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THE THEME OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA - l By J AJJ.IIES D • LEST ER \\ Bachelor of Arts E'ast Central State College Ada, Oklahoma 1957 Submitted to the faculty 0f the Graduate School of the Oklahoma State University in. partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of T"lASTER OF ARTS August, 1963 OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY JAN 8 1964 '1'HE THEME OF _AN_T_O_NY_ ~ ...CL... EO..... P_A_T_RA_ Tbesia Approv-,: ~the Graduate School ... 542059 11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am g!'e.teful to Dr. David s .. Berkeley for the idea which led to this study a.na for numerous oontrib1:2tions while the .investigation was being ma.de. I am also indebted to Dr. Daniel Kroll for e, number of V"aluable suggestions .. To my 1iJife~ Martha, who e.f!ic:lently handled the task of typing the ma.nus.oript, I express my sincere gratituae. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ON ·T.HE THE.l1:E •. •· • •· ~ • -~ ....... ,~ .•• _.._ ... ,, •••. .,. -•• • • .••.•. •· ••• ,.- 3 ';l!h1? Romantio Vie11 ••, ....., ..................., •• •· ..,, ••• ,. • • •. •• 3 The Rat1&!4'1.l V1.e'trt ._.,,. .••.• ,.............. ,....... •·• .,.,,. .••.••••• 5 :C:r • THE NATURE OF AJ'.JTO?fY •••• • "'' •••••••••• • • • • .. • • • • •. • • • • 9 T€lxtua,l SU:pport Jo!' th~ Tl'1eme, ·.............. ,••••••• • 11 The 0011.tll.c.rt OV$?>tlrrows Ante,ny' s Judgment ...... H .19 Ill. THE Slt'NSUAL NATURE OF CLEOPATRA ••,, ....................... 23 A Textual Analysis pf Cleopat,ra ..................... 24- T.b.e Remant.1e View of Cleopatra .......• ........... ,......... 33 Gleopatra ls Net !,:,ansf1gtrrea ••••• ,................... 37 IV. THE ACCENTUATION OF DUALITY BY MINOR CHARACTERS ••• 41 Ca;esar. The Man of Single PUrPQ~ e •••• .,, ........... 41 The Di'7'ided .Loyalty of' E.nobarbus ....................
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