... help her on the road to becoming a successful leader. Despite not being raised with the expectations of becoming ruler of Egypt at an early age, Cleopatra succeeded in establishing herself through her influence on others as one of the world's most respected and remembered female rulers. Cleopatra VII, ... Cleopatra, only 17 at the time, and her brother Ptolemy XIII, 12, inherited the throne by default (Cleopatra 1). Becoming queen at such an early age wasn't easy, and contrary to the way some sources portray her today, Cleopatra was not very beautiful. The crude images on some ancient co...

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... and Cleopatra start out in the play as perfect beings, but are measured against their own personal past, much to their disadvantage. " didst drink The stale of horses and the gilded puddle". I, IV, 62-63 This is a reference to Antony as a soldier; when there was nothing else to drink he would drink animals" urine. None of the things he has had ... mate, not at all like the god of war he has been described as. One might infer that the speech that best summarises Cleopatra's unique character is that of Enobarbus: "Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety. Other women c...

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