Antony and Cleopatra
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Antony and Cleopatra is a Shakespearean tragedy dramatizing the passionate and politically fraught relationship between the Roman triumvir Mark Antony and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antony and Cleopatra canonical | 10 |
| Antony and Cleopatra (play) | 1 |
| Antony and Cleopatra (stage production) | 1 |
| RSC production of Antony and Cleopatra | 1 |
| William Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" | 1 |
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Target entity: Antony and Cleopatra Context triple: [William Shakespeare, notableWork, Antony and Cleopatra]
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A.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator whose military conquests and political reforms paved the way for the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
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Antony
Antony is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its residential character and connection to central Paris via the RER B commuter rail line.
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Coriolanus
Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the life of the proud Roman general Caius Marcius Coriolanus and his tumultuous relationship with the people of Rome.
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D.
Sons of Pericles
Sons of Pericles is a junior auxiliary organization of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association that promotes Hellenic heritage, civic responsibility, and leadership among young men.
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E.
I, Claudius
I, Claudius is a critically acclaimed 1976 BBC television drama series that chronicles the turbulent reigns of the early Roman emperors through the eyes of the stammering, underestimated Emperor Claudius.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Antony and Cleopatra Target entity description: Antony and Cleopatra is a Shakespearean tragedy dramatizing the passionate and politically fraught relationship between the Roman triumvir Mark Antony and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
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A.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator whose military conquests and political reforms paved the way for the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
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B.
Antony
Antony is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its residential character and connection to central Paris via the RER B commuter rail line.
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C.
Coriolanus
Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the life of the proud Roman general Caius Marcius Coriolanus and his tumultuous relationship with the people of Rome.
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D.
Sons of Pericles
Sons of Pericles is a junior auxiliary organization of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association that promotes Hellenic heritage, civic responsibility, and leadership among young men.
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E.
I, Claudius
I, Claudius is a critically acclaimed 1976 BBC television drama series that chronicles the turbulent reigns of the early Roman emperors through the eyes of the stammering, underestimated Emperor Claudius.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean tragedy
ⓘ
play ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch's Life of Mark Antony
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch's Lives
|
| containsCharacter |
Agrippa II
ⓘ
surface form:
Agrippa
Alexas ⓘ Charmian ⓘ Cleopatra VII ⓘ
surface form:
Cleopatra
Diomedes ⓘ Dolabella ⓘ Aenobarbus ⓘ
surface form:
Enobarbus
Eros ⓘ Iras ⓘ Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ
surface form:
Lepidus
Mardian ⓘ Mark Antony ⓘ Menas ⓘ Octavia ⓘ Octavius Caesar ⓘ Pompey the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Pompey
Proculeius ⓘ Scarus ⓘ Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucus
Soothsayer ⓘ Thyreus ⓘ Ventidius ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus | relationship between Mark Antony and Cleopatra ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act play ⓘ |
| ending |
death of Cleopatra
ⓘ
death of Mark Antony ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1623 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
First Folio of Shakespeare
ⓘ
surface form:
First Folio
|
| form | verse drama ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted | Battle of Actium ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Cleopatra VII
ⓘ
surface form:
Cleopatra VII Philopator
Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus
Mark Antony ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDepicted | final years of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCanonStatus | major Shakespearean tragedy ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
English Renaissance drama
ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethan and Jacobean drama
|
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Charmian
ⓘ
Cleopatra VII ⓘ
surface form:
Cleopatra
Aenobarbus ⓘ
surface form:
Enobarbus
Iras ⓘ Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ
surface form:
Lepidus
Mark Antony ⓘ Octavius Caesar ⓘ Pompey the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Pompey
|
| periodOfComposition | circa 1606–1607 ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| politicalContextDepicted | struggle for control of the Roman world ⓘ |
| setting |
Alexandria, Egypt
ⓘ
Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| theme |
East–West cultural conflict
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empire and power ⓘ honor and betrayal ⓘ identity and performance ⓘ love and politics ⓘ |
| verseForm | blank verse ⓘ |
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Referenced by (14)
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