Antony and CleopatraThis exclusive collection of the Bard's works has been designed specifically for readers new to Shakespeare's rich literary legacy. Each of the plays is presented unabridged and in large print, copiously annotated and preceded by a character summary and commentary. Brief scene synopses clarify confusing plots, while incisive essays describe the historical context and Shakespeare's sources. The explanatory notes are written clearly and simply, illustrated, and positioned right next to the text -- no more flipping pages back and forth to squint over microscopic footnotes! Topics for further discussion, critical comments, related essays, and a chronology of Shakespeare's life and work are included among the appendices to each volume. The books boast fine black-and-white photographs of stagings of the plays at Shakespeare Festivals around the globe. From the wide margins and big print to the extent of explanatory notes -- the full text of each play is presented in the clearest and most accessible format available. |
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Page vii
... Lepidus . A temporary reconciliation with Caesar brought about the formation of a ' Second Triumvirate ' , legally appointed by act of tribunal and united in opposition to the republican conspirators responsible for the death of Julius ...
... Lepidus . A temporary reconciliation with Caesar brought about the formation of a ' Second Triumvirate ' , legally appointed by act of tribunal and united in opposition to the republican conspirators responsible for the death of Julius ...
Page ix
... Lepidus ; reconciliation with Octavius ; Second Triumvirate . Battle of Philippi : defeat of Brutus and Cassius by Antony and Octavius . Cydnus : meeting of Antony and Cleopatra . Civil war in Italy ; the wife and brother of Antony rise ...
... Lepidus ; reconciliation with Octavius ; Second Triumvirate . Battle of Philippi : defeat of Brutus and Cassius by Antony and Octavius . Cydnus : meeting of Antony and Cleopatra . Civil war in Italy ; the wife and brother of Antony rise ...
Page xi
... Lepidus The third member of the triumvirate . He is an older man ( about 50 at the start of the play ) who had taken the side of Antony after the murder of Julius Caesar . Pompey A son of Pompey the Great . Outlawed from.
... Lepidus The third member of the triumvirate . He is an older man ( about 50 at the start of the play ) who had taken the side of Antony after the murder of Julius Caesar . Pompey A son of Pompey the Great . Outlawed from.
Page xvii
... Lepidus . The more tolerant Lepidus is inclined to be generous and make excuses for Antony , but he is gradually silenced as Caesar's invective heaps up the store of Antony's failings with an increasing passion which is further fuelled ...
... Lepidus . The more tolerant Lepidus is inclined to be generous and make excuses for Antony , but he is gradually silenced as Caesar's invective heaps up the store of Antony's failings with an increasing passion which is further fuelled ...
Page xviii
... Lepidus , respectfully , acknowle his right to do so . Now it is Cleopatra's turn to give her picture of Antony . S bored and lonely without him in Alexandria , and Mardian eunuch , is powerless to amuse her . When he refers to ' What W ...
... Lepidus , respectfully , acknowle his right to do so . Now it is Cleopatra's turn to give her picture of Antony . S bored and lonely without him in Alexandria , and Mardian eunuch , is powerless to amuse her . When he refers to ' What W ...
Contents
I | 1 |
III | 3 |
IV | 11 |
V | 16 |
VI | 19 |
VII | 23 |
IX | 25 |
X | 34 |
XXV | 76 |
XXVI | 79 |
XXVII | 82 |
XXVIII | 83 |
XXIX | 93 |
XXXI | 94 |
XXXII | 96 |
XXXIII | 98 |
XI | 36 |
XII | 37 |
XIII | 42 |
XIV | 48 |
XV | 55 |
XVII | 57 |
XVIII | 61 |
XIX | 63 |
XX | 65 |
XXI | 66 |
XXII | 70 |
XXIII | 75 |
XXXIV | 100 |
XXXV | 101 |
XXXVI | 102 |
XXXVII | 104 |
XXXVIII | 106 |
XXXIX | 107 |
XL | 108 |
XLI | 111 |
XLII | 112 |
XLIII | 123 |
XLV | 126 |
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Common terms and phrases
Act 4 Scene Actium Agrippa Alexandria Alexas Antony and Cleopatra Antony Cleopatra Antony's audience battle battle of Actium brother Caesar and Antony Caesarion Canidius characters Charmian Cleopatra Antony dead death Dercetus Diomedes Dolabella drink Egypt Egyptian Enobarbus Enter Antony enter Cleopatra Eros Eros Antony eunuch Events in history Exeunt Act Exit eyes Farewell fight follow fortune friends Fulvia give gods Guard hand hath hear heart honour horse i'th Iras Julius Caesar kings leave Lepidus live look lord madam Maecenas Marcus Crassus Mardian Mark Antony married Menas Messenger Cleopatra never noble o'th Octavia Octavius Caesar Parthia peace play Plutarch Pompey Pompey's pray Proculeius queen Roman Rome Scarus Scene 13 Seleucus Servant Sextus Pompeius Shakespeare Soldier Soothsayer speak stage sword tell thee There's Thidias thine thou hast thought triumph triumvirs trumpets Ventidius whilst wife woman words