Cleopatra was certainly an enigmatical character. She could easily be construed as the Queen trying to save her country, or either as being evil. (I believe it was Euripedes who made Medea out to be a loving mother who just *had* to kill her two children?) I'm wondering what everyone thinks about Cleopatra. She appears as a very bright woman, but who thinks nothing except for herself. My proofs for this is as follows: having her brother murdered in order for her to seize control; deserting her Antony at Actium; playing foolish games in her younger years with Antony, games such as dressing up and scaring the poor people--I never really understood that.
Anyhow, if I am wrong in any of these details, please correct me. She was an extraordinarily powerful woman--but does she deserve to be admired in the sense that she was brave, or just evil?