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You would think that two such powerful people as Antony and Cleopatra would be more self-aware and jump less to conclusions about each other!
You'd also think that someone who was so good a commander that he became one of the Roman triumvirate wouldn't have been so foolhardy as to fight at sea when he was that badly outnumbered.
You'd think that someone as good at surviving as Cleopatra wouldn't act so much like a spoiled, scared child at times.
And Octavius Caesar! What a power-hungry, insecure m ...more
You'd also think that someone who was so good a commander that he became one of the Roman triumvirate wouldn't have been so foolhardy as to fight at sea when he was that badly outnumbered.
You'd think that someone as good at surviving as Cleopatra wouldn't act so much like a spoiled, scared child at times.
And Octavius Caesar! What a power-hungry, insecure m ...more
This isn't a play I had any familiarity with, though I knew the basic story, of course. I found reading it pretty tough - there are a lot of short scenes where it bounces between Caesar and Antony's people. Clearly one of the themes Shakespeare is looking at is the difference between the West, as shown by Roman ideal, and the East, Cleopatra's realm. Male vs female, love vs duty, etc. But the jumping around made it hard to care about anybody.
My biggest problem was with Antony. I just couldn't b ...more
My biggest problem was with Antony. I just couldn't b ...more
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4 Stars
Another one read with Critical Readings podcast, another great Shakespeare play. I feel like the more history I read the better this play will get. I lack some reading to get the full benefit, but it was still a lot of fun to read.
4 Stars
Another one read with Critical Readings podcast, another great Shakespeare play. I feel like the more history I read the better this play will get. I lack some reading to get the full benefit, but it was still a lot of fun to read.
Wonderful story- I mean, it IS Shakespeare- though I'm a bit confused because I didn't think this is what I knew of the story. I think I need to read more about these two!
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I'm not sure I like the historical plays as much as the comedies/tragedies.
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High 3.
I didn't feel very caught up in. ...more
I didn't feel very caught up in. ...more
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