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:
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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...
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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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  • @JuanoQuinteroOfficial
    @JuanoQuinteroOfficial Жыл бұрын

    This deserves more than 1.1k views. I hope more people find this as valuable as I did :)

  • @tomservo75
    @tomservo756 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @aleyna1522
    @aleyna15222 жыл бұрын

    I couldn't even express how greatful I am for your videos..You truly save my life in university :D!

  • @Nancenotes

    @Nancenotes

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad I could help!

  • @antonius_006
    @antonius_00611 ай бұрын

    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

    @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.

  • @scunner6828
    @scunner68284 ай бұрын

    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

    @Nancenotes

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! Enjoy reading the play!

  • @goodtimepoke
    @goodtimepoke8 ай бұрын

    I love this, especially with my 400 level Shakespeare course.

  • @tehczmych
    @tehczmych2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @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!

  • @jamesudama509
    @jamesudama5093 ай бұрын

    ❤😢thanks

  • @carlatate7678
    @carlatate76785 ай бұрын

    I just wonder why you call him Anthony instead of Antony. I enjoyed this summary very much.

  • @AbeLincoln-sb4bv
    @AbeLincoln-sb4bv3 ай бұрын

    Me too