Antony and Cleopatra, feat. Katherine Bradshaw | Episode IX
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Shakespeare’s Roman trilogy reaches a climax in The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, a love- and wine-drenched account of Octavius Caesar’s defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, and his consolidation of power over the nascent Roman Empire. The play is punctuated by bountiful allus...
Antony and Cleopatra Part 1 - The Story
Antony and Cleopatra, the last of Shakespeare’s Roman plays, is an epic story that begins with the material of politics and history but expands into the realm of romance, poetry, and myth. Following the events of Julius Caesar – Caesar’s assassination and the triumph of Mark Antony and Octavius C...
Julius Caesar | William Shakespeare | Books in Sound
Season 3 Episode 5
"Julius Caesar" is a historical tragedy written by renowned playwright William Shakespeare. Believed to have been written in 1599, the play dramatizes the events surrounding the assassination of the Roman dictator Julius Caesar and the subsequent power struggles in Rome. The s...
Lust for Survival in Shakespeare's ANTONY & CLEOPATRA | ArtiFact 57: Laura Woods, Keith Jackewicz
Myths of Rome and the Orient, as well as questions of race and sexuality all play major roles in William Shakespeare’s underrated play, Antony and Cleopatra. It follows the final years of Roman triumvir Mark Antony and Egypt’s queen Cleopatra VII, as they engage in affairs, neglect their imperial...
Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays: Dominic Brewer
Hello everyone, and welcome back to A Teenager’s Take on Shakespeare! Today’s amazing guest is Dominic Brewer.
In this episode, we discuss the Danish prince we all know and love, a weak king whose reflections on solitude are still resonant today (one might call him the Hamlet of the histories) ...
77. AUGUSTUS (1972) by John Williams
When Julius Caesar dies, he leaves in his will for his adoptive son Octavius to ascend as his heir. Caesar the August comes to Rome, but finds that there are many plots surrounding him in the world of Roman politics. John Williams's epistolary novel AUGUSTUS covers the political rise and life of ...
Antony and Cleopatra - William Shakespeare
"Antony and Cleopatra" is a poignant tragedy by William Shakespeare that explores the tumultuous relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony against the backdrop of political intrigue and warfare. Set during the Parthian War, the narrative unfolds with swift shifts between the opulence of Alex...
Antony and Cleopatra - William Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Life of Marcus Antonius and follows the relationship between Cleop...
