The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra Power Quotes Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Act.Scene.Line). Line numbers correspond to the Riverside edition.
| Quote #1 ANTONY |
Antony hasn’t forsaken his concern about power by taking up with Cleopatra – far from it, in fact. Instead, he’s found the center of his power is with her, and calls their union a representation of the nobleness of life. This can be interpreted as a transformation in his view of power – it isn’t the clay earth that makes Rome’s kingdom, but the power of love between two people.
| Quote #2 ANTONY |
Antony is a man of power, and like any person, he doesn’t always judge himself accurately. As a man of power, though, he needs to hear the truth about himself in order to be a better ruler.
| Quote #3 CLEOPATRA |
Cleopatra admits, even half-heartedly, that Antony’s marriage to Fulvia gives that woman more power over him than Cleopatra’s love could ever command.
