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Antony and Cleopatra

William Shakespeare

Love and imperial ambition pull Antony between Egypt and Rome. Private attachment and public duty become inseparable in this political tragedy.

Literature · Poetry & Drama

Original date: c. 1606–1607 (composition)

Reading level: Intermediate

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Joseph Pearce
Chapter title in the public table of contents of Pearce’s fifty-work guide. This verifies inclusion, not an endorsement of a particular translation.

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