An n and
Cle a a
,PLOT SUMMARY
The pla begin in Eg p , he e one of An on oldie o ie ha An on lo e fo Cleopa a i
e ce i e and ha made him a eake gene al. Cleopa a and An on en e , and Cleopa a a k him ho
m ch he lo e he . He a he canno an if hi lo e fo he . A me enge come i h ne f om
Rome, b An on di ega d him, a ing ha he doe n ca e abo Rome and i onl conce ned i h
Cleopa a. An on and Cleopa a lea e, and ano he of hi oldie no e ho di e pec f l An on i
o a d he o ng Oc a i , ho en he me enge .
Some of Cleopa a e an con l a oo h a e , ho ell o of hem ha he ill o li e Cleopa a
he elf. Cleopa a en e looking fo An on , b hen he a i e , he ge anno ed i h him and lea e .
A me enge come and ell An on ha hi ife F l ia ha aged a again Oc a i and An on
ha lo e i o in A ia mino , hin ing ha all hi happened hile An on a neglec ing hi d ie in
Eg p i h Cleopa a. Ano he me enge info m An on ha F l ia ha died. An on a ha he m
break off f om Cleopa a and hi Eg ptian fetters. He decide o lea e Eg p fo Rome, a he m
help deal i h Se Pompe , a i al of bo h An on and Oc a i ho ha been gaining po e . He
end hi ad i o Enoba b o make p epa a ion fo hem o lea e Eg p . Cleopa a end a e an
named Ale a o find An on . She ell Ale a ha if he eem happ , he ho ld ell him Cleopa a i
ad, and if he eem ad ha he i happ . An on ell Cleopa a ha he m lea e, and he i ang
i h him. She do b hi lo e fo he and a ha he i be a ing he , b he ell he i i hi d o go
o Rome. He p omi e he ha he di ance be een hem ill no affec hi lo e fo he .
In Rome, Oc a i complain o Lepid abo ho An on a e ime d inking and pa ing in Eg p .
He a ha An on ha become omanl beca e of hi ela ion hip i h he manl Cleopa a. He
i he An on o ld e n, a Pompe i gaining po e and becoming dange o . Back in Eg p ,
Cleopa a pa e ime a he co i h he e an and a e n ch named Ma dian. She mi e An on
and joke ha he i jealo of hi ho e, hich ge o bear the eight of Anton . Ale a b ing he a
le e f om An on , along i h a pea l. Cleopa a i happ o ecei e hi ign of hi affec ion and e ol e
o end him a le e e e da .
Se Pompe di c e a eg i h hi follo e Mena and Menec a e . He i confiden ha he ill
do ell again Oc a i , Lepid , and An on , beca e he hink ha An on i ill enjo ing him elf in
Eg p , nde con ol of all the charms of love. He i p i ed o lea n f om a me enge ha An on
ha lef Eg p fo Rome. He ell Mena ha Oc a i and An on , ho gh no fond of each o he , ill be
ni ed a allie b hei common enem in Pompe . An on a i e in Rome and Oc a i cha i e him
fo neglec ing hi d ie and igno ing he me enge he ha en o Eg p . Lepid ie o media e
be een hem, and Oc a i ad i e Maecena ge hem o fo ge hei di ag eemen o ha he
can deal i h Pompe . Ag ippa, one of Oc a i commande , gge ha , no ha F l ia i dead,
An on co ld ma Oc a i i e Oc a ia a a a of b inging An on and Oc a i clo e oge he .
E e one ag ee o he plan, and Oc a i and An on go o find Oc a ia. Enoba b ell Ag ippa and
Maecena abo An on ild ime in Eg p and Cleopa a ed c i e beha io . Oc a i in od ce
An on o Oc a ia, and he p omi e o be fai hf l o he . An on alk i h he oo h a e , ho ad i e
him o go back o Eg p . An on make plan o e n o Eg p and end hi man Ven idi o ake ca e
of ome ma e in Pa hia. Lepid , Maecena , and Ag ippa di c hei plan o mee and figh again
Pompe . Back in Eg p , Cleopa a ecei e a me enge f om An on . She keep in e p ing him and
ha dl le him peak, b he, a la , deli e hi me age, ha An on ha ma ied Oc a ia. Cleopa a i
f io and ake o he ange on he me enge . She end Ale a o go find Oc a ia and ee ha
he look like.
In I al , Pompe mee i h Oc a i , An on , and Lepid o make a ce. The o ide ag ee pon
e m and e e one goe o Pompe boa o celeb a e i h a fea . Mena ell Enoba b he hink he
ma iage be een An on and Oc a ia ill keep An on and Oc a i oge he , b Enoba b a he
do b i ill. On Pompe boa , e e one d ink , and Lepid ge o d nk he ha o be ca ied off b
, e an . Mena hi pe o Pompe ha he co ld kill all hi g e and ake con ol of all of Rome, b
Pompe a hi o ld be di hono able. Mena i anno ed ha Pompe i no aking ad an age of he
i a ion, and decide o de e him. The fea con in e and e e one d ink a co l n il Oc a i
a he ha ind lged in eno gh f n and depa . Mean hile, in Pa hia, Ven idi in a mili a ic o
fo An on . A oldie enco age him o p e he fleeing Pa hian , b Ven idi a he doe no an
o achie e oo m ch fo hi ank and i k i alling An on a ho i . Back in Rome, Oc a ia eep a
ha ing o lea e he b o he and go i h An on o A hen . Oc a i adl (b i ho c ing) bid fa e ell
o hi i e .
In Eg p , Cleopa a ang il hea abo Oc a ia b i plea ed o lea n ha An on ne ife doe no
i al he in bea o e cellence. A An on ho e in A hen , An on complain o Oc a ia abo
Oc a i , ho ha beg n peaking ill of him. Oc a ia a he ill go o Rome o o mend he if
be een An on and Oc a i . Enoba b alk i h An on follo e E o and ell him ha Oc a i
ha effec i el defea ed Pompe and p hed Lepid o of po e . No , he o ld i di ided be een
An on and Oc a i . In Rome, Oc a i complain o Maecena and Ag ippa abo An on pompo
beha io among o he hing , he ha decla ed Cleopa a he een of Eg p and e e al o he
kingdom . Oc a ia a i e and a ha he ha come o beg Oc a i pa don on behalf of An on , b
Oc a i info m he ha An on ha gone back o Cleopa a in Eg p and be a ed he . He a An on
hath given his empire / Up to a hore.
Nea he ci of Ac i m, in Eg p , An on and Cleopa a p epa e fo ba le again Oc a i . Cleopa a
ell Enoba b ha he plan o go in o ba le i h An on , o Enoba b di ma (he hink a ba le i no
place fo a oman). Again he ad ice of hi commande Canidi , An on decide o figh Oc a i a
ea. A oldie beg him o econ ide , b he emain bbo n. Canidi ell he oldie ha An on i
no nde Cleopa a con ol and he a e no hing b omen s men. El e he e nea Ac i m,
Oc a i gi e o de o hi gene al Ta . An on al o p epa e hi fo ce fo ba le. Oc a i and
An on na ie figh a ba le. The a e e enl ma ched and he e i no clea inne , b Cleopa a flee .
An on ee hi and follo he , effec i el conceding he ba le. Canidi decide o de e An on fo
Oc a i , and Enoba b ema k on ho hamef l and co a dl An on beha io a ,b
Enoba b decide o and b hi ma e . A Cleopa a palace, An on i a hamed of ha ing fled he
ba le. He i f a ed i h Cleopa a and hink ha he ill ende o Oc a i . He end an
amba ado o Oc a i , ho ell he amba ado ha he ill ho no me c o An on , b ill pa don
Cleopa a if he ill ei he kill An on o d i e him o of Eg p . Oc a i end a me enge named
Thidia o go and p omi e Cleopa a gif in an a emp o pe ade he o lea e An on fo Oc a i .
An on i p e hen he ecei e Oc a i me age and plan o challenge him o a one-on-one d el.
Enoba b hink hi i a idic lo plan and a o onde he he he ho ld emain lo al o An on .
Thidia a i e and ell Cleopa a ha Oc a i ill look kindl on he if he ho ld lea e An on .
Cleopa a ell him he ill gladl ende o Oc a i . An on en e and i f io hen he ee
Thidia ki Cleopa a hand. He ha e an bea Thidia and end him back o Oc a i . He ell a
Cleopa a fo be a ing him, b he con ince him ha he i eall fai hf l o him. An on begin o
ecollec hi co age and plan o figh back again Oc a i .
Enoba b hink ha An on i beha ing e n ea onabl and decide o abandon An on o join
Oc a i fo ce . A Oc a i camp, Oc a i mock An on challenge of ingle-handed comba and
plan o defea An on once and fo all. An on lea n of Oc a i ef al o d el and plan o figh
Oc a i fo ce . He ell hi follo e o enjo one la nigh of e el and d inking befo e hei final figh
again Oc a i . Se e al oldie in Cleopa a palace an io l a ai he ba le. The hea m ic
coming f om under the earth, and ake hi a a ign ha An on pa on dei He c le i de e ing
him. The ne da , An on p epa e fo ba le and ki e Cleopa a befo e lea ing. An on lea n f om a
oldie ha Enoba b ha lef him and joined Oc a i fo ce . An on o de Enoba b ' hing o be
en af e him i h gentle adieus and greetings. Oc a i p epa e hi oop fo ba le, deciding o p
ho e ho ha e de e ed An on ide in he f on line o ha i ill eem a if An on fo ce a e
figh ing hem el e . Enoba b ecei e hi hing f om An on and eg e hi deci ion o lea e hi kind
fo me leade .
