Antony and Cleopatra - Evaluate the dramatic importance of Act IV scenes xiv and xv and the effect they have on an audience.
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Antony and Cleopatra - Evaluate the dramatic importance of Act IV scenes xiv and xv and the effect they have on an audience. Scenes xiv and xv in Act IV of Shakespeare play 'Antony and Cleopatra' have great dramatic importance as they represent the end for not only the end for Antony and Cleopatra but the end of Antony's greatness. These scenes are the beginning of the tragic climax for Antony and Cleopatra; they have lost everything and only now have each other. The audience would find the scenes emotional and powerful, the language that Shakespeare uses emphasizes the loss in Antony's death and serves to increase the intensity of the scenes. The emotions expressed by the main characters also affect the audience as they feel the desperation and pain of the characters. The actions and emotions of the main characters throughout 'Antony and Cleopatra' affect the audience and often...


