Augustus and Pompey
THE TRAGEDY OF ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
1. Antony and Cleopatra’s genre is tragedy. The reason why it is tragedy is because the main characters, Antony and Cleopatra, are having difficulties throughout the play. Antony is married and Caesar is worried that Antony is not doing what he is supposed to do and instead he is having affair with another queen. They loved each other but Antony had to marry to Caesar’s sister to make his relations stronger with Caesar. At the end of the play they both died.
2. The exposition starts with the begining of the play. Antony is with Cleopatra in Cleopatra’s palace. Antony is openly cheating on his wife. He knows his responsibilities as one of the three rulers of the Roman Empire but denies them. A messanger comes from Rome and tells him that Pompey has gathered an army to attack Rome. He then becomes aware of his duties and leaves Egypt to help Caesar and Lepidus to fight against Pompey’s army.
Raising action starts when Antony goes back to Rome and then just to make his relation better with Caesar, he marries to his sister. Before the war starts, the three rulers of the “world” wants peace and offers Pompey the control over two cities. Pompey agrees and the war ends before it starts.
Climax starts when Caesar kills Pompey and imprisons Lepidus. Antony sends Octavia, Caesar’s sister, back to Rome then goes Egypt to raise an army agaist Caesar. They fight and Antony loses the first battle. Eventhough his army lost, Antony beats Caesar’s army the second day. The last they Antony wants to fight at sae again and then he loses just as he lost the first one.
Falling action starts off with Antony asking one of his soldiers to kill himself. The soldier kills himself instead of killing Antony. Then Antony stabs himself, and starts bleeding to death. In the conclution part, Antony dies, then Caesar wants to take Cleopatra to Rome because he wants to show of. At the end Cleopatra kills herself to be with Antony in the afterlife.
1. Antony and Cleopatra’s genre is tragedy. The reason why it is tragedy is because the main characters, Antony and Cleopatra, are having difficulties throughout the play. Antony is married and Caesar is worried that Antony is not doing what he is supposed to do and instead he is having affair with another queen. They loved each other but Antony had to marry to Caesar’s sister to make his relations stronger with Caesar. At the end of the play they both died.
2. The exposition starts with the begining of the play. Antony is with Cleopatra in Cleopatra’s palace. Antony is openly cheating on his wife. He knows his responsibilities as one of the three rulers of the Roman Empire but denies them. A messanger comes from Rome and tells him that Pompey has gathered an army to attack Rome. He then becomes aware of his duties and leaves Egypt to help Caesar and Lepidus to fight against Pompey’s army.
Raising action starts when Antony goes back to Rome and then just to make his relation better with Caesar, he marries to his sister. Before the war starts, the three rulers of the “world” wants peace and offers Pompey the control over two cities. Pompey agrees and the war ends before it starts.
Climax starts when Caesar kills Pompey and imprisons Lepidus. Antony sends Octavia, Caesar’s sister, back to Rome then goes Egypt to raise an army agaist Caesar. They fight and Antony loses the first battle. Eventhough his army lost, Antony beats Caesar’s army the second day. The last they Antony wants to fight at sae again and then he loses just as he lost the first one.
Falling action starts off with Antony asking one of his soldiers to kill himself. The soldier kills himself instead of killing Antony. Then Antony stabs himself, and starts bleeding to death. In the conclution part, Antony dies, then Caesar wants to take Cleopatra to Rome because he wants to show of. At the end Cleopatra kills herself to be with Antony in the afterlife.
Cited: Bai, Ronnie. "Antony and Cleopatra." By Dr Ronnie Bai. Humanities360, 25 May 2010. Web. 17 Dec. 2013 Vignier, Isabella. "ABOUT THE LSJ." English Literature Essays. Penguin USA, June 2004. Web. 17 Dec. 2013.