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 Antony and Cleopatra
| Whom does Cleopatra send to tell Antony she is not in fact dead? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
Diomedes. Unfortunately, Diomedes wasn't the speediest of men, and he arrived too late to prevent Antony from dealing the fatal stroke.
| Whom did Alexas convince to side with Caesar, when he should have been carrying a message from Antony? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
Herod of Jewry. Alexas gets his just desserts however. Caesar orders him hanged, for no apparent reason.
a eunuch. A servant and messenger for Cleopatra. Treacherous, unfortunately.
| Who rules the Roman empire when the play begins? | Antony and Cleopatra (jouen58) |
Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus. After the death of Julius Caesar, Rome was ruled by the triumverate of Octavian (Caesar's son), Mark Antony, and Lepidus. By the end of the play, Lepidus has been put to death, Antony has comitted suicide, and Octavian alone is emperor.
| Who is the kind Roman who tells Cleopatra of Caesar's plot to parade her as a war trophy? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
Dolabella. This was very brave of Dolabella, as Caesar, his emperor, would not have been very impressed if he had found out.
| Who is Caesar's Lieutenant-general? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
Taurus. Rather a bull of a man...sorry.
| Who is Antony's wife at the beginning of the play? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
Fulvia. You never meet Fulvia, news of her death being delivered in Act I.
| Whilst telling Agrippa and Maecenas of Cleopatra's barge, what does Enobarbus liken her gentlewomen to? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
nereides. This arrival by barge was the first time Cleopatra and Antony saw each other.
| Which is the only scene to contain the characters of Demetrius and Philo? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
Act I, Scene I. Poor guys, they appear right at the beginning in Cleopatra's palace then disappear from the play.
| Which character makes the famous quote "My salad days, when I was green in judgement, cold in blood to say as I said then."? | Antony and Cleopatra (jouen58) |
Cleopatra. She says this in response to Charmian's recollection of her youthful idolization of Caesar.
| Where does the final scene of Act II take place? | Antony and Cleopatra (jouen58) |
On board Pompey's galley, off Misenum.. This scene ends with all seemingly well between the triumvirs; it doesn't last long.
| When does Enobarbus first make plans to defect to Caesar? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
At the end of Act III. Enobarbus makes plans to defect to Caesar at the end of Act III.
| What is the name of Antony's sword (after a famous battle fought in "Julius Caesar")? | Antony and Cleopatra (jouen58) |
Phillipan. This was the sword with which he fought the battle of Phillipi against Brutus and Cassius. In Act II, scene 5, Cleopatra recalls their love-making: "E're the ninth hour I drunk him to his bed, then put my tires {attires} and mantles on him whilst I wore his sword Phillipan." Kinky!
| What is one of the soothsayer's predictions to Charmian? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
That she will outlive her mistress. She does outlive her mistress, but only for about a minute.
| What does Octavius Caesar call Octavia when she meets him in Act III, Scene VI? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
castaway. He calls her this because he knows Antony has returned to Cleopatra.
| What does Antony order Eros to do? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
Kill him (Antony). Antony orders Eros to stab him in the back, but Eros instead uses this brief interlude to kill himself. Shrewd!
| What does Antony do when Egypt's ships retreat during the first sea battle? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
Follows them in retreat. Antony is so ashamed of this that he rages against Cleopatra, who, strangely, offers no reason for her desertion, merely stating shock that Antony followed her.
| What are Cleopatra's dying words? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
What should I stay?. Cleopatra utters this as she dies of the snake bite she inflicted upon herself. Do any of these tragic lovers not kill themselves?
| What are Antony's dying words? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
I can no more.. He whispers this as he dies in Cleopatra's arms from his self-inflicted stab wound.
| What ancient source did Shakespeare primarily use for this play (as well as "Julius Caesar" and "Coriolanus")? | Antony and Cleopatra (jouen58) |
Plutarch. Plutarch's "Life of Antonius" was the principal source.
| Upon discovering Cleopatra dead, what order does Octavian give regarding her burial? | Antony and Cleopatra (jouen58) |
That she and Antony be buried side by side.. In a show of pity for the dead lovers, the normally cold-blooded Octavian declares "She shall be buried by Antony. No grave upon the earth shall clip in it a pair so famous."
| Two characters in the play die onstage of no apparent physical cause. Who are they? | Antony and Cleopatra (jouen58) |
Enobarbus and Iras. Enobarbus, consumed with guilt over his betrayal of Antony, dies in Act IV, scene 9, presumably of shame. In Act V, scene 2, Cleopatra kisses Charmian and Iras goodbye before killing herself; Iras suddenly falls and dies, presumably of grief. Plutarch states that Iras was found dead at Cleopatra's feet, probably having also been bitten by the asp; however, in the play, she dies before the asps are taken out of the basket, prompting Cleopatra to ask "Have I the aspic on my lips?"
| This play is unique among Shakespeare's works for its enormous scope of location. What locations are featured in the play? | Antony and Cleopatra (jouen58) |
Alexandria, Rome, Messina, Misenum, Syria, Actium, and Athens.. There are numerous battle scenes and scenes aboard ship.
| Shortly after the play begins, Antony learns that his wife Fulvia, whom he has neglected for Cleopatra, has died. What is his reaction? | Antony and Cleopatra (jouen58) |
He is saddened (though not grief-stricken) and decides to leave Cleopatra.. Antony was clearly not in love with Fulvia, however upon hearing of her death, he remarks "There's a great spirit gone!" and regrets that he had wished her out of the way. He also decides "I must from this enchanting queen (Cleopatra, of course) break off." He is unable to resist Cleopatra for long, however.
| Off what place does Pompey's galley lie? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
Misenum. Much boozing and partying occurs here in Act II, Scene VII.
| Not chronological. What does the Clown say is in the basket which contains Cleopatra's asps? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
Figs. This Clown is very well spoken for a peasant...
| Mark Antony and Octavius Caesar are two Triumvirs. Who is the third? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
Lepidus. Lepidus has the unenviable task of reconciling Antony and Caesar. His efforts get him arrested later in the play.
| In the seventeenth century, this play was briefly eclipsed in popularity by another play on the same subject, entitled "All for Love". Which great poet wrote this play? | Antony and Cleopatra (jouen58) |
John Dryden. Dryden's play, poetically excellent in its own right, is rarely performed today as it does not hold the stage nearly as well as Shakespeare's play, which has lost none of its popularity.
| In Act III, scene 3, Cleopatra gets the dirt on Octavia from the formerly much abused messenger. How does he describe Octavia? | Antony and Cleopatra (jouen58) |
Thirty, widowed, with brown hair, an overly round face, and low forehead.. Cleopatra seems especially gratified to hear that Octavia is widowed and that she has a too-round face, because "For the most part, too, they are foolish that are so." She asks the messenger's pardon for her former abuse and gives him gold.
| In Act II, scene 5, a messenger delivers to Cleopatra the unwelcome news that Antony has (for political reasons) married Octavia. What does Cleopatra threaten to do? | Antony and Cleopatra (jouen58) |
Kill the messenger.. She repeatedly strikes the poor messenger, vowing "Thou shall be whipp'd with wire and stew'd in brine, smarting in ling'ring pickle." (one of my favorite lines in the play), then draws a knife against him, (whereupon he flees) but she is stopped by Charmian. She later apologizes.
| How many times is Antony defeated at sea? | "Antony and Cleopatra" (marx_faraway) |
Twice. Both times he is betrayed by his Egyptian allies. He stabs himself after the second defeat.
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