Rome, Season Two

Clerk (holding up a scroll for all to see):
These being the words of Marcus Tullius Cicero: (reading) When I was a young man, I defended the State. As an old man, I shall not abandon it. I give sincere thanks to Mark Antony, who has generously presented me with the most promising theme imaginable. I address you directly, Antony. Please listen as if you... as if you...

Mark Antony:
Go on...

Clerk (shaken):
"...please listen, as if you were sober and intelligent, and not a drink-sodden, sex-addled wreck."

[Senators start leaving the Senate hall]

Clerk:
"You are certainly not without accomplishments: it is a rare man who can boast of becoming a bankrupt before even coming of age. You have brought upon us war, pestilence and destruction. You are Rome's Helen of Troy. But then... but then..."

Mark Antony (fuming):
Go on... GO ON!

Clerk:
"...a woman's role has always suited you best."