‘Antony and Cleopatra’ is a tragedy/romance play by William Shakespeare. How is his exploration of the human condition open to many interpretations? Good afternoon Mr. Houghton, today I 'll be speaking about how Shakespeare constructs the two races in the text and represents the Egyptian race as the primitive race or the other within the text. Shakespeare uses different literary devices in the text, including the symbolism of Cleopatra as the Nile, swords as a sign of manhood, and Cleopatra 's death in her tomb as a symbol of motherhood and infertility. The tone is suspenseful. The Egyptian scenes are rich in language, the natural world and playfulness, but contrast with the severe and soldierly language used for Roman scenes.
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Secondly, how they rule. The Roman Empire is ruled by law and civil government while Egypt is ruled by passion. The Romans take this as an ill influence on Antony 's political power and dislike Egypt, giving another factor of Egypt 's 'other ' status. This is shown in the act two, scene six, lines 80-91. Its main point is Enobarbus stating how Cleopatra has bearing on Antony 's political power because of his submission of her, or at least in the eyes of other Romans. The final point is the treatment of women in the nations. The Romans are based on patriarchal values and Roman women submit to …show more content…
Such thing is taboo for the Romans, which is another factor contributing to the 'other ' status of Egypt. This is proved in Philo 's opening passage. Secondly, I’ll be speaking about how the Romans were represented in the text. We know from the text that the Roman Empire is ruled by three rulers regarded as brave, military geniuses who are the embodiment of duty and honour. When Mark Antony goes to Cleopatra, he still refers to himself as a "firm roman.” Caesar believes foolishness can be ignored, but if it affects one’s duty, it is wrong, as shown in the quote in act one, scene 4, lines
The language …show more content…
Secondly, how they rule. The Roman Empire is ruled by law and civil government while Egypt is ruled by passion. The Romans take this as an ill influence on Antony 's political power and dislike Egypt, giving another factor of Egypt 's 'other ' status. This is shown in the act two, scene six, lines 80-91. Its main point is Enobarbus stating how Cleopatra has bearing on Antony 's political power because of his submission of her, or at least in the eyes of other Romans. The final point is the treatment of women in the nations. The Romans are based on patriarchal values and Roman women submit to …show more content…
Such thing is taboo for the Romans, which is another factor contributing to the 'other ' status of Egypt. This is proved in Philo 's opening passage. Secondly, I’ll be speaking about how the Romans were represented in the text. We know from the text that the Roman Empire is ruled by three rulers regarded as brave, military geniuses who are the embodiment of duty and honour. When Mark Antony goes to Cleopatra, he still refers to himself as a "firm roman.” Caesar believes foolishness can be ignored, but if it affects one’s duty, it is wrong, as shown in the quote in act one, scene 4, lines