Antony an Cleopatra - Act 1 HW

At the start of the play, an ordinary soldier called Philo represents the view of the common soldier of Antony in declaring this "dotage" of "our general" "______" the measure.

At the start of the play, Philo - a lowly soldier - shows his admiration for Antony, associating with the god of war by linking referring to him as "-------- ----".

The opinion of the common soldier of Cleopatra is indicated by Philo referring to her as a ____ and a ___.

• gypsy and a strumpet

• hero and a queen

• gypsy and a witch

• strumpet and a thief

Antony indicates how little he thinks of politics by saying: "Let Rome in ... ..."

Antony dismisses "kingdoms" as "clay" and praises love by declaring "the _________ of life is to __ ____".

The Soothsayer hints at the tragic ending in a misleading way when he tells when he tells Charmian: "You shall _______ the lady you serve."

Cleopatra equates Rome with seriousness and politics when she says of Antony: "He was disposed to mirth, but on a sudden/ A _______ _______ has struck him."

In an aside, Antony indicates that he realises how his love of Cleopatra could be dangerous for him when he declares: "These Egyptian fetters I must break, / Or ____ ______ in ______"

When Antony hears of Fulvia's death, he says he realises he must from this "________ _____ _____ ___ ".

Enobarbus humorously foreshadows the play's tragedy by saying that if hears of Antony leaving she "____ ________. I have seen her die twenty times upon far poorer moment."