Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra--Discussion and Summary
We discuss a play about the tension between two worlds and the allure of beauty and chaos over structure and order.
See below for links to other Shakespeare discussions:
Twelfth Night: January 2-8 • Shakespeare's Twelfth ...
Henry VI Part 1: January 10-16 • Shakespeare's Henry VI...
Henry VI Part 2: January 18-25 • Shakespeare's Henry VI...
Henry VI Part 3: January 27-February 2 • Shakespeare's Henry VI...
Comedy of Errors: February 4-8 • Shakespeare's Comedy o...
Taming of the Shrew: February 10-15 • Shakespeare's Taming o...
Titus Andronicus: February 17-22 • Shakespeare's Titus An...
Romeo and Juliet: February 24-March 2 • Shakespeare's Romeo & ...
• Shakespeare's Romeo & ...
Richard III: March 4-12 • Shakespeare's Richard ...
Julius Caesar: March 14-19 • Shakespeare's Julius C...
Two Gentlemen of Verona: March 21-25 • Shakespeare's Two Gent...
King John: March 27-April 1 • Shakespeare's King Joh...
Richard II: April 3-9 • Shakespeare's Richard ...
Venus and Adonis: April 13-17 • Shakespeare's "Venus a...
Hamlet: April 19-28 • Shakespeare's Hamlet: ...
The Rape of Lucrece: April 30-May 4 • Shakespeare's "Lucrece...
Sonnets 1-80: May 6-8 • Shakespeare's Sonnets
Bonus Episode! Sir Thomas More: • Shakespeare's Sir Thom...
Othello: May 11-18 • Shakespeare's Othello-...
Sonnets 81-154: May 20-22 • Shakespeare's Sonnets
Love’s Labour’s Lost: May 26-June 2 • Shakespeare's Love's L...
Pericles: June 4-9 • Shakespeare's Pericles...
Cymbeline: June 11-18 • Shakespeare's Cymbelin...
King Lear: June 22-30 • Shakespeare's King Lea...
A Lover’s Complaint: July 2 • Shakespeare's "A Lover...
The Passionate Pilgrim: July 3 • Shakespeare's The Pass...
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: July 6-10 • Shakespeare's A Midsum...
The Merchant of Venice: July 12-16 • Shakespeare's Merchant...
Bonus Episode! Love's Labour's Won: • Shakespeare's Love's L...
Much Ado About Nothing: July 20-26 • Shakespeare's Much Ado...
As You Like It: July 28-August 3 • Shakespeare's As You L...
Macbeth: August 5-10 • Shakespeare's MacBeth-...
Troilus and Cressida: August 12-20 • Shakespeare's Troilus ...
Antony and Cleopatra: August 22-29 • Shakespeare's Antony a...
Coriolanus: August 31-September 10 • Shakespeare's Coriolan...
All’s Well That Ends Well: September 12-19 • Shakespeare's All's We...
Measure for Measure: September 21-27 • Shakespeare's Measure ...
Henry IV Part 1: September 29-October 5 • Shakespeare's Henry IV...
The Merry Wives of Windsor: October 7-13
Henry IV Part 2: October 15-22
Henry V: October 24-31
Henry VIII: November 2-9
Edward III: November 11-17
Timon of Athens: November 19-24
The Winter’s Tale: December 1-7 • Shakespeare's The Wint...
• Shakespeare's The Wint...
The Tempest: December 9-14 • Shakespeare's The Temp...
The Two Noble Kinsmen: December 16-23
The Phoenix and Turtle: December 27 • Shakespeare's "The Pho...
Cardenio: • Shakespeare's Cardenio...
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This deserves more than 1.1k views. I hope more people find this as valuable as I did :)
I've seen a lot of Shakespeare plays but I've seen this one twice and have yet to wrap my head around it. The last one I saw was an obscure 1974 version with Patrick Stewart as Enobarbus but it was pretty strange.
I couldn't even express how greatful I am for your videos..You truly save my life in university :D!
@Nancenotes
2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
Shakespeare should give credit to Plutarch, for Shakespeare based his play on Plutarch 's writings. As far as I know, "the tragedy at the end" IS due to a haunted world, very much like we have It today.
@Nancenotes
11 ай бұрын
Shakespeare rarely specifically credits his sources, though we’re usually able to pin them down pretty clearly. The exception is Two Noble Kinsmen.
Wow! As a near-sixty year old who was curious about reading this play for the first time I came across this and treated it as a taster. Your presentation was impeccable. Really engaging and lively and incisive. What is this play? It was playing like some kind of tragi-comic action movie in my mind. Going to the book now. Bravo!
@Nancenotes
4 ай бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! Enjoy reading the play!
I love this, especially with my 400 level Shakespeare course.
Hello Tom, I just only want to say how much I enjoy your videos, your passion for Shakespeare and literature in general is so inspiring. Best greetings from Iceland.
@Nancenotes
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching! Hello over in Iceland! My family are all fans of your Daði Freyr and Gagnamagnið. Icelandic is such a cool language-I wish I could learn it! Have a great day!
❤😢thanks
I just wonder why you call him Anthony instead of Antony. I enjoyed this summary very much.
Me too