Nicole Richie had once said, “It's hard to tell who has your back, from who has it long enough just to stab you in it”. She is correct in her suspicion because even foes pretend to be allies, so that they can have an advantage over their opponents, as their pretences are difficult to detect. The theme of betrayal, a theme made evident in the quote, is also present in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The quote by Nicole Richie is correct because foes may appear as allies to gain an advantage, which is shown throughout the scenes of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.…
1.Why do Octavius and Mark Antony want to engage in a battle with Brutus and Cassius?…
anyone to find justification in the assassination of their emperor. Now, in Antony’s speech he…
Let us examine Octavian’s speech in more detail. During this period in roman history one’s reputation was very important. Octavian played one…
8. The first months of the joint reign of Antony, Lepidus, and young Octavius are marked by…
Antony’s rule of rome soon became challenged, by Caesar’s nephew Octavius. Octavius was a more experienced in military altercations and with ruling from a legislative standpoint. He claimed the money of Caesar as the rightful heir, but Antony spent it “in the interest of the roman people” which did not include giving the roman people a cut of the money. This caused many of the people to rally against antony in favor of Octavius. Another challenger to Antony’s authority was Cicero. Cicero won the philippics against Antony, which is essentially a war of words. This led to the prevention of Antony joining forces with Octavius. Even with the present challenges, the system of government remained the same and a second Triumvirate was formed to take the place of the…
He is annoyed with the crown for their disrespect towards Pompey. Is plotting with Marullus to make sure none of the Caesars statues are decorated. He is loyal to Pompey, and not to Caesar. Pray to the gods to intermit the plague That needs must light on this ingratitude. This quote shows that Marullus thinks the commoners are ungrateful to Pompey, now that Caesar is in power.…
Soon after the last breaths of one of Rome’s most popular general, Julius Caesar, Antony and Brutus were speaking in front of the people of Rome. Both cunning leaders were nimble in the art of persuasion and manipulation. The beloved leaders used the Ethos, Pathos, and Logos methods of persuasion to sway the crowd to his respective view of the actions of the night and their former general Julius Caesar.…
Mark Antony twisted the “dagger” of Caesar’s death ever so slightly and then threatened to unleash them on the Senators. But Caesar had named his grandnephew Gaius Octavius his sole heir. Octavius, who came into rule when he was 18, became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus or Octavian, the son of the great Caesar. “While Antony dealt with Decimus Brutus in the first round of the new civil wars, Octavian consolidated his tenuous…
Antony is only doing this to keep himself safe from experiencing the same fate as Caesar. 3b. Antony tries to set himself up for revenge later. He tricks the men into believing that he is on their side. In his soliloquy, we can hear what Antony is really thinking.…
As a tragic hero Brutus possesses a flaw of naivety. Brutus is too trusting in others, such as the conspirators. The conspirators believed that Caesar was too ambitious and that they should kill him for the good of Rome, themselves and for their own personal benefit. Brutus trusted that they were conspiring to kill him for the sake of Rome. (Quote). He was also naïve by letting Antony speak at Caesar’s funeral. Brutus believed that Antony would praise Caesar at his funeral and follow the rules that he was given. Brutus trusted him and by letting him speak Antony turned all the Romans against him. Antony sparked a civil war by convincing the Romans that the conspirators that they did wrong. Since Antony turned all the Romans against him, he…
In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Decius Brutus and Mark Antony, both Roman Senators, eulogize Julius Caesar, each using a different technique and approach. Brutus, in a somewhat arrogant, to the point, eulogy, attempts to sway the people. He justifies conspiring against Caesar by stating that Caesar's ambition would have hurt Rome. However, in Antony's eulogy, he focuses on Caesar's positive traits, and cunningly disproves Brutus' justification for killing Caesar. The fickle Romans waver between leaders, responding emotionally, rather than intellectually, to the orators.<br><br>Brutus seeks to explain why he conspired against Caesar. He begins his speech with "Romans, countrymen ...", appealing to their consciousness as citizens of Rome, who,…
Everyone has a something wrong with them, some of these problems we can fix like lying, a person can learn to stop lying. In the play, “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, every single main character has a problem for instance, Caesar is to arrogant and does not listen to the warning by the Soothsayer. Another Character in the story is Marcus Brutus, a companion of Caesar, who has a problem that affects the whole story and leads to Julius Caesar being assassinated and lead him to be a tragic hero. ( Shakespeare Caesar.)…
In the play Marullus and Flavius, break up a gathering of Roman citizens who seek to celebrate Julius Caesar’s triumphant return from war. The victory is shown by public games in which Caesar’s friend, Mark Antony, takes part. On his way to the arena Caesar is stopped by a stranger who warns that he reactions to the power he has in the Republic. They fear he will accept offers to become Emperor. Cassius, a successful general himself, is jealous, while Brutus has a more balanced view of the political position.…
Since Antony had broken off from the Senate’s graces, he had embarked on a personal vendetta targeted towards one of Julius Caesar’s assassins who was named Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, who governed Mutina. However, the Senate did not approve and sent the army cohorts of Hirtius and Octavius, who had been appointed Propraetor by the Senate, to support Decimus Brutus. The Battle of Mutina ensued, and Antony was forced to retreat. Up until this time, Antony did not respect Octavius as a war leader, but now he saw him as an equal.…