Antony lies in Alexandria after his defeat at Actium, torn between Cleopatra and the claims of Rome. His old general Ventidius, his friend Dolabella and his wife Octavia each try to pull him back to duty, while Cleopatra fights to keep him. Dryden compresses the story into a single day and place, in blank verse written in open imitation of Shakespeare.
The finest tragedy of the Restoration stage, best read beside Antony and Cleopatra. Download the free EPUB.