Antony and Cleopatra | Does Antony really love Cleopatra?

At the very start of Antony & Cleopatra we are told by the Roman general's own men that Antony is "not himself" because he is under the influence of Cleopatra's "witchcraft." We are soon shown that Cleopatra can easily manipulate Antony, and even after his marriage to Caesar's sister, Antony feels the pull of Cleopatra and the pleasures of the East. But as for Antony's loving Cleopatra, his distrust of the Egyptian queen simply does not square with a traditional notion of romantic love. After the defeat of their allied forces, Antony naturally assumes that Cleopatra will enter into...

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