CLA233H1 Lecture : Plutarch, Life of Antonius
Document Summary
Antony and cleopatra presenting and staging (plutarch does the same) Lots of dress up being played (i. e. antony dressed as servant) Can tell antony is a bad man because of the women he associates with. Chooses cleopatra (drugs, madness, poor military decisions) over octavia (ideal aristocratic roman woman) Opening: well-connected family background, active in the age of marius and sulla. 2. 3- sexual relationship with curio according to cicero. Curio uses pleasure to persuade antony (pleasure vs. virtue) 5-sneaking around in servant"s costume (has good reason at this point, later not so much) 9-dallabella the tribune tries to get ahead with debt relief. Antony goes against him, people dislike him for this. Hangs out with a lot of theatre types, lots of sex, men vomiting in togas. Sergius the mime has the greatest influence over him (should be the older aristocrats though) Brings theatre mistress with him on business trips.
