Antony and Cleopatra | Summary
After the battle at Philippi, Antony went to Egypt and began a romance with Cleopatra. Messengers from Rome arrive at Cleopatra’s court, demanding Antony’s immediate return to Rome to aid in the fight against Sextus Pompeius and upbraiding him for his dereliction of the official duties of a triumvir. Antony argues that he is not needed in Rome, but he does return and marries Octavius’ sister Octavia. A meeting between Pompey (Sextus Pompeius) and the triumvirs results in a standoff, in which Pompey gets the islands of Sicily and Sardinia in return for ceasing the attack on Rome and...
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- Antony and Cleopatra: William Shakespeare Biography
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- Antony and Cleopatra: Historical Background
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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
- Act III, Scenes 2, 3, and 4: Summary and Analysis
- 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
- Act IV, Scenes 4, 5, and 6: Summary and Analysis
- Act IV, Scenes 7, 8, and 9: Summary and Analysis
- Act IV, Scenes 10, 11, and 12: Summary and Analysis
- Act IV, Scenes 13 and 14: Summary and Analysis
- Act IV, Scene 15: Summary and Analysis
- Act V, Scenes 1 and 2: Summary and Analysis
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- Act II, Scenes 1 and 2: Questions and Answers
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- Act III, Scene 1: Questions and Answers
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- Act III, Scenes 5, 6, and 7: Questions and Answers
- Act III, Scenes 8-11: Questions and Answers
- Act III, Scenes 12 and 13: Questions and Answers
- Act IV, Scenes 1, 2, and 3: Questions and Answers
- Act IV, Scenes 4, 5, and 6: Questions and Answers
- Act IV, Scenes 7, 8, and 9: Questions and Answers
- Act IV, Scenes 10, 11, and 12: Questions and Answers
- Act IV, Scenes 13 and 14: Questions and Answers
- Act IV, Scene 15: Questions and Answers
- Act V, Scenes 1 and 2: Questions and Answers
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