In Alexandria, Antony is devastated with shame at his loss. He tells his comrades to take his ship and treasure and leave him to his own plans. Cleopatra apologizes for retreating, saying that she did not expect Antony to follow. He regrets his loss of honor.
The imagery in this scene returns to the theme of Antony's symbolic emasculation. In his speech to the comrades, he uses the metaphor of age overcoming his youth and strength to demonstrate his fall from the masculine ideal.
"My very hairs do mutiny; for the white
Reprove the brown for rashness, and they them
For.....
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