Antony and Cleopatra vs The Importance of Being Earnest: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Drama, Fiction
Antony and Cleopatra
A magnificent drama of love and war, this riveting tragedy presents one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters--the seductive, cunning Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The Roman leader Mark Antony, a virtual prisoner of…
1 film adaptation
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The Importance of Being Earnest
Set in England during the late Victorian era, the play's humour derives in part from characters maintaining fictitious identities to escape unwelcome social obligations. It is replete with witty dialogue and satirises…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Importance of Being Earnest highest: The Importance of Being Earnest 4.2 · Antony and Cleopatra 3.7.
- The Importance of Being Earnest has the widest readership — 415055 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Antony and Cleopatra | The Importance of Being Earnest | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (45165) | 4.2 (415055) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (67) | 4.2 (612) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (136) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (5) | 4.5 (3163) |
Reception
| Antony and Cleopatra | The Importance of Being Earnest | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 45165 | 415055 |
| Editions | 949 | 455 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 35852 | 279372 |
| Reading it now | — | 6560 |
| Written reviews | 2724 | 18557 |
| Wikipedia attention | 12473 | 30760 |
| Pages | 173 | 94 |