Sep 7, 2008

Antony and Cleopatra | Act II, Scenes 1 and 2: Summary and Analysis

New Characters:
Pompey: Sextus Pompeius, son of Pompey the Great, and now the leader of a rebellion against the triumvirate that is sufficiently serious to cause great concern among the triumvirs

Menecrates: friend of Pompey

Menas: friend of Pompey

Varrius: friend of Pompey

Mecenas: friend of Octavius. Occasionally confused with Menas

Agrippa: friend of Octavius (Caesar)

Ventidius: friend of Antony and commander of one of Antony’s armies

Octavia: sister to Octavius, wife of Antony

Summary
Scene 1 takes place at Pompey’s home in Messina, Sicily....