{"id":558,"date":"2014-01-10T18:44:56","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T18:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karenessex.com\/?page_id=558"},"modified":"2025-03-29T15:06:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T15:06:01","slug":"kleopatra-letters-from-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karenessex.com\/?page_id=558","title":{"rendered":"Kleopatra: Letters from Students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At first I began reading\u00a0Kleopatra<\/em>\u00a0for more information about a report I’m currently working on for my World History class, but I ended up not being able to put it down and I anticipate volume two. I’d like to portray Kleopatra in an honest but dignified way for my oral report\u2026I would like to share her story in a compelling way and hopefully move my class with her story in the way that I was moved. Thank you very much for your time, consideration and brilliant novel.<\/p>\n

Alexandra Lopez\n<\/strong>10th grade,\u00a0Hollywood FL<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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When I first scrolled down the list of books that we were going to be reading for our class “Women of Power,” I was shocked to find a whole novel devoted to Kleopatra. My understanding of ancient Egypt was dry, dull and intangible and the only thing I knew of Kleopatra was from movies, where she is depicted as weak, seductive, and meant only to be beautiful. Instead, as I began to read the pages of\u00a0Kleopatra,<\/em>\u00a0I was immersed into a world where ancient Egypt was full of drama, deceit, and a woman that gracefully and independently ruled a nation despite all societal and cultural expectations. Within our class we dissectedKleopatra<\/em>\u00a0through lively class discussions, analyzed her power in papers, and experienced the rich culture, food, makeup, and religion of ancient Egypt through presentations. At the end of studying\u00a0Kleopatra,<\/em>\u00a0I felt like I had gotten to know a woman in history. She was no longer some mysterious woman from long ago, she was the powerful, intelligent, undaunted woman who made mistakes, had lovers, doubted herself, remembers her childhood, and oh yes, ruled ancient Egypt.<\/p>\n

Meghan Bean-Smith\n<\/strong>UNCA<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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I was assigned to read\u00a0Kleopatra<\/em>\u00a0for a class I am taking about Cleopatra through history. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and not only am I going to recommend it to my classmates, but I am anxious to read volume two. Thank you for such a stunning portrayal of Cleopatra’s life.<\/p>\n

Frances Maston\n<\/strong>Randolph-Macon College<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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