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Author: William Shakespeare
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Published: 2020-05-02
Total Pages: 254
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAntony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in around 1607; its first appearance in print was in the Folio of 1623.
Author: william shakespeare
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Published: 2018-08-22
Total Pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9781719848275
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAntony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623.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...
Author: William Shakespeare
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Published: 2017-07-28
Total Pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9781521959213
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About Antony And Cleopatra by William Shakespeare Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives and follows the relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony from the time of the Sicilian revolt to Cleopatra's suicide during the Final War of the Roman Republic. The major antagonist is Octavius Caesar, one of Antony's fellow triumvirs of the Second Triumvirate and the first emperor of the Roman Empire. The tragedy is mainly set in Rome and Egypt, and is characterized by swift shifts in geographical location and linguistic register as it alternates between sensual, imaginative Alexandria and a more pragmatic, austere Rome. Mark Antony - one of the triumvirs of the Roman Republic, along with Octavius and Lepidus - has neglected his soldierly duties after being beguiled by Egypt's Queen, Cleopatra. He ignores Rome's domestic problems, including the fact that his third wife Fulvia rebelled against Octavius and then died. Octavius calls Antony back to Rome from Alexandria to help him fight against Sextus Pompey, Menecrates, and Menas, three notorious pirates of the Mediterranean. At Alexandria, Cleopatra begs Antony not to go, and though he repeatedly affirms his deep passionate love for her, he eventually leaves.
Author: Jennifer Mulherin
Publisher: Cherrytree Books
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780745152004
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscusses the plot, characters, and historical background of the Shakespeare play. Suggested level: secondary.
Author: William Shakespeare
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Published: 1891
Total Pages: 298
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Shakespeare
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Published: 2021-09-22
Total Pages: 258
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAntony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623.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.
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780140714524
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA team of eminent scholars has been assembled to prepare new introductions and notes to all of Shakespeare's plays and poems, for the new Pelican Shakespeare series. This series, incorporating more than 30 years of Shakespearean scholarship since the acclaimed original series was published between 1956 and 1967, will be an excellent resource for students, teachers, and theatre professionals well into the 21st century. Redesigned in an easy-to-read format that preserves the favourite features of the original, this volume includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, a comprehensive and enlightening introduction to the play Antony and Cleopatra and a note on the text used.
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
Published: 2023-03-19
Total Pages: 164
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAntony and Cleopatra begins two years after Julius Caesar. Mark Antony was supposed to be in Egypt to conduct government affairs on behalf of the Roman Empire. Instead, he fell in love with the beautiful Queen Cleopatra, became her lover, and abandoned his duties to his wife and country. A messenger arrives bearing news that Antony’s wife and brother are dead after attempting to kill Octavius Caesar, and one of Ceasar’s generals, Pompey, is gathering an army against the Roman leaders. Mark Antony has no choice but to return to Rome. When Antony returns to the capital, he argues with Ceasar over his loyalty to the empire and the other triumvirs. The only way that Antony can prove his fidelity to Caesar is to marry his sister, Octavia. The news of this marriage makes its way back to Egypt and its queen. The play was published in 1606 after the great success of Macbeth. This Standard Ebooks edition is based on William George Clark and William Aldis Wright’s 1887 Victoria edition, which is taken from the Globe edition.
Author: Adrian Goldsworthy
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2010-07-15
Total Pages: 490
ISBN-13: 0297858661
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe epic story of one of the most famous love affairs in history, by the bestselling author of Caesar. ***** The monumental love affair between Antony and Cleopatra has been depicted in countless novels, plays and films. As one of the three men in control of the Roman Empire, Antony was perhaps the most powerful man of his day. And Cleopatra, who had already been Julius Caesar's lover, was the beautiful queen of Egypt, Rome's most important province. The clash of cultures, the power politics, and the personal passion have proven irresistible to storytellers. But in the course of this storytelling dozens of myths have grown up. The popular image of Cleopatra in ancient Egyptian costume is a fallacy; she was actually Greek. Despite her local dominance in Egypt, her real power came from her ability to forge strong personal allegiances with the most important men in Rome. Likewise, Mark Antony was not the bluff soldier of legend, brought low by his love for an exotic woman - he was first and foremost a politician, and never allowed Cleopatra to dictate policy to him. In this history, based exclusively on ancient sources and archaeological evidence, Adrian Goldsworthy gives us the facts behind this famous couple and dispels many myths. 'Excellent' Tom Holland 'Refreshingly frank' Mary Beard
Author: Sara M. Deats
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 113588790X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of twenty original essays will expand the critical contexts in which Antony and Cleopatra can be enjoyed as both literature and theater.
