Antony and Cleopatra - William Shakespeare - Books - Createspace Independent Publishing Platf - 9781973738541 - July 19, 2017
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Antony and Cleopatra

William Shakespeare

Antony and Cleopatra

The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Life of Markus Antonius and follows the relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony from the time of the Parthian War to Cleopatra's suicide. The major antagonist is Octavius Caesar, one of Antony's fellow triumvirs and the future first emperor of Rome. The tragedy is a Roman play characterized by swift, panoramic shifts in geographical locations and in registers, alternating between sensual, imaginative Alexandria and the more pragmatic, austere Rome. Many consider the role of Cleopatra in this play one of the most complex female roles in Shakespeare's work. She is frequently vain and histrionic, provoking an audience almost to scorn; at the same time, Shakespeare's efforts invest both her and Antony with tragic grandeur. These contradictory features have led to famously divided critical responses.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released July 19, 2017
ISBN13 9781973738541
Publishers Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages 156
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 8 mm   ·   217 g
Language English  

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