Cleopatra, Chapter 15: samenvatting

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1. Harmachis discovers Paulus’s corpse with his own dagger through its heart and a message warning him about betrayal.
2. He finds his secret lists missing, fears for the conspirators, and faints.
3. Cleopatra arrives, orders the corpse removed, and reveals that Paulus exposes Harmachis’s intended attack.
4. She returns his dagger and challenges him to kill her, then invokes divine judgment to discourage suicide.
5. Cleopatra promises shared rule and mercy, but makes the conspirators’ safety depend on Harmachis accepting her love.
6. Harmachis yields to a kiss, while his narration exposes political calculation behind Cleopatra’s mercy and condemns his own excuses.

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The kiss marks submission rather than free affection. Cleopatra makes his father’s life and the conspirators’ safety depend on his response.

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