Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra--Discussion and Summary

We discuss a play about the tension between two worlds and the allure of beauty and chaos over structure and order. See below for links to other Shakespeare discussions: Twelfth Night: January 2-8    • Shakespeare's Twelfth Night--Summary and C...  ​ Henry VI Part 1: January 10-16    • Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part One--Summary ...  ​ Henry VI Part 2: January 18-25    • Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part Two--Summary ...  ​ Henry VI Part 3: January 27-February 2    • Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part Three--Summar...  ​ Comedy of Errors: February 4-8    • Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors--Summary an...  ​ Taming of the Shrew: February 10-15    • Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew--Discuss...  ​ Titus Andronicus: February 17-22    • Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus--Discussion...  ​ Romeo and Juliet: February 24-March 2    • Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Acts I-II, D...  ​    • Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Acts III-V, ...  ​ Richard III: March 4-12    • Shakespeare's Richard III, Discussion and ...   Julius Caesar: March 14-19    • Shakespeare's Julius Caesar--Discussion an...  ​ Two Gentlemen of Verona: March 21-25    • Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona--Dis...  ​ King John: March 27-April 1    • Shakespeare's King John--Discussion and Su...  ​ Richard II: April 3-9    • Shakespeare's Richard II--Summary and Disc...  ​ Venus and Adonis: April 13-17    • Shakespeare's "Venus and Adonis" -- Summar...  ​ Hamlet: April 19-28    • Shakespeare's Hamlet: Summary and Discussion  ​ The Rape of Lucrece: April 30-May 4    • Shakespeare's "Lucrece"--Summary and Discu...  ​ Sonnets 1-80: May 6-8    • Shakespeare's Sonnets  ​ Bonus Episode! Sir Thomas More:    • Shakespeare's Sir Thomas More--Discussion ...  ​ Othello: May 11-18    • Shakespeare's Othello--Act I Discussion an...  ​ Sonnets 81-154: May 20-22    • Shakespeare's Sonnets  ​ Love’s Labour’s Lost: May 26-June 2    • Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost--Discus...  ​ Pericles: June 4-9    • Shakespeare's Pericles--Discussion and Sum...  ​ Cymbeline: June 11-18    • Shakespeare's Cymbeline: Summary and Discu...  ​ King Lear: June 22-30    • Shakespeare's King Lear--Discussion and Su...  ​ A Lover’s Complaint: July 2    • Shakespeare's "A Lover's Complaint"--Discu...  ​ The Passionate Pilgrim: July 3    • Shakespeare's The Passionate Pilgrim  ​ A Midsummer Night’s Dream: July 6-10    • Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream--D...  ​ The Merchant of Venice: July 12-16    • Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice--Discussi...  ​ Bonus Episode! Love's Labour's Won:    • Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Won: A Lost ...  ​ Much Ado About Nothing: July 20-26    • Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing--Disc...  ​ As You Like It: July 28-August 3    • Shakespeare's As You Like It--Discussion a...  ​ Macbeth: August 5-10    • Shakespeare's MacBeth--Discussion and Summary  ​ Troilus and Cressida: August 12-20    • Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida--Discus...  ​ Antony and Cleopatra: August 22-29    • Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra--Discus...   Coriolanus: August 31-September 10    • Shakespeare's Coriolanus--Discussion and S...   All’s Well That Ends Well: September 12-19    • Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well Di...   Measure for Measure: September 21-27    • Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Acts I-...   Henry IV Part 1: September 29-October 5    • Shakespeare's Henry IV, part 1--Discussion...   The Merry Wives of Windsor: October 7-13 Henry IV Part 2: October 15-22 Henry V: October 24-31 Henry VIII: November 2-9 Edward III: November 11-17 Timon of Athens: November 19-24 The Winter’s Tale: December 1-7    • Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Acts I-II...      • Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Acts IV-V...   The Tempest: December 9-14    • Shakespeare's The Tempest: Plot and Conflict  ​ The Two Noble Kinsmen: December 16-23 The Phoenix and Turtle: December 27    • Shakespeare's "The Phoenix and the Turtle"...   Cardenio:    • Shakespeare's Cardenio--Discussion and His...