Caesar and Cleopatra

The main theme in Caesar and Cleopatra is war and politics. Shaw explores the relationship between the titular characters through their political ambitions and differing approaches to power. Caesar's...

In Caesar and Cleopatra, the Sphinx is an Egyptian monument with the head of a woman and the body of a cat. To Cleopatra, it represents a place of security and is an idol to be worshiped. To Caesar,...

Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw was in many ways intended as a "prequel" to William Shakespeare's Anthony and Cleopatra, especially in the way the Julius Caesar promises to send Marc...

Ptolemy Dionysus was the king of Egypt and the brother of Cleopatra. He first appears in the play at the beginning of act 2, being lead by his guardian Pothinus into the loggia to receive his...