Antony and Cleopatra

Characters

  • Mark Antony – Roman Roman Republic after the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.
  • Octavius Caesar – adopted son of Julius Caesar and future Emperor Augustus; another triumvir
  • Lepidus – another triumvir
  • Cleopatra – Queen of Egypt
  • Sextus Pompey – rebel against the triumvirate and son of the late Pompey
Antony's party
  • Demetrius
  • Philo
  • Domitius Enobarbus
  • Ventidius
  • Silius – officer in Ventidius' army
  • Eros
  • Canidius – Antony's lieutenant-general
  • Scarus
  • Dercetus
  • Schoolmaster – Antony's ambassador to Octavius
  • Rannius (non-speaking role)
  • Lucilius (non-speaking role)
  • Lamprius (non-speaking role)
Octavius' party
  • Octavia – Octavius' sister
  • Maecenas
  • Agrippa – admiral of the Roman navy
  • Taurus – Octavius' lieutenant general
  • Dolabella
  • Thidias
  • Gallus
  • Proculeius
Sextus' party
  • Menecrates
  • Menas – one of Sextus' naval leaders
  • Varrius
Cleopatra's party
  • Charmian – maid of honour
  • Iras – maid of honour
  • Alexas
  • Mardian – a eunuch
  • Diomedes – treasurer
  • Seleucus – attendant
Other
  • Soothsayer
  • Clown
  • Boy
  • Sentry
  • Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and other Attendants

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