Cleopatra Research Paper

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At one moment in western civilization history Cleopatra was one of the greatest leaders in Egypt. As a leader she helped to develop the great Egyptian Empire as we see it through history today. She was a stunning queen, loved by some, hated by others. Cleopatra was more than just beautiful, she was quite the political strategist, intelligent, and a women speaking many different languages who had to right to rule her country. She also had many romantic liaisons and was very seductive. This can be proven through many historical writings, diaries, and journals. Cleopatra was born in 69 BC. She was the daughter of Ptolemy VII who is also known as Auletes and her mother’s identity was and still is not known. Her name Cleopatra means “glory …show more content…

Her and her brother ended up getting married so the ruler ship of the throne of Egypt will stay in the royal family. When the roman governor of Seria son’s came to ask her for help for their father against the Parthians her mercenaries killed them. A group of men led by Theodotus, the eunuch Pothinus and a half-Greek general, Achilles, overthrew her ruling in favor of her younger brother. They believed him to be much easier to influence and they became his council of regency. Cleopatra is thought to have fled to Thebaid. On October 27, 50 BC Ptolemy XIII signed a decree which banned any shipment of grain to anywhere except Alexandria. The idea of this was to deprive Cleopatra and her supporters. During this time her and his sister moved to Syria and she started an army from the Arab Tribes. She returned a year later to face her brother with the army she had created …show more content…

The play is a tragedy and it was first performed at Blacktiars theatre or Globe theatre in 1607. The plot follows Cleopatra and mark from the time of the Sicilian revolt to Cleopatra’s suicide during the final war of the Roman Republic (Shakespeare). Cleopatra was a beautiful women who knew exactly how to flaunt men her beauty and wealth to entice Shakespeare describes her in a quote. “For her own person, It beggar'd all description: she did lie In her pavilion—cloth-of-gold of tissue—O'er-picturing that Venus where we see,The fancy outwork nature: on each side her, Stood pretty dimpled boys, like smiling Cupids,With divers-colour'd fans, whose wind did seem,To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool, And what they undid did.” This shows that all the men who saw her were fascinated by her and wanted to know more about her (Shakespeare).
In conclusion, Cleopatra was a beautiful women who served as a ruler for her dynasty. Cleopatra was more than just beautiful, she was quite the political strategist, intelligent, and a women speaking many different languages who had to right to rule her country. She had many lovers, yet through all of her trials she was able to overcome and be a successful ruler for all of her

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