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These notes include important information on the themes, quotes, and characters of Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare, which will help in paper 2 essay writing.

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Mini essay:
Antony and Cleopatra *argumentative essay NOT discursive
*state argument in intro
Revision *don’t use “in conclusion” “firstly” “secondly” etc.
*conclusion- no new information, must support
stance, can be short
*can use first person pronouns
*provide accurate word count (aim for 450)
*no counter argument
Themes:

East vs West:
- Difference in cultures, however, in the play it is not shown that one culture ultimately
triumphs
- Different cultures are characterised by those who inhabit them: Caesar embodies the
stoic duty of the West, Cleo represents the free-flowing passions of the East.


East West
parties, lust, extravagance, passion, military, ordered, strategic, honour is
hedonistic approach placed above all else

• Not as much structured thinking- • Unlikely of the Western people to party,
Cleopatra does however structure her except for when Caesar told his men to
manipulation of Antony go and eat, not to be generous, but to
• Cleopatra choses to flee the battle of not waste the food.
Actium knowing that Antony will follow • Antony’s death: he has constant division
• “Let Rome in tiber melt” -Antony, between east and west. Through his
showing Cleopatra how he does not care death, east and west are reconciled he
about Rome and would rather be with gains his military honour back and his
her. Antony is so drawn to the East to the buried with Cleopatra. His weakness is
extent that he does not care about his redeemed through his death and he is a
own country at all. tragic hero.
• Snake- sexual allusion of male; Sport- • Romans have a superficial understanding
refers to sexual activity of the east and Cleopatra as they refer to
• Cleopatra dies by the snakes coming out her as a whore and they no not
of basket of figs and biting her. acknowledge her strength as a politician
• Cleopatra has an indomitable strength of although Cleo manages to persuade
will which is demonstrated at the end of their most decorated general to follow
the play when she refuses to allow herself her
to be turned into an “Egyptian puppet”
for the entertainment of the Roman
masses.

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