Motivation for the Suicides of Antony and Cleopatra: Personal or Political? At the heart of the play lies the relationship between Antony and Cleopatra which develops against the background of political conflicts, and ultimately brings the protagonists to suicide. The expressions of adoration ...

Julius Caesar Summary Act I, Scene i Summary Two patricians Flavius and Marcullus enter. They are confused by the fact that the plebeians are not in their work clothes, and begin to ask some plebeians what their jobs are. A carpenter admits he is a carpenter. Next Marcullus asks a cobbler wha...