Question

What does the excerpt above and Caesar’s response to the tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra’s deaths tell us about the greater meaning of the play?

Answer 1

Caesar was not a very good person, and just killed people to kill people. He thought just because he was in control that he could do whatever.

Answer 2

Mark Antony, one of the three rulers of the Roman Empire, spends his time in Egypt, living a life of decadence and conducting an affair with the country’s beautiful queen, Cleopatra. When a message arrives informing him that his wife, Fulvia, is dead and that Pompey is raising an army to rebel against the triumvirate, Antony decides to return to Rome. In Antony’s absence, Octavius Caesar and Lepidus, his fellow triumvirs, worry about Pompey’s increasing strength. Caesar condemns Antony for neglecting his duties as a statesman and military officer in order to live a decadent life by Cleopatra’s side.