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 xiii
... Scene 6 Caesar denounces Antony for his Egyptian generosity ; Octavia returns to Caesar . Scene 7 Actium : Cleopatra encourages Antony to fight by sea . Scene 8 Caesar gives orders . Scene 9 Scene 10 Scene II Scene 12 Scene 13.
... Scene 6 Caesar denounces Antony for his Egyptian generosity ; Octavia returns to Caesar . Scene 7 Actium : Cleopatra encourages Antony to fight by sea . Scene 8 Caesar gives orders . Scene 9 Scene 10 Scene II Scene 12 Scene 13.
Page xvi
... gives guidance to the audience about the play's characters and the f direction of its action . We can sense that a crisis is impending there is an east / west conflict which could well be glob implication ; and we have seen that Philo's ...
... gives guidance to the audience about the play's characters and the f direction of its action . We can sense that a crisis is impending there is an east / west conflict which could well be glob implication ; and we have seen that Philo's ...
Page xviii
... give her picture of Antony . S bored and lonely without him in Alexandria , and Mardian eunuch , is powerless to ... gives an account of Antony's words and gestures w extends Cleopatra's own image of him and encourages h indulge her ...
... give her picture of Antony . S bored and lonely without him in Alexandria , and Mardian eunuch , is powerless to ... gives an account of Antony's words and gestures w extends Cleopatra's own image of him and encourages h indulge her ...
Page xx
... give greater dramatic effect t arresting paradox , and Agrippa completes the line by burstin in admiration : ' O , rare for Antony ' . His interruption Scene 3 breathing space to Enobarbus - and to the XX Antony and Cleopatra : commentary.
... give greater dramatic effect t arresting paradox , and Agrippa completes the line by burstin in admiration : ' O , rare for Antony ' . His interruption Scene 3 breathing space to Enobarbus - and to the XX Antony and Cleopatra : commentary.
Page xxx
... gives every sign of acquiescence , even ab herself before Caesar as ' a god [ who ] knows What is most r Her words are capable of double meanings - but Enobarbus not wait to consider them . He rushes away to fetch Antony , arrives to ...
... gives every sign of acquiescence , even ab herself before Caesar as ' a god [ who ] knows What is most r Her words are capable of double meanings - but Enobarbus not wait to consider them . He rushes away to fetch Antony , arrives to ...
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