description: A magnificent drama of love and war, this riveting tragedy presents one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters--the seductive, cunning Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The Roman leader Mark Antony, a virtual prisoner of his passion for her, is a man torn between pleasure and virtue, between sensual indolence and duty . . . between an empire and love. Bold, rich, and splendid in its setting and emotions, "Antony And Cleopatra" ranks among Shakespeare's supreme achievements. "From the Paperback edition."
language: English
title: Antony and Cleopatra
titlecomplete: Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare, Signet Classic)
characters: Cleopatra, Augustus, Marcus Antonius, Domitius Enobarbus
genres: Classics, Drama, Theatre, Plays, School, Romance, Historical Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Fiction
ratings_count: 38138
places: Roman Empire, Rome, Italy, Alexandria, Egypt
publisher: Signet Classics