What are Cleopatra's character traits?

Answer 1

Cleopatra was, of course, a real historical character as well as a literary character in the play "Antony and Cleopatra" by Shakespeare and "Caesar and Cleopatra" by Shaw, as well as a well-known spectacular movie starring Elizabeth Taylor. Your question should be narrowed down to one of these, but I am going to do it for you. Cleopatra in the Shakespeare play is selfish, wilful, playful and constantly changing her mind and her attitude. Shakespeare has one of his characters describe her thus: "Age cannot wither nor custom stale her infinite variety." Another really good description of Shakespeare's Cleopatra character is in the Billy Joel song "She's Always a Woman to Me" whether or not Billy Joel meant it that way.