43 pages 1 hour read

George Bernard Shaw

Caesar and Cleopatra

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1898

A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.

Essay Topics

1.

What characters, places, events, or cultural practices did you read about in the play that you were already familiar with? Where did you learn about them? How does the depiction in the play compare to your own knowledge?

2.

How does the play comment about empire and imperialism? Would you guess that the playwright supports it or argues against it?

3.

Read Shakespeare’s play Antony and Cleopatra. How did Shaw deviate from this popular portrayal of Cleopatra? How did Shaw’s Cleopatra create a different effect than Shakespeare’s?

Related Titles

By George Bernard Shaw

Plot Summary

logo

Arms and the Man

George Bernard Shaw

Arms and the Man

George Bernard Shaw

Plot Summary

logo

Heartbreak House

George Bernard Shaw

Heartbreak House

George Bernard Shaw

Plot Summary

logo

John Bull's Other Island

George Bernard Shaw

John Bull's Other Island

George Bernard Shaw

Plot Summary

logo

Major Barbara

George Bernard Shaw

Major Barbara

George Bernard Shaw

Study Guide

logo

Man And Superman

George Bernard Shaw

Man And Superman

George Bernard Shaw

Plot Summary

logo

Mrs. Warren's Profession

George Bernard Shaw

Mrs. Warren's Profession

George Bernard Shaw

Study Guide

logo

Saint Joan

George Bernard Shaw

Saint Joan

George Bernard Shaw

Plot Summary

logo

The Doctor's Dilemma

George Bernard Shaw

The Doctor's Dilemma

George Bernard Shaw