Cleopatra is depicted as a strikingly beautiful‚ loyal but manipulative temptress‚ oozing femininity as she seduces the two most powerful men in Egypt‚ Marc Antony and Julius Caesar. A question this raises is‚ was she an insecure Queen who felt that she needed a more powerful man to help secure her place on the throne of her beloved Egypt‚ rather than lose it to one of them? As shown in the 2005 TV production ‘Rome’ Cleopatra is seen wanting to get pregnant by Caesar to secure her position‚ but in
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Silvia Per. 2 Caesar and Cleopatra The play “Caesar and Cleopatra” by Bernard Shaw‚ entails the concept of irony and the ambition for political power. Cleopatra being a “white cat” is the same as being impotent and innocent. On the other hand‚ Caesar is omnipotent and has the ability to govern as a true king. Cleopatra not having the imperial instincts of Caesar is desperately in need of power. She wants to learn to rule with a “Roman heart”. Cleopatra wants Caesar to make her the queen
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CLEOPATRA HYPERLINK "http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR2527.aspx" http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR2527.aspx HYPERLINK "http://webpage.pace.edu/nreagin/F2004WS267/AniVoskanyan/history.html" http://webpage.pace.edu/nreagin/F2004WS267/AniVoskanyan/history.html 5 points to write about - Her role as a ruler and what she achieved - Ability to keep her legend alive - Influence on the Roman Empire - Role in the Octavian’s struggle for power - Her significance as a symbol Cleopatra
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to him‚ but the soldiers have refused to do so: they refuse to fight for Cleopatra. Ventidius himself complains that Cleopatra is too demanding even of her own people; taxing them in order to buy diamond earrings. Antony‚ angered‚ calls Ventidius a traitor; the latter weeps more‚ and they’re reconciled. Antony agrees to take Ventidius’s advice‚ though he recognizes that it’ll involve forsaking Cleopatra. Act II: Cleopatra complains to Alexas and Irasthat Antony is going to leave her: he refuses
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CLEOPATRA”S DEATH SCENE "...Cleopatra sent to Caesar a letter which she had written and sealed; and‚ putting everybody out of the monument but her two women‚ she shut the doors. Caesar‚ opening her letter‚ and finding pathetic prayers and entreaties that she might be buried in the same tomb with Antony‚ soon guessed what was doing. At first he was going himself in all haste‚ but‚ changing his mind‚ he sent others to see. The thing had been quickly done. The messengers came at full speed‚ and found
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Antony and Cleopatra is a Shakespearian play that focuses on the events that take place whilst Cleopatra‚ Queen of Egypt and Antony‚ a member of the triumvirate in Italy‚ are conducting a highly visible love affair. Whilst Cleopatra is portrayed as a strong‚ manipulative and selfish woman‚ Antony is shown to be weak and easily influenced when with Cleopatra‚ but powerful and level-headed when running his country. However‚ it is hard to determine whether Antony is the "strumpet’s fool" he appears
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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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William Shakespeare in his play of Antony and Cleopatra has many suggestions on the topic of the attractions and contradictions of the political and erotic life‚ but also of the suggesting of a third kind of way of life that transcends the political and the erotic ones. Throughout the play Shakespeare presents the emotions between Antony and Cleopatra in many different ways that could be interpreted as love or even perhaps lust at times. Cleopatra was a woman of high maintenance‚ but yet she did
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document‚ saving frequently Name: Cleopatra Timeline: Title: Decide what you should name your timeline. Cleopatra Description: Provide users with a summary of the timeline. Cleopatra was able to keep the throne of Egypt during the height of the Roman Empire by captivating and creating an alliance built on love with two powerful Greek rulers. Image: Include either the URL of the image you want to use‚ or the file name that you saved the image under Cleopatra and men Background Image: If you’ve
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co-ruler by his mother on September 2‚ 44 BC at the age of three‚ although he was King in name only‚ with Cleopatra keeping actual authority all to herself. Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar (June 23‚ 47 BC – August 23‚ 30 BC)‚ better known by the nicknames Caesarion and Ptolemy Caesar‚ was the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt‚ who reigned jointly with his mother Cleopatra VII of Egypt‚ he was nominally the sole pharaoh. Caesarion was proclaimed a god‚ son of god and "King of Kings"
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