William Shakespeare's Works/Tragedies/Antony and Cleopatra
The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The date that the play was written is a source of debate among modern scholars. Some believe that it was written between 1606 and 1607, while others say that it was between 1603 and 1604. The play is a retelling of the classical story of the love affair between Marc Antony and Cleopatra, the Queen of the Nile.
Acts
editDramatis Personæ
edit- Marc Antony
- Octavius Caesar
- M. Aemil. Lepidus
- Domitius Enobarbus
- Ventidius
- Eros
- Scarus
- Dercetas
- Demetrius
- Philo
- Maecenas
- Agrippa
- Dolabella
- Proculeius
- Thyreus
- Gallus
- Menas
- Menecrates
- Varrius
- Taurus
- Canidius
- Silius
- Euphronius
- Alexas
- Mardian
- Seleucus
- Diomedes
- Cleopatra
- Octavia
- Charmian
- Iras
- a Soothsayer
- a Clown
- Officers
- Soldiers
- Messengers
- Attendants