Is Cleopatra Worth Fighting For?
In
William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra,
Antony, one of the three leaders of the Roman
Empire, leaves Rome
to spend most of his time with the beautiful Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Upon
hearing of his wife’s death however, Antony
returns to Rome.
In order to patch up a disagreement between Caesar, who is another Roman
leader, and himself, Antony marries Caesar’s sister Octavia but
soon leaves her to go back to Cleopatra. This starts a war between the two
rulers which Antony
eventually loses and in the end he commits suicide because of a false report of
Cleopatra’s death. Throughout the play it seems that Cleopatra does nothing for
Antony but
cause chaos. He however continually gives up everything in order to be with
her. But was she really worth it? What is
worth fighting for? Is your love for someone or something worth risking
everything?
