Antony and Cleopatra is a Shakespearian play that focuses on the events that take place whilst Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt and Antony, a member of the triumvirate in Italy, are conducting a highly visible love affair. Whilst Cleopatra is portrayed as a strong, manipulative and selfish woman, Antony is shown to be weak and easily influenced when with Cleopatra, but powerful and level-headed when running his country. However, it is hard to determine whether Antony …showed first 75 words of 1496 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1496 total…people exactly how she wants. Antony is powerless compared to her - he is perhaps blinded by her beauty and personality and does not seem to mind her pushing him around. Although Antony does stand up for himself a little, at this point he is definitely more of a "strumpet's fool". However, this impression is only from the first four scenes of the play - Antony's character may change a lot more by the end.