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Antony and Cleopatra: Act 4, Scenes 8-13
When in doubt, fake your death! (Surely this plan will go better for Antony and Cleopatra than it did for Romeo and Juliet, right?)
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William Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra: Act 4, Scenes 1-7
Consumed by regret for abandoning Antony, Enobarbus seeks a ditch to die in.
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William Shakespeare
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Antony and Cleopatra: Act 3, Scene 13
Antony and Cleopatra fight and break up, kiss and make up.
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William Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra: Act 3, Scenes 8-12
When Cleopatra runs, Antony follows.
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William Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra: Act 3, Scenes 4-7
As war breaks out, alliances split and sides are chosen.
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William Shakespeare
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Antony and Cleopatra: Act 3, Scenes 1-3
Cleopatra is in love with Antony, who’s married to Octavia, who loves her brother Caesar, who’s loved by Lepidus, who also loves Antony, who’s also…
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William Shakespeare

July 2025

Antony and Cleopatra: Act 2, Scenes 6 & 7
Enobarbus and Menas are scheming...
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William Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra: Act 2, Scenes 3-5
Antony heeds the soothsayer’s advice; Cleopatra shoots—er, slaps—the messenger.
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William Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra: Act 2, Scenes 1 & 2
If age cannot wither Cleopatra, nor custom stale her infinite variety... Is Antony’s marriage to Octavia really going to work out?
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William Shakespeare
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Antony and Cleopatra: Act 1, Scenes 4 & 5
These scenes have everything: incisive commentary on race and gender, double-texting, and Cleopatra’s iconic “salad days.”
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William Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra: Act 1, Scene 3
In which Cleopatra is definitely not a drama queen.
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William Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra: Act 1, Scenes 1 & 2
Antony and Cleopatra are totally obsessed with each other. Also, hark the soothsayer!
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William Shakespeare
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