1) Focus of the scene is Cleopatra deciding to send messengers to Antony. This shows her sheer obsession with him- wanting to know what his emotions were like, and saying she would ‘unpeople Egypt’ by turning every person into a messenger to report to Antony and back to her. Follows the scene in Rome to show that even though Antony is left there will still be trouble as Cleopatra and Egypt follow him in some form- showing her relentless influence and power over Antony as she refuses to let go.
2) Impression of Antony and Cleopatra’s relationship is that Cleopatra is the one in control. She is the one in power and manipulating Antony for her own pleasure. Antony is too weak to resist giving in to her and she remains in power over him by keeping him under her thumb with the messengers so that even though he is in Rome he is still overpowered and distracted from his duties as Egypt follows him. Obsessive relationship. Controlling.
3) This is after Cleopatra asks if she ever loved Caesar as much as Antony, Charmian praises Caesar and not Antony here, shows a close bond between the two that she can state her true preference?
4) ‘Salad days’ – when she was immature, a lot younger. Saying she was young and rash, not really in love with Caesar.
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