Title: The masks of Anthony and Cleopatra /
Authors: Rosenberg, Marvin.; Rosenberg, Mary.; Rosenberg, Mary, active 2005.
Publisher: University of Delaware Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Shakespeare, William,; Cleopatra, In literature.; Antonius, Marcus, In literature.; Egypt In literature.; Rome In literature.
Abstract: "The Masks of Anthony and Cleopatra follows the pattern of Marvin Rosenberg's four earlier Masks books and offers a sensitive interpretation of the play based on extensive reading of both literary criticism and performance reviews." "In the middle of this play of clashing values and great conflicting personalities, the unhappy Octavia - sister of the ambitious Octavius Caesar and newly married to the heroic Mark Anthony - sums up the ambiguity of her divided world in her heart-wrenching lament:" "Husband win, win brother, Prays and destroys the prayer; no midway 'Twixt these extremes at all."