“now, my dearest queen – “ ; “Cleopatra – “ ; “Most sweet queen – “ ; “Hear me queen:”
Dashes used to signal when he is being cut off and Cleopatra’s speech takes over
Trumpet flourishes/fanfares
Represents Caesar’s power
Ambiguity
“But stirred by Cleopatra” – moved by her emotionally and sexually
Simile
So extensive are the lands involved that on many occasions the word ‘world’ is employed with regard to the central characters eg Fulvia: “Wars twixt you twain would be As if the world should cleave”
Animal References
Horses:
“oh happy horse, to bear the weight of Antony!”
“he did’st drink the stale of horses”
Caesar describes himself and Antony as two war-horses that could not ‘stall together’
Snakes:
Prepares us for the ‘pretty worm of Nilus’ – the asp that frees Cleopatra from Caesar’s power
Eg ‘serpent of old nile’
Metaphor
“O’ thy vile lady! She has robbed me of my sword” – sworda manhood which he sacrificed in his sojourn in Eqypt
dramatizes, imagery
Visual actions
Cleopatra beating messenger a abuse of power
Adds drama/action and excitement to the play with the message being displayed visually
The play covers a period of several years making the rhythm rather vigorous- giving the audience the impression of perpetual shift in power... displayed 300 characters
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“now, my dearest queen – “ ; “Cleopatra – “ ; “Most sweet queen – “ ; “Hear me queen:”
Dashes used to signal when he is being cut off and Cleopatra’s speech takes over
Trumpet flourishes/fanfares
Represents Caesar’s power
Ambiguity
“But stirred by Cleopatra” – moved by her emotionally and sexually
Simile
So extensive are the lands involved that on many occasions the word ‘world’ is employed with regard to the central characters eg Fulvia: “Wars twixt you twain would be As if the world should cleave”
Animal References
Horses:
“oh happy horse, to bear the weight of Antony!”
“he did’st drink the stale of horses”
Caesar describes himself and Antony as two war-horses that could not ‘stall together’
Snakes:
Prepares us for the ‘pretty worm of Nilus’ – the asp that frees Cleopatra from Caesar’s power
Eg ‘serpent of old nile’
Metaphor
“O’ thy vile lady! She has robbed me of my sword” – sworda manhood which he sacrificed in his sojourn in Eqypt
dramatizes, imagery
Visual actions
Cleopatra beating messenger a abuse of power
Adds drama/action and excitement to the play with the message being displayed visually
The play covers a period of several years making the rhythm rather vigorous- giving the audience the impression of perpetual shift in power... displayed 300 characters
