Posts Tagged: Antony and Cleopatra

The Queen of the Night: The infinite variety of Cleopatra

November 22, 2019 | By Georgianna Ziegler

In the image above, Constance Collier, magnificent as the dying Cleopatra, sits on her throne in a dimly-lit room, light sparkling off her crown, belt and spangled train. This 1906-07 London production of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra is considered a high point in the stage history of that play, with director/actor Herbert Beerbohm-Tree sparing no… Continue Reading »

Cleopatra and Fake News: How ancient Roman political needs created a mythic temptress

October 20, 2017 | By Jacquelyn Williamson

The Roman distaste of powerful women, their misunderstanding of the Egyptian way of life, and Octavian’s political need to consolidate his rise to dictator created our image of Cleopatra today.

Rome’s encounter with Egypt in Antony and Cleopatra

September 22, 2017 | By Shakespeare & Beyond

In this excerpt from “Shakespeare’s Roman Trilogy,” Paul Cantor writes about the Romanization of Egypt and the Egyptization of Rome in “Antony and Cleopatra.”