Antony and Cleopatra - Characters

Characters

  • Mark Antony, Roman general and one of the three men (triumvirs) who rule Rome after the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.
  • Octavian, one of the three men (triumvirs) who rule Rome after the assassination of Julius Caesar.
  • Marcus Aemilius Lepidus – one of the three men (triumvirs) who rule Rome after the assassination of Julius Caesar.
  • Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt
  • Sextus Pompey – Son of the late Pompey the Great.

Antony's Party

  • Canidius, Lieutenant-general of Antony.
  • Domitius Enobarbus, Follower of Antony.
  • Ventidius,
  • Eros,
  • Scarus,
  • Dercetas,
  • Demetrius,
  • Philo: Friends of Antony.

Octavian's Party

  • Octavia the Younger, Octavian's sister.
  • Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Military commander and advisor of Octavian.
  • Publius Cornelius Dolabella, Friend and attendant of Octavian.
  • Gaius Maecenas, Friend of Octavian.
  • Thyreus, Gallus, Proculeius, Friends of Octavian
  • Taurus, Lieutenant-general of Caesar.
  • Silius, Officer in Ventidius's army.

Friends of Sextus Pompey.

  • Menecrates, Menas, Varrius,

Cleopatra's party

  • Alexas, Mardian the Eunuch, Seleucus, Diomedes, Cleopatra's attendants.
  • Charmian, Iras, Maids of honour attending Cleopatra.
  • Euphronius, Ambassador from Antony to Caesar.
  • Soothsayer
  • Clown
  • Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and other Attendants

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