Dec 19, 2009

Antony and Cleopatra | Suggested Essay Topics

Act I, Scenes 1 and 2
1. Charmian is Cleopatra’s servant, but the queen depends heavily on her in several ways. List some of these ways and discuss whether Charmian appeared worthy of such trust.

2. Antony obviously has fallen into considerable lassitude as a result of his relationship with Cleopatra. Are there any indications that Antony might return to the stature he enjoyed as the leader of the triumvirate’s forces against Brutus and Cassius at Philippi several years earlier? If so, what are they?

Act I, Scene 3
1. In this and the two...