Antony and Cleopatra | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Aemilius Lepidus - See Lepidus

Agrippa - Aide and closest confidante to one of the three triumvirs, this character suggests an important political marriage.

Alexas - This character is a pretentious aide to the Queen of Egypt and is eventually hanged.

Ambassador - See Schoolmaster

Antony - This character is the chief protagonist of the story.

Boy - This character sings a drinking song aboard a ship near Rome.

Caesar - This character plays opposite to the story's chief protagonist, and emerges triumphant in the end.

Canidius - This character is a chief...
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