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* [[The Alcoholic]]: In the second part of the movie, there is hardly a scene where Mark Antony is not drinking.
** This is [[Harsher in Hindsight]] given Richard Burton's problems with alcohol.
* [[Always Second Best]]: Mark Antony gets jealous of Caesar after Caesar's death.
* [[Ancient Egypt]]
* [[Ancient Rome]]
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* [[Culture Clash]]: Rome and Egypt.
* [[Cultured Warrior]]: Caesar.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Cleopatra and Caesar to a degree. Their exchanges are therefore highly entertaining. Mark Antony, however, is no match for her.
* [[Death by Irony]]: Caesar is stabbed to death at the base of a monument to Pompey, his former arch-rival.
* [[Disabled Love Interest]]: Phoebus, Cleopatra's blind poet.
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* [[Gentleman Snarker]]: Caesar. It wouldn't be a stretch to say Rex Harrison plays him as a Roman [[My Fair Lady|Professor Higgins]].
* [[A God Am I]]: [[Discussed]] and [[Lampshaded]]. Caesar, Cleopatra, Marc Antony and Octavian all claim divinity and discuss the ramifications of being deified.
* [[Going Native]]: Mark Antony likes "almost all things Greek". It become a big problem when the Romans start taking offense.
* [[Gorgeous Period Dress]]
* [[Go Through Me]]: When Octavian demands Antony's head, Cleopatra states he can either have two or none at all.
* [[Historical Beauty Update]]: By all accounts, the real Cleopatra was rather plain-looking (her allure was in her personality).
* [[Historical Domain Character]]
* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: Octavian, perhaps the most successful ruler in Roman history, is portrayed as an [[Sissy Villain|effeminate wimp]] with delusions of grandeur.
* [[In the Back]]: One of the most famous examples in history: Brutus killing Caesar.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Octavian throwing a spear at Cleopatra's old mentor Sosigenes and killing him.
* [[Kneel Before Zod]]: Cleopatra makes Mark Antony kneel when he asks her for a treaty.
** "I ''asked'' it of Julius Caesar - I ''demand'' it of you!"
* [[Lonely
* [[Love Ruins the Realm]]
* [[May-December Romance]]: Caesar and Cleopatra.
* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: Cleopatra had a necklace made with only coins of Caesar, which she says she always wears. Mark Antony tears it off.
* [[Monumental Damage]]: Cleopatra is furious when Caesar's troops accidentally burn down the famous Alexandrian Library.
* [[Nice Hat]]: It is Ancient Egypt after all.
* [[On One Condition]]: Octavian is willing to leave the Egyptians alone, but requires a small token of faith that Cleopatra delivers him Antony's head.
* [[Oscar Bait]]: No, duh?
* [[Reclining Reigner]]: Cleopatra and Caesar be argued as the [[Trope Codifier|Trope Codifiers]].
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* [[The Speechless]]: Flavius, Caesar's loyal manservant.
* [[Stealth Insult]]: A lot. For example, Cicero quips "Finally I've seen the real extent of Egyptian wealth" (implying that Cleopatra has bribed Roman senators to let her into Rome).
* [[Succession Crisis]]: Who should take up Caesar's name and power, Mark Antony or Octavian?
* [[Tag-Team Suicide]]: Antony and Cleopatra, followed by her maids Iras and Charmian.
* [[That Man Is Dead]]: "There is no one here by the name of Mark Antony... alive".
* [[Unlimited Wardrobe]]: Taylor wore 65 different costumes in the film.
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Cleopatra.
* [[Woman Scorned]]: Averted. Despite all the public acknowledgements Caesar makes of his relationship to Cleopatra, Calpurnia stays dignified.
** Played straight with Cleopatra after Mark Antony marries Octavia. She humiliates him thoroughly during an audience when he needs a treaty from her.
* [[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask]]
* [[World of Ham]]
* [[World of Snark]]: Entire scenes consist of sarcastic exchanges. Caesar probably takes the cake as the ultimate [[Deadpan Snarker]], but Cleopatra is not far behind.
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