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Enobarbus' actions are an important part of the plot, but his commentaries on the main characters and events are evenly important: Consider the presentation and functions of Enobarbus in the play.
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Enobarbus' actions are an important part of the plot, but his commentaries on the main characters and events are evenly important: Consider the presentation and functions of Enobarbus in the play. Enobarbus, soldier and aide appears as an amiable fellow, Loud, likeable and a dependable figure for the eponymous protagonists and to Rome. He is no mysogynist, rather a chauvinist and a comedian, and capable of drinking us under the table. This however is balanced with a quick sobering and ability to take orders while respectfully calling a spade a spade. Enobarbus can be brutally cynical yet enjoys the freedom of the royal courts of Rome and Egypt. He has a pragmatism indicated candidly, and at times sarcastically. For the first three acts, he has little or no romantic or nostalgic opinion. His speech is ironic, it works with concealment and allusion but is presented as direct statement, with a sense...
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