Guide Note:Antony and Cleopatra is a classic tragedy by William Shakespeare.
Fast Facts:
- Believed to have been written between 1603 and 1607
- Entered into Stationers' Register May 1608
- Large number of phrases taken directly from Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Compared Together translation by Sir Thomas North - 1579
- First performance: 1606
- Ran for 126 performances on Broadway in 1947
- Most famously portrayed by Liz Taylor and Richard Burton in 1963
- Main Characters:
- Mark Antony
- Cleopatra
- Octavius Caesar
- Famous Quotes:
- If it be love indeed, tell me how much.
- There's beggary in the love that can be reckoned.
- I love long life better than figs.
- My salad days, when I was green in judgment.