Who is Cleopatra? Cleopatra was born in 69 BC‚ in Alexandria‚ Egypt. Despite what most think today‚ she was not a glamorous and beautiful queen‚ she was actually far from it. However‚ the queen of Egypt was one of the greatest romantic heroines of all time. Cleopatra‚ shown on ancient coins‚ had a long hooked nose with masculine features. Although she was not beautiful‚ she was clearly a very seductive woman and used that to further her power. The queen was believed to be highly intelligent
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Choose one of the modern representations of Cleopatra in film or TV presented in the module materials. How far is this consistent with Roman depictions of her in Book 1‚ Chapter 1? The 1934 Cecil B. DeMille interpretation of Cleopatra is a far cry from the historical evidence left behind by Roman scholars‚ poets and historians. Claudette Colbert’s portrayal of the queen sees her as an almost sympathetic character as she is used by Caesar "It wasn’t In his arms that he wanted Egypt. It was in his
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cruel‚ and feared but loved. Cleopatra had these attributions that allowed her to use her beauty‚ creativity‚ and ruthlessness to become one of Egypt’s most famous Pharaoh. Cleopatra used her wits‚ intelligence‚ and cleverness to remain “co-leader” in Egypt. To help her regain the throne back‚ Cleopatra hatched a plan to intervene with Caesar by rolling herself up in a carpet and displaying herself to him (Crawford). So impressed with her beauty and wits‚ Cleopatra won Caesar over and regained power
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Assessing a Queen Plutarch and Octavian both write damning accounts concerning the behavior and actions of Marc Antony and his lover Cleopatra. While Plutarch appears to take a more objective approach‚ Octavian sets out to condemn the former general and the Egyptian Queen. He declares that Cleopatra is everything a woman of nobility should not be and the soul reason Antony has gone so far astray. Octavian goes on to label Antony as “either irrational or insane” when referring to the mental state
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Cleopatra VII was born around 69 B.C‚ to Ptolemy XII and she came from a long line of descendant Ptolemaic kings. Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica “She became queen on the death of her father‚ Ptolemy XII‚ in 51 B.C. and ruled successively with her two brothers Ptolemy XIII (51–47) and Ptolemy XIV (47–44) and her son Ptolemy XV Caesar (44–30).” (Cleopatra). After Cleopatra father’s death‚ she and her brother Ptolemy XIII married because the throne was passed down to him. Later her brother Ptolemy
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Actual recipes of body salt scrubs were discovered in medical papryi. It was found that Cleopatra added one to two cups of dead sea salt into her bath. The minerals in sea salt combat stress and aging. They contain magnesium which combats fluid retention‚ calcium which strengthens nails and helps circulation‚ potassium which energizes the
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written between 1606 and 1607‚ Antony and Cleopatra relates the struggles of love‚ passion‚ and power endured by the two titular characters and is considered by many to be among Shakespeare’s finest achievements. Interpretation of the tragedy is often cast in terms of the polar oppositions dramatized in the play‚ perhaps most notably the conflict between Rome and Egypt‚ and war and love. What critics and audiences often find so engaging about Antony and Cleopatra is that these polarities remain in opposition
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experiences as a result of his treachery towards Antony and his own moral compass. It is however arguable that Enobarbus traitorous nature is only an outcome and reflection of Antony’s own crumbling roman beliefs. If we take the exchange between Cleopatra and Enobarbus in Act 3‚ scene 12 lines 2- 12 we can see that Enobarbus lays absolutely none of the blame on Cleopatra’s shoulders but instead tears the Antony to shreds‚ at one point saying “ The itch of his affection should not then have nicked
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“behind” in the sense of “not keeping up with” – in a word: “face-ism.” Face-ism is the phenomenon of men’s faces tending to receive more prominence than women’s from depictions in advertising to‚ as recently discussed‚ politicians (Konrath & Schwarz). Cleopatra was depicted on a coin in contrast to the monumental statues of males‚ according to the documentary. Could this be an example of behind a great man there is a great woman? This would
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what we know about Cleopatra was written after her death‚ when it was politically convenient to portray her as a threat to the city of Rome. This means that some of what we know‚ may have been exaggerated of misrepresented to falsely describe her as of a seductive and evil nature. The Egyptian era began following the death of Alexander The Great‚ when his general Ptolemy‚ took over as ruler of Egypt‚ becoming King Ptolemy I. Cleopatra‚ daughter of King Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra V of Egypt‚ was born
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