Antony and Cleopatra

What metaphors are used in Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare?

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In Act I, Scene V, Cleopatra vainly remembers her effect on the characters of Caesar and Pompey, citing that her memories are a "delicious poison". The "delcious poison" serves as a metaphor for her own suicide.

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