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I'm not exactly sure if this is what you're looking for, but
I've always been fascinated by Antony's plight: he is trying
to straddle the line between his Roman world and Cleopatra's
Egyptian world. Rome is austere, stoic, and vigilant, while
Egypt is passionate, extravagant, and carefree (relatively).
Antony is a creature of the Roman world, and he tries to
forget that he is Roman. Ultimately, he cannot. Cleopatra,
to me, seems more at home with herself: she knows that she
is an Egyptian and cannot leave her world. Even if she were
to go to Rome, she would bring her Egyptian sensibilities
with her.For a while, Antony seems to have come to terms with this
new limbo-world that he's created. While he has both the
glory of Rome and his Egyptian love, he's in paradise.But, it doesn't last. . .
I hope that this helped you some. If not, c'est le guerre.
Posted by Scott Schiefelbein on April 09, 1997 at 14:04:34
In Reply to "The World Well Lost? (A&C)" posted by Tamsin on April 08, 1997 at 23:30:01
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