåé ìå÷ ÿ âûíóë ó íåãî èç ðàíû.
                      Êðîâüþ Àíòîíèÿ îí îáàãðåí,
                      Ìå÷ ìóæåñòâåííûé - êðîâüþ áëàãîðîäíîé.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Âû îïå÷àëåíû, äðóçüÿ, íåäàðîì.
                      Ïóñêàé çà ñëàáîñòü áîãè íàñ êîðÿò,
                      Íî ýòî âåñòü, ñïîñîáíàÿ óâëàæèòü
                      Ãëàçà öàðåé.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                                    Êàê ñòðàííî, ÷òî ïðèðîäà
                      Íàñ âûíóæäàåò ãîðåâàòü î òîì,
                      ×üåãî êîíöà ìû ÿðî äîáèâàëèñü.
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
                      Â íåì áûëè ðàâíîñìåøàíû ïîðîê
                      È äîáëåñòü.
 
                                  Àãðèïïà
 
                                  Ðåäêîñòíåå, âûøå äóõîì
                      Íà ñâåòå íå áûëî âëàäûê. Íî áîãè
                      Èçúÿíîâ äîáàâëÿþò â íàø ñîñòàâ,
                      ×òîá çíàëè ìû, ÷òî ìû âñåãî ëèøü ëþäè
                      À Öåçàðü îìðà÷èëñÿ.
 
                                  Ìåöåíàò
 
                                           Óâèäàë,
                      Êàê â çåðêàëå îãðîìíîì, ÷åì ãðîçèò
                      Âåëèêîìó âåëè÷üå.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                         Î Àíòîíèé!
                      ß âûíóäèë òåáÿ òàê ïîñòóïèòü.
                      Âîò òàê æå ìû âðà÷óþùèì íîæîì
                      Íàðûâ íà òåëå ñîáñòâåííîì âçðåçàåì.
                      Êîãäà á íå ÿ òåáÿ, òî òû á ìåíÿ...
                      Íàì â öåëîì ìèðå áûëî íå óæèòüñÿ.
                      È âñå æ êðîâàâûìè ñëåçàìè ñåðäöà
                      Ïîçâîëü òåáÿ îïëàêàòü, äðóã è áðàò,
                      Ìîé áîåâîé ñîðàòíèê è ñîâëàñòíèê.
                      ß ÷åðïàë ó òåáÿ è ìîùü, è ìûñëü.
                      Çà÷åì íåïðèìèðèìîñòü íàøèõ ñóäåá
                      Òàê áåñïîùàäíî ðàçäåëèëà íàñ?
                      Ñâèäåòåëÿìè áóäüòå, î äðóçüÿ...
                      Íî íå ñåé÷àñ...
 
                             Âõîäèò åãèïòÿíèí.
 
                                        Ïîñëóøàåì, ÷òî ñêàæåò
                      Ãîíåö ñïåøàùèé ýòîò. Ïîñëàí êåì?
 
                                 Åãèïòÿíèí
 
                      Åãèïåòñêîþ áåäíîþ öàðèöåé.
                      Ëèøü óñûïàëüíèöà îñòàëàñü åé.
                      Îíà æåëàåò çíàòü òâîå ðåøåíüå,
                      ×òîá ïîñòóïèòü, ñîîáðàçóÿñü ñ íèì.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ïóñòü îáîäðèòñÿ. Ñêîðî íàø ïîñëàíåö
                      Ïî÷åòíûå óñëîâüÿ ïåðåäàñò,
                      Èáî íå ìîæåò ìèëîñòèâûé Öåçàðü
                      Íåìèëîñòèâî ñ íåþ îáîéòèñü.
 
                                 Åãèïòÿíèí
 
                      Ê òåáå äà áóäóò ìèëîñòèâû áîãè!
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ñþäà, ìîé Ïðîêóëåé! Èäè, ñêàæè åé,
                      ×òî ñðàìà åé íå áóäåò. Óñïîêîé,
                      Óòåøü åå. Íå òî, â ñâîåé ãîðäûíå,
                      Îíà ñïîñîáíà îãîðîøèòü íàñ,
                      Ñ ñîáîé ïîêîí÷èâ.  Ðèìå íàø òðèóìô
                      Îíà ñâîèì ó÷àñòüåì îáåññìåðòèò.
                      Èäè è, âîçâðàòèâøèñü, äîëîæè,
                      Êàêîé íàøåë åå è ÷òî ñêàçàëà.
 
                                  Ïðîêóëåé
 
                      Èñïîëíþ, Öåçàðü.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                       Ãàëë, òû ñ íèì èäè.
                               (Ãàëë óõîäèò.)
                      È Äîëàáåëëà ïóñòü ñîïðîâîæäàåò.
                      Ãäå Äîëàáåëëà?
 
                                    Âñå
 
                                      Äîëàáåëëà, ýé!
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Íå íàäî. Âñïîìíèë ÿ, ÷òî ñ ïîðó÷åíüåì
                      Åãî ïîñëàë. Ïîéäåò òóäà ïîçäíåé.
                      Ïðîøó êî ìíå â ïàëàòêó. Óáåäèòåñü,
                      ×òî ïðîòèâ âîëè âòÿíóò áûë â âîéíó
                      È ÷òî, Àíòîíüÿ óìèðîòâîðÿÿ,
                      Âî âñåõ ïîñëàíèÿõ ÿ áûë ñïîêîåí
                      È ìÿãîê. Âîò ïîéäåìòå, ïîêàæó.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 
                                  Ñöåíà 2
 
    Àëåêñàíäðèÿ. Öàðñêàÿ óñûïàëüíèöà. Âõîäÿò Êëåîïàòðà, Õàðìèàíà è Èðà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                       íåñ÷àñòèè ìóäðååò æèçíü ìîÿ, -
                      È æàëîê Öåçàðÿ óäåë, ÿ âèæó:
                      Îí íå õîçÿèí, à õîëîï ñóäüáû.
                      È âèæó ÿ, âåëè÷üå òîëüêî â òîì
                      Äåÿíèè, ÷òî êîí÷èò âñå äåÿíüÿ,
                      Ñêîâàâ òå÷åíüå áåä è ïåðåìåí, -
                      È ñïè çàòåì, è íå ãëîòàé äåðüìà,
                      Êîòîðûì æèâû íèùèå è Öåçàðü.
 
                  Ê äâåðÿì óñûïàëüíèöû ïîäõîäèò Ïðîêóëåé.
 
                                  Ïðîêóëåé
 
                      Öåçàðü ïðèâåòñòâóåò òåáÿ, öàðèöà
                      Åãèïòà, è æåëàåò, ÷òîáû òû
                      Îçíà÷èëà äîñòîéíûå óñëîâüÿ,
                      Î êîèõ òû íàìåðåíà ïðîñèòü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Êàê òâîå èìÿ?
 
                                  Ïðîêóëåé
 
                                     Ïðîêóëåé.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                                 Àíòîíèé
                      Ñêàçàë, ÷òî äîâåðÿòü òåáå ìîãó.
                      Íî âñå ðàâíî óæ, õîòü è îáìàíè.
                      Æåëàåò Öåçàðü, ÷òîáû ÿ ïðîñèëà.
                      Íî ìåíüøå, ÷åì î öàðñòâå, íå ê ëèöó
                      Ïðîñèòü öàðèöå. Åñëè ïîæåëàåò
                      Åãèïåò ïîêîðåííûé âîçâðàòèòü
                      Äëÿ ñûíà ìîåãî, ñêëîíþ êîëåíè
                      ß â áëàãîäàðíîñòü çà ñâîå äîáðî.
 
                                  Ïðîêóëåé
 
                      Ñïîêîéíà áóäü, íå áîéñÿ íè÷åãî.
                      Âåëèêîäóøåí Öåçàðü ñâåðõ ïðåäåëà.
                      Êîëåíîïðåêëîíåííûõ ïðîñèò ñàì
                      Ïîìî÷ü åìó îñûïàòü èõ äàðàìè.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ñêàæè, ÷òî îòäàþ åìó âî âëàñòü
                      Ñâîå óæå ïëåíåííîå âåëè÷üå,
                      ×òî ÿ ó÷óñü ïîêîðíîñòè âñå÷àñíî
                      È ðàäà áû óçðåòü åãî ëèöî.
 
                                  Ïðîêóëåé
 
                      Ñêàæó, î äîðîãàÿ ãîñïîæà.
                      Òâîèõ íåâçãîä âèíîâíèê ñîñòðàäàåò
                      Òåáå â íåâçãîäàõ ýòèõ. Íå òóæè.
 
                 Âõîäèò Ãàëë ñ ñîëäàòàìè, ïðîíèêàÿ íàâåðõ.
 
                                    Ãàëë
 
                      Êàê âèäèøü, âçÿòü åå âðàñïëîõ ëåãêî.
                      Ñòåðå÷ü, ïîêóäà íå ïðèáóäåò Öåçàðü.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                    Èðà
 
                      Öàðèöà!
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                Òû îáìàíóòà, öàðèöà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ñêîðåé, ïðîâîðíåé, ðóêè!
                           (Âûõâàòûâàåò êèíæàë.)
 
                                  Ïðîêóëåé
                             (îáåçîðóæèâàÿ åå)
 
                                                Ïîãîäè!
                      Íåëüçÿ. Íå íàäî. Ìû íå îáìàíóëè,
                      À ïîìîãëè.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                  È óìåðåòü íåëüçÿ?
                      Ïðèêàí÷èâàþò äàæå è ñîáàê âåäü,
                      ×òîáû íå ìó÷èëèñü.
 
                                  Ïðîêóëåé
 
                                         Íåõîðîøî
                      Âåëèêîäóøüå Öåçàðÿ ìàðàòü
                      Ñàìîóáèéñòâîì. Ïóñòü Çåìëÿ óâèäèò,
                      Ñêîëü áëàãîðîäåí Öåçàðü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                             Ãäå òû, ñìåðòü?
                      Ïðèäè, âîçüìè ìåíÿ. ß ïîöåííåé,
                      ×åì ñîòíè ïîáèðóøåê è ìëàäåíöåâ.
 
                                  Ïðîêóëåé
 
                      Íå ãîðÿ÷èñü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                    Íè ïèòü, íè åñòü, íè ñïàòü
                      Íå ñòàíó. Òåëî áðåííîå ðàçðóøó,
                      È ïîìåøàòü íå ñìîæåò Öåçàðü âàø.
                      Ñëîâà - ìåäÿøêè. Íî íå ñîìíåâàéòåñü,
                      Ðàáûíåþ íå áóäó ó íåãî
                      Òåðïåòü óêîðû ïîñòíûõ ãëàç Îêòàâèè.
                      Õîòèòå âûñòàâèòü íà ïîñìåÿíüå
                      Êðèêëèâîé ÷åðíè? Ìíå ìèëåå ñìåðòü
                      Â êàíàâå çäåøíåé. Ïðåäïî÷òó â ãðÿçè
                      Âàëÿòüñÿ ãîëîé ïàäàëüþ, ðàñïóõøåé
                      Îò æàëà ïëîäîâèòûõ íèëüñêèõ ìóõ,
                      Èëè âèñåòü â öåïÿõ íà ïèðàìèäå.
 
                                  Ïðîêóëåé
 
                      Ó ñòðàõà ñëèøêîì âåëèêè ãëàçà.
                      Ïðåóâåëè÷èâàåøü ïîíàïðàñíó.
                      Æåñòîê íå áóäåò Öåçàðü.
 
                             Âõîäèò Äîëàáåëëà.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                                              Ïðîêóëåé,
                      Ïðî òâîé óñïåõ äîëîæåíî, è Öåçàðü
                      Âåëèò òåáå âåðíóòüñÿ. À öàðèöó
                      Ñòåðå÷ü ÿ áóäó.
 
                                  Ïðîêóëåé
 
                                       Î÷åíü õîðîøî.
                      Òû, Äîëàáåëëà, áóäü ïîìÿã÷å ñ íåþ.
                                (Êëåîïàòðå.)
                      ×òî Öåçàðþ ïðèêàæåøü ïåðåäàòü?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      ×òî óìåðåòü õî÷ó.
                             (Ïðîêóëåé óõîäèò.)
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                                        Âëàäû÷èöà!
                      Çíàêîìî ëü òåáå èìÿ Äîëàáåëëû?
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íå ïîìíþ.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                                Íåñîìíåííî, ïðî ìåíÿ
                      Òû ñëûøàëà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                  Ñëûõàëà èëè íåò,
                      Çíàêîìî, íåçíàêîìî, - âñå åäèíî.
                      Íå ïðàâäà ëü, âàì ñìåøíî, êîãäà âàì äåòè
                      È æåíùèíû ðàññêàçûâàþò ñíû?
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      Íå ïîíÿë.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                 Ñíèëñÿ ìíå âëàñòèòåëü ìèðà -
                      Àíòîíèé. Î, åùå òàêîé áû ñîí
                      Óâèäåòü - ïðî òàêîãî æ ÷åëîâåêà!
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      Óãîäíî ëü òåáå...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                         Ñîëíöå è ëóíà
                      Ñèÿëè íà åãî íåáåñíîì ëèêå
                      È îñâåùàëè ùóïëûé øàð çåìëè.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      Î öàðñòâåííåéøàÿ!..
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                            Æèâûì Êîëîññîì
                      Îí âûñèëñÿ íàä îêåàíîì, íîãè
                      Íà áåðåãàõ îáîèõ óòâåðäèâ
                      È ðóêó íàä âñåëåííîé ïîäûìàÿ.
                      À ãîëîñ ìóçûêîé íåáåñíûõ ñôåð
                      Çâó÷àë äðóçüÿì - è ñîòðÿñàë âðàãîâ,
                      Ïîäîáíî ãðîìó. Òîùèõ çèì íå çíàëè
                      Åãî ùåäðîòû. Îñåíü òî áûëà
                      Íåèññÿêàåìîãî èçîáèëüÿ.
                      Â ñâîèõ óòåõàõ áûë îí, êàê äåëüôèí,
                      Ïëûâóùèé íå íà äíå, à íàä âîëíîþ.
                      Öàðè ñ êíÿçüÿìè áûëè ó íåãî
                      Ïîñûëüíûìè. Âëàäåíüÿ, îñòðîâà
                      Ìîíåòàìè ðîíÿë îí èç êàðìàíà.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      Öàðèöà!..
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                 Ìîã ëè áûòü íà ñàìîì äåëå
                      Òàêîé ïðèñíèâøèéñÿ ìíå ÷åëîâåê?
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      Íå ìîã, öàðèöà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                       Òû áåçáîæíî ëæåøü.
                      Íî îí îãðîìíåå, ÷åì ñíîâèäåíüÿ.
                      Çà âûìûñëîì ïðèðîäå êàê ïîñïåòü?
                      Íî, ñîòâîðèâ Àíòîíèÿ, ïðèðîäà
                      Ñíû ïîñðàìèëà ðàç è íàâñåãäà.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      Î ãîñóäàðûíÿ! Òû âåëèêà,
                      È òàê æå âåëèêè òâîÿ óòðàòà
                      È ñêîðáü òâîÿ. È ãëÿäÿ íà òåáÿ,
                      Êëÿíóñü, òàêîþ ïîðàæåí ïå÷àëüþ,
                      ×òî ñåðäöå ðàçðûâàåòñÿ â ãðóäè.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Áëàãîäàðþ. À ÷òî íàìåðåí Öåçàðü
                      Ñî ìíîþ äåëàòü?
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                                      Òÿæêî ìíå ñêàçàòü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ïðîøó òåáÿ.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                                  Õîòü îí è áëàãîðîäåí...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íî ïëåííèöåþ ïîâåäåò ìåíÿ
                      Â ñâîåì òðèóìôå.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                                        Ýòî äîñòîâåðíî
                      ß çíàþ.
 
 Òðóáû, âîçãëàñ çà ñöåíîé: "Äîðîãó Öåçàðþ!". Âõîäÿò Öåçàðü, Ãàëë, Ïðîêóëåé,
                             Ìåöåíàò è äðóãèå.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                               Êòî öàðèöà çäåñü Åãèïòà?
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      Íàø ïîâåëèòåëü ýòî, ãîñïîæà.
                     (Êëåîïàòðà îïóñêàåòñÿ íà êîëåíè.)
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Âñòàíü, ãîñóäàðûíÿ Åãèïòà, âñòàíü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Âåëåëè áîãè ìíå ñêëîíèòü êîëåíè
                      Ïåðåä òîáîþ, î âëàäûêà ìîé.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Íå óäðó÷àéñÿ. Ìû òâîè ïîñòóïêè,
                      Íàíåñøèå íàì ðàíû è óðîí,
                      Â íåïðåäíàìåðåííûå çàïèñàëè.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Âëàñòèòåëü ìèðà! Îáåëèòü ñåáÿ
                      Íåäîñòàåò óìåíüÿ ìíå. Ïðèçíàþñü,
                      ß, êàê è âñå ìû, æåíùèíû, ñëàáà.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Çíàé, Êëåîïàòðà, íå âèíèòü æåëàåì
                      Òåáÿ, à èçâèíèòü. È åñëè òû
                      Ïîéäåøü íàâñòðå÷ó, òî íå ïîæàëååøü.
                      Íî åñëè, âñëåä Àíòîíèþ, ñ ñîáîé
                      Ïîêîí÷èøü, âûñòàâèâ ìåíÿ æåñòîêèì,
                      Òî îáðå÷åøü äåòåé ñâîèõ íà ãèáåëü,
                      Îò êîåé èõ æåëàë áû îãðàäèòü.
                      Íà ýòîì ðàçðåøè ñ òîáîé ïðîñòèòüñÿ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íè÷üå òåáå íå íóæíî ðàçðåøåíüå.
                      Òû âëàñòåëèí Çåìëè. Îíà òâîÿ.
                      À ñ íàìè, êàê òðîôåÿìè ïîáåäû,
                      Òû âîëåí êàê óãîäíî ïîñòóïèòü.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Âî âñåì, êàñàþùåìñÿ äî òåáÿ,
                      Ñîâåòíèöåé ìîåé ñàìà òû áóäåøü.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Âîò ñïèñîê äðàãîöåííîñòåé è äåíåã,
                      È çîëîòûõ âåùåé, è ñåðåáðà.
                      Îöåíåíî âñå òî÷íî. Íè÷åãî
                      Íå óïóñòèëà, ðàçâå òîëüêî ìåëî÷ü
                      Êàêóþ-íèáóäü. Ãäå òû òàì, Ñåëåâê?
 
                               Âõîäèò Ñåëåâê.
 
                                   Ñåëåâê
 
                      ß çäåñü, öàðèöà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                        Âîò ìîé êàçíà÷åé.
                      Ïóñòü çàñâèäåòåëüñòâóåò îí, ïîä ñòðàõîì
                      Òâîåé íåìèëîñòè, ÷òî íè÷åãî
                      Íå óòàèëà ÿ. Ñêàæè âñþ ïðàâäó.
 
                                   Ñåëåâê
 
                      ß ëó÷øå âîâñå ðîò ñåáå çàøüþ,
                      Íî ëæåñâèäåòåëüñòâîâàòü íå æåëàþ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ïî-òâîåìó, ÿ ÷òî-òî óòàèëà?
 
                                   Ñåëåâê
 
                      Äîñòàòî÷íî, ÷òîáû êóïèòü âñå òî,
                      ×òî â ñïèñêå çäåñü.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                          Öàðèöà, íå êðàñíåé.
                      Òû ìóäðî ïîñòóïèëà. Îäîáðÿþ.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Òû âèäèøü, Öåçàðü, âåðíîñòü õîëóåâ.
                      Ìîè ê òåáå ñåé÷àñ ïåðåìåòíóëèñü.
                      À ïîìåíÿëèñü åñëè á ìû ñóäüáîé,
                      Òâîè êî ìíå áû ïåðåêî÷åâàëè.
                      Íåáëàãîäàðíîñòü ýòîãî Ñåëåâêà
                      Ìåíÿ ïðèâîäèò â ÿðîñòü. Ïîäëûé ðàá!
                      Òû íåíàäåæíåå, ÷åì ïðîñòèòóòêè.
                      ×òî, ïÿòèøüñÿ? Õîòü óëåòàé íà êðûëüÿõ,
                      Ãëàçà ñâîè òåáå íå óáåðå÷ü.
                      Âñå âûöàðàïàþ. Áåçäóøíûé ïåñ,
                      Ìåðçàâåö ðåäêîñòíûé!
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                           Ïðîøó, öàðèöà...
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Î Öåçàðü, äà âåäü æàëèò äóøó ñòûä!
                      Ìåíÿ òû óäîñòîèë ïîñåùåíüåì,
                      È ïðè òåáå ìîé ñîáñòâåííûé ñëóãà
                      Ìíå ïîäáàâëÿåò ñðàìà è ïîçîðà.
                      Äîïóñòèì, ÿ îñòàâèëà ñåáå
                      Äåøåâûå áåçäåëêè, ïîáðÿêóøêè
                      Äëÿ ðèìëÿíîê çíàêîìûõ, È äîïóñòèì,
                      Äîðîæå êîé-÷òî îòëîæèëà ÿ
                      Äëÿ Ëèâèè òâîåé è äëÿ Îêòàâèè,
                      ×òîá çàñòóïèëèñü çà ìåíÿ îíè.
                      È ÷òî æå - îáëè÷àòü ìåíÿ áåðåòñÿ
                      Ìîé âûêîðìûø? Óíèçèë îí ìåíÿ
                      Âñåãî íåñíîñíåé. - Óáèðàéñÿ âîí,
                      Íå òî ñêâîçü ïåïåë ìîåãî çëîñ÷àñòüÿ
                      Áûëîå ïëàìÿ áåøåíñòâà áëåñíåò.
                      Áóäü òû ìóæ÷èíîé, ïîùàäèë ìåíÿ áû.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ñòóïàé, Ñåëåâê.
                              (Ñåëåâê óõîäèò.)
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                      Óæ òàê çàâåäåíî.
                      Âëàñòèòåëåé, íàñ âå÷íî îáâèíÿþò
                      Â ÷óæèõ ãðåõàõ. È, ñâåðãíóòûå, ìû
                      Ðàñïëà÷èâàåìñÿ. Æàëåòü íàñ íóæíî.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      ×òî åñòü òàì â ñïèñêå è ÷åãî â íåì íåò,
                      Âñå îñòàâëÿåì ìû â òâîåì âëàäåíüè.
                      Âîëüíà õðàíèòü òû ýòî è äàðèòü.
                      Çíàé, Öåçàðü íå ñêóïåö è íå êóïåö,
                      ×òîáû òîâàðû âûâåðÿòü ïî ñïèñêàì.
                      Ãîíè òû ïðî÷ü ïå÷àëÿùèå ìûñëè
                      È óçíèöåþ íå ñ÷èòàé ñåáÿ.
                      Íàìåðåíû ðåøèòü ñ òâîåé ïîäñêàçêè
                      Ñóäüáó òâîþ. Ñïîêîéíî åøü è ñïè;
                      Òåáÿ æàëååì, î òåáå ïå÷åìñÿ.
                      Òåïåðü ïðîùàé.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                      Î ïîâåëèòåëü ìîé!
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Íåò, ïðîñòî äðóã. Ïðîùàé æå, Êëåîïàòðà.
 
                      Òðóáû. Öåçàðü ñî ñâèòîé óõîäèò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Îí çàãîâàðèâàåò çóáû ìíå, -
                      Îõ, äåâóøêè; - ÷òîáû ïîðûâ âûñîêèé
                      Ìîé îáåññèëèòü. Ñëóøàé, Õàðìèàíà
                          (Øåï÷åòñÿ ñ Õàðìèàíîé.)
 
                                    Èðà
 
                      Êîí÷àé, öàðèöà íàøà. Äåíü ïîãàñ,
                      È íàïîëçàåò òüìà.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
                                 (Õàðìèàíå)
 
                                       ...Ñòóïàé áûñòðåå.
                      Óæ ÿ óñëîâèëàñü. Ãîòîâî âñå.
                      Ïîòîðîïè.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                 Èñïîëíþ, ãîñïîæà.
 
                             Âõîäèò Äîëàáåëëà.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      À ãäå öàðèöà?
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                    Çäåñü.
                                 (Óõîäèò.)
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                             À, Äîëàáåëëà!
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      Êàê âûïîëíÿþò êëÿòâó, èñïîëíÿþ
                      ß ïîâåëåíüå òîé, êîãî ëþáëþ.
                      Èäòè íàìåðåí Öåçàðü ÷åðåç Ñèðèþ, -
                      È îòîøëåò âïåðåä òåáÿ ñ äåòüìè
                      Òâîèìè ïîñëåçàâòðà. Áóäü ãîòîâà.
                      Íó âîò. Èñïîëíèë òî, ÷òî îáåùàë.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Â äîëãó ÿ ïðåä òîáîþ, Äîëàáåëëà.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      ß ðàä ñëóæèòü. Ïðîùàé. Ñïåøó íàçàä.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Ñïàñèáî è ïðîùàé.
                            (Äîëàáåëëà óõîäèò.)
                                        ×òî ñêàæåøü, Èðà?
                      Åãèïåòñêîþ êóêëîé âûñòàâëÿòüñÿ
                      Æåëàåøü â Ðèìå ðÿäûøêîì ñî ìíîé -
                      Íà îáîçðåíüå è íà ïîðóãàíüå?
                      Òàì â ñàëüíûõ ôàðòóêàõ ìàñòåðîâûå
                      Ïîäûìóò íà ïåðåäâèæíîé ïîìîñò,
                      È ñðåäè ñòóêà ìîëîòêîâ äûøàòü
                      Èõ êèñëûì ïîòîì è îòðûæêîé áóäåì.
 
                                    Èðà
 
                      Íå äàé-òî áîãè!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                      Ëèêòîðû-íàõàëû,
                      Êàê øëþõ, íàñ áóäóò ëàïàòü. Ðèôìà÷è,
                      Ôàëüøèâÿ, ðàñïåâàòü î íàñ áàëëàäû.
                      Êîìåäèàíòû þðêèå òîò÷àñ
                      Ïðåäñòàâÿò íàñ ïèðóþùèõ. Àíòîíèé
                      Âäðûçã áóäåò ïüÿíûì. È óâèæó ÿ,
                      Êàê ðàñïèñêëÿâèò öàðñòâåííîñòü ìîþ
                      Ìàëåö-àêòåð ñ óæèìêîé ïîòàñêóøüåé.
 
                                    Èðà
 
                      Î áîãè!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                               Èìåííî âñå òàê è áóäåò.
 
                                    Èðà
 
                      ×åì âèäåòü ýòî, ÿ ñåáå ãëàçà
                      Íîãòÿìè âîí!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                    Äà, ñðåäñòâà íå èññÿêëè.
                      Âðàãîâ îñòàâèòü ìîæíî â äóðàêàõ.
 
                           Âîçâðàùàåòñÿ Õàðìèàíà.
 
                      À âîò è Õàðìèàíà! Íó, íåñèòå
                      Ìíå ëó÷øèå îäåæäû. Íàðÿæàéòå
                      Ìåíÿ ïî-öàðñêè, æåíùèíû ìîè.
                      Ïî Êèäíó ñíîâà ïîïëûâó íà âñòðå÷ó
                      Ñ Àíòîíèåì. Æèâåé, ïîêà æèâó.
                      À ïîñëå áóäåò ó òåáÿ äîñóã
                      Äî Ñòðàøíîãî ñóäà. Íåñè êîðîíó!
 
                   Èðà è Õàðìèàíà óõîäÿò. Çà ñöåíîé øóì.
 
                      ×òî òàì çà øóì?
 
                          Âõîäèò ñîëäàò èç ñòðàæè.
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                                       Èíæèðó âàì ïðèíåñ
                      Âàõëàê êàêîé-òî. Ïðåò ñþäà ñ êîðçèíîé.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Âïóñòè åãî.
                              (Ñîëäàò óõîäèò.)
                                  Âûñîêîå äåÿíüå
                      Îðóäüåì ýòèì áåäíûì ñîâåðøó.
                      Íåñåò îí ìíå ñâîáîäó. ß ðåøèëàñü,
                      Íåò æåíñêîãî âî ìíå óæ íè÷åãî, -
                      Ñâÿçü ðàçîðâàâ ñ èçìåí÷èâîé ëóíîþ,
                      Âñÿ ñäåëàëàñü ÿ ìðàìîðíî-òâåðäà.
 
            Âîçâðàùàåòñÿ ñîëäàò ñ ñåëü÷àíèíîì, íåñóùèì êîðçèíó.
 
                                   Ñîëäàò
 
                      Âîò îí.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                               Ïóñòü îñòàåòñÿ; òû èäè.
                              (Ñîëäàò óõîäèò.)
                      Ïðèíåñ òû çìåéêó íèëüñêóþ, ñêàæè ìíå,
                      Ñïîñîáíóþ áåç áîëè óáèâàòü?
 
                                 Ñåëü÷àíèí
 
     Ïðèíåñ,  ïðèíåñ  ÷åðâÿ,  ïðèíåñ  àñïèäà. Äà òîëüêî òðîãàòü íå ñîâåòóþ -
êóñàåò íàñìåðòü. À óæ ïîìåðåâ îò íåãî, ðåäêî âîñêðåñàþò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
     À ïîìèðàëè ìíîãèå?
 
                                 Ñåëü÷àíèí
 
     Åùå  áû  - è ìóæ÷èíû, è æåíùèíû òîæå. Îäíà íå äàëüøå êàê â÷åðà, - òàêàÿ
ïîðÿäî÷íàÿ,  òîëüêî  âîò  êî  ëæè  è ëîæó ðàñïîëîæåííàÿ, - ðàññêàçûâàëà, êàê
÷åðâü  åå êóñàë, ãäå çóäåëî è êàê ïîìèðàëà. Î÷åíü õâàëèò ÷åðâÿ. Íî âåðèòü èì
íåëüçÿ è âïîëîâèíó. Îäíî òîëüêî íåñîìíåííî: ÷åðâü ýòîò - ÷èñòûé àñïèä.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
     Íó, óõîäè. Ïðîùàé.
 
                                 Ñåëü÷àíèí
 
     Æåëàþ âàì ïðèÿòíîé æèçíè ñ àñïèäîì. (Ñòàâèò êîðçèíó íà ïîë.)
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
     Ïðîùàé.
 
                                 Ñåëü÷àíèí
 
     Òîëüêî ó÷òè - ÷åðâü ñâîå àñïèäîâî äåëî çíàåò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
     Äà, äà. Ïðîùàé.
 
                                 Ñåëü÷àíèí
 
     Òû  èìåé â âèäó - ÷åðâþ íå äîâåðÿé. Ñìîòðåòü çà íèì ïîðó÷è óìíûì ëþäÿì.
Îí - àñïèä îãîëòåëûé.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
     Íå áåñïîêîéñÿ, ïðèñìîòðèì.
 
                                 Ñåëü÷àíèí
 
     Âîò è õîðîøî. È íå êîðìè åãî - îí êîðìåæêè íå ñòîèò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
     À òîãäà æ îí ìåíÿ ñúåñò?
 
                                 Ñåëü÷àíèí
 
     Íå  äóìàé,  íå  òàêîé  óæ  ÿ  ïðîñòàê  è  çíàþ, ÷òî ñàì äüÿâîë æåíùèíîé
ïîäàâèòñÿ.  Îíà  -  ïèùà  äëÿ  áîãîâ, åæåëè äüÿâîëîì íå ñòðÿïàíà. Âåäü ñó÷üè
äüÿâîëû  ïîâàëüíî  ïîðòÿò  æåíùèí,  -  èç äåñÿòè ñîòâîðåííûõ áîãàìè óæ ïÿòîê
íåïðåìåííî èñïîðòÿò.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
     Íó, óõîäè. Ïðîùàé.
 
                                 Ñåëü÷àíèí
 
     Äà, íàäî èäòè. Ñ÷àñòëèâî îñòàâàòüñÿ ñ ÷åðâÿêîì. (Óõîäèò.)
 
            Âîçâðàùàþòñÿ Õàðìèàíà è Èðà ñ êîðîíîé, ìàíòèåé è ïð.
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Íàäåíüòå ìàíòèþ ìíå è êîðîíó.
                      ß æàæäó âå÷íîñòè. Íå óòîëþ
                      Óæå âèíîì åãèïåòñêèì òîé æàæäû.
                      Èðà, áûñòðåé. Àíòîíèé ìîé çîâåò.
                      Âîò âñòàë íàâñòðå÷ó, õâàëèò çà ðåøèìîñòü.
                      Íàä Öåçàðåì ñìååòñÿ, ÷üþ ñóäüáó
                      Íàðî÷íî áîãè ñäåëàëè ñ÷àñòëèâîé,
                      ×òîáû çàòåì îáðóøèòü ïðàâûé ãíåâ.
                      Èäó, ñóïðóã! Îòâàãîþ ñâîåé
                      ß äîêàæó, ÷òî áûòü æåíîé äîñòîéíà.
                      ß âñÿ îãîíü è âîçäóõ, - îñòàëüíîå
                      Èç ñâîåãî ñîñòàâà óñòðàíèâ,
                      Êàê íèçìåííîå, âìåñòå ñ ýòîé æèçíüþ.
                      Íó, êîí÷èëè? Äàâàéòå îáíèìó âàñ,
                      Ïðèìèòå ãóá ïîñëåäíåå òåïëî.
                      Íàâåê ïðîùàéòå, Õàðìèàíà, Èðà.
                     (Öåëóåò èõ. Èðà ïàäàåò è óìèðàåò.)
                      Òû ïàäàåøü? Íåóæòî ÿä çìåè
                      Â ìîèõ óñòàõ?.. Íî åñëè óìåðëà
                      Òû òàê ëåãêî, òî çíà÷èò, ñìåðòü - îòðàäà,
                      Âîçëþáëåííîãî ëàñêîâûé ùèïîê.
                      Ëåæèøü áåçìîëâíî? Çíà÷èò, ñëîâ ïðîùàíüÿ
                      Íå ñòîèò ìèð.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                    Äîæäåì ïðîëåéñÿ, òó÷à!
                      Ïëà÷ü, íåáî!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                   À îíà õðàáðåé ìåíÿ.
                      Åñëè íå ïîñïåøó, êóäðÿâûé ìîé
                      Åå îáíèìåò ïåðâóþ, îòäàñò åé
                      Ñâîé ïîöåëóé, â êîòîðîì äëÿ ìåíÿ
                      Âñå íåáåñà. Èäè æå, ìèëûé àñïèä.
                        (Ïðèêëàäûâàåò çìåþ ê ãðóäè.)
                      Ñâîèìè îñòðûìè çóáàìè âðàç
                      Ðàñïóòàé óçåë æèçíè. Ðàçîçëèñü,
                      Êóñàé æå, ãëóïûé. Ãîâîðèòü óìåë áû,
                      Íàçâàòü áû ìîã òû Öåçàðÿ îñëîì
                      È ïðîñòîôèëåé.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                      Î çâåçäà Âîñòîêà!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                      Òññ! Âèäèøü, ìîé ìëàäåíåö ãðóäü ñîñåò,
                      Êîðìèëèöó áëàæåííî óñûïëÿÿ.
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Ðàçáåéñÿ, ñåðäöå!
 
                                 Êëåîïàòðà
 
                                        Êàê ëåãêî, Àíòîíèé!
                      Êàê íåæíî æàëî! -
          (Íàéäÿ â êîðçèíå äðóãóþ çìåéêó, ïðèêëàäûâàåò åå ê ðóêå.)
                                         Íåò, è òû óæàëü.
                      ×òî æ ìåäëèòü áóäó...
                                 (Óìèðàåò.)
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                        ...â ýòîì ïîäëîì ìèðå?
                      Ïðîùàé, î íåñðàâíåííàÿ. Òàêîé
                      Äîáû÷è ñìåðòü åùå íå ïîëó÷àëà.
                      Ñîìêíèñü, øåëêîâûé çàíàâåñ ðåñíèö.
                      Î çîëîòîå ñîëíöå, íèêîãäà
                       î÷àõ ïîäîáíûõ òû íå îòðàçèøüñÿ!
                      Êîðîíà ñáèëàñü íàáîê. Äàé ïîïðàâëþ.
                      À òàì óæå íàñòóïèò ìîé äîñóã.
 
                          Âáåãàþò ñîëäàòû ñòðàæè.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                      Öàðèöà ãäå?
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                   Òññ, íå áóäè åå.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                      Ïðèñëàë ê íåé Öåçàðü...
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                                          Îïîçäàë ïîñëàíåö.
                        (Ïðèêëàäûâàåò çìåþ ê ñåáå.)
                      Êóñàé ñèëüíåé. Íå ÷óâñòâóþ òåáÿ.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                      Ñþäà! Ïðåäàòåëüñòâî! Îáìàíóò Öåçàðü!
 
                               Âòîðîé ñîëäàò
 
                      Ïîñëàíöà, Äîëàáåëëó ïîçîâè.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                      Íó, Õàðìèàíà, ðàçâå òàê ãîäèòñÿ?
 
                                  Õàðìèàíà
 
                      Ãîäèòñÿ è ïðèëè÷åñòâóåò åé,
                      Íàñëåäíèöå ïðåñëàâíûõ ãîñóäàðåé.
                      Îõ!..
                                 (Óìèðàåò.)
 
                             Âõîäèò Äîëàáåëëà.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                             ×òî çäåñü?
 
                               Âòîðîé ñîëäàò
 
                                         Âñå îíè óæå ìåðòâû.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      Äà. Ýòîãî è îïàñàëñÿ Öåçàðü,
                      È ýòîìó ñòðåìèëñÿ ïîìåøàòü.
                      À âîò è ñàì èäåò îí.
 
             Çà ñöåíîé âîçãëàñû: "Ñ äîðîãè!", "Äîðîãó Öåçàðþ!"
                          Âõîäèò Öåçàðü ñî ñâèòîé.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                                           Î âëàñòèòåëü!
                      Òâîÿ äîãàäêà ÷åðåñ÷óð âåðíà.
                      Âñå òàê è âûøëî.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                        Ìóæåñòâåí êîíåö.
                      Ïî-öàðñêè âîçðàçèëà íàì öàðèöà,
                      Íàìåðåíèÿ âàøè ðàçãàäàâ.
                      Êàê óìåðëè îíè? Íå âèæó êðîâè.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      Êòî ê íèì ñþäà ïîñëåäíèì ïðèõîäèë?
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                      Ïðîñòîé ñåëü÷àíèí åé ïðèíåñ èíæèðó.
                      Â êîðçèíå ýòîé.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                                       À â èíæèðå - ÿä.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                      Î Öåçàðü! Òîëüêî ÷òî áûëà æèâà,
                      Ñòîÿëà, ãîâîðèëà Õàðìèàíà,
                      Êîðîíó ïîïðàâëÿëà ãîñïîæå,
                      Äðîæà îçíîáíî, è - è âäðóã ïîíèêëà.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Î, äîáëåñòü ñëàáîñèëûõ! Íî îò ÿäà
                      Îíè ðàñïóõëè áû. À ïîãëÿäè:
                      Öàðèöà ñëîâíî ñïèò è ñíîâà ìàíèò
                      Àíòîíèÿ â òåíåòà ÷àð ñâîèõ.
 
                                 Äîëàáåëëà
 
                      Âîò íà ãðóäè äâå òî÷êè êðîâÿíûå
                      È íà ðóêå.
 
                               Ïåðâûé ñîëäàò
 
                                  Çìåèíûé ýòî ñëåä;
                             (Ãëÿäÿ â êîðçèíó.)
                      Çìåèíàÿ íà ëèñòüÿõ ñëèçü. Òàêóþ
                      Â ïåùåðàõ íèëüñêèõ ìîæíî óâèäàòü.
 
                                   Öåçàðü
 
                      Ïîãèáëà îò óêóñà, íå èíà÷å.
                      Åå ïðèäâîðíûé ëåêàðü ðàññêàçàë
                      Î òîì, ÷òî íåóñòàííî Êëåîïàòðà
                      Ëåã÷àéøóþ îòûñêèâàëà ñìåðòü.
                      Íåñèòå âìåñòå ñ ëîæåì. È ñëóæàíîê.
                      Ñ Àíòîíèåì åé ðÿäîì ïî÷èâàòü.
                      È çíàìåíèòåå ÷åòû íå áóäåò
                      Õðàíèòü â ñåáå ìîãèëà íè îäíà.
                      Òàêèå ñóäüáîíîñíûå ñîáûòüÿ
                      Â íàñ, ïîáåäèâøèõ, âûçûâàþò ñêîðáü
                      È îòçîâóòñÿ æàëîñòüþ â ïîòîìêàõ
                      Âåëèêîé, êàê ïîáåäà âåëèêà.
                      Ïóñòü íàøå âîéñêî øåñòâóåò çà ãðîáîì.
                      Òî áóäåò çíàêîì ïî÷åñòè îñîáûì.
                                (Äîëàáåëëå.)
                      Ðàñïîðÿäèñü. Äàíü ýòó îòäàäèì
                      Ïå÷àëüíóþ - è âîçâðàòèìñÿ â Ðèì.
 
                                  Óõîäÿò.
 
 

ÏÐÈÌÅ×ÀÍÈß

 
 
     Ñ. 527-528. Äåéñòâóþùèå ëèöà. -
     Ìàðê  Àíòîíèé  (82-30  ãã. äî í.ý.) - ðèìñêèé ïîëêîâîäåö, ñîðàòíèê Þëèÿ
Öåçàðÿ; ïîñëå ñìåðòè ïîñëåäíåãî (â 44 ã. äî í.ý.) - ÷ëåí Âòîðîãî òðèóìâèðàòà
(âìåñòå ñ Îêòàâèåì Öåçàðåì è Ëåïèäîì.)  íà÷àëå äðàìû Àíòîíèþ ñîðîê ëåò.
     Îêòàâèé  (èëè  Îêòàâèàí) Öåçàðü (63 ã. äî í.ý. - 14 ã. í.ý.) - âíó÷àòûé
ïëåìÿííèê  Þëèÿ Öåçàðÿ, ÷ëåí Âòîðîãî òðèóìâèðàòà; ïîñëå ðàçðûâà ñ Àíòîíèåì è
ïîáåäû  íàä  íèì  (30  ã. äî í.ý.) - ñàìîäåðæàâíûé ïðàâèòåëü Ðèìà, ïðèíÿâøèé
òèòóë èìïåðàòîðà.
     Ìàðê  Ýìèëèé  Ëåïèä  (89-12  ãã.  äî  í.ý.)  - ñîðàòíèê Öåçàðÿ, ïîçæå -
òðåòèé ÷ëåí Âòîðîãî òðèóìâèðàòà, âñêîðå îòñòðàíåííûé îò âëàñòè Îêòàâèåì.
     Ñåêñò  Ïîìïåé  (75-35  ãã.  äî  í.ý.) - ñûí Ãíåÿ Ïîìïåÿ Âåëèêîãî, ÷ëåíà
Ïåðâîãî  òðèóìâèðàòà.  Óñïåøíî  âîåâàë  ñ  Îêòàâèåì è Àíòîíèåì, íî çàòåì áûë
ðàçáèò Àíòîíèåì è óìåð â çàòî÷åíèè.
     Ìåöåíàò  Ãàé  Öèëèíèé  -  äðóã Îêòàâèÿ, ðèìñêèé àðèñòîêðàò, ïîêðîâèòåëü
ïîýçèè è èñêóññòâ. Óìåð â 9 ã. äî í.ý.
     Êëåîïàòðà  (69-30  ãã.  äî í.ý.) - öàðèöà Åãèïòà, äî÷ü Ïòîëåìåÿ Àâëåòà.
Ïî çàâåùàíèþ îòöà âûøëà çà ñâîåãî áðàòà Ïòîëåìåÿ Äèîíèñà è ïðàâèëà ñîâìåñòíî
ñ íèì. Çàòåì áûëà ñâåðãíóòà ñ ïðåñòîëà, íî â 47 ã. äî í.ý., âîññòàíîâëåíà íà
íåì  Þëèåì  Öåçàðåì.  Ïîñëå  ñìåðòè  Öåçàðÿ  ñáëèçèëàñü  â 41 ã. ñ Àíòîíèåì,
ðàçäåëèâ ñ íèì, êàê ýòî èçîáðàæåíî ó Øåêñïèðà, åãî ó÷àñòü. Ê íà÷àëó äðàìû åé
äâàäöàòü ñåìü ëåò.
     Îêòàâèÿ  -  ñåñòðà  Îêòàâèÿ  Öåçàðÿ.  Ïîñëå  ñìåðòè  ñâîåãî ìóæà, Ìàðêà
Êëàâäèÿ Ìàðöåëëà, âûøëà çàìóæ çà Àíòîíèÿ.
     Ñ. 529. ...þíåö ãîëîáîðîäûé. -  íà÷àëå äðàìû Îêòàâèþ øåë ëèøü äâàäöàòü
âòîðîé ãîä.
     Ñ.  533.  Ëàáèåí  Êâèíò  -  ðèìñêèé ïîëêîâîäåö, ñïîäâèæíèê Þëèÿ Öåçàðÿ,
áåæàë ê ïàðôÿíàì è âìåñòå ñ íèìè âåë âîéíó ïðîòèâ Ðèìà.
     Ñ.  541.  Äàé  ìàíäðàãîðû âûïèòü. - Ìàíäðàãîðå ïðèïèñûâàëîñü ñíîòâîðíîå
äåéñòâèå.
     Ñ.  543.  ...äàøü  ïåðî  ìíå  è  áóìàãó.  -  Ïðèìåð ÿâíûõ øåêñïèðîâñêèõ
àíàõðîíèçìîâ.
     Ñ.  559. ×òî ïîáóäèëî èõ... Êàïèòîëèé êðîâèþ çàëèòü? - Íà Êàïèòîëèéñêîì
õîëìå ïîìåùàëîñü çäàíèå ðèìñêîãî Ñåíàòà, â êîòîðîì áûë çàêîëîò Þëèé Öåçàðü.
     Ñ.  560.  Âíåñ ê Öåçàðþ öàðèöó /  ìåøêå òþôÿ÷íîì. - Ñîãëàñíî Ïëóòàðõó,
Þëèé   Öåçàðü   ïîæåëàë,  ÷òîáû  åãî  ñâèäàíèå  ñ  Êëåîïàòðîé  áûëî  òàéíûì.
Ïðèáëèæåííûé öàðèöû âíåñ åå ê Öåçàðþ â ìåøêå äëÿ ïîñòåëè.
     Ñ.  566.  Îòìñòèë...  ïàðôÿíàì çà ãèáåëü Êðàññà. - Ìàðê Êðàññ - ðèìñêèé
êîíñóë,  ïîãèáøèé îò ðóêè ïàðôÿíñêîãî öàðÿ Îðîäà. Ñûí Îðîäà Ïàêîð áûë ðàçáèò
Âåíòèäèåì.
     Ñ.  583.  Êîðîíà  Ïòîëåìååâà  öàðåé.  -  Ïòîëåìåè  -  öàðñêàÿ äèíàñòèÿ,
ïðàâèâøàÿ â Åãèïòå. Ïòîëåìåé XI - îòåö Êëåîïàòðû.
     Ñ.  602.  Íà ìíå / Ñëîâíî ðóáàøêà Íåññîâà. - Ïî ïðåäàíèþ, êåíòàâð Íåññ,
ñìåðòåëüíî ðàíåííûé Ãåðêóëåñîì (çà ïîïûòêó îñêîðáèòü åãî æåíó), äàë åãî æåíå
ïðîïèòàííóþ   ÿäîì   ðóáàøêó,   îáëàäàâøóþ,   ÿêîáû,   ñâîéñòâîì  âîçâðàùàòü
ñóïðóæåñêóþ âåðíîñòü. Íàäåâ åå, Ãåðêóëåñ óìåð â ìó÷åíèÿõ.
     Îïîëîóìåë,  êàê  Àÿêñ,  êîãäà  /  Òîìó ùèò Àõèëëåñà íå äîñòàëñÿ. - Àÿêñ
ïðèøåë  â  óæàñíóþ  ÿðîñòü, óçíàâ, ÷òî äîñïåõè ïîãèáøåãî Àõèëëà äîñòàëèñü íå
åìó, à Îäèññåþ. (Ãîìåð, "Èëèàäà").
     Ôåññàëèéñêèé âåïðü. - Ìèôè÷åñêîå ÷óäîâèùå, óáèòîå Ìåëåàãðîì.