My favorite scene from "Cleopatra" was when Marc Antony was wearing an undershirt signifying that he was vulnerable, and Cleopatra was wearing a green dress signifying permission to go ahead and greed. However Marc has the height advantage in this medium show with a high angle, allowing the side of both characters and the kiss the be seen clearly. They talk about being apart then they hold each other. Marc then says something similar to how he can never be farther from her than he his right now, when they are actually as close as they can get, this use of language and irony I found extremely interesting. It showed the audience a deep true love that Marc and Cleopatra shared through a "cheesy" and tender romantic scene.
You expressed the irony and romance of this scene very well. What you describe as an undershirt, however, is more a regular tunic, but made of unusually coarse and unadorned fabric. It makes Antony look more like a monk, and it is very unlike everything that he has worn in this movie so far.
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