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Antony And Cleopatra: An Extraordinary Tale of fiction Drama By William Shakespeare (Annotated)
William Shakespeare
3.56 AVERAGE
759 reviews for:
Antony And Cleopatra: An Extraordinary Tale of fiction Drama By William Shakespeare (Annotated)
William Shakespeare
3.56 AVERAGE
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety.
This sprawling play is excessively vast and devotes far too little to Daenerys, I mean Cleopatra. Political melodrama with more twists and setbacks than S7 of GoT. The saving grace of the play is the incandescent poetry which sparkles all the more by its scarcity amongst so many martial hymns.
This sprawling play is excessively vast and devotes far too little to Daenerys, I mean Cleopatra. Political melodrama with more twists and setbacks than S7 of GoT. The saving grace of the play is the incandescent poetry which sparkles all the more by its scarcity amongst so many martial hymns.
So beautiful and tragic yet sometimes incredible funny, all at Once.
Cleopatra dying in her monument is etched into my mind
Cleopatra dying in her monument is etched into my mind
*SPOILER*
Antony and Cleopatra is so different from traditional Shakespearean works; the lovers are older, their romance is mocked and it is hard to identify at times because of the character's contradictable natures. I loved Cleopatra, she is a diva in all senses of the word; strong, beautiful and non-conformist. She epitomises love in the extreme and even her own death is one of performance and drama; yet I felt sorry for her and felt that she did not deserve her convictions - the Roman world by which she was captured simply could not cope with her. Antony, however, I found annoying. Perhaps I am a traditionalist, but he was inconsistant, dreary and fickle. Although I believe he genuinly loved Cleopatra, he was a coward who ran from all responsibilities including his position in Rome and the commitment of loving Cleopatra, not to mention his wife...
Antony and Cleopatra is so different from traditional Shakespearean works; the lovers are older, their romance is mocked and it is hard to identify at times because of the character's contradictable natures. I loved Cleopatra, she is a diva in all senses of the word; strong, beautiful and non-conformist. She epitomises love in the extreme and even her own death is one of performance and drama; yet I felt sorry for her and felt that she did not deserve her convictions - the Roman world by which she was captured simply could not cope with her. Antony, however, I found annoying. Perhaps I am a traditionalist, but he was inconsistant, dreary and fickle. Although I believe he genuinly loved Cleopatra, he was a coward who ran from all responsibilities including his position in Rome and the commitment of loving Cleopatra, not to mention his wife...
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i enjoyed this
adventurous
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This took me a while (and I didn't even finish it :/) because it wasn't really what I expected. I guess maybe because I've only read comedies of Shakespeare's, this was obviously a completely different tone. It was interesting to compare it to what I can remember of classics. I do love Cleopatra as a character and historical figure !!! Also, I felt there was just too much talking. Which I get it's a play, but I felt like I was constantly reading boring Roman guys talk. As always there'd loads of great quotes and lines. Bill knew what he was doing with that quill eh. Anyway, there we go, it's done.
Antony & Cleopatra reads like a sequel to Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and is a good follow-up to that drama, though not as enjoyable. This is one of his longer plays but it is split up into over a dozen scenes in certain acts which makes it easy to read. The narrative is somewhat frantic and all over the place which mirrors the love affair of both the lead characters. I am unsure what Shakespeare wants us to think of Antony. In most ways he is depicted as the better man than Augustus, though his vanity and lust make him ultimately inferior to the grounded and capable Augustus. Regardless, it is compelling to watch the downfall of these two legendary figures even if this doesn't rate among Shakespeare's greatest tragedies.
the roman soldiers discussing cleopatra: that girl is poison[ed]