Antony and Cleopatra Quotes Flashcards
(30 cards)
Antony 1
“Let Rome in Tiber melt”
Language technique: Metaphor
Theme: the Battle between Reason and Emotion
Antony 2
“Egpyt, thou knew’st too well My heart was to thy rudder tied by th’ strings, And thou shouldst tow me after”
Language technique: Metaphor
Theme: the Battle between Reason and Emotion
Antony 3
“Tis the god Hercules, whom Antony loved, Now leaves him”
Language technique: Allusion
Theme: the Definition of Honour
Antony 4
“The shirt of Nessus is upon me”
Language technique: Allusion
Theme: the Clash of Civilisations
Antony 5
“The miserable change now at my end Lament nor sorrow at, but please your thoughts In feeding them with those my former fortunes”
Language technique: Oxymoron
Theme: the Definition of Honour
Cleopatra 1
“As I am Egypt’s queen, Thou blushest, Antony, and that blood of thine is Caesar’s homager; else so thy cheek pays shame When shrill-tongued Fulvia scolds”
Language technique: Irony
Theme: the Clash of Civilisations
Cleopatra 2
Enobarbus: “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety. Other women cloy the appetites they feed, but she makes hungry Where most she satisfies”
Language technique: Metaphor
Theme: the Battle between Reason and Emotion
Cleopatra 3
“Ah dear, if I bes so, From my cold heart let heaven engender hail And poison it in the source, and the first stone Drop in my neck”
Language technique: Imagery
Theme: the Battle between Reason and Emotion
Cleopatra 4
“Methinks I hear Antony call… I hear him mock The luck of Caesar”
Language technique: Anaphora
Theme: the Definition of Honour
Cleopatra 5
“Dost thou not see my baby at my breast, That sucks the nurse asleep?”
Language technique: Personification
Theme: the Definition of Honour
Octavius 1
“It hath been taught us from the primal state That he which is was wished until he were”
Language technique: Alliteration
Theme: the Definition of Honour
Octavius 2
“But let determined things to destiny Hold unbewailed their way”
Language technique: Personification
Theme: the Definition of Honour
Octavius 3
“The breaking of so great a thing should make A greater crack”
Language technique: Imagery
Theme: the Definition of Honour
Enobarbus 1
“Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety. Other women cloy The appetites they feed, but she makes hungry Where most she satisfies”
Language technique: Metaphor
Theme: The Battle between Reason and Emotion
Enobarbus 2
“I am alone the villain of the Earth”
Language technique: Hyperbole
Theme: the Definition of Honour
Enobarbus 3
“Let the world rank me in register A master-leaver and a fugitive”
Language technique: Synonyms, Enjambment
Theme: the Definition of Honour
Themes: the Battle between Reason and Emotion 1
Antony 1
“Let Rome in Tiber melt”
Language technique: Metaphor
Themes: the Battle between Reason and Emotion 2
Antony 2
“Egypt, thou knew’st too well My heart was to thy rudder tied by th’ strings And thou shouldst tow me after”
Language technique: Metaphor
Themes: the Battle between Reason and Emotion 3
Cleopatra 3
“Ah dear, if I bes so, From my cold heart let heaven engender hail And poison it in the source, and the first stone Drop in my neck”
Language technique: Imagery
Themes: the Clash of Civilisations 1
Antony 2
“Egypt, thou knew’st too well My heart was to thy rudder tied by th’ strings And thou shouldst tow me after”
Language technique: Metaphor
Themes: the Clash of Civilisations 2
Cleopatra 1
“As I am Egypt’s queen, Thou blushest, Antony, and that blood of thine Is Caesar’s homager. Else so thy cheek pays shame When shrill-tongued Fulvia scolds”
Language technique: Irony
Themes: the Clash of Civilisations 3
Antony 4
“The shirt of Nessus is upon me”
Language technique: Allusion
Antony is going mad because of his divided allegiances
Themes: the Clash of Civilisations 4
Antony 1
“Let Rome in Tiber melt”
Language technique: Imagery
Themes: the Definition of Honour 1
Antony 5
“The miserable change now at my end Lament nor sorrow at, but please your thoughts In feeding them with those my former fortunes”
Language technique: Oxymoron
