Antony and Cleopatra Act 1 scene 4.
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Antony and Cleopatra Act 1 scene 4 This political scene, in some ways the first political scene begins with Caesars criticism of Antonys behaviour despite his protest and assurance to Lepidus that "It is not Caesars natural vice to hate our great competitor", his contempt towards Antony is apparent in the listing of his faults. The use of the word competitor also prepares us for the later antagonism between the two men, given that apart from associate also means rival. Throughout the scene Caesar accuses Antony of many faults and indeed states that he is "a man who is the abstract of all faults that all men follow". Although Caesar professes that his condemnation of Antony is based on political grounds, that is that Antonys behaviour is imperiling the triumvirate, rather than personal ones, there is clearly an element of personal distaste in Caesars personal description of Antonys behaviour. Line 16...

