CliffsNotes: Antony and Cleopatra [Shakespeare] (Paperback)

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From "A Note to the Reader"—"These notes present a clear discussion of the actions and thought of the work under consideration and a concise interpretation of the artistic merits and significant.

"THE NOTES ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE TEXT ITSELF OR FOR THE CLASSROOM DISCUSSION OF THE TEXT, AND THE STUDENT WHO SO ATTEMPTS TO USE THEM IS DENYING HIMSELF THE VERY EDUCATION THAT HE IS PRESUMABLY GIVING HIS MOST VITAL YEARS TO ACHIEVE."

Take love, tragedy and suicide mixed in with a bit of war, conspiracy and guilt and you have Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Set in ancient Egypt and Rome, the play is about the infatuation and love of Antony, one of Caesar's most trusted Generals, and Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, with whom Caesar is in love. It begins with Antony and Cleopatra falling in love inn Egypt, Antony's return to Rome, mixes in some war and ends with Antony returning to Egypt and his and Cleopatra's suicides.