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 viii
... brother of Antony . Fu afield the Triumvirate's power was weakening : the eas provinces were threatened by Parthian forces , and Sextus Por ( son of Pompey the Great ) was seeking to gain control of Mediterranean . As Antony dallied in ...
... brother of Antony . Fu afield the Triumvirate's power was weakening : the eas provinces were threatened by Parthian forces , and Sextus Por ( son of Pompey the Great ) was seeking to gain control of Mediterranean . As Antony dallied in ...
Page ix
... brother of Antony rise against Octavius . Death of Fulvia . Treaty of Brundusium ; marriage between Antony and Octavia . Misenum : summit meeting between Triumvirs and Sextus Pompey . Antony leaves Rome with Octavia , then returns to ...
... brother of Antony rise against Octavius . Death of Fulvia . Treaty of Brundusium ; marriage between Antony and Octavia . Misenum : summit meeting between Triumvirs and Sextus Pompey . Antony leaves Rome with Octavia , then returns to ...
Page xxi
... brother ) perhaps voices his own longing : ' You do wish yourself in Egypt ? ' . The Soothsayer does not hesitate with his solemn warning : he understands Antony's luck and can predict the triumph of Caesar . Antony is forced to take ...
... brother ) perhaps voices his own longing : ' You do wish yourself in Egypt ? ' . The Soothsayer does not hesitate with his solemn warning : he understands Antony's luck and can predict the triumph of Caesar . Antony is forced to take ...
Page xxvi
... brother and Mark An she now takes it upon herself to be actively instrument furthering that peace . In Plutarch's account she spoke twice t brother after her return to Rome , but Shakespeare — using historian's words - has created this ...
... brother and Mark An she now takes it upon herself to be actively instrument furthering that peace . In Plutarch's account she spoke twice t brother after her return to Rome , but Shakespeare — using historian's words - has created this ...
Page xxxvii
... brother ' and ' mate in empire ' . Any further feelings must give way to more urgent business . What is to become of Cleopatra ? Caesar sends reassuring messages then confirms for the audience what Antony had suspected and what ...
... brother ' and ' mate in empire ' . Any further feelings must give way to more urgent business . What is to become of Cleopatra ? Caesar sends reassuring messages then confirms for the audience what Antony had suspected and what ...
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