and Cleopatra is a play rife with ambiguity. Cleopatra’s character is‚ in itself‚ presented as a “glorious riddle‚ whose dazzling complexity continually mocks and eludes us”#; her unpredictable moods and multilateral persona constantly keep us guessing‚ and leave us uncertain as to the real motivations behind her words and actions. Many parallels can be drawn between Cleopatra‚ and Elizabeth I of England‚ who was renowned for her fiery temperament and for being ’the virgin Queen‘. Cleopatra is by
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"To His Coy Mistress" is primarily the author‚ Andrew Marvell‚ trying to convince and seduce "his coy mistress"‚ into having intimate relations with him. The poem has three stanzas; each with a different purpose: the first stanza gently and subtly flatters his mistress‚ using positive diction and images to show‚ how Marvell wishes he could love her for all of eternity; the second stanza‚ however‚ uses imagery to show how time is moving fast and also‚ strongly negative diction and images to show how
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During the scenes depicting the Battle of Actium‚ Shakespeare’s presentation of Octavius Caesar‚ Mark Antony and Cleopatra cause the balance of audience sympathy to change between the three great leaders. Audience sympathy never lies by any real amount with Caesar‚ and in Acts III and IV‚ the audience feels increasingly alienated from him. This is largely due to his calculated‚ ruthless style of leadership‚ which becomes more evident during the battle. Caesar judges wisely‚ and is successful because
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plays studied in Semester 1? Shakespeare’s plays have always had a hard-hitting effect on their audiences as they are often used as a vehicle to explore fears or concerns of the time. In the two tragic plays‚ ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Anthony and Cleopatra’‚ Shakespeare uses mythology‚ issues of power and sexuality and in particular concentrates on the concept of ‘the other’. In this use of the term ‘the other’ we are referring to foreign elements‚ people or objects not from or associated with mainstream
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past‚ Elizabeth I‚ Queen of England‚ and Cleopatra‚ Queen of Egypt. However their leadership styles can still provide lessons to be used today as demonstrated by former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom‚ Margaret Thatcher. In choosing Elizabeth I and Cleopatra‚ there are several components to effective leadership addressed. Elizabeth‚ the strong and ever vigilant leader‚ lead her people through trying times without allowing herself to marry. Cleopatra‚ the seductive and complex leader‚ used all
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SEMINAR ANTONY & CLEOPATRA AND ALL FOR LOVE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY Introduction:- The following study is based on the plays Antony and Cleopatra which is written by William Shakespeare and All for Love which is written by John Dryden. Both writers are the most prominent playwrights in the history of English literature. We can see that both writers through their respective works have focused on the relationship between two prominent characters
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Who was Cleopatra? Cleopatra VII was born in 69 B.C‚ daughter of Ptolemy XII‚ the Egyptian throne given to her at 18 years and her younger brother at 10 years. She ruled ancient Egypt as co regent‚ firstly with her brother and then with her son for almost three decades. Cleopatra was the last of the Macedonian rulers founded by Ptolemy. She was well educated and clever; Cleopatra could speak various languages and served as the dominant ruler in all three of her co-regencies. Her romantic relationships
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as Pharaohs and many have quite interesting stories in their own right. The queens of Egypt include a woman who dressed as a man‚ another who is still famed today for her beauty and many who stand out in history for their unique contributions. Cleopatra‚ the legendary and most famous queen of Egypt‚well regarded as holding the title of the last pharaoh‚ has been known to be extremely intelligent and cunning. After her father‚ Ptolemy XII died‚ she inherited the throne which she immediately took
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Thomas Hardy wrote this novel in the end of the last decade of the nineteenth century. This novel is remarkable like all the other Hardy’s novels for the tragic vision it indicates; there is a story which ends in a tragic manner. In so far as Hardy is concerned‚ he writes tragedy of fate which has a major role to play. This novel is almost like the Greek tragedy in the classical Greek tragedy in the sense that they wrote play in a way where Aristotle wrote Greek tragedy and other things. He was dealing
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the Affair of Caesar and Cleopatra on Calpurnia ------------------------------------------------- Introduction After Hatshepsut‚ Cleopatra was the only Queen of Egypt who was seriously referred to as “Pharaoh”. The torrid love affair between one of the highest regarded Queens in history and that of the phenomenal Julius Caesar is considered to be one of the most romantic and grand ones in the world. Cecil B. Demille seems to agree in the trailer to his 1934 film "Cleopatra". Maybe this notion is true
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