Dercetus

Family: Roman · Role: follower of Antony · First appears: Antony and Cleopatra · Act IV, Scene XIII

Life events

Dercetus reveals Antony’s suicide and presents Caesar with Antony’s bloodstained sword.(Antony and Cleopatra · Act V, Scene I · 📍 Caesar’s Camp before Alexandria)
- With: Mark Antony
- “He is dead, Caesar, Not by a public minister of justice, Nor by a hired knife, but that self hand Which writ his honour in the acts it did Hath, with the courage which the heart did lend it, Splitted the heart. This is his sword. I robbed his wound of it. Behold it stained With his most noble blood.”
Dercetus offers to serve Caesar as he previously served Antony.(Antony and Cleopatra · Act V, Scene I · 📍 Caesar’s Camp before Alexandria)
- With: Octavius Caesar
- “If thou please To take me to thee, as I was to him I’ll be to Caesar; if thou pleasest not, I yield thee up my life.”

patron: Mark Antony (Dercetus identifies himself as one of Antony’s followers and remains loyal to him.) “Thy death and fortunes bid thy followers fly. This sword but shown to Caesar with this tidings, Shall enter me with him.”

employer: Mark Antony “Mark Antony I served, who best was worthy Best to be served. Whilst he stood up and spoke, He was my master”
employer: Octavius Caesar “If thou please To take me to thee, as I was to him I’ll be to Caesar”

Extracted from the original text of Shakespeare's Roman Plays. Made with Rho MD.