Antony and Cleopatra Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Antony and Cleopatra Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does Antony's odd trick in speaking to his servants produce on the servants?

2. What does Caesar's companion say indicates Antony is ready to fall in the beginning of the fourth act?

3. What is the status of the man Antony sends as an ambassador to Caesar after Actium?

4. The Soothsayer tells Antony he ought to go where?

5. About what age does the messenger report his guessing of Octavia's age to Cleopatra?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Cleopatra fly into a rage in the fifth scene of the second act?

2. For what reason does Mecaenas imply that striking Antony while the beleaguered triumvir is in his rage is strategically sound

3. In what way does Antony compose himself in Act 4, Scene 2?

4. What does Caesar imply by his directions regarding giving the soldiers a feast the night before the battle at Alexandria?

5. Why does Octavius Caesar lament the absence of Mark Antony?

6. How do his companions react to Antony's speeches in Act 4, Scene 2?

7. How does Cleopatra act in Antony's absence?

8. What characterizes the reports that the messenger gives to Cleopatra of Octavia?

9. Under what condition would Caesar grant lands in Sicily to Mark Antony?

10. How does Caesar instruct Thyreus to win Cleopatra from Antony?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout Antony and Cleopatra's stormy relationship in the play, it is shown that their love is always a hair's-breadth away from becoming hate, and vice-versa. In a well-developed analytical essay, examine the nature of Antony and Cleopatra's relationship insofar as it alternates from one extreme to another. What propels the characters to launch from one condition to another? How is hate assuaged and love incited? In what way are the two conditions similarly portrayed?

Essay Topic 2

The primary element to the vibrancy of any of Shakespeare's plays, particularly those that are historically based, is the richness of the characters' portrayal. As such, comprehending the roles of even the most minor characters can be crucial to appreciation of the play as a whole. In the case of Antony and Cleopatra, every character revolves around fidelity to some other, more powerful individual. Analyze in an insightful essay all of the characters who are fundamentally attached to Antony, excluding Enobarbus. What is common among the various characters attached to Antony? How does this reflect upon Antony himself? What sort of relationship is there between each character and Antony? Upon what is the relationship founded? Is there any sort of reciprocity present?

Essay Topic 3

A dominant means of exposition and plot movement in the play is through the unseen but contextually described battles. Being careful to read out from the play and not into the play, explicate the significance of the battles at Actium and Alexandria, analyzing in what ways the various victories and defeats occur and what the significance of each is. Who wins the battle? How does he win the battle? What are the consequences of the battle being won? What is revealed about the various involved characters through their reactions to the conclusions of the various battles?

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