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Who is Bernice from The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A Novel and what is their importance? The_Memoirs_of_Cleopatra English & Literature Bernice | The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A Novel

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Cleopatra's sister, Bernice is between the older and younger Cleopatras in age. Bernice is quick to grab the power of the throne when her father is forced out of the country. Cleopatra believes Bernice killed her older sister, leaving herself in sole control. Bernice and her followers are overthrown by her father's army upon his return to the country. She it taken prisoner and is executed in a public display.