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Ruined Masculinity or Scenes from a life as tragedy Romeo O sweet Juliet Thy beauty hath made me effeminate And in my temper softend valours steel 31121. Cleopatra VII. INTRODUCTION. Cleopatra's family ruled Egypt for more than 100 years before she was born around 69 B.C. The stories and myths surrounding Cleopatra's tragic life inspired a number of books, movies and plays, including . . . By: . Makayla. . Donadio. . Birth date and place. I was born in 69 BCE. My full name is Cleopatra VII . Thea. . Philopator. .. I was born in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. I was Egypt’s first Greek queen.. 2600 BCE – 31 BCE. Egypt in Decline. Revolts happen in Nubia, Palestine, Israel which push the Egyptians back to their traditional land near the Nile. Low floods hurt crops and trade. Egyptian army dependent on mercenaries yet poor trade means that there is not always enough money to pay them.. The play opens at a holiday creating an atmosphere of anticipation and excitement. .  . Marullus discusses the contrast between love and ingratitude. . The commoners typify the “mob” mentality – an essential collective character throughout the play.. Republic & Empire. Roman Republic Structure. Executive = 2 consuls. Legislative = Senate. Judicial = Judges. Roman Republic. Executive Branch. The two leaders of the executive branch, the . consuls. BCE. led . to . thirteen . years of war and ultimately . to . the end of the Roman Republic. . By . 33. BCE. , both Caesar’s . most . trusted . lieutenant . and the last queen of Egypt . would . be dead, and a young man . Act V . Literary Elements. Simile- . comparison using “like” or “as”. Example: Antony uses many in his speech (V, I, 39-44). Recriminations- . taunts exchanged before battle. Alliteration- . repetition of initial consonant sounds. or. -. . . Ruined Masculinity . - . or. -. . . . Scenes from a life as tragedy?. Romeo. :. O, sweet Juliet!. Thy beauty hath made me effeminate,. And in my temper . soften’d. valour’s steel! (3.1.121). Queen of Kings. The Baby is here!. In 69 BC Cleopatra was born in Alexandria, Egypt. Her mother is unknown and her father is Ptolemy Xll . Teenage Queen. At age eighteen Cleopatra became queen. She also married her younger brother Ptolemy . Cleopatra VII.  . g. ; 69. . – August 12, 30 BC), known to history simply as . Cleopatra. , was the last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, only shortly survived by her son, . Caesarion.  as pharaoh.. By: Kein Geld, Alfonso Uno Shorebut, Shang Tang Quilo, José Booshkai, and BOB :).. Cleopatra. Cleopatra was the daughter of Auletes. Her mother, believed to be Cleopatra V, was the kings wife/half sister. In 51 B.C, her mother died and the throne was passed on to her and her brother while she was still 18. Her brother, who was named Ptolemy XIII, was 10. Soon after they took the throne, Ptolemy's advisers acted against Cleopatra and forced her to leave Egypt for Syria in 49 B.C. She created an army and fought her brother on the eastern border of Egypt. Meanwhile, both the brother and the sister were asking Ceasar's help in the fight.. LINES 1 - 78. By, Ezra and Sarah . Summary. At Cleopatra’s palace in Alexandria, . Enobarbus. . consoles . Cleopatra, claiming . Cleopatra has no fault in his defeat—Antony chose to let his affection for her overpower his reason, so Antony bears both the shame and the loss. This is cold comfort to Cleopatra.. What do you already know about Cleopatra?. List 5 things you know about Cleopatra.. Visual Sources. Look at the following Images. What impression do they give of Cleopatra?. Think up . Adjectives. to describe each image.. Dr.. . Jaba. . kusum. Singh. Associate Professor. Department of English. A.N.D.N.N.M.Mahavidyalaya,Kanpur. Introduction. This drama is Dryden’s Masterpiece. It is imitation of Shakespeare. It is a heroic play.