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Act 3, Scene 12
Summary:
Caesar meets with Euphronius regarding the peace treaty
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Euphronius also explains to Caesar that Cleopatra acknowledges that
Caesar’s victory but requests that she should stay queen of Egypt
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Caesar orders his
servant Thyreus to return to Cleopatra with this proposition
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 “Women are not in their best interests strong”  Caesar reinforces his
previous treatment of marrying off his sister without her permission
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 “Observe how Antony becomes his flaw”  Here Caesar commands the
slave to observe how Antony reacts to his defeat and how his changed
attitude will affect his behaviour
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At
this point in the play, Antony is an unpredictable and unstable character
with erratic behaviour
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Caesar is insecure, he wants Antony to perish as he knows that Antony can rise
once again in time
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He also disregards the
position of woman and see them as manipulative, selfish creatures
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Act 3, Scene 13
Summary:
Cleopatra and her servants discuss their plight
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Antony and Euphronius enter, Euphronius repeats the news to Cleoptra
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Antony states if it was a man on man match, he would win
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A servant enters to tell Cleopatra that a messenger from Caesar has arrived
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He urges her to trust Caesar and insinuates that
everyone believes she is forced to stay with Antony
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Thyreus kneels to kiss her hand just as Antony and Enobarbus enter
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Antony is outraged and orders
Thyreus to be whipped
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The servants re-enter with Thyreus, and Antony sends him back to Caesar
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Cleopatra pretends she loves Antony and it was all an act and Antony believes
her
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Antony and Cleopatra leave to
celebrate her birthday
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At the height of his disappointment with Antony, Enobarbus finally
decides that he must desert Antony if possible
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Mine honour was not yet
yielded, but conquered merely
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Cleopatra appears sly & selfish, glorifying Caesar to survive and fulfil her
desires
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She realises Antony is doomed but stays
with him in this scene perhaps out of generosity or love
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Till … Whine aloud for mercy
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Here the buildup of defeat is amplifying in Antony’s mind, continuing to cloud his
judgement

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