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
... Pompey nor Caesar could agree to share power with the other , and so civil war broke out . At the battle of Pharsalus , Caesar defeated Pompey ; shortly afterwards he conquered Pompey's two sons , Sextus and Gnaeus . Caesar now appeared ...
... Pompey nor Caesar could agree to share power with the other , and so civil war broke out . At the battle of Pharsalus , Caesar defeated Pompey ; shortly afterwards he conquered Pompey's two sons , Sextus and Gnaeus . Caesar now appeared ...
Page viii
... Pompey the Great ) was seeking to gain control of Mediterranean . As Antony dallied in Egypt , Caesar and Lep struggled to maintain their supremacy . With the death of Fulvia , and the increasing menace of S Pompey , Antony was at last ...
... Pompey the Great ) was seeking to gain control of Mediterranean . As Antony dallied in Egypt , Caesar and Lep struggled to maintain their supremacy . With the death of Fulvia , and the increasing menace of S Pompey , Antony was at last ...
Page ix
... Pompey the Great defeated by Julius Caesar . 48-7 Cleopatra in Rome with Julius Caesar ; birth of Caesarion , reputed to be the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra . Assassination of Julius Caesar . 44 43 42 4I 40 39 37 Civil war ...
... Pompey the Great defeated by Julius Caesar . 48-7 Cleopatra in Rome with Julius Caesar ; birth of Caesarion , reputed to be the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra . Assassination of Julius Caesar . 44 43 42 4I 40 39 37 Civil war ...
Page xi
... Pompey ( son of Pompey the Great ) and Julius Caesar . Plutarch commented that ' Caesar and Pompey knew her when she was but a young thing , and knew not then what the world meant : but now she went to Antonius at the age when a woman's ...
... Pompey ( son of Pompey the Great ) and Julius Caesar . Plutarch commented that ' Caesar and Pompey knew her when she was but a young thing , and knew not then what the world meant : but now she went to Antonius at the age when a woman's ...
Page xii
William Shakespeare Roma Gill. Pompey A son of Pompey the Great . Outlawed from Rome his father was defeated by Julius Caesar , Pompey took posse of Sicily . Now , aged about 27 , he is raiding the coast of Italy plundering its villages ...
William Shakespeare Roma Gill. Pompey A son of Pompey the Great . Outlawed from Rome his father was defeated by Julius Caesar , Pompey took posse of Sicily . Now , aged about 27 , he is raiding the coast of Italy plundering its villages ...
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