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Sardou's "Cleopatra"
November 20, 1890 issue

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The article presents a critical analysis of two dramas, namely, "Cleopatra," by French dramatist Victorien Sardou and "Antony and Cleopatra," by English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare. Upon reading Shakespeare's Cleopatra, one would see that the passages had an extraordinary lyrical beauty, but which, being useless for the action and the development of the drama, were of the class of passages which are better enjoyed when one read them. Sardou's Cleopatra has not the lyric beauty of the "Cleopatra" of Shakespeare, and it is not dramatic. It is a mere succession of tableaux.

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DRAMA; CRITICISM; CLEOPATRA (Theatrical production); ANTONY & Cleopatra (Theatrical production); SARDOU, Victorien; SHAKESPEARE, William, 1564-1616
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