ony kills himself because he hears of Cleopatra's death, builds his argument upon only those aspects of the play that suit his view and ignores those that would certainly destroy his theory.
             When [Antony] meets Cleopatra he finds his Absolute. She satisfies, nay, glorifies his whole being. She intoxicates his senses. Her wiles, her taunts, her furies and meltings, her laughter and tears, bewitch him all alike. [...] How pathetic and even sublime the completeness of his love for Cleopatra! [...] He believes she has sold him to his enemy, yet he kills himself because he hears that she is dead. (77-78)
             Furthermore, in order to support his point Bradley quotes the following speech:
             Antony: I am dying, Egypt, dying; only
             I here importunate death awhile, until
             Of many thousand kisses the poor last
             I lay upon thy lips. (4.15. 18-21)
             Ultimately Bradley comes to the perfunctory conclusion that "[Antony] is more than love's pilgrim; he is love's martyr."
             Nevertheless, Bradley is right in two instances. First, the text indeed gives evidence that Cleopatra "glorifies [Antonio's] whole being." Throughout the play Shakespeare employs high poetic language in Antony's declarations of his love for Cleopatra. Consider, for example, the following eulogy:
             Whom everything becomes, to chide, to laugh,
             To weep; whose every passion fully strives
             To make itself, in thee, fair and admired! (1.1. 48-51)
             Earlier we were told by Philo that before meeting with Cleopatra Antony was a different man; "[...] his goodly eyes, that o'er the files and musters of the war have glowed like plated Mars [...]" (I.I. 2-4). Acquaintance with Cleopatra has transformed him completely, (but not irretrievably). Antony forgets his business and spends time with Cleopatra in pursuing pleasures. Further, we learn that Cleopatra easily manipulates the Roman General, which certainly prov...