politicians are predominantly loyal to themselves‚ Antony exhibited faithfulness to Caesar even past death‚ vowing revenge against the conspirators. Nevertheless‚ he was shrewd enough to use his love for Caesar to manipulate them into believing his desire to help them. The conspirators failed to see the irony in his words and Antony used them not only to revenge Caesar‚ but to benefit himself and gain more power. As a foil to Brutus‚ Marc Antony shows his loyalty differently. While Brutus
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as famous as Elizabeth Taylor who had been chosen to portray the fascinating ruler. Cleopatra was an intelligent woman who was a shrewd leader. She had ruled Egypt for approximately twenty-two years with the help of first Julius Caesar and then Mark Antony. To preserve her dynasty in the face of the looming Roman expansion she recognized that an alliance with Rome was needed. (Schiff) While Mankiewicz’s movie is generally historically accurate‚ the director often strays or seems to embellish actual
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keep being loyal. Mark Antony was a man who possessed loyalty. However‚ with Antony‚ loyalty to friends and those of his country did not conflict. He saw Caesar for what‚ I think‚ he truly was‚ a gracious Roman. Antony was a smart man. Not being sure of the conspirators plot‚ he gave them a fair chance to justify their inexcusable assassination. When Antony saw no reason for the death of Caesar he played it smart. He did not verbally attack the conspirators‚ he waited. Because Antony was noble and wise
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one of them is cassus ‚ he is not a close friend ‚ Caesar even reveled to Antony that he does not trust Cassus " he is to lean and thin " but he never suspects cassus to kill him . cassus uses his cunning to act nice to ceasar and visits his house at the 15th if march . He also refers to him as “most mighty”. This made Caesar more comfortable with him and he trusted him more. A very close friend of Caesar is Mark Antony‚ he is a Youngman given to sports and games ‚ and merrymaking in general
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honorable person is Antony‚ because he’s the one who caused a riot. Antony even caused a war just because he didn’t like the way Julius Caesar died. Another reason why he’s not honorable is because he committed suicide. Which suicide isn’t always the way out of living. Plus‚ Antony was saying bad things about Brutus so he can start a riot‚ and a war. He even went against Octavian‚ which was Julius’s nephew. When he went up against Octavian‚ and he lost that battle. Antony is the least honorable
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Despite these attributes‚ Antony also is not morally strong. He cleverly cheats his arrangement with the conspirators‚ in which he claimed he would not speak ill of the assassins. Instead‚ he continually refuted their claims all while claiming that they were “all honorable men”. (3.2.92) Slowly‚ Antony planted seeds of doubt and anger towards the conspirators in the minds of the masses. As he ended his speech the
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Antony refers to Brutus‚ “This was the noblest Roman of all. / All the conspirators save only he / did that they did in envy of great Caesar. / He only in a general honest thought / And common good to all‚ made one of them. / His life was gentle‚ and the elements / So mixed in him that Nature might stand up / And say to all the world‚ ‘This was a man’” (V.v.68-75). He put his country before his friends and family‚ and he joined the conspirators to assassinate Caesar for the good of Rome. Even though
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The final conflict between Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) and Octavian (future Emperor Augustus)‚ Antony shared control of the Republic in a triumvirate with Octavian and Lepidus‚ but Lepidus was forced into retirement by Octavian in 36 BC‚ leaving Antony and Octavian as rivals. Two years later‚ in 34 BC‚ Antony granted various eastern lands and titles to Caesarion and to his own three children with Cleopatra. After losing the Battle of Actium to Octavian’s forces‚ Antony committed suicide. Cleopatra
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Shakespeare‚ Scene 1 shows the 2nd Triumvirate of Mark Antony‚ Octavius Caesar‚ and Marcus Lepidus composing a list of people who need to be killed. Caesar has been assassinated‚ and Antony has started a civil war against the conspirators to avenge Caesar’s death. He has formed a triumvirate with Octavius Caesar‚ Caesar’s adopted son‚ and Marcus Lepidus‚ a close friend and ally of Caesar. The triumvirate is supposed to share power equally‚ but Antony is taking advantage of Lepidus’s stupidity to gain
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is discovered. At this point her mummy has never been found and many questions still remain unanswered about her death. Historians argue that she either committed suicide during a point of extreme sadness after the death of her beloved husband‚ Mark Antony‚ or was murdered by one of her many enemies. Her beauty‚ intelligence‚ charisma and power weren’t favored by everyone that knew her and made her a target of hatred. The name Cleopatra was given to many princesses of the Ptolemies‚ the Greek family
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