Shakespeare’s most expansive tragedy ranges across the Roman Empire and Egypt to tell the story of Mark Antony, whose love for Cleopatra pulls him between his political duty to Rome and his passion for the Egyptian queen. The contest between reason and desire, West and East, public life and private feeling, is played out on a genuinely world-historical scale.
Written around 1606–1607, the play is remarkable for its sympathy toward both its flawed protagonists. This free EPUB is cleanly formatted for Kindle, Kobo, or any device.