Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Antony and Cleopatra. Search instead for Antony+and+Cleopatra.

Antony and Cleopatra

American  

noun

  1. a tragedy (1606–07?) by Shakespeare.


Antony and Cleopatra Cultural  
  1. A tragedy by William Shakespeare. It dramatizes the grand but ill-fated love of the Roman general Mark Antony and Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt (see also Egypt).


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

An audience member who was at the performance of Antony and Cleopatra told the BBC he heard "hissing from above", before seeing "an object fall through the roof - and into the crowd".

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024

In 31 BCE, in the naval Battle of Actium off the coast of northern Greece, Octavian defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Namely, the latest dish that Shakespeare News Network anchors Benedick and Beatrice impart to viewers, about Antony and Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Gertrude and a batch of other Elizabethan celebrities.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2022

The focus is on Antony and Cleopatra as mature lovers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022

When it came to enjoying all the richness that life had to offer, Mark Antony and Cleopatra truly had no equals.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Antony and Cleopatra" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com