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None.  shanaqui | Apr 9, 2013 |  Easily one of my top three plays. (  ) cyafer | Mar 30, 2013 | One of the Shakespearean plays that I had the misfortune not to enjoy so much at theatre. The actress playing Cleopatra spent a large amount of time on the stage screeching like a fishwife (it was apparent the girl studied the mannerisms and speech of Bette Davis), and it gave me a terrible headache. The play is slow-moving to the point of pain, but the writing is beautiful. You have to read out the lines to feel how they round out on your tongue. Very pleasing. Cleopatra (speaking of Antony): His face was as the heav'ns, and therein stuck A sun and moon, which kept their course lighted The little O, th' earth. See what I mean, there? Gorgeous. But I'm a cranky sort of reader, and it was all just too much drama for little old me. Drama? In Shakespeare? Tell me it isn't so! It's so. (  ) quillmenow | Sep 19, 2012 | "Antony & Cleopatra" is definitely not one of my favorite Shakespeare plays. It is a slow starter that sort of meanders about setting the scene for several acts before getting to the meat of the story. The ending, however, is terrific.... it just takes a long while to get there. In the play, Cleopatra has fallen in love with Antony, one of the triumverate of Roman rulers. Of course, the rulers can't see to get along and end up in conflict with each other. War, destruction and death ensue. It's an interesting story but not one of Shakespeare's most entertaining, unfortunately. ( )1  amerynth | Jul 25, 2012 | I didn't like it as much as Shakespeare's other plays, probably because, for some reason, I had a harder time understanding it and it took me most of the first half of the play to really get into it. The very last scene is definitely my favorite, and I wish the rest of the play was that good. Cleopatra is probably one of my favorite female Shakespeare characters, though, along with her maids. (  ) BrynDahlquis | Apr 11, 2012 | no reviews | add a review Is contained inThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare Dramas clásicos by William Shakespeare Shakespeare : volume IV : the tragedies and the poems by William Shakespeare The Works of William Shakespeare: The Henry Irving Shakespeare: Volume 11: Macbeth, Timon of Athens, Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare The Complete Plays: The Tragedies by William Shakespeare Antony and Cleopatra (Norton Critical Editions) by William Shakespeare Was inspired byHas as a studyHas as a student's study guide
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0743482859, Mass Market Paperback)Each edition includes:· Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play · Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play · Scene-by-scene plot summaries · A key to famous lines and phrases · An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language · An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play · Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books Essay by Cynthia Marshall The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:49:31 -0500) Blending history and high drama, Antony and Cleopatra remains one of Shakespeare's finest achievements. |
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There are, of course, some beautiful speeches and descriptions here: I was nudged into reading this by reading a reference just yesterday to Cleopatra burning upon the water. I don't think I've seen this one as often quoted as I have the other Shakespeare plays I've been reading lately, though... (