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Antony and Cleopatra Part 2 - The Language
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jul 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Part 2 explores the play’s varied and conflicting perspectives on its leading characters. From the Roman point of view, Antony and Cleopatra are figures who fall from greatness, and their story is a tragedy or even, at times, farce; but from other points of view, Antony and Cleopatra represent a kind of success that could scarcely be achieved or even conceived of in Rome. The episode analyzes the play’s characters, language, and mythic archetypes to ask how the play makes so many viewpoints compelling, and where these competing perspectives leave the audience when the play comes to its end.
Released:
Jul 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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