William Shakespeare's historical tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra" was written in 1606–07 and first performed around 1607. It was published in 1623 in the First Folio, under the title, "The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra." The play is about the love affair between Mark Antony, a Roman military leader and triumvir, and Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt. Antony is needed in Rome, but he lingers in Egypt with Cleopatra. The play is set in the entire Roman Empire and is based on the well-documented history of Mark Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavius Caesar. The play was first performed by the King's Men at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre. The plot is based on Thomas North's 1579 English translation of Plutarch's Lives (in Ancient Greek) and follows the relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony from the time of the Sicilian revolt to Cleopatra's suicide during the War of Actium. It is difficult to classify Antony and Cleopatra as be
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