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TY  - JOUR
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
T2  - Critical Survey
SP  - 42-66
ID  - bbbm182
T1  - "A Kingdom for a Mirth: Shakespeare's 'Fatal Cleopatra' and the Worm's Turn"
AU  - Stritmatter, Roger
AU  - Maycock, Shelly
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2026
LA  - English
AB  - Interprets “problematic scene” of Antony and Cleopatra 5.2 where Cleopatra in preparation for her death refers to bite from the “worm.” Detects pun in frequent repetition of Anglo-Saxon “worm” to refer to Egyptian asp, noting that “worm” in French is “ver” offering this as evidence that Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, was involved in writing this play. English summary, 42.
ER  -