Act 1, scene 1 Antony refuses to hear the messengers from Rome and declares that nothing matters but his love for Cleopatra.Faced with Caesar’s plans to humiliate her in Rome, Cleopatra kills herself with poisonous snakes. He responds to false news of her death, however, by attempting suicide fatally wounded, he reunites with her as he dies. At first, he blames Cleopatra and plans to kill her. When she and her navy flee in mid-battle, Antony follows, abandoning his men.Antony fails in a second battle at sea. He challenges Caesar at sea, adding Cleopatra’s ships to his own. Octavia attempts to reconcile them, but fails. Once in Rome, Antony marries Caesar’s sister Octavia.After Pompey is defeated, Caesar imprisons Lepidus and turns on Antony. He finally returns to Rome when Pompey, another military leader, tries to gain control of the empire. Entire Play Antony and Cleopatra tells the story of a romance between two powerful lovers: Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, and Mark Antony, who rules the Roman Empire with Octavius Caesar and Lepidus.Although he is needed in Rome, Antony lingers in Egypt with Cleopatra.
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