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Antony and Cleopatra

Virginia Mason Vaughan, Dympna Callaghan · 2015

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Reading Antony and Cleopatra is particularly challenging because of Shakespeare's masterful embodiment of Rome and Egypt's contrasting worlds in language, structure, and characterization. Instead of seeing the interaction of Roman and Egyptian perspectives in Antony and Cleopatra as a type of double image of reality that changes as one moves from one location to another, students often find themselves compelled to pick sides. The more romantic opt for Cleopatra as the most sympathetic character, while the pragmatists dismiss her lifestyle as self-indulgent. The central challenge in reading th.

Book details

Year
2015
Language
English
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Editions
6
Pages
184
ISBN
9781408184516

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