Mark Antony, the main character of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, was a soldier and one of the three triumvirate political leaders who ruled the Western Roman Empire. Anthony created a reputation as a military genius through battle victories that led to the conquest of many nations. He was respected and admired not only by the citizens of Rome but also by his companions for his sense of duty and dedication to Rome. He earned an honorable reputation as the most powerful and feared of the three triumvirates, overshadowing the popularity of his fellow commanders, Octavius ​​Caesar and Lepidus. His status as a solid leader changed after his first meeting with Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and ruler of Alexandria. The meeting began as a political alliance between him and Cleopatra, but soon blossomed into a historical romance with the queen and the exotic world that was opposed to the rigidity of Roman culture and code of behavior. Cleopatra was a magnificent ruler in her own right, not only because she wielded great power among her people, but also because she was thought to have such an embellished beauty and personality that she entertained and captivated anyone in her presence. The temptation of pleasure created a conflict between duty and obligation to Rome and his obsession with the queen and his nation's Dionysian lifestyle, which became the Achilles' heel that caused the agony Antony felt as a result of being divided between the two worlds. Antony spent such an exorbitant amount of time consumed in the luxuries of Alexandria and immersed in the thralls of Cleopatra's spell that he neglected the duties and responsibilities of Rome's triumvirate. Even though he was still considered...half of paper...he had lost the admiration of a famous hero and the love and devotion for the only person he had fought with, life was no longer worth living . Stunned by Greif, Antony took his own life before the message was sent to him that Cleopatra had lied about her death for fear of his wrath. Caesar had won, not only with the conquest of Alexandria, but with his plan to eliminate his rival and avenge his sister's honor. Caesar had no intention of letting Cleopatra keep her throne. He wanted her to be exposed on the streets of Rome as a prostitute and an enchantress who was the reason for the lack of morality and civilization in the East. Cleopatra refused to be a victim and instead committed suicide with the help of her servants and the deadly bites of poisonous snakes to escape her fate and to show one last time her love and devotion for Antony shown through death..