Talk:Caesar and Cleopatra (play)

Caesar and Cleopatra

I would love it if someone could flesh out the "themes" section, and potential add some material about the political allegory in the play. Also I'm sure some comparisons can be made to the characters in other famous dramas, like Antony and Cleopatra. Matt90266 20:04, 4 September 2007 (UTC)Matt90266


 * The themes discussion is referenced only by two partial pages in "Judith Evans' The Politics and Plays of Bernard Shaw. I have read the book and do not think it supports the opinions offered. However, Shaw's own views are plainly stated in the prose commentary associated with the play. I'll detail those in the themes section if you deem it helpful. Wugo (talk) 05:47, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

The Blanket Scene
The Cleopatra-in-the-blanket scene is not original with Shaw, nor did he claim it was. Shakespeare, writing 3 centuries earlier, refered to the story in ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA and apparently expected his audience to recognize it from even earlier:

POMPEY: I have heard Apollodorus carried-- ENOBARBUS: No more of that, he did so. POMPEY: What, I pray you? ENOBARBUS: A certain queen to Caesar in a mattress. (Act II, Scene 6, lines 68-71)

Most adaptations of the Cleopatra story have used or referred to it, even the XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS TV show. CharlesTheBold (talk) 00:32, 2 March 2010 (UTC)