Antony and Cleopatra

An active approach to Shakespeare in the classroom.

William Shakespeare (Author), Mary Berry (Edited by), Michael Clamp (Edited by)

9780521445849, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 26 May 1994

256 pages
22.7 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.44 kg

Like every other play in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series, Antony and Cleopatra has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. This version aims to be different from other editions of the play. It invites you to bring the play to life in your classroom through enjoyable activities that will help increase your understanding. You are encourage to make up your own mind about the play, rather than have someone else's interpretation handed down to you. Whatever you do, remember that Shakespeare wrote his plays to be acted, watched and enjoyed.

List of characters
The world of the play
Antony and Cleopatra
What is the play about?
Complex and contradictory characters
The politics of the play
The language of Antony and Cleopatra
The play in the theatre
William Shakespeare.

Subject Areas: Educational: English literature [YQE]