Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4, Scene 14 summary
Act 4, Scene 14 of 42 · 6 min to read the scene
In Act 4, Scene 14, Antony believes Mardian's report that Cleopatra is dead and orders Eros to kill him, but Eros kills himself instead. Antony then wounds himself without dying, learns from Diomedes that Cleopatra is alive, and asks his guards to carry him to her tomb.
What happens
- Antony compares his fading identity to shifting clouds and accuses Cleopatra of betraying him to Caesar.
- Mardian reports Cleopatra's death, and Antony removes his armor and resolves to join her.
- Antony demands that Eros honor his promise to kill him, but Eros stabs himself instead.
- Antony falls on his sword, survives the wound, and unsuccessfully asks his guards to finish killing him.
- Dercetus plans to gain Caesar's favor with Antony's sword and news of his fall.
- Diomedes explains Cleopatra's false death report, and Antony's guards carry him toward her tomb.
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What to notice
Antony makes Eros his example after the servant kills himself. The reversal turns a command to another person into Antony's own attempt at death.
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