Shakespeare - Antony and Cleopatra
William Shakespeare
Narrator Multiple Narrators
Publisher: ArTree
Summary
Play description ACT I Scene 1. Mark Antony, together with Octavius Caesar and Lepidus, is one of the three triumvirs who rule the Roman Empire. But Antony is slavishly in love with Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, and shows no interest in affairs of state. Scene 2. Members of Cleopatra’s entourage amuse themselves consulting a soothsayer. Antony learns that his wife Fulvia, who has been in rebellion against Caesar, is dead. Forces opposed to the Triumvirs are having considerable success and he finally realizes that he must leave Egypt. Scene 3. Antony tells Cleopatra that he intends to return to Rome. Scene 4. Caesar is angered by Antony’s behavior and will not be mollified by Lepidus. News floods in of their enemies’ growing strength. Scene 5. Cleopatra languishes in Antony’s absence. ACT II Scene 1. Pompey, the Triumvirs’ principal enemy, is disturbed to hear of Antony’s return to Rome. Menas remains optimistic that the insurrection of Antony’s brother and wife has soured his relations with Caesar, but Pompey foresees that divisions will be forgotten in the face of an external enemy. Scene 2. A tense meeting between Caesar and Antony is smoothed over by Lepidus and Agrippa, who suggest that Antony marries Caesar’s sister Octavia. Enobarbus, Antony’s trusted lieutenant, remembers Antony’s first meeting with Cleopatra; he is sure that Antony will never leave her. Scene 3. A soothsayer tells Antony that he cannot shine when Caesar is near. He decides to return to Egypt.
Duration: about 3 hours (03:23:08) Publishing date: 2020-03-08; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —