Caesar and Cleopatra
- Dates
- Dec 19, 1951 โ Apr 12, 1952
- Performances
- 67
About
Caesar and Cleopatra (Shavian: ยท๐๐ฐ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ยท๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ) is a play written in 1898 by George Bernard Shaw that depicts a fictionalised account of the relationship between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra. It was first published with Captain Brassbound's Conversion and The Devil's Disciple in Shaw's 1901 collection Three Plays for Puritans. Shaw based his plot on Theodor Mommsen's The History of Rome, which presents an admiring depiction of Caesar as a strong leader and great man, contrasting his piece with Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, which was based on histories by Plutarch and Holinshed. Shaw focused on the background of Roman interference in the affairs of Alexandria, which he saw as akin to the British imperialism of his day. He also portrayed Cleopatra as sixteen ye...