1999

Alex La Brie

Antony, completely aware of the poisonous relationship that Cleopatra has locked him in,
undoubtedly commits himself to her, and keeps her in his heart until the grave.

A man that could be regarded as the eighth wonder of the world, Antony willingly decided to
choose the path of beautiful women and wine and fortune over answering the call of his people,
especially when they needed him most. Antony clearly understood that Cleopatra held him in the palm
of her hand, but strongly rejected Rome. Completely disregarding his Roman duties, Antony would
highly prefer to watch Rome burn in the river than protect it from Pompeii.

Antony resembles a man who is desperately trying to find the right path. After he hears word
that his poisonous wife Cleopatra died, the heavy chains strapped to his seemed to be alleviated. Aware
to the situation Cleopatra easily sucked him into, Antony frantically tried to repair the shattered bonds
between himself and Rome. The task on his agenda is to rebuild his broken bond with Caesar by
marrying his sister, Octavia. By marrying her, he demonstrates to Caesar that his mindset it set on the
betterment of Rome and its success. Despite the effort to tie the connection back to Rome, the women,
wine, and fortune, continue to sing their song in Antony’s head.

Realizing that a terrible mistake has been done, Antony disperses from Octavia in rapid pursuit of
Cleopatra, which exemplified Antony’s mindset of zero loyalty to Rome. The abandoned general
convinced himself that he had truly broken free of Cleopatra’s deathly grip, but somehow climbed back
into her grasps in the end. Antony never once thought about his idea, before he took action; he
consistently took action without going into thought. However, a kiss from Cleopatra confirmed that
abandoning Rome and his duties to it as well as his devotion to his wife, was worth everything, only
because of the kiss.