Shakespeare plays CLEOPATRA, Queen of Egypt

Illustration: Shakespeare plays Cleopatra dressed in Egyptian style, with a black wig; he looks cheerful, one hand on his hip while he gesticulates airily with the other

Thumbnail: Shakespeare on stage. Use as a link to the full-size illustration

Worried that her absent lover Mark Antony might be having a better time than she is while he is away, Cleopatra sends her servant on a mission to even the score.
Antony and Cleopatra
Act 1 Scene 3

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What Agrippa said
about Cleopatra:

"Noble Egyptian!"

Antony and Cleopatra
Act 2 Scene 2