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Antony and Cleopatra | Act V, Scenes 1 and 2: Summary and Analysis
New Characters:
Proculeius: friend of Mark Antony
Seleucus: attendant to Cleopatra (and her treasurer)
Clown: brings the deadly asps to Cleopatra
Summary
Scene 1 takes place in Octavius’ camp outside Alexandria. Octavius (Caesar) learns from Decretas that Antony is dead, the message verified by Decretas’ presentation to Octavius of Antony’s sword, stained with the triumvir’s own blood. Octavius weeps for him, uttering another of the famous Shakespearan passages: “The Breaking of so great a thing should make/a greater Crack.” He...
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Antony and Cleopatra: Summary and Analysis
- Act I, Scenes 1 and 2: Summary and Analysis
- Act I, Scene 3: Summary and Analysis
- Act I, Scenes 4 and 5: Summary and Analysis
- Act II, Scenes 1 and 2: Summary and Analysis
- Act II, Scenes 3, 4, and 5: Summary and Analysis
- Act II, Scenes 6 and 7: Summary and Analysis
- Act III, Scene 1: Summary and Analysis
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- Act III, Scenes 5, 6, and 7: Summary and Analysis
- Act III, Scenes 8-11: Summary and Analysis
- Act III, Scenes 12 and 13: Summary and Analysis
- Act IV, Scenes 1, 2, and 3: Summary and Analysis
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- Act III, Scenes 8-11: Questions and Answers
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- Act IV, Scenes 13 and 14: Questions and Answers
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