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Historical Works of William Shakespeare: Character Analyses

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Walsh, William
Affiliation: Department Of English, State University Of New York

Character Analyses

Mark Antony:

The Antony we meet in this play is older than he was in Julius Caesar,
hardened into middle age. He is still a great soldier, reputed the most
successful general and statesman of his time: the "triple pillar of the
world." But his reputation does not stop there. He is notorious also for his
dissolute life, his sensuality and his vulgarity. We find him bedded in
Alexandria, entangled in the charms of an infamous woman. He spends ...

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