All of you must have heard about Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen: she is known around, the world for her beauty and leadership.
Shakespeare has given life to this great historical figure in his play Antony and Cleopatra, a play about the relationship between Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
Mark Antony, a Roman military leader and triumvir, is in love with Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt. However, he is already married to Fulvia, a Roman lady.
While he is in Egypt with his love, he receives a message that says his wife is dead and he must return to Rome.
There, Antony marries his fellow triumvir Octavius’s sister, in an attempt to end their political rift. But peace is short-lived and war breaks out between them again, when Antony returns to Cleopatra.
Octavius has the upper hand and most of Antony’s friends switch sides. The play ends in tragedy with both Antony and Cleopatra killing them.
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