Antoine et Cléopâtre by William Shakespeare
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"Antoine et Cléopâtre" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy first performed around 1607. The play follows the passionate relationship between Roman triumvir Mark Antony and Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, set against the backdrop of political conflict and war. As Antony neglects his duties for love, tensions rise with fellow triumvir Octavius Caesar. The story alternates between sensual Alexandria and austere Rome, building toward the catastrophic Battle of Actium. Shakespeare crafts a complex portrait
of love, power, and loyalty that defies simple classification. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
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| Translator | Guizot, François, 1787-1874 |
| Uniform Title | Antony and Cleopatra. French |
| Title | Antoine et Cléopâtre |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_and_Cleopatra Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_et_Cl%C3%A9op%C3%A2tre |
| Credits | Paul Murray, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Generals -- Rome -- Drama |
| Subject | Queens -- Egypt -- Drama |
| Subject | Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. -- Drama |
| Subject | Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. -- Drama |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Subject | Romans -- Egypt -- Drama |
| Subject | Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C. -- Drama |
| Subject | Rome -- History -- Civil War, 43-31 B.C. -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 15942 |
| Release Date | May 30, 2005 |
| Last Update | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 506 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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