Antony & Cleopatra
Published on Nov 26, 2015
An introduction to Shakespeare and Antony and Cleopatra
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
William Shakespeare:
- Born April 23,1564 (?) in Stratford-upon-Avon, England
- married Anne Hathway
- Father to Susanna and twins: Judith & Hamnet
- Begin career as an Actor
- Originally worked for "Lord Chamberlain's Men"
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William Shakespeare (cont):
- favored by Queen Elizabeth I
- Her favorite play was "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
- With the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, King James I took over; Shakespeare's company adopted the name "The King's Men"
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Still More about Shakespeare
- credited with 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 narrative poems
- died April 23, 1616
- Buried at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford Upon Avon.
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Antony
Marcus Antonius (Marc Antony)
Marc Antony
- member of The Second Triumvirate (with Octavius Caesar and Lepidus)
- Ruled The Eastern part of The Empire
- meet Cleopatra in 41 BCE; he was married and 41 years old
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Cleopatra
Officially Cleopatra VII (but the other 6 are irrelevant)
Cleopatra was...
- not Egyptian or "Nubian", but Greek
- originally married to her brother Ptolemy XII
- "involved" with Julius Caesar
- 28 years old when she met Antony
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THE PLAY
- written in 1607
- The Sequel to Julius Caesar (which ended in 42 BCE)
- A Tragedy, no a History
- Look for CONFLICT.
- Look for Comic Relief
- Pay attention to Monologues and Soliloquies
Photo by Ben Sutherland
