What does it tell us about Plutarch’s view of the relationship between Antony and Cleopatra? For Plutarch peoples actions‚ however trite‚ were great indications of a person’s moral character (Plutarch‚ 1914‚ p. 225). We can‚ therefore‚ assume that Plutarch would have placed great importance on the everyday activities of Cleopatra and Antony in reflecting the character of their relationship. Plutarch wrote 150 years after the events of Cleopatra and Antony and was therefore heavily influenced by
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portrayed as being besotted with Cleopatra even after she had betrayed him. The extract also indicates Antony cannot live without Cleopatra ‘Why delay any longer‚ Antony? Fate has taken away the one excuse which could still make you desire to live’ (Plutarch‚ in AA100 Assignment Booklet‚ 2012‚ p. 20). Cleopatra also seems to have more power over their relationship and has captivated Antony that much he too feels he should take his own life after being told of her death ‘O‚Cleopatra‚
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Cleopatra’s meeting at Tarsus. Plutarch vividly describes a barge decorated with gold and silver with purple sails‚ displaying Cleopatra as Venus (AA100 Book 1 Reputations‚ P. 9-10); he suggests she does this to draw the attention to her through a display of power and wealth. In the same scene a roman also says “in obtaining her objectives she employs torture‚ poison and even her own sexual talents” the second roman statement resembles Plutarch’s view of Cleopatra heavily. Plutarch indicates that Cleopatra
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the victim of a vicious propaganda campaign’ (Fear‚ 2008. P7). According to historian Cassius Dio‚ Octavian fought Cleopatra as part of his plan to defeat herself and Antony and this had a negative impact on Antony and Cleopatra’s relationship. Plutarch implies that the relationship is perfidious ‘Cleopatra had betrayed him to the very men he was fighting for her sake’. The betrayal caused much anguish to Antony who as a leader had lost everything because of her. This is shown in Octavian’s speech
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Part 1 Cleopatra What impression does Dio give of the relationship between Cleopatra and Antony‚ and how does this impression relate to other Roman attitudes found in the chapter? The portrait of Cleopatra overpowering and enslaving Antony in their relationship was a constant subject in the Roman sources. (Fear‚ 2008 p. 10) Dio’s impression of Cleopatra and Antony’s relationship was that “she had laid him under some spell and deprived him of his wits.” (Scott-Kilvert‚ 1987a) Dio pictures Antony
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to be a biased one; given his background as a Greek with Roman citizenship (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/465201/Plutarch - Accessed 6th November 2008)‚ Roman opinions will have influenced him. Also‚ Plutarch was writing over 100 years after Cleopatra’s death; his passage cannot be a primary source. It’s almost immediately clear from this passage that Plutarch believed Antony to be a prisoner in the relationship. He was kept in “constant tutelage” and Cleopatra “released him neither
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arriving to Cicilian to meet Antony‚ ‘in a barge with a poop of gold‚ its purple sails billowing in the wind’. Plutarch describes Cleopatra dressed as Venus‚ surrounded by a beautiful female crew‚ rich perfume wafting and music playing. The 1963 film is consistent with the account of Cleopatra’s extravagance when arriving into Cicilian‚ showing an almost exact representation of the scene Plutarch describes. Throughout the film Cleopatra dresses elaborately with exotic scenery surrounding her. When comparing
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speaking in ’Cleopatra’ 2008‚ see transcript p.1) ‚ strong woman. Characteristics needed for a Queen. Elizabeth Taylor‚ the world’s most iconic actress at the time‚ presented an extravagant spectacle in the 1963 film ’Cleopatra’ which allowed Plutarch description of Cleopatra as ’the character of Venus’ (Fear‚2008‚ p.10 ) to come alive. Elizabeth Taylors iconic beauty infuses Plutarch’s account of ’temptation personified’(Fear‚2008‚ p9) into the part of Cleopatra‚ yet allows the intelligence
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twenty-first century as discussed on the DVD Video ‘Cleopatra’. What aspects of her portrayal have changed or stayed the same‚ and why? Throughout the 21st century Cleopatra‚ we have been presented with both a “historical figure and a legend” (Cleopatra‚ AA100 DVD‚ Title 7‚ Chapter 1‚ The Open University). Portrayal of the Hellenistic queen shall be examined from the films in eras 1934 and 1963. We shall take note of similarities and differences‚ in relation to the period during which they were produced
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From Reading 1.1 and Looking Closely at Plate 3.1.9‚ what do these sources tell us about fifteenth – and sixteenth- century cross-cultural encounters? This assignment will discuss the nature of a cross-cultural encounter in the 15th and 16th centuries between the Portuguese traders and the people of Benin‚ leading to Portuguese figures depicted in Benin art and furthermore our understanding of cross-cultural encounters in general The plaque under consideration (plate 3.9.1) is of three forward facing
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