Antony and Cleopatra.

The depiction of constant change and instability in Shakespeare`s Antony and Cleopatra Introduction Constant change and instability are themes that are found throughout the play and that are applied by Shakespeare on many different levels. The play differs from his other tragedies in many ways. `McBeth´ for instance -his previous play- has a more stringent, linear plot with logically increasing tension and a fixed Machiavellian motive of the protagonist. The motives of Antony are …

…- which is a bad omen for the next battle. Changes in `Antony and Cleopatra´ usually lead to the worse especially when they have to do with leaving somebody. For instance when Antony and Enobarus plan to leave Cleopatra in the beginning of the play Enobarus says that it would be better to kill the women than to leave them behind. This comment shows the gravity of the decision and Cleopatra`s dependence on Antony.