Antony, Cleopatra and the Uses of Mythology
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.13133/2283-8759/14471Abstract
This article discusses the uses of mythological allusions in Shakespeare’s
Antony and Cleopatra whose eponymous protagonists seem at times to reenact
such myths as those of Mars and Hercules, or of Venus and Isis, yet at
other times to debunk them. The chosen myths, however, are controversial
in themselves and enhance the well-known ambiguities of the main
characters and the multiple perspectives of interpretation of the play as a
whole.
Keywords: Antony and Cleopatra, Plutarch, Hercules, Isis, Venus, Mars
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2018-12-06
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Valentini, M. (2018). Antony, Cleopatra and the Uses of Mythology. Memoria Di Shakespeare. A Journal of Shakespearean Studies, (4). https://doi.org/10.13133/2283-8759/14471
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