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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... friend to Antony . Shakespeare created character out of two names mentioned by Plutarch : ' Dom Aenobarbus ' had fought alongside Antony in Parthia and married one of his daughters ; but it was another ' Domitius ' deserted Antony . It ...
... friend to Antony . Shakespeare created character out of two names mentioned by Plutarch : ' Dom Aenobarbus ' had fought alongside Antony in Parthia and married one of his daughters ; but it was another ' Domitius ' deserted Antony . It ...
Page xx
... friendship . The Romans are longing to hear the truth about Antony's Egy exploits , and Enobarbus does not disappoint them . He desc Cleopatra's first meeting with Antony , ' upon the river of Cyd The passage is a masterpiece of poetic ...
... friendship . The Romans are longing to hear the truth about Antony's Egy exploits , and Enobarbus does not disappoint them . He desc Cleopatra's first meeting with Antony , ' upon the river of Cyd The passage is a masterpiece of poetic ...
Page xxiii
... friendship and feasting . Although he still tries to provoke Antony on the subject of Cleopatra , Pompey takes a hint from Enobarbus with good humour ( as Caesar had done in Act 2 , Scene 2 ) and leads the triumvirs aboard his galley ...
... friendship and feasting . Although he still tries to provoke Antony on the subject of Cleopatra , Pompey takes a hint from Enobarbus with good humour ( as Caesar had done in Act 2 , Scene 2 ) and leads the triumvirs aboard his galley ...
Page xxvii
... friends , contemplate the doings of their superiors and point the audience towards the next action : Antony's navy is ' rigg'd For Italy and Caesar ' . Scene 6 Just as Antony had spoken out ( in Scene 4 ) against Caesar's violation of ...
... friends , contemplate the doings of their superiors and point the audience towards the next action : Antony's navy is ' rigg'd For Italy and Caesar ' . Scene 6 Just as Antony had spoken out ( in Scene 4 ) against Caesar's violation of ...
Page xxix
... friends , and makes provision for them . In silence , they leave him to his misery . Cleopatra has to be urged to approach , and at first Antony does not seem to notice or to recognize her . His reproach , when it comes , is spoken more ...
... friends , and makes provision for them . In silence , they leave him to his misery . Cleopatra has to be urged to approach , and at first Antony does not seem to notice or to recognize her . His reproach , when it comes , is spoken more ...
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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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