Antony and Cleopatra

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

Study Questions
1. Which of the three triumvirs was considered so weak as to be almost totally ineffective?

2. What passage in the first act is our first clue to his weakness and ineffectiveness?

3. At what point in the first act, other than the prophecy of the Soothsayer, do we find foreshadowing of the coming conflict between Mark Antony and Octavius (Caesar)?

4. Cleopatra’s feelings toward Mark Antony tend to vary throughout the play. Although she tries to convince him to receive the delegation from Octavius, she finally approves his return to Rome and strongly...

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