Enobarbus tries to persuade Cleopatra that she should not physically take part in the wars against Caesar, but she refuses his advice. Antony gives his reason for fighting at sea, when the odds are not in his favor: he says that Caesar has challenged him to do so. A messenger brings news of Caesar's swift progress, and Antony leaves for his ship, even though one of his soldiers urges him to fight instead by land, where his forces are strongest.
Antony is acting under the influence of his.....
