Sammendrag av Cleopatra på Chapter 14

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1. Charmion reports that the preparations are complete, then asks Harmachis whether his rejection of her can change.
2. Harmachis insists that they can only be cousins and friends, and Charmion leads him toward Cleopatra.
3. Cleopatra keeps Harmachis under observation, preventing his intended attack while dismissing his written forecast.
4. Her singing and embraces weaken his resolve, and her kiss makes him forget his religious and political duties.
5. Harmachis drinks drugged wine, loses the power to move, and watches Cleopatra take his dagger.
6. Cleopatra briefly threatens his life, then spares him to display her triumph as he loses consciousness.

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Cleopatra reveals the political purpose behind her intimate behavior. Harmachis’s private surrender also defeats his attempt to seize power.

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