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1. "Antony and Cleopatra" might be regarded as a sequel to what other Shakespearean play?
2. What ancient source did Shakespeare primarily use for this play (as well as "Julius Caesar" and "Coriolanus")?
3. This play is unique among Shakespeare's works for its enormous scope of location. What locations are featured in the play?
4. Who rules the Roman empire when the play begins?
5. Shortly after the play begins, Antony learns that his wife Fulvia, whom he has neglected for Cleopatra, has died. What is his reaction?
6. Which character makes the famous quote "My salad days, when I was green in judgement, cold in blood to say as I said then."?
7. Act II, scene 2 contains the famous speech about Cleopatra which begins "The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, burn'd on the water.", which contains the line "Age cannot wither, nor custom stale her infinite variety." Who makes this speech?
8. What is the name of Antony's sword (after a famous battle fought in "Julius Caesar")?
9. In Act II, scene 5, a messenger delivers to Cleopatra the unwelcome news that Antony has (for political reasons) married Octavia. What does Cleopatra threaten to do?
10. Where does the final scene of Act II take place?
11. In Act III, scene 3, Cleopatra gets the dirt on Octavia from the formerly much abused messenger. How does he describe Octavia?
12. After twice abandoning Antony in battle against Octavian, Cleopatra flees the wrath of her insanely angry lover. Where does she eventually flee to (appropriately, as it turns out)?
13. Believing that Cleopatra is dead, Antony asks his devoted friend Eros to run him through with his sword. What does Eros do?
14. As Antony lies wounded, Diomedes arrives with new tidings about Cleopatra. What does he tell Antony?
15. Determined to die now that Antony is dead and Octavian wishes to parade her in disgrace through the streets of Rome, Cleopatra receives a basket from a "clown" (a comic rustic) supposedly containing figs, but also concealing some poisonous asps. What word do they use to refer to the serpent?
16. As he is leaving, what does the "clown" warn Cleopatra not to do for the serpent?
17. Two characters in the play die onstage of no apparent physical cause. Who are they?
18. What character besides Cleopatra dies by the bite of an asp.
19. Upon discovering Cleopatra dead, what order does Octavian give regarding her burial?
20. In the seventeenth century, this play was briefly eclipsed in popularity by another play on the same subject, entitled "All for Love". Which great poet wrote this play?
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