All 3 Uses of
Hercules
in
Antony and Cleopatra
- —Still he mends; But this is not the best:—look, pr'ythee, Charmian, How this Herculean Roman does become The carriage of his chafe.†
Scene 1.3 *herculean = requiring great strength or effort (like that of the mythological Hercules)
- By Hercules, I think I am i' the right.†
Scene 3.7
- 'Tis the god Hercules, whom Antony lov'd, Now leaves him.†
Scene 4.3
Definition:
mythological Roman hero famous for his strength and for performing 12 immense labors to gain immortality