William Shakespeare wrote two continuous plays: Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra. Both are historic tragedies. In Julius Caesar, there was a character named Mark Antony. Well, in Antony and Cleopatra, Mark Antony is the main character! After Julius was assassinated, Antony took his place and reigned. As you probably know, Antony is part of the Roman Empire. But he fell in love with Cleopatra, who was the queen of Egypt. So anyways, in the end, they both die-Antony by war and Cleopatra by grief of his death. So there you go! The watered-down version of the connection between Rome and Egypt in Shakespeare's plays!
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Rome and Egypt
William Shakespeare wrote two continuous plays: Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra. Both are historic tragedies. In Julius Caesar, there was a character named Mark Antony. Well, in Antony and Cleopatra, Mark Antony is the main character! After Julius was assassinated, Antony took his place and reigned. As you probably know, Antony is part of the Roman Empire. But he fell in love with Cleopatra, who was the queen of Egypt. So anyways, in the end, they both die-Antony by war and Cleopatra by grief of his death. So there you go! The watered-down version of the connection between Rome and Egypt in Shakespeare's plays!
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