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I like your interpretations but wanted to say somethimg to Cleopatra, Gaius Iulius Caesar and Marcus Antonius. I don't want to critizes you, just to inform, maybe it's also helpful for your interpretations?
Cleopatra wanted to consolidate and to expand her empire, but wasn't able to reach her goal against the world power Rom. That's the reason for her romance with Gaius Iulius Caesar. This romance was just about power.
After Gaius Iulius Caesar got murdered she entered the romance with Marcus Antonius. Historians suppose because of the same reasons she had a romance with Gaius Iulius Caesar. Marcus Antonius was a supporter of Gaius Iulius Caesar and after his death he became one of the most powerful men of Rom and got into conflict with Octavian (later Empereor Augustus). After a sea battle Marcus Antonius lost against Octavian he withdrawed himself in Cleopatra's palace. One year later when he hadn't any chance to escape Octavian he got the news that Cleopatra commited suicide and killed himself with his sword. But his mortal combat lasted long and he learned that Cleopatra was alive. In the end Marcus Antonius died in Cleopatras arms. A few days later Cleopatra also killed herself. This is at least the sentimental melo-dramatic story which is told from the antique sources. (And of course I left a lot out)
What I found very intresting was a documentation about Marcus Antonius I watched in TV. In this documentation the historians said that some of them think that at least Marcus Antonius loved Cleopatra. Because he had married in Rom and had the chance to go back before the sea fight but he didn't left Cleopatra.
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