What do the representations of Cleopatra in film and on television (as shown on the DVD Video ‘Cleopatra’) tell us about how her reputation changed over time? Discuss with reference to two or three representations Cleopatra’s changes over time are best shown in the 1917 and 1963 films and in the modern day television showings of Cleopatra. This is right from the first time Cleopatra is shown in films right through to the current times‚ thus giving a broader time to be able to evaluate how her
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TO WHAT EXTENT WERE THE CHARACTERS OF AENEAS AND DIDO IN VERGIL’S AENEID INFLUENCED BY MARK ANTONY QUEEN CLEOPATRA VII PHILOPATOR OF EGYPT? Dido and Aeneas were created as fictional characters in Virgil’s epic poem The Aeneid. It can be suggested that these characters were based upon true accounts of Cleopatra VII Philopator of Egypt‚ Augustus Caesar‚ and Mark Antony. In the final years of his life‚ Roman poet Virgil wrote the epic of Aeneas‚ the founder of Rome‚ waylaid in his destiny by a beautiful
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Critical Analysis of CLEOPATRA LIFE: STACY SCHIFF & ANTHONY EVERITT: THE LIFE OF ROME’S FIRST EMPEROR AUGUSTUS & ANDREA OVERFIELD: THE HUMAN RECORD SOURCES OF GLOBAL HISTORY‚ VOLUME1 By Susana E Andrade Professor Lorenz History 4A‚ Sec. 1985 May 2‚ 2013 1. Based on your selected book‚ very briefly describe the scope and focus of your historian work‚ then‚ state the historian’s thesis/core argument and sub-thesis. Stacy Schiff in Cleopatra: A life present a well
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controversial issues of rape and sexuality. And the oppressive nature of men over women – presented largely through the character of petrus In Shakesperes Antony and Cleopatra‚ Shakespere seems to have been inspired by the amount of change takeing place in his own society as his own country was ruled by a female leader - Elizabeth I. Cleopatra plays with gender‚ but not to overcome social or family obstacles but to change conventional definitions. He has emphasized the influence and possibilities that
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Anthony and Cleopatra was written in 1607‚ following the incredible period that gave us Hamlet‚ Orthello‚ King Lear and Macbeth. Although sometimes hard to categorise‚ some put this play with Julius Caesar and Corialanus‚ the Roman plays: all three use Plutharch’s lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans as their primary source and all three have concerns steeped in historical and political questions. Shakespeare shows an impressive ability to assimilate the classical world in his own terms and this
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depending on the culture and beliefs of the civilization‚ the female role can be more or less significant. This paper will examine the lives of the common traditional Egyptian woman as well as some of the royal Egyptian women: Hatshepsut‚ Nefertiti‚ and Cleopatra. Furthermore‚ this paper is going to discuss the differences between the female commoner versus royal women. The Traditional Ancient Egyptian Woman The ancient Egyptian society women were not viewed how the rest of the world traditionally viewed
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Octavian had similar but also differing opinions about Mark Anthony and his relationship with Cleopatra‚ they are both guilty of putting their own negative spin on the situation. They both use different approaches to the subject but the end result is the same. Anthony is portrayed as a man who has lost his way and in doing so‚ has sunk to the lowest levels of society .The one thing they both agree on‚ is that Cleopatra had a very negative effect on Anthony and is responsible for his decline. To answer the
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three decades. Cleopatra served as the dominant leader and spoke many different languages (History.com Staff). Cleopatra is famous for being romantically involved with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony (Cleopatra VII). She was the lover to Julius Caesar. Caesar restored the throne with Cleopatra and they had a child together (History.com Staff). Caesar was later murdered leaving Cleopatra to rule. The child to Cleopatra and Caesar was then named co-regent (History.com Staff). Cleopatra identified herself
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events that affect them personally‚ and shape them into who they are. Whether one expresses loyalty or betrayal to another can impact one’s life greatly and can cause numerous outcomes in a person’s life. In William Shakespeare’s two plays Antony and Cleopatra and Hamlet‚ the impact that betrayal and loyalty have on the protagonists Hamlet and Marc Antony‚ and their supporting characters is conveyed as Shakespeare articulates the relationship between selflessness and loyalty in contrast to selfishness
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INTRODUCTION Antony and Octavius Caesar are great roman of their age i.e. first century B.C. In the play‚Antony and Cleopatra. Antony is a mature middle-aged general of fifty years‚ whereas Octavius is a young man of twenty-two whom Antony calls a ‘boy’. After the murder of Julius Caesar‚ Antony‚ a great friend of Julius Caesar makes the people continue their love and loyalty to the dead Caesar as beautifully brought out in Shakespeare Roman tragedy‚ Julius Caesar. Octavius is a nephew of Caesar
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