CHARMIAN

one of Cleopatra's attendants in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Charmian's advice to Cleopatrathat she go to the monument and send word to Antony that she is deadis the cause of Antony's suicide. Charmian is present at Cleopatra's suicide, and, after setting her dead mistress's crown straight, she applies an asp to her own breast.