1. Is Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy or a historical play?
He wrote his play mostly based upon some historical facts, which helps forming the genre of the play. ... According to me, the play is both a historical play and a tragedy. ... Shakespeare used Roman Empire as the setting of the play. ... When it comes to Antony's way of thinking, according to Cleopatra, he has completely "Roman Thoughts" which are opposite of "Eastern" way of thinking. ... It can still be discussed whether the play is a tragedy or a historical play but when the points are taken into consideration there can consequently be one correct answer to the question about the pla...
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