Antony and Cleopatra (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1623
- Type of Work: Romantic Tragedy
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Love or romance, Suicide, Kings, queens, or royalty, Egypt or Egyptians, Greek or Roman times, Civil wars, Nobility, Heads of state
- Locales: Egypt, ancient, Roman Empire, Rome, ancient
Cleopatra is one of the most fascinating women in world history and literature, largely thanks to Shakespeare’s multifaceted characterization of her. Volatile and passionate, impetuous and manipulative, trivial and dignified, she commands not only Mark Antony and Egypt but the audience as well.
The play revolves around their love, yet its focus is political, for its principals are rulers of the world and scenes take place all over the Roman Empire in the 4th century B.C. Cleopatra is the Queen of Egypt; Antony, Octavius Caesar (later Augustus), and Lepidus form the triumvirate...
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