Antony and Cleopatra - Transformation

Transformation:

Going back to what I said about "love" and passion, I definitely think many of the choices made passionately made. Just consider how many times Antony wanted to kill Cleo for betraying him, only to commit suicide after he thinks she's dead. That's just dumb thinking. Like seriously. He's an idiot. I don't think Cleo changes at all in regards to her love for Antony, which is a huge rip on Antony. She only kills herself after she realizes she's totally boned.

Enobarbus is the only rational character in the play. He tries to help Antony make the best choices, arguing against the war at sea. He eventually realizes his friend Antony is gonna screw himself out of any kind of future due to his rash decision making. I think he adds this sense of sadness to Antony's fall from grace. Enobarbus is transformed by the conditions that surround him, rather than he being transformed himself. This transformation is important because it is very different from Antony's, but still unlike Cleopatra's, even though her transformation is also due to her circumstances (though she has a much more... involved role in them).

I don't think any of Antony's transformations can be trusted. Every time he ends up going back to Cleopatra, slobbering, apologetic, and forgiving of her misdeeds. I think the only real transformation that Antony goes through is his abandonment of his duty to Rome. When he decides to go back to Egypt and cheat on Octavia.