ANTONY INTENDED TO KILL CLEOPATRA AND POISONED HER. THE POISON WAS NOT FATAL, BUT REQUIRED CLEO TO BE HOSPITALIZED. WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL, AND DUE TO THE HOSPITAL'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE, CLEO IS ADMINISTERED A SUPPOSED ANTIDOTE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY DEADLY POISON, AND SHE DIES. IS ANTONY'S ACT THE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF CLEO'S DEATH?