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Discuss thesignificance of ‘Rome’ and ‘Egypt’ in Shakespeare’s play ‘Antony and Cleopatra’.
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Discuss the significance of 'Rome' and 'Egypt' in Shakespeare's play 'Antony and Cleopatra'. 'Antony and Cleopatra' is the tragic story of the love between the Roman triumvir, Antony and the queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, but their love is doomed. This has less to do with their personal problems than their involvement in a clash of cultures between their two countries 'Rome' and 'Egypt'. These two places stand for different things and some characters in the play, Antony in particular, cannot decide in which place he belongs. In the end 'Rome' wins but does that mean that Shakespeare endorses Roman values? Different characters represent the two 'worlds' of Rome and Egypt. Octavius Caesar and Lepidus; Caesar's friends and followers such as Maecenas and Agrippa and the 'pirate' Pompey represent Rome. The pharaoh Cleopatra and her attendants including Charmian, Iras, and Alexus represent Egypt. Antony and his close friend Enobarbus, although Roman, cannot decide...
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