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 v
... stands out in the national memory like Elizabeth I - the Virgin Queen , Good Queen Bess ? We need stars like these : whether we applaud or deplore individual actions , they have a magnetism that is irresistible . Their performances ...
... stands out in the national memory like Elizabeth I - the Virgin Queen , Good Queen Bess ? We need stars like these : whether we applaud or deplore individual actions , they have a magnetism that is irresistible . Their performances ...
Page vii
... stand victorious at Philippi . The action of Antony and Cleopatra begins a year or two later , and ends with the suicides of its two protagonists in 30 BC . Under the ' Second Triumvirate ' , the Roman empire was divided between three ...
... stand victorious at Philippi . The action of Antony and Cleopatra begins a year or two later , and ends with the suicides of its two protagonists in 30 BC . Under the ' Second Triumvirate ' , the Roman empire was divided between three ...
Page xvi
... stand ? Can we begin to take sides , either with disapproving Philo or with the ' strumpet's fool ' ? Are these epi appropriate or is it possible that this could ' be love indeed ' ? In the theatre there is no time even to articulate ...
... stand ? Can we begin to take sides , either with disapproving Philo or with the ' strumpet's fool ' ? Are these epi appropriate or is it possible that this could ' be love indeed ' ? In the theatre there is no time even to articulate ...
Page xvii
... The images in the first are coarse and violent ( " to tumble on the bed ' , ' reel the streets ' , ' stand the buffet ' ) ; they Scene 5 diminish their subject , associating him with the Antony and Cleopatra : commentary xvii.
... The images in the first are coarse and violent ( " to tumble on the bed ' , ' reel the streets ' , ' stand the buffet ' ) ; they Scene 5 diminish their subject , associating him with the Antony and Cleopatra : commentary xvii.
Page xix
... stands this would put Caesar in the dominant position . Physical positioning , spatial relationships , are of vital importance at summit conferences , most interviews , and all stage performances ! Once the opponents are seated , their ...
... stands this would put Caesar in the dominant position . Physical positioning , spatial relationships , are of vital importance at summit conferences , most interviews , and all stage performances ! Once the opponents are seated , their ...
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