Essay - Antony and Cleopatra - In Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, it is Octavius Caesar who emerges as the most powerful figure throughout the play. Discuss. (Approx. 1200 - 1500 words)

In the play Antony and Cleopatra, Caesar is the character who emerges as the most powerful figure throughout the play, although ultimately it is Antony and Cleopatra who end up possessing the majority of the power over Octavius Caesar. These types of power include manipulative, sexual, political and military. Cleopatra uses sexual and manipulative power to acquire what she wants. For instance "You did know how much you were my conqueror, and that my sword, …

…the most power throughout the play whether it be sexual, manipulative, military or political. He gains most of his power through the use of strategic thinking which links to the idea of military power. Although this is the case Antony and Cleopatra are the characters who end up having the ultimate power which stops Caesar from having ultimate political and military power over Rome. This is all shown in the techniques used throughout the text.