Antony’s Fear When Faced with Pleasure versus Duty All of Shakespeare’s works are written with a purpose, usually to entertain or inform the audience of some underlying universal truth. Often it is a theme or idea that might not be easily visible to the characters within the play. Though they operate in view of the audience who easily sees what the author is trying to accomplish, they are unaware of the essential truth. …showed first 75 words of 2245 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2245 total…full sight. People everyday engage in the same fight that Antony had, choosing between the worlds of pleasure and that of responsibility. Whether it be a spouse deciding if he should break his martial vows after being propositioned or it is a college student choosing to go out to dinner as opposed to studying for his or her test. Shakespeare makes his characters and struggles universal, which is why his works are still significant today.