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Antony and Cleopatra is a classic tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play tells the story the relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony from the Parthian War to Cleopatra's suicide.
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Fast Facts
- Writer: William Shakespeare
- Setting: 40–30 B.C., Roman Empire and Egypt
- Written between 1603 and 1607
- Entered into Stationers' Register: May 1608
- First Known Performance: 1606
- ISBN 1904271014
- Adaptations: 1963 film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
- Large number of phrases taken directly from Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Compared Together translation by Sir Thomas North - 1579
- Ran for 126 performances on Broadway in 1947
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Characters
- Mark Antony: (Protagonist)Roman general and one of the three men who rule Rome after the assassination of Julius Caesar.
- Cleopatra: Queen of Egypt
- Octavius Caesar: (Antagonist) The nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar. One of the three men who rule Rome after Julius Caesar's death.
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Famous Quotes
- "The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne, Burned on the Water;"
- "Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety."
- "He wears the rose of youth upon him."
- "If it be love indeed, tell me how much."
- "The nature of bad news infects the teller."
- "There's beggary in the love that can be reckoned."
- "I love long life better than figs."
- "My salad days, when I was green in judgment."
- "I do not much dislike the matter, but the manner of his speech"
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View All Antony and Cleopatra Questions (4) | Ask a QuestionWhat does Cleopatra's sarcophagus look like? (5 Answers)This is what I found. Also doing a search in google.com for images can get you some images. http://images.google.tt/images?hl=en&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;hs=PDq&amp;q=Cleopatra%27s%20sarcophagus&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sa=N&amp;tab=wi read moreI know her full name was Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator. But what was her last name? Philopator? (1 Answer)According to Nationmaster, Cleopatra Thea Philopator is her full name and it means "the Goddess Cleopatra, the Beloved of Her Father" read moreWould you be a color for Halloween? (14 Answers)I think that if you simply wore purple, say, that would be rather lame. You'd have to go further. At the least a purple wig and purple face paint and ... read more
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Antony and Cleopatra in TV and Films
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- 1908: Antony and Cleopatra (Silent)
- 1951: Antony and Cleopatra First Sound Production
- 1972: Antony and Cleopatra (Charlton Heston)
- 1974: Antony and Cleopatra (TV)
- 1981: Antony & Cleopatra (TV)
- 1983: Antony and Cleopatra (TV) (Timothy Dalton) (Lynn Redgrave)
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