dominance Mark Antony chooses to become a close ally to him. Cassius‚ Brutus‚ and the other conspirators however‚ plot Caesar’s demise. In the end‚ Mark Antony finds high esteem and the conspirators receive banishment and death. The play is an example‚ or maybe even a warning‚ that our actions and reactions have real effects. Brutus‚ Cassius‚ Casca‚ Cinna‚ Trebonius‚ and Cimber respond swiftly and without thought to Caesar’s rise and pay a heavy price for it in the end. Mark Antony sees the worth
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power was only hurting Rome. However‚ his speech has several flaws: it is delivered in prose and filled with irony. After Brutus finishes‚ Antony harangues the crowd with his famous funeral oration. This oration is said to be some of Shakespeare’s finest writing. The meticulous lucubration that encompasses Rogerian structure and clever word association allows Antony to manipulate the plebeians in opposition of Brutus. To begin‚ it is widely known that Brutus was a leading conspirator in Caesar’s death
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the play Julius Caesar. Mark Antony‚ one of the few who understands how to command‚ is a loyal friend who is gifted with the ability to use rhetorics‚ and is able to appeal to people’s hearts. While Brutus uses force and facts‚ Antony is able to lift others up while conspiring against them. It is a skill that comes into play later in the tragedy when Caesar is killed Antony takes it into his own hands to get even with the conspirators. By being able to command respect Antony is able to turn the throng
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Cleopatra’s named a dayof celebration in honor of Mark Antony. Ventidius laments Mark Antony’s unmanning‚ claiming that for all his manliness in war‚ in victory he’s become soft and pliable like a virgin. After order the Egyptians to leave‚ Ventidius observes Antony unseen in order to learn what he’s thinking. Antony enters‚ lamenting Octavius’s actions. Ventidius finally exposes himself‚ professes his love for Antony and weeps when Antony orders him to leave. Antony also weeps‚ remember Actium and his own
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He is sparing the life of Mark Antony because he believes he does not need to be killed to benefit the city of Rome. When with the other conspirators‚ when they are discussing who they should kill along with Julius Caesar‚ Brutus speaks up and says‚ “For Antony is but a limb of Caesar./ Let’s be sacrifices‚ but not butchers‚ Caius” (2.1.179-180). In this quote it shows that Brutus is trying to persuade them that they don’t need to worry about Antony. Caesar is their main problem so they
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If it wasn’t for Mark Antony‚ Brutus could have been a great leader of Rome. Cassius was the one who came up with the idea to kill Julius Caesar‚ and it was his idea to bring Brutus into the conspirators. The conspirators were the group of men who killed Caesar. When Brutus
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Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (pronounced folopitor) was the last pharaoh in the Ptolemy line (pronounced Polemy) There were many other rulers before her in her family but she is the one that everyone remembers. Cleopatra was not actually Egyptian she was from a Greek family and was the only one in her family to show an interest in learning the Egyptian language. What was cleopatra’s role in Egypt? Cleopatra the VII (7) became the Queen of Egypt at the age of only eighteen. She was married to her
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of Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar is about rhetoric‚ the skill of persuading people with words. Appeals to logos‚ pathos and ethos are effectively made to reveal the characters as seen in Cassius‚ Brutus and Mark Antony respectively throughout the play. In‚ Act III Shakespeare pits Mark Antony’s famous rhetorical speech‚ “Friends‚ Romans‚ and Countrymen” against Brutus’ “Romans‚ Countrymen‚ and Lovers”. The play is driven by Persuasion. Cassius convinces Brutus that Caesar must die‚ setting the
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private life‚ but this hinders him when making major decisions. His character held clear distinctions between honor‚ friendships and his devotion to Rome. Throughout the play‚ Brutus places too much trust within the conspirators‚ especially in Mark Antony‚ which is a crucial error in judgment. Brutus is the tragic hero in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar because of his stern belief in moral and political principles and his inflexible sense of honor and nobility. First off‚ Brutus’s inflexible sense
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Act III within Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar involves Brutus and Mark Antony giving out speeches towards about Caesar. Through the power of words‚ both were able to evoke emotions and reactions in the people of Rome. Each man incomperates repetition and reasoning to persuade the citizens to join their side. Brutus attempts to reason with the audience and provides his personal feelings about Caesar to move the audience. He partook in the fall of Caesar not because he loathed him‚ but because he “loved
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