1. Discuss the attitudes to Cleop
Cleopatra rules her people but has to answer to Rome. ... The opening scene of the play shows that she is a woman to be feared and represents the common people's views. ... This helpless ordinariness suggested by "whistling" only accentuates Cleopatra's triumph over him. ... Cleopatra is shown to be no ordinary women. ...
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- Grade Level: High School