... love. William Shakespeare wrote a play about her, called Antony and Cleopatra, in 1607, and she is famous, even today. Her amazing story includes her family of pharaohs, her love for Julius Caesar, and her love for Mark Antony. Cleopatra and her family were not Egyptian. They were from Macedonia, a country in northern Greece. She was the only member of her family that ... B.C., Cleopatra lost power. Her brother's guardians made him, Ptolemy XIII, the pharaoh. Also in 48 B.C., Julius Caesar came to visit Alexandria, the capital of Egypt. Julius Caesar was a very powerful man because he w...

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... highly consciousness of Romans. "Let Rome in Tiber melt and the wide arch Of the ranged empire fall. Here is my space." (1.1.38-39) Whereas River Nile of Egypt provides fertile land and symbolizes passion and liberty. Shakespeare tries to unify and harmonizes these contrasts in form of ... which annoyed Romans who considered it as betrayal to Roman culture and civilization. Mark Antony has not learned the lesson from tragic death of Julius Caesar , the last Republican ruler, who tried to marry the Egyptian Queen as he was in love with her and did great favour to ... strumpet's fool. (1....

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... she was striped her of her power because of Ptolmy's power hungry advisers and she was forced into exile in Syria. Cleopatras relationship with Julius Cesar Brought on an alliance between Rome and Egypt and also helped her regain her throne. In order to regain her throne she amassed an army ... knew it was too dangerous for her there. After she returned to Egypt Ptolemy was killed and maybe at her command. Caesars Empire was divided among Caesar's great nephew Octavian, Marcus Lepidus and Marcus Antonius / Mark Anthony. In 42 BC Cleopatra was summoned to Tarus by Mark Antony to question...

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• Grade Level: High School

... she was striped her of her power because of Ptolmy's power hungry advisers and she was forced into exile in Syria. Cleopatras relationship with Julius Cesar Brought on an alliance between Rome and Egypt and also helped her regain her throne. In order to regain her throne she amassed an army ... knew it was too dangerous for her there. After she returned to Egypt Ptolemy was killed and maybe at her command. Caesars Empire was divided among Caesar's great nephew Octavian, Marcus Lepidus and Marcus Antonius / Mark Anthony. In 42 BC Cleopatra was summoned to Tarus by Mark Antony to question...

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• Has Bibliography
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... made the decision to gather an army and rebel. Her plan was rudely interrupted by an urgent order from Julius Caesar, a man whose friend, Pompey, had just been killed by Ptolemy XIII. Caesar was appalled by this brutal murder. In order to stop the cruelty he had arranged a rendezvous in Alexandria ... was basically a fraud. Casesar was already married to another woman, Calpurnia, while he was having an affair with Cleopatra. Rumors were going around that Caesar intended to pass a law that would allow him to marry Cleopatra and therefore make their son the heir to the throne (Cleopatra-Dau...

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• Grade Level: High School