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    The document provides an analysis of William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra. It explores the character of Cleopatra and what made her so captivating to Mark Antony. Cleopatra is described as being middle-aged but enchanting through her wisdom, versatility, and passion. Her charm is said to lie in her "infinite variety" and ability to satisfy desires while making people hunger for more. The document also examines whether Cleopatra can be seen as a tragic heroine or just an Egyptian harlot, ultimately finding she achieves a heroic stature in the play and embraces death in a motherly way.

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    The document provides an analysis of William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra. It explores the character of Cleopatra and what made her so captivating to Mark Antony. Cleopatra is described as being middle-aged but enchanting through her wisdom, versatility, and passion. Her charm is said to lie in her "infinite variety" and ability to satisfy desires while making people hunger for more. The document also examines whether Cleopatra can be seen as a tragic heroine or just an Egyptian harlot, ultimately finding she achieves a heroic stature in the play and embraces death in a motherly way.

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    The document provides an analysis of William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra. It explores the character of Cleopatra and what made her so captivating to Mark Antony. Cleopatra is described as being middle-aged but enchanting through her wisdom, versatility, and passion. Her charm is said to lie in her "infinite variety" and ability to satisfy desires while making people hunger for more. The document also examines whether Cleopatra can be seen as a tragic heroine or just an Egyptian harlot, ultimately finding she achieves a heroic stature in the play and embraces death in a motherly way.

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    Shakespeare The play Antony and Cleopatra is based on borrowed material 'Cleopatra Captive' is the first proper tragedy

    in French language. Cleopatra of W. Shakespeare is not young. She is middle aged and dark but she captivates by her will, wisdom and versatility. Mark Antony's observation. "Fie wrangling queen! Whom everything becomes, to chide, to laugh To weep, whose every passion strives, To make itself in thee, fair and admired." In this justification of his earlier assertion of his passion for her. "Ler Rome in Tiber melt and wide arch of the ranged empire fall! Her is my space Kindoms are clay: Is to do thus." Attraction of Cleopatra: What was it in Cleopatra that captivates Antony. Antony finds himself fettered to Cleopatra, realises that this relationship is going to harm him and resolves to free himself from it and then gives her up. 'These strong Egyptian fetters I must break or lose myself in dotage." I must from this enchanting queen break off." Antony finds her enchanting. Enobarbus is equally fascinated while Dolabella in a few minutes conversation betrays his master's

    secret to her On hearing Enobarbus's description of Cleopatra on the river Genus Agrippa exclaims, "Rare Egyptian" and Enobarbus notes her energy and enthusiasm. He says. "I saw her once. Hop forty paces through public street; And having last her breath, she spoke and panted, That she did made defect perfection." Mystery and Enchantment of Cleopatra : Enobarbus further describes the secret of her charm, the mystery and enchantment of Cleopatra and it lies in her 'infinite variety'. "Age can not wither her, nor custom state Her infinite variety, other woman clay The appetites they feed, but she makes hungry Where most she satisfies, for vilest things, Become themselves in her, that the holy priests Bless her when she is riggish."

    Antony and Clepai That's why Mecaenos had called, "She is a most triumphant lady." Cleopatra; Boggier; A courtesan of Genius: Before we examine whether Cleopatra is a boggier, as Antony accesses her to be, we shall take into acount the context in which the remark was made. In this regard Enobarbus's account of the sea battle near Actium from which brings about a very shameful and dishonourable defect upon Antony is very relevant. "You ribaud red nag of Egypt, Whom leprosy Q'ertake! in the midst O' the fight The breeze upon her, like a cow in June Hoists sails and flies." and Scarus adds. "She once being loof'd The noble ruin of her magic, Antony. Clasps on his sea wing and like a doting mallard. Leaving the fight in height, flies after her I never saw an action of such shame," Antony and Cleopatra are both filled with remorse and shame for their conduct. But Antony does not accuse Cleopatra and justifies his own conduct by saying. ".

    "Egypt thou know'st too well My heart was too thy rudder tied by the strings." Cleopatra : A tragic heroine : The question whether Cleopatra is a tragic character is both interesting and challenging. There is not the least doubt that Cleopatra is the Egyptian harlot, shameless and selfish. She is the golden riddle and Shakespeare weaves Cleopatra's charm with the magic of words. According to F.S. Boas. "Cleopatra is among Shakespeare's women what Falstaff is amongst his men. Both have the same infinite complexity of nature and both the same grandeur, fascination radiates equally from either personality." Shakespeare achieves remarkable success in exalting Cleopatra lo a heroic stature.The most outstanding feature of Cleopatra's personality, on the positive side, is an independent stature of her own. Like othertragic women of Shakespeare she does not bask the reflected glory of her lover or husband. After Antony's departure, she discovers hidden deep in herself, II10 infinite treasure of moral coverage. Embraces death as a mother: Cleopatra is as loving and tender in embracing death as a mother sucking her baby;

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