Antony and Cleopatra is a historical play by William Shakespeare first performed in 1607 or 1608 and first printed in 1623. ... Shakespeare worked closely from this work and astonishing numbers of phrases within Shakespeare's play are taken directly Thomas North's translation of the prose. It is believed that Shakespeare wrote "Antony and Cleopatra" in 1606 after Macbeth and it is obviously one of his greatest plays. ... Shakespeare used Roman Empire as the setting of the play. ... Thus we can appreciate Shakespeare one more time for he is the best author who can mix two or more gen...

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William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar adds certain details and dramatic elements to make the story more interesting and to make the play more enjoyable. ... In both Shakespeare's and Blooms works, Mark Antony was the one who offered the crown to Caesar. ... In Shakespeare's account, a large celebration was held in Rome in Caesar's honor (Henretta No. 4). ... In Shakespeare's account a man named Metellus was petitioning Caesar to repeal the banishment of his brother. ... Because of the already tense situation, few things needed to be changed for Shakespeare's play. ...

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William Shakespeare wrote many plays that contain signs of superstition. ... This is because that Shakespeare wanted his readers to know what was going on before it actually happen. ... In conclusion, Shakespeare wrote this play with superstition and paranormal events so that he could reach his fans at a different level. ...

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Julius Caesar , one of William Shakespeare's finest plays , does not have Julius Caesar as its main subject but rather the relationship between two friends as one of its main themes .Marcus Brutus and Cauis Cassius ,probably the most important characters in the play are very close friends and yet so different in character . ...

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In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus and Cassius are opposites or foils to one another because Brutus is noble while Cassius is manipulative, Brutus is concerned only for the good of Rome while Cassius is concerned only for himself and while Brutus is naive, Cassius never trusts people. Throughout Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are shown to be foils to one another when Brutus is displayed as noble, while Cassius is displayed as manipulative. ... The last instances where Brutus and Cassius are shown to be foil...

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