Edited introduced & annotated by Cedric Watts Research Professor of English University of Sussex Antony & Cleopatra is one of Shakespeare&s greatest tragedies a spectacular widely-ranging drama of love & war passion & politics Antony is divided between the responsibilities of imperial power & the intensities of his sexual relationship with Cleopatra She variously generous & ruthless loving & jealous petulant & majestic emerges as Shakespeare&s most complex depiction of a woman‘ Age cannot wither her nor custom stale Her infinite variety’ Unsurpassed in sumptous eloquence & powerful characterisation Anthony & Cleopatra deservedly retains its popularity in the theatre Its insights into the corruptions of power & the ambiguities of desire remain timely This volume is part of the Wordsworth Classics& Shakespeare Series in which each volume has been edited by Cedric Watts Readers wishing to know more of Cedric Watts’ work should buy his ‘ Shakespeare Puzzles’ published by Publish Nation (ISBN 978-1-291-66410-2) available from Amazon (both in printed & Kindle editions) & through all good bookshops