Antony and Cleopatra Relationship Critics Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Schlegel
A
‘without moral dignity’
‘still excites our sympathy as an insurmountable fascination’
‘as they die for each other, we forgive them for having lived for each other’
2
Q
AC Bradley
A
‘the love of Antony and Cleopatra is destructive’
‘she [Cleopatra] destroys him [Antony]’
3
Q
Shapiro
A
‘we are encouraged to judge the lovers through the prism of Plutarchan measure and reason’
4
Q
Miles
A
‘their status enlarges the tragic potential of the play and their maturity deepens their pathos’
5
Q
Swinburne
A
‘greatest love poem of all time’
