CLEOPATRA


Meaning of CLEOPATRA in English

queen of Egypt and mistress of Mark Antony in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Cleopatra embodies all of the sensuous splendours of Egypt and so fascinates Antony that the great Roman general jeopardizes his power in order to be near her. Though Cleopatra is a master of guile, her devotion to Antony ultimately ennobles her.

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