Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Antony and Cleopatra, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Love, Pleasure, and Decadence
Honor, Loyalty, and Betrayal
Strategy, Manipulation, and Power
Messages, Warnings, and Omens
Gender Roles
Summary
Analysis
Elsewhere nearby Actium, Octavius gives military orders to his commander Taurus, telling him not to strike by land until “we have done at sea.” He gives Taurus a scroll with precise instructions for the battle.
Octavius gives Taurus particular instructions for their strategy in battle. His plans appear to be governed by reason, not by emotions like Antony’s may be.
Themes
