Compare And Contrast Plutarch And Cleopatra
Assessing a Queen
Plutarch and Octavian both write damning accounts concerning the behavior and actions of Marc Antony and his lover Cleopatra. While Plutarch appears to take a more objective approach, Octavian sets out to condemn the former general and the Egyptian Queen. He declares that Cleopatra is everything a woman of nobility should not be and the soul reason Antony has gone so far astray. Octavian goes on to label Antony as “either irrational or insane” when referring to the mental state of the former roman general. He argues that for a roman man of such great esteem to have been lead so far astray only the worst type of woman could have infected his mind, leading to his scathing description of Cleopatra. Octavian being from a strong
Plutarch and Octavian both write damning accounts concerning the behavior and actions of Marc Antony and his lover Cleopatra. While Plutarch appears to take a more objective approach, Octavian sets out to condemn the former general and the Egyptian Queen. He declares that Cleopatra is everything a woman of nobility should not be and the soul reason Antony has gone so far astray. Octavian goes on to label Antony as “either irrational or insane” when referring to the mental state of the former roman general. He argues that for a roman man of such great esteem to have been lead so far astray only the worst type of woman could have infected his mind, leading to his scathing description of Cleopatra. Octavian being from a strong