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Part 2 - Cleopatra and Mark Antony

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0 - 4:45 Battlefield at Philippi
  • Cassius and Brutus are dead.
  • Soldiers cheer Mark Antony. Octavian is sick.
  • Triumvirate to continue.
Mark Antony

Octavian

Agrippa

4:50 - 6:00 Alexandria
  • Cleopatra remembers Caesar.
Cleopatra
6:00 - 8:15 Tarsus
  • News from Octavian.
  • Antony needs support from Egypt.
Mark Antony

Rufio

8:15 - 9:20 Alexandria
  • Cleopatra in her bath. She refuses to go to Antony.
Cleopatra

Rufio

9:20 - 21:40 Cleopatra's ship arrives.Tarsus
  • Cleopatra's arrives by ship - Grand Entrance!
  • Antony must come to her (Ship is Egyptian soil.)
  • Banquet
  • Double

Cleopatra

Servants

Mark Antony

Rufio

throng

21:40 - 27:40 Cleopatra's bedroom
  • Necklace
  • Mark Antony complains.
  • Morning after

The morning after.

Cleopatra

Mark Antony

27:50 - 30:20 Rome
  • Octavian smears Mark Antony.
Octavian

Senators

30:20 - 34:15 Alexandria
  • News from Rome.
  • Cleopatra is upset.
Cleopatra

advisors

Mark Antony

34:15 - 36:15 Rome
  • Octavian has plans for Mark Antony.
Octavian

Octavia

36:15 - 41:20 Alexandria Cleopatra

advisors

messenger

41:20 - 44:00 Greece
  • Dinner
  • Rufio brings a message.
Mark Antony

Octavia

Rufio

44:00 - 47:00 Alexandria
  • Mark Antony gets an audience.
  • Cleopatra makes demands.

Antony kneels before the Queen.

Cleopatra

Mark Antony

advisors

47:00 - 52:20 Cleopatra's Tomb (and other places)
  • Long argument over Octavia.
Cleopatra

Mark Antony

52:20 - 53:00 Rome
  • Octavian maneuvers against Antony.
Octavian
53:00 - 55:30 Alexandria
  • Plan for campaign in Greece.
  • Advisor to go to Rome.
Cleopatra

Mark Antony

advisors

55:30 - 1:02:00 (note: the hour is dropped hereafter) Rome - steps to the Senate
  • WAR!
Octavian

Senators

throng

2:00 -5:00 Actium - Mark Antony's HQ
  • Plan for naval battle.
Mark Antony

Cleopatra

Generals

5:00 - 14:25 Actium - at sea
  • Antony drives toward Octavian's ship.
  • Trap!

Antony's ship closes with Octavian's.

Mark Antony

Cleopatra

the fleets

14:25 - 17:30 Actium - Cleopatra's ship
  • Cleopatra leaves the battle.
  • Mark Antony chases her ship.
Cleopatra

Mark Antony

17:30 - 19:45 Actium -Cleopatra's ship
  • Bummer
Mark Antony
19:45 - 24:15 Alexandria
  • Mark Antony disheartened.
  • Octavian enroute
Mark Antony

Cleopatra

24:15 - 26:30 Egypt
  • Octavian marches on Alexandria.
  • Demands
Octavian

Agrippa

Cleopatra

Mark Antony

26:30 - 32:00 Cleopatra's Tomb
  • One last try.
Cleopatra

Mark Antony

32:00 - 36:00 Alexandria
  • Antony to take command.
  • Leaflets
Cleopatra

Mark Antony

36:00 - 38:00 Octavian's camp and Alexandria
  • Take them alive.
  • Caesarion departs.
Octavian

Cleopatra

Caesarion

38:00 - 49:20 Mark Antony's camp
  • Legions are dispirited.
  • Plan for the battle.
  • Morning.

Antony, ready for combat.

Mark Antony

Rufio

Octavian

Agrippa

49:20 - 52:00 Tomb
  • Cleopatra locked in.
Cleopatra
52:00 - 55:30 Palace - Tomb
  • End of Antony
Mark Antony

Cleopatra

servants

55:30 - 58:00 Palace - Tomb
  • Octavian informed.
  • Demands
Octavian

Cleopatra

58:00 - 08:00 Palace - Tomb
  • End of Cleopatra

Cleoapatra takes the basket of figs.

Octavian

Cleopatra

hand maidens

Agrippa

Cleopatra in death with her hand maidens.

"Was this well done by your lady?"

"Extremely well, as befitting so many noble rulers."

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