In lecture, Antony was described as a character corrupted by the influences of Egypt. The relationship between Egypt and England within the play can be compared to the historical relationship between England and Ireland. Edmund Spenser, author of The Faerie Queene , was a proponent of the New English (newer English Protestant settlers in Ireland). The Old English were English citizens that had been sent to colonize Ireland and control it for English interests in the past, but eventually assimilated into Irish society and became too Irish. Similarly, Antony could be compared to the Old English because he has been corrupted by Egyptian influence.
Stephanie Bates
T.A.- Gorelik
Section 1F
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