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    What Is Cleopatra VII?

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    Cleopatra VII was born around 69 B.C‚ to Ptolemy XII and she came from a long line of descendant Ptolemaic kings. Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica “She became queen on the death of her father‚ Ptolemy XII‚ in 51 B.C. and ruled successively with her two brothers Ptolemy XIII (51–47) and Ptolemy XIV (47–44) and her son Ptolemy XV Caesar (44–30).” (Cleopatra). After Cleopatra father’s death‚ she and her brother Ptolemy XIII married because the throne was passed down to him. Later her brother Ptolemy

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    Antony and Cleopatra 1

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    written between 1606 and 1607‚ Antony and Cleopatra relates the struggles of love‚ passion‚ and power endured by the two titular characters and is considered by many to be among Shakespeare’s finest achievements. Interpretation of the tragedy is often cast in terms of the polar oppositions dramatized in the play‚ perhaps most notably the conflict between Rome and Egypt‚ and war and love. What critics and audiences often find so engaging about Antony and Cleopatra is that these polarities remain in opposition

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    experiences as a result of his treachery towards Antony and his own moral compass. It is however arguable that Enobarbus traitorous nature is only an outcome and reflection of Antony’s own crumbling roman beliefs. If we take the exchange between Cleopatra and Enobarbus in Act 3‚ scene 12 lines 2- 12 we can see that Enobarbus lays absolutely none of the blame on Cleopatra’s shoulders but instead tears the Antony to shreds‚ at one point saying “ The itch of his affection should not then have nicked

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    cruel‚ and feared but loved. Cleopatra had these attributions that allowed her to use her beauty‚ creativity‚ and ruthlessness to become one of Egypt’s most famous Pharaoh. Cleopatra used her wits‚ intelligence‚ and cleverness to remain “co-leader” in Egypt. To help her regain the throne back‚ Cleopatra hatched a plan to intervene with Caesar by rolling herself up in a carpet and displaying herself to him (Crawford). So impressed with her beauty and wits‚ Cleopatra won Caesar over and regained power

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    What do the representations of Cleopatra in film and on tv (as shown on DVD) tell us about how her reputation changed over time? Discuss with reference to two or three representations. The mere mention of Cleopatra’s name invokes differing thoughts and images so therefore it is no surprise that over the years both her representation and reputation have changed and this can be clearly seen through her protrayl on the big screen and television. And with each change a glimpse of society at that

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    Do you ever wonder about what people of the Victorian era did differently than us now? There are multiple sources concerning the Victorian era by numerous authors who discuss the lifestyle of the people living in this time. In those sources‚ many things are different such as medical training‚ education‚ literature and the way they celebrated holidays‚ just to name a few. To begin‚ in the Victorian era medical workers were trained by men already in the practice through apprenticeship.

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    Face-Ism In Cleopatra

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    “behind” in the sense of “not keeping up with” – in a word: “face-ism.” Face-ism is the phenomenon of men’s faces tending to receive more prominence than women’s from depictions in advertising to‚ as recently discussed‚ politicians (Konrath & Schwarz). Cleopatra was depicted on a coin in contrast to the monumental statues of males‚ according to the documentary. Could this be an example of behind a great man there is a great woman? This would

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    AA100 Tutorial 2: Cleopatra I began the tutorial with a few comments on essay writing: Essay writing 101 I asked people to read over the guide in the Assessment booklet and make sure that you are familiar with the conventions in it‚ particularly with regard to referencing. Purpose You are writing a course essay‚ rather than an article for publication. It is answering a specific question‚ rather than presenting original research (except in the EMA). You are trying to demonstrate that

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    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

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    to the private world of personal relationships. Textual portrayal of power as a complex social force‚ has intoxicated the human disposition encapsulating the composers vision of power play being destructive and self serving. Through Anthony and Cleopatra‚ Shakespeare demonstrates the interplay of political power among the triumvirate‚ intertwined with Cleopatra’s sexual power play which controls Anthony as he gets transformed into a "strumpets fool"‚ highlighting the manipulating nature of power

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