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Antony and Cleopatra
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tragedy by William Shakespeare
"Antony and Cleopatra" is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the doomed love affair between the Roman general Mark Antony and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra as their personal passion conflicts with their political duties. The play explores themes of love, power, and ambition, showing how private desires can lead to the downfall of even the mightiest figures.
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Encyclopedic overview
Cleopatra: "Sooth, la, I'll help: Thus it must be." Antony and Cleopatra 4.4/11 (Edwin Austin Abbey, 1909)
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed around 1607, by the King's Men at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre. Its first appearance in print was in the First Folio published in 1623, under the title The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra.
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