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By Leah Milner - September 01, 2003

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Antony and Cleopatra is a play of conflicting values and paradoxical ideologies. Its central dynamic is the Roman/ Egyptian dichotomy, with each pole representing a web of associated values and attributes. Egypt is variously associated with "the passions," fertility, flux and change, whilst Rome represents reason, heroism, endurance and the…

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