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
... Second Triumvirate ' , legally appointed by act of tribunal and united in opposition to the republican conspirators responsible for the death of Julius Caesar . At the battle of Philippi , Brutus and Cassius were defeated ; both ...
... Second Triumvirate ' , legally appointed by act of tribunal and united in opposition to the republican conspirators responsible for the death of Julius Caesar . At the battle of Philippi , Brutus and Cassius were defeated ; both ...
Page ix
... 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 against Octavius . Death of Fulvia ...
... 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 against Octavius . Death of Fulvia ...
Page xviii
... second portrait Caesar is looking up to a god figure on the highest Alps , one who has subdued not only enemies but even his own body , overcoming ( although he had ' daintily brought up ' ) any natural revulsion at the ' gilded pu and ...
... second portrait Caesar is looking up to a god figure on the highest Alps , one who has subdued not only enemies but even his own body , overcoming ( although he had ' daintily brought up ' ) any natural revulsion at the ' gilded pu and ...
Page xxvi
... second alteration concerns Octavia who , so far in play , has had very little to say for herself . She enters now whil can still remember Cleopatra's dismissal of her as a creature of tongue and dwarfish ' , and the ingratiating ...
... second alteration concerns Octavia who , so far in play , has had very little to say for herself . She enters now whil can still remember Cleopatra's dismissal of her as a creature of tongue and dwarfish ' , and the ingratiating ...
Page xxxii
... Second So who is joined by his Company . They take up their new posit precisely placed ' in every corner of the stage ' by the Folio dired and wait , uneasily . Nothing occurs - but noises are heard underneath the stage . The sound of ...
... Second So who is joined by his Company . They take up their new posit precisely placed ' in every corner of the stage ' by the Folio dired and wait , uneasily . Nothing occurs - but noises are heard underneath the stage . The sound of ...
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