Motivation for the Suicides of Antony and Cleopatra:

es Bradley's point that Antony is bewitched by her traits.
             However, Bradley makes a serious mistake in pointing out the "completeness of [Antony's] love for Cleopatra." One cannot disregard the fact that Antony abandons Cleopatra in order to join his fellow triumvirs and marries Octavia for the sake of reconciliation with Caesar. We observe that in the course of the play Antony's loyalty vacillates between Egypt and Rome; and his mind between passion and reason. The period when Antony marries Octavia is the period when Antony inclined more to the reasonable side. We should also be wary in regarding Antony's return to Cleopatra, which is alluded to by Caesar in Act 3 scene 6, as a sign of his love for her. In fact, Antony leaves Octavia and returns to Cleopatra o
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