Back in Egypt, Cleopatra receives a message from her lover telling her about his marriage. Meanwhile, Lepidus Maecenas, and Agrippa discuss their plans to meet up with Pompey. The soothsayer advises him to go back to Egypt but instead he sends Ventidius off on an assignment in Parthia before returning home himself. When Agrippa suggests a plan to reconcile them through marriage between Octavia (Octavius’ sister) and Antony, everyone agrees to it except for Enobarbus who tells Agrippa about how wild things were when Cleopatra was alive. Sextus tells Menas that Octavius and Antony are not fond of each other but they will be united as allies by their common enemy in Pompey. He is confident that he will do well against Octavius, Lepidus, and Antony because he thinks that Antony is still enjoying himself in Egypt under the control of “all the charms of love.” However, a messenger comes to tell him that Antony has actually left Egypt for Rome. Sextus Pompey discusses strategy with his followers Menas and Menecrates. She misses Antony as well but resolves to send him a letter every day. Meanwhile, back in Egypt, Cleopatra spends her time at court with her servants and a eunuch named Mardian. He says that Antony has become womanly because of his relationship with Cleopatra and wishes he would return to Rome. Octavius complains about how Antony is spending his time in Egypt.
Alexas goes to find him and reports back what mood he finds him in so it can influence how she acts towards him if happy then sad or vice versa.Antonio says goodbye to her but promises her their love will not be affected by the distance between them. Enobarbus is sent to make preparations for their departure from Egypt. He decides to leave Egypt for Rome because Sextus Pompey is gaining power there as well as the fact that he must take care of things in Rome such as dealing with Fulvia’s death.
Another messenger informs Antony that Fulvia has died. A messenger comes and tells Antony that his wife Fulvia has waged war against Octavius and Antony has lost territory in Asia minor, hinting that all this happened while Antony was neglecting his duties in Egypt with Cleopatra. Cleopatra enters looking for Antony, but when he arrives, she gets annoyed with him and leaves. Some of Cleopatra’s servants consult a soothsayer, who tells two of them that they will outlive Cleopatra herself. A messenger comes with news from Rome, but Antony disregards the message because he doesn’t care about Rome and only cares about Cleopatra. One of his soldiers is worried that Antony’s love for Cleopatra has made him a weaker general, but another soldier disagrees. 1-Page Summary of Cleopatra Overall SummaryĪntony and Cleopatra are in Egypt.
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