as pure as her innocence is, and that his love for me is so strong that he continues to love<hr>
the person who snatched victory from his hands. For my part, you will always be my most intense<hr>
and latest passion. I confess that at a time when I did not know you, the greatness of<hr>
Julius Caesar touched my heart, and I could not help but love a man who, in<hr>
the whole world, was considered the first of mortals. A man whom you once deemed worthy<hr>
of the Roman Empire since it was you who first honoured him by placing a<hr>
diadem on his head in the midst of Rome, and it is you who, after his death, contributed to his memory<hr>
by the beautifully powerful speech you delivered before the Roman people, driving out Brutus<hr>
and Cassius, setting their palaces ablaze and showcasing your bravery and friendship. But ever since<hr>
I saw you, I can assure you that you have perfectly reigned in my soul, and that you will always reign<hr>
there.<hr>

The Roman Empire is an empire that fate has not granted you, and although it is not<hr>

under your control, it will always belong to you. This injustice may overturn all kingdoms<hr>
and empires, but it will never alter my heart. Anything that has the power to destroy<hr>
the strongest affections will only serve to strengthen mine. And to prove to you that I know<hr>
how to love better than you, without suspecting your friendship of any weakness, I believe that as<hr>
long as I remain the cause of all your misfortunes, I will always be the source of your happiness.<hr>
Without ever regretting having loved me, you will always let me reign in your soul, just<hr>
like you reign in mine. So let's go, Antony, let's go to Alexandria and make our final<hr>
efforts to conquer those who have conquered us. There we may still find<hr>
something to repel the insolence of our enemies. But if the time comes when the heavens decide our<hr>
downfall, when fate continues to persecute us, when hope is entirely denied us, when all<hr>
your friends abandon you, when all my subjects betray me and align with the stronger side, if<hr>
all these things happen to us, we will certainly find my tomb in Alexandria where<hr>
we will have the privilege of leaving our ashes together. We need to announce our death to avoid<hr>
servitude, and thus we will snatch the most precious fruit of their victory and even conquer<hr>
Octavius.<hr>
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                                                Effect of this speech<hr>
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       Those who are in love easily believe what pleases them,<hr>
and the voice of this magnificent creature of the Nile did not fail to draw Antony's soul to the<hr>
point where he agreed with her. He had not followed Cleopatra to abandon her later. His anger<hr>
was as much the result of his love as of his fleeing, and it was as easy for him to calm down as to<hr>
flee. He therefore believed whatever she wished to say, apologized for doubting her fidelity, and did not<hr>
regret losing the Roman Empire to preserve Cleopatra. He followed her to Alexandria.<hr>
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