Cleopatra, Chapter 28 özeti

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1. Charmion bribes a servant to admit her and Olympus to Antony’s retreat, where she reports that his officers, soldiers, and allies abandon him.
2. Olympus stops Antony from killing himself, advises against surrender, and gives him a potion that revives his spirits.
3. Antony returns to Cleopatra, and Olympus and Atoua prepare poison that Charmion requests for a wreath of roses.
4. At the feast, Cleopatra describes an escape toward India; the narrator reports that the Arabs of Petra burn her escape fleet.
5. Cleopatra stops Antony from drinking poisoned wine and forces Eudosius, who plans theft and desertion, to drink it instead.
6. After Eudosius dies, Cleopatra explains her demonstration of loyalty to Antony and warns her servants against betrayal.

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Cleopatra presents her control over Antony’s life as proof of love. The demonstration also turns the steward’s death into a threat to everyone present.

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