Antony and Cleopatra - William Shakespeare - Books -  - 9798692793003 - October 14, 2020
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Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. 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 October 14, 2020
ISBN13 9798692793003
Pages 154
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 8 mm   ·   185 g
Language English  

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