Essays on Antony and Cleopatra

In our daily encounters, we have realized that revolts against the authority are here to stay. Revolting occurs due to uncertainties or even incites from iconic figures in a multitude. There is a need for people to evaluate their reasons for revolt before making the decision to protest. Mikhail Bakunin contends, “To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt” (Vincent 247). The public has conflicted with the temples ...

Medea

In this particular passage of Medea, Jason confronts Medea immediately after she has murdered their sons, finally reaping what he has sown for his ignorance and abuse of Medea throughout the play up to that point. Throughout the scene, the tactics of these respective characters are clear – Jason hoping to shame Medea out of guilt for murdering their children, Medea hoping to use the murder of the children to prove a point about Jason’s infidelity and “to cause [him] pain” (line 1401). After seeing that Jason cannot get anywhere with Medea, even to get him to “touch the soft ...

World History

We stand in awe thinking of these modern female leaders. Many of them made names in our history and were given special names. The late prime mister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher was called the iron lady. She gained her name because of her firm decision and dedication as a female leader rising to the top in a political arena dominated by men. She brought England to economic progress. In spite of the political crises manifested by labor strikes and constant battle for supremacy in the House of Commons, she came up to be a champion. Another woman, akin to her ...

Verbal images related to the themes of love and jealousy in the later tragedies, "Othello" and "Antony and Cleopatra" help to understand the psychology of the characters, to penetrate into the patterns of these powerful passions. These images are very different from the metaphorical style in the early tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" – where they transmit power to suddenly erupted spontaneous feeling, which seems something sacred to the heroes. Romeo’s first words addressed to Juliet, express awe in this metaphor:

If I profane with my unworthiest hand

This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand Juliet responds, ...

Shakespeare's tragedy Antony and Cleopatra tells the tale of the titular characters, the historical figures Mark Antony and Cleopatra, as they navigate their life and rule of Rome and Egypt, respectively. The play is replete with historical and political intrigue, as the various rules and political figures attempt to wrest power from each other; also, it is a tale of war and the consequences thereof. At the center of it, however, seems to be the love story of Antony and Cleopatra, two leaders of distinctly different nations who find a common bond in each other. The character of Cleopatra, in particular, ...