Similar to the 1963 film Cleopatra, in Plutarch's The Life of Antony, sexism is maintained in the passage and is compatible with its message. Through the depiction of Cleopatra and Antony, the author spreads the message that obsession with power is bad and the idea that manipulation and attempts at domination are signs of a bad ruler. Sexism is compatible with such messages because, as indicated by Plutarch, Cleopatra uses sexist expectations of women to manipulate Antony through her aspirations for dominance. Therefore, similar to the films Cleopatra and Quo Vadis, as Cleopatra is unsuccessful as she ultimately commits suicide and is found "lying dead on a gilded couch", as well as being depicted as an immoral ruler in Plutarch's Life of Anthony, the Sexism is described in the passage as a negative quality that leads to failure. (Plutarch, Life of Antony, 85) However, Plutarch differs in his treatment of sexism and attitude towards Cleopatra to the extent that he seems to place the blame on Cleopatra. Although he argues that sexism is a negative quality through his depiction of Cleopatra playing into sexist expectations, defining Cleopatra as a manipulative woman, Plutarch seems to blame Cleopatra for her weaknesses as a ruler and Antony's downfall. Although the film Cleopatra shows how Cleopatra gained power by using her sexuality and making Caesar and Antony fall in love with her, Plutarch's Life of Antony portrays her even more as a manipulator of men. For example, the author mentions that Cleopatra "pretended to be passionately in love with Antony himself, and reduced her body by a slim diet; she wore a look of ecstasy when Antony approached, and one of faintness and melancholy when... . .. half of the card ... is present in the films Quo Vadis and Cleopatra and is compatible with their messages, while in the process it is displayed as a negative thing The incorporation of sexism and its unfavorable portrayal demonstrate its flaw However, at the Conversely, although Plutarch's Life of Antony also implies that women playing with sexist expectations is a bad thing, Plutarch seems to place the blame on women themselves and encourages the maintenance of some sexist elements capable of playing the role of sexism in great messages spread by such ancient Roman films, perhaps audiences can learn to put an end to the persistence of such gender inequalities in society, perhaps if they learn from the directors' messages and recognize the flaws in Plutarch's positive vision of certain sexist elements, it can occur the fall of the misogynistic empire.