Aug 21, 2008

Antony and Cleopatra | Act II, Scenes 3, 4, and 5: Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. The Soothsayer reappears here. What advice does he give to Antony?

2. Before Ventidius enters, Antony utters a short soliloquy in which he makes two important statements. What are they?

3. In Scene 4, Lepidus says to Agrippa and Mecenas, “Trouble yourselves no further.” What, in fact, is he telling these two men?

4. In the opening lines of Scene 5, to what does Cleopatra (humorously) compare Antony?

5. What message does the messenger bring to Cleopatra?

6. Why is Cleopatra afraid to hear the message?

7. With what does Cleopatra threaten...