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Antony And Cleopatra Character Analysis

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Jalen Dincol
Ms. Zinkann
Drama
19 January 2018
Directions: For each play that you will read on your own this semester you will need to complete the following assignment.
1.Name of your play: “The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra”
2.Author: William Shakespeare
3.Time period of the play: 1607-1608
4.Location of the play: Alexandria, Egypt and Rome
5.Climate where this play takes place: Temperate
6.Genre (mood) of the play: Mischievous
7.Who are the characters (Name them and give a 3-4 sentence explanation of who they are.)? If there are multiple characters, please pick five characters that you thought were memorable and/or crucial to the plot of the play throughout the play.
1. Antony was once a feared soldier who rules the Roman Empire …show more content…

Cleopatra is Antony’s lover and the queen of Egypt. Cleopatra is pleased that Antony is in love with her and she feels that she has control over him. Although she tends to not show of her emotions, there is not a doubt that she also is fond of Antony.

3. Octavius Caesar is the adopted son of Julius Caesar. Octavius rules the Roman Empire with Antony and Lepidus. The Relationship with Mark and Julius worsen during the play, because the group assumes that Antony does not use his time wisely and does not take care of his duties in …show more content…

The purpose was to show that you should not be dishonest especially if you are a ruler.
The theme is that not everyone is your friend and that you cannot trust everyone.
11. If you were to design a set for this play, what comes to mind immediately? What colors would you use? What kinds of shapes? What kind of lines? What textures do you imagine? Describe what is would look like.
I would use military uniforms to signify war and a type of battlefield to display the war. I would use the color red to display love and bloodshed and black to display darkness and confusion. I would use the shape of multiple circles to display the curves snakes have, which killed Cleopatra and also displays the type of people that Antony considered honest. I would use the textures bumpy and curvy to show that being a leader is not easy and that it is easy to go down a sinuous path.
12. Give your opinion of the play. Why did you like it, or not like it? Support your opinion.
I liked the play, because this shows that no matter how high you are seen to others you still are held to high esteem and if you do not live up to certain expectations then you will

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