Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4, Scene 15 summary
Act 4, Scene 15 of 42 · 4 min to read the scene
In Act 4, Scene 15, Cleopatra and her attendants lift the dying Antony into the monument, where he urges her to seek safety before dying in her arms. She rejects trust in Caesar’s followers, mourns Antony’s lost greatness, and resolves to bury him and pursue a brave death.
What happens
- Cleopatra rejects comfort, and Diomedes announces that Antony is near death.
- Afraid of capture and public humiliation, Cleopatra refuses to descend and helps pull Antony into the monument.
- Antony asks for a kiss and wine, then advises Cleopatra to seek protection and trust Proculeius.
- Cleopatra rejects that advice, while Antony defends his Roman courage and dies.
- Cleopatra faints, revives, and urges her women to bury Antony and embrace a noble death.
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What to notice
Cleopatra rejects Antony’s advice to trust Proculeius. Her words establish self-reliance as her answer to the threat of capture.
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