“Part 1 Cleopatra Choose one of the modern representations of Cleopatra in film or TV presented in the module materials. How far is this consistent with Roman depictions of her in Book 1, Chapter 1.”

In the 1934 Cecil B. DeMille version of Cleopatra, Cleopatra is represented as a flirtatious and nonchalant figure whose attire has been portrayed to suit that of the art deco age. This is evident from the bill board advertisement (Frear, T. 2008, Cleopatra, AA100 DVD Chapter 2) when an image is shown of Cleopatra stood smiling and gazing into the eyes of Caesar wearing what is described as her chic ensemble (Frear, T. 2008, Cleopatra, AA100 DVD Chapter 2). This is the first point that leads us to believe that for this particular representation of Cleopatra she is used more as a fashion spectacle of the 1920s and 1930s to focus on promoting the styles of clothing at the time, as opposed to wearing an attire that would have been worn in the first century and thus reshaping the image of Cleopatra, making it less consistent with that depicted by the Romans in Book 1, chapter 1. …(short extract)