<P> L.T. Fitz outwardly claims that early criticism of Antony and Cleopatra is `` colored by the sexist assumptions the critics have brought with them to their reading . '' Fitz argues that previous criticisms place a heavy emphasis on Cleopatra 's `` wicked and manipulative '' ways , which are further emphasised by her association with Egypt and her contrast to the `` chaste and submissive '' Roman Octavia . Finally , Fitz emphasises the tendency of early critics to assert that Antony is the sole protagonist of the play . This claim is apparent in Brandes argument : `` when ( Antony ) perishes , a prey to the voluptuousness of the East , it seems as though Roman greatness and the Roman Republic expires with him . '' Yet Fitz points out that Antony dies in Act IV while Cleopatra ( and therefore Egypt ) is present throughout Act V until she commits suicide at the end and `` would seem to fulfill at least the formal requirements of the tragic hero . '' </P>
<P> L.T. Fitz outwardly claims that early criticism of Antony and Cleopatra is `` colored by the sexist assumptions the critics have brought with them to their reading . '' Fitz argues that previous criticisms place a heavy emphasis on Cleopatra 's `` wicked and manipulative '' ways , which are further emphasised by her association with Egypt and her contrast to the `` chaste and submissive '' Roman Octavia . Finally , Fitz emphasises the tendency of early critics to assert that Antony is the sole protagonist of the play . This claim is apparent in Brandes argument : `` when ( Antony ) perishes , a prey to the voluptuousness of the East , it seems as though Roman greatness and the Roman Republic expires with him . '' Yet Fitz points out that Antony dies in Act IV while Cleopatra ( and therefore Egypt ) is present throughout Act V until she commits suicide at the end and `` would seem to fulfill at least the formal requirements of the tragic hero . '' </P>
when does antony die in antony and cleopatra
when does antony die in antony and cleopatra
Act IV
Act IV