When you think about the decisions made by Antony and Cleo during their "passionate" moments, I would hope you think that passion does not constitute reasonable grounds for decision making.
I do believe passion is contrary to reason and good judgement. In the dictionary, passion is described as a "strong and barely controllable emotion." In the court of law, certain murder cases have lesser charges. This is because the court decided the actions were committed in the "heat of passion," indicating that the person who committed the act was not in their right mind. I do believe that passion can inspire judgments, but the inherent thought process behind the decision is not sensible.
In terms of the aforementioned scenario, I believe that Enobarbus is right to blame Antony for his loss in the first naval battle. His poor judgement through his passion did not allow him to think as the great general he was supposed to be. I believe his victory in the land battle was sheer luck, not to be confused by any kind of successful strategy or planning.
Ultimately, I do believe letting passion dictate your choices is an inherently poor decision.
I believe that Enobarbus was right in the same way that you did. The only complaint about your blog that I have is that I had to use a magnifying glass to actually read it. I also like how you used the dictionary definition of passion, and how you also talked about how we use "passion" today.
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