Mark Antony served as an official during Caesar’s Civil War; he never appears in person in the play. In Act II, Cleopatra tells Caesar of how Antony restored her father’s rule of Egypt. She swoons over Antony’s youth and good looks and daydreams about marrying him. When Caesar departs for Rome at the end of the play, he promises to send Antony to Egypt for Cleopatra. The real Mark Antony had an affair with Cleopatra and had three children with her.
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Mark Antony Character Timeline in Caesar and Cleopatra
The timeline below shows where the character Mark Antony appears in Caesar and Cleopatra. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 2
...throne. She took control of his kingdom until the gods sent a Roman captain named Mark Antony to restore Auletes’s power and behead Berenice. After Auletes’s death, his other daughter, Cleopatra, took...
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...husband. Caesar informs Cleopatra that it was he who sent the man, a captain named Mark Antony . Cleopatra eagerly asks Caesar if he thinks Antony might like to be her husband....
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...that he returns to his work. Cleopatra pleads with Caesar to tell her more about Mark Antony , but Caesar warns her that Pothinus will cut off harbor access if Caesar doesn’t...
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Act 4
...to be wise. Moreover, Cleopatra is in love with a different Roman, a man named Mark Antony , whom Caesar has promised to bring to Egypt. After a moment, Pothinus asks Cleopatra...
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Act 5
...to say goodbye to Caesar. However, she comes around when Caesar promises to send over Mark Antony to be her husband. Caesar says goodbye to Cleopatra and kisses her on the forehead...
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