From Cleopatra's perspective, she was honorable with her death. However, from the perspective of “Things Fall Apart”, Cleopatra would be considered shameful because someone taking their own life is considered an abomination. Once Antony died, Cleopatra believed there was nothing else to live for and that she would ultimately become Caesar's slave. She took her own life to save Caesar from the destruction of his honor. However, she was dishonorable in many of her actions before she died, including her relationship with Anthony. Each of Antony and Cleopatra's views on honor seemed to stem from pleasure and power. Goethe's book, "Faust", has a different take on the value of honor. In the previous books I described, honor was measured by how much power a person had in their strength or glory in battle. Faust sees honor as the capacity for knowledge. However, all books believe that honor can also be achieved through