Antony and Cleopatra
tragedy by William Shakespeare
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 and suicides of Antony and Cleopatra.
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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 |
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