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 xvi
... thought ' Cleopatra is alarmed at the thought of losing Antony and reve Charmian her strategy for holding him — thereby preparing audience to watch her devices later in the scene . The threat suspects , comes from Antony's wife , ' the ...
... thought ' Cleopatra is alarmed at the thought of losing Antony and reve Charmian her strategy for holding him — thereby preparing audience to watch her devices later in the scene . The threat suspects , comes from Antony's wife , ' the ...
Page xx
... thought ' he proposes it in suitably measured tones with subtly bala word - play : ' knit ' \ ' knot ' ; ' worse . . . best ' ; ' little . . . great ' ; ' T ... tales ' . Caesar and Antony listen intently , but neither is eager to s ...
... thought ' he proposes it in suitably measured tones with subtly bala word - play : ' knit ' \ ' knot ' ; ' worse . . . best ' ; ' little . . . great ' ; ' T ... tales ' . Caesar and Antony listen intently , but neither is eager to s ...
Page xxiii
... thoughts turn to 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 ...
... thoughts turn to 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 ...
Page xxix
... thought You would have follow'd ' . Now Antony speaks from the bottom of his heart . His shame is profound , and he contrasts the heights of greatness from which he has fallen with the ' shifts of lowness ' in which he must now ' dodge ...
... thought You would have follow'd ' . Now Antony speaks from the bottom of his heart . His shame is profound , and he contrasts the heights of greatness from which he has fallen with the ' shifts of lowness ' in which he must now ' dodge ...
Page xxxv
... thought of this procession will never leave Cleopatra— or Antony himself — throughout the remainder of the play . Images of madness , super - human in proportion , occur to Cleopatra's mind as she attempts to avert and evade the fury ...
... thought of this procession will never leave Cleopatra— or Antony himself — throughout the remainder of the play . Images of madness , super - human in proportion , occur to Cleopatra's mind as she attempts to avert and evade the fury ...
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