What did Antony & Cleopatra look like?
Roman male portrait bust of Marcus Antonius. Marble. Flavian age (69—96 A.D.). Rome, Vatican Museums, Chiaramonti Museum. Height: 68 cm. Found near Tor Sapienza before Porta Maggiore in 1830 or 1831.
Cleopatra sculpture. Marble. Mid-1st century BC (around the time of her visits to Rome in 46–44 BC), discovered in an Italian villa along the Via Appia and now located in the Altes Museum in Germany.
Photoshop recreations from statues.
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Play summary
Plot summary of the play:
The plot is based on a 1579 English translation and follows Cleopatra and Mark Antony from the Sicillian revolt to Cleopatra's suicide during the War of Actium. The tragedy is set in Egypt. Antony is fascinated by Cleopatra, and ignores his wife and duties that await him back in Rome. Antony returns to Rome eventually and marries, enraging Cleopatra. Antony reunites with Cleopatra, crowning them rulers of Egypt, setting him on a path of war against Rome. Antony loses the battle and both he and Cleopatra die together by suicide.
Folger Library. (2017). Antony & Cleopatra in 30 seconds. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dYipS6HdZI
Crash Course Antony & Cleopatra
First Rate Tutors. (2018). William Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra' in 8 minutes: REVISION GUIDE. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T669KYdsGxM
Lovers and Haters Animation short Antony & Cleopatra. (2020).
Lovers & Haters. (2020). Love Story: Anthony & Cleopatra. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzkWdWcJyKQ&t=1s
Shakespeare Biography
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William Shakespeare. (2016). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au.db.plcscotch. wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/109536
William Shakespeare, Shakespeare also spelled Shakspere, byname Bard of Avon or Swan of Avon, (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England—died April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon), English poet, dramatist, and actor, often called the English national poet and considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time. -
Biography.com Editors. (n.d.). William Shakepeare biography. http://www.biography.com/people/william-shakespeare-9480323#early-works-histories-and-comedies
William Shakespeare, often called the English national poet, is widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time.
What Shakespeare sounded like to Shakespeare
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ABC. (2010, November 27). What Shakespeare sounded like to Shakespeare. Retrieved from http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/28566/
In 'Lingua Franca' the linguist David Crystal talks about mounting a production of 'Romeo and Juliet' using Shakespeare's original pronunciation.
