Antony and Cleopatra (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1623
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: c. 30 b.c.e.
- 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
Places Discussed
*Egypt. Located on the outskirts of the vast Roman Empire, the Egypt of 30 b.c.e. is portrayed as an exotic land of mystery, fecundity, extravagance, and unconventional behavior, where the Nile River rises and falls to signal the crudely designed planting and harvest seasons, and open sexual experimentation includes transvestism. Cleopatra embodies Egypt in her wildly extravagant behavior and passion. As one of Rome’s three rulers after the death of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony has been sent in a period of political instability to govern Egypt but soon wavers...
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