George Bernard Shaw, Rachel Lay
Caesar and Cleopatra
eBook
( Aug. 8, 2014)
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George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) was one of the most well known playwrights of the 20th century and a voluminous writer who lent his skills to journalism, music, literary criticism, and more.
Shaw addressed society’s issues, on topics such as education, marriage, and religion, but his work also contained a veneer of comedy and drama that made his work more popular and consumable for the masses.
Despite his many abilities, Shaw is still best remembered for his dramas, much of which comprised the nearly 60 plays he wrote. Shaw was able to work social commentary into his 1898 play Caesar and Cleopatra, retelling the famous tale of Rome’s most famous man and history’s most famous woman.
This story takes place when Caesar has occupied Egypt. Cleopatra wants to steal the throne out from under her brother and realizes that Caesar has the power to give it to her. The lengths she goes to in order to gain Caesar's favor or even stand in his presence are zany. She even goes so far as to roll herself up in a carpet that's to be delivered to him.
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) was one of the most well known playwrights of the 20th century and a voluminous writer who lent his skills to journalism, music, literary criticism, and more.
Shaw addressed society’s issues, on topics such as education, marriage, and religion, but his work also contained a veneer of comedy and drama that made his work more popular and consumable for the masses.
Despite his many abilities, Shaw is still best remembered for his dramas, much of which comprised the nearly 60 plays he wrote. Shaw was able to work social commentary into his 1898 play Caesar and Cleopatra, retelling the famous tale of Rome’s most famous man and history’s most famous woman.
This story takes place when Caesar has occupied Egypt. Cleopatra wants to steal the throne out from under her brother and realizes that Caesar has the power to give it to her. The lengths she goes to in order to gain Caesar's favor or even stand in his presence are zany. She even goes so far as to roll herself up in a carpet that's to be delivered to him.
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