Cleopatra · Character
Caesarion
Young son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar.
minor
First appearance: vii of the surrender of the troops and fleet of antony before the canopic gate of the end of antony and of the brewing of the draught of death
Caesarion's tie to Cleopatra is one of the pressures that moves Cleopatra—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, made co-ruler by Cleopatra.
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With Cleopatra (family): Caesarion is Cleopatra's son, and their bond is maternal, protective, and politically significant. With Antony (family): Antony acts as a stepfather figure to Caesarion, with a relationship…
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- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Cleopatra's family and rivals
- Protagonist
- Egyptian loyalists and Romans
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Cleopatra
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- Antony
family · positive
- Cleopatra
family · positive
Caesarion is Cleopatra's son, and their bond is maternal, protective, and politically… How this plays out →
- Antony
family · positive
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- Of the Departure of Harmachis and of His Meeting with His Uncle Sepa, the High Priest of Annu El Ra; Of His Life at Annu, and of the Words of Sepa
- Of the Words and Jealousy of Charmion; Of the Laughter of Harmachis; Of the Making Ready for the Deed of Blood; and of the Message of the Old Wife, Atoua
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