Why Is Cleopatra An Admirable Woman

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Cleopatra.

She has been called the world’s first celebrity. She lived over 2000 years ago. However, she had already been the inspiration for thousand people. Also her name has been used on many products and service throughout the world. Cleopatra was the last Queen of pharaohs and Egyptians. People were more impressed by her character and persuasiveness. and because Cleopatra an important woman through the history she had many reasons why she is an admirable woman, however, the most important reasons are her beauty, power and being an intelligence.

The first main reason that made Cleopatra an admirable woman is her beauty. She was a woman of surpassing beauty, and possessed a most charming voice and a knowledge of how to make her self agreeable to everyone. She appears in the most pity-inspiring guise. She was “a woman who was arrogant and marvelously proud in the matter of the beauty. …show more content…

The power of Cleopatra commanding respect and she had the power because her position as the Queen of Pharaohs. Cleopatra did many things to accomplish her goals and to protect her state Egypt from everyone. “Cleopatra VII” (Grochowski 2005). She is the woman who ignored her brother’s claims to ruler in politics. Everyone respected her because she had the power to control everything around her. For example, when she turned eighteen she ruler Egypt by herself. And even when they removed her and she was forced into exile in Syria along with her sister Arsinone IV, Cleopatra would not give up her throne easily and she began an army on Egypt’s border. Also her people respected her because she was fair with her people and she gave them what they needed. One must not forget the social and political limitations she hurdled to maintain her position as the Queen pharaohs of Egypt. In conclusion Cleopatra was control Egypt by using her force on her people and her enemies to save her position and to protect her beloved