Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: Antony & Cleopatra

Cleopatra seduces Mark Antony, one of Rome's rulers. Their relationship sparks conflict between Antony and his co-rulers, jeopardizing the Empire's unity as Antony aligns with Cleopatra against Rome. Cleopatra, the alluring and fascinatingly ambiguous Queen of Egypt, has bewitched the great Mark Antony, soldier, campaigner and now one of the three rulers of the Roman Empire. When Antony quarrels with his fellow leaders and throws in his lot with Cleopatra, his infatuation threatens to split the Empire in two.