"A Kingdom for a Mirth: Shakespeare's 'Fatal Cleopatra' and the Worm's Turn"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbm182/
Author:
	Stritmatter, Roger; Maycock, Shelly.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2022
Publication Information:
	Critical Survey 34, no. 4 (2022): 42–66.
Annotation:
	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.
Language:
	English
Tags:
	Antony and Cleopatra, Authorship Controversy, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism
WSB Update:
	Spring 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbm182