Antony and Cleopatra, William Shakespeare : guide

The book offers a brief plot synopsis, a double-page graphic overview and insight into the text, a short introduction to major characters and themesand a who's who in the text - introducing a cameo icon for each major character.

It explains major and minor themes in the texts - introducing thematic icons, gives a detailed commentary on the text, linked closely to the text for ease of reference, and features icons to enable flexible following of themes and characters.

There is also a self-test quiz for each section, focusing on skills that will be required for coursework and exams and a checklist of important quotes.

Guidance on structure and content of exam essays is given with examples of questions.