Antony and Cleopatra (short story)

Antony and Cleopatra is the twelfth story in The Shakespeare Notebooks.

Summary Edit

This early draft extract from Antony and Cleopatra appears without explanation in the Notebooks. In this scene, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, defeated in battle by Caesar and mourning for Antony, has retreated to her monument, where she plots to kill herself.

Characters Edit

• Clown
• Cleopatra
• The Mara

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