Shakespeare shows us Antony grandly entering the stage with Cleopatra on his arm obviously unashamed of being with Cleopatra and showing their affection towards one another. ... His short temper with the messenger is due to the fact that he has just been reminded about his political duty and his irritated reaction shows the audience the conflict that is set up in his mind by the tension of duty in Rome and pleasure with Cleopatra. ... Though Antony is in Egypt with Cleopatra, the world of Rome persistently intrudes. ... In Act 1, Scene 2 although Antony is in Cleopatra's palace it is the ...

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Augustus soon won over his troops and the Romans by convincing them that Antony was plotting with Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, and in 31 B.C his forces defeated those of Antony at the battle of Actium . As a result Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide. ... The fact that the Republic needed a guiding hand was beyond doubt. ...

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