Cleopatra acts very much over the top in this scene, and one begins to question when she stops and her play-acting begins. ... Through Act 1 Scene 5 Cleopatra complains to Charmian that she misses Antony. ... Cleopatra's role in society at the time is often question and Shakespeare's choice of play during that period is often linked to Elizabeth I, who had died three years previously (1603). ...

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