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People's University: Shakespeare, Class 2 - Antony & Cleopatra

May 03, 2016
7:00pm - 7:00pm

People's University: Shakespeare, Class 2 - Antony & Cleopatra

Class 2: Antony and Cleopatra, “The World Well Lost”

 

History's most famous lovers, Rome's Antony and Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, refuse to let political realities separate them in life. When Rome's Octavius Caesar defeats Antony's Egyptian fleet, and Antony believes that Cleopatra has died, he kills himself to join her. Anticipating a fate as the mocked and degraded centerpiece of a Roman holiday, and refusing to let Death separate her from Antony, Cleopatra too commits suicide. “Put on my crown. I have immortal longings in me.”   


Instructor Paul Orr  (Ph.D. University of Notre Dame) taught for forty years in the English Department of Wheeling Jesuit University. Long weeks rehearsing for an undergraduate production of Hamlet addicted him to live theatre and the plays of Shakespeare. Annual visits to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, in Stratford, Ontario, witnessing performances by many of the world's finest actors (Alex Guinness, Maggie Smith, Christopher Plummer, Paul Robson), plus thirty years sharing the Towngate stage with wonderfully talented actors directed by Hal O'Leary, have made that addiction incurable. 

 

To register for The People’s University Shakespeare, please call the library at 304-232-0244, send an email, or visit the Reference Desk. Remember, classes are free and open to the public. There are no grades, and registration is not a commitment. You are welcome to attend all or only some classes. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. For more information, visit dev.ohiocountylibrary.org.


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