JAMB - Literature In English (2025 - No. 45)
This question is based on ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA.
Antony: "I will be / A bridegroom in my death, and run into't / As to a lover's bed."
Eros: "Draw that thy honest sword, which thou hast worn / Most useful for thy country."
Antony: "When I did make thee free, sworest thou not then / To do this when I bade thee?" What does this moment between Antony and Eros represent?
Cleopatra's successful manipulation
A test of loyalty and self-sacrifice
Antony's reluctance to die
The dishonour of Eros refusing to fight
Explanation
Antony commands Eros to kill him — a test of the servant's loyalty. Eros instead kills himself, prompting Antony to admire him and eventually follow. It's a powerful moment of loyalty and noble self-sacrifice.
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