Friday, 10 January 2014

Learning Objective:

I have created some posts to inform you about the social and historical context of the play. I will cover -
  • Roman history covering the downfall of Julius Caesar, the beginning of the Triumvirate, the life of Antony and his relationship to Cleopatra, their demise and what happened afterwards.
  • How Antony and Cleopatrs follows Shakespears previous play, Julius Caesar.
  • The publics feeling towards the accession of James 1.
  • The comparrisons between James 1 and Octavius Caesar.
  • And lastly critical view on the play.