Antony and Cleopatra facts for kids
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The first page of Antony and Cleopatra, from the First Folio
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| Written by | William Shakespeare |
| Characters | Antony Octavius Caesar Cleopatra |
| Date of premiere | 1606-1607 |
| Place of premiere | London, England |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Setting | Alexandria, Egypt Rome and Misenum, Italy |
Antony and Cleopatra is a play by Shakespeare. It is a tragedy. Shakespeare's source was Plutarch's Lives. The play was first performed between 1606 and 1607. It was probably first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The play describes the romantic love of Antony and Cleopatra.
Images for kids
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Cleopatra: "Sooth, la, I'll help: Thus it must be." Antony and Cleopatra 4.4/11 (Edwin Austin Abbey, 1909)
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Cleopatra by John William Waterhouse (1888)
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Cleopatra and the Peasant, Eugène Delacroix (1838)
See also
In Spanish: Antonio y Cleopatra para niños
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