After the assassination of Caesar, Brutus explains his reasons for committing such an act. Antony deceives Brutus into believing that Antony understood their reasons and would join them as an ally. By becoming a supposed ally, Antony gains the advantage of trust, as Brutus trusts him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. At Caesar’s funeral, Antony goes against Brutus’ trust, and reveals Caesar’s will, and incites the plebeians to come to the conclusion that Caesar had been a good man, and that Brutus was in the wrong. Antony reveals his true intentions when he says to himself, “Mischief thou art afoot; / Take thou what course thou wilt” (III. iii. 275-276). Antony had taken advantage of the trust bestowed upon him by pulling off a brilliant act on his part, that effectively persuaded Brutus. Not only that, Antony also takes advantage of the trust that the plebeians had given him. His ulterior motives are revealed when he criticizes Lepidus’ ability to stand besides them and asks, “Is it fit, / The threefold world divided, he should stand / One of the three to share it?” (IV. i. 15-17). This shows how Antony has no intention of fulfilling his promise made to the plebeians to uphold Caesar’s will. Instead, he wants to gain power for himself, and gets rid of Brutus and the other conspirators to get his way. He had acted as a perfect friend/ally to the plebeians as he acted to Brutus, and he also took advantage of them as well.…
"I sin in envying his nobility;And were I any thing but what I am,I would wish me only he. AufidisAct 1 sc. 1 page 230…
Antony said he would not speak poorly about any of the conspirators, but he found away around it by using repetition (III,ii,84-96). He would question the characteristics of Caesar given from the conspirators to the people. Once he started to get the plebeians to think, he decides to show Julius’s stab wounds through his cloak. Antony tells them how he remembers the first time Caesar wore that cloak. Now, as he tells the story behind it, he has the people’s pity. With the people’s pity, they will beg to hear anything else about the great Caesar. Antony states that he has Caesar’s will with all the items Caesar gave to the great people, but he does not feel it is right to share the words written. The commoners beg until they hear it. Antony can now explain how the conspirators made even more of a mistake (III,ii,241-244;249-254).…
7. What is revealed about Antony’s character when he says: “When Caesar says ‘Do this,’ it is performed.”…
Brutus’ emotions, as he is aware that Brutus would become upset at the idea of…
Through the tragic play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, inside shows multiple evidences of hidden examples of the use of imagery, tone and rhetorical devices. A small example of literature tools could be found inside of this short example from the play, it is enough to express all elements of literature to be found. Brutus discusses the impending future of Rome, if placed upon Julius Caesar’s hands, and attempts to be convincing of others to slay Julius with his rise of power, before he takes the crown, as Julius Caesar follows by his heart more than his brain, he deems Julius Caesar not worthy of taking control over Rome. The tone, imagery, and rhetorical devices used by Shakespeare inside of this small excerpt is supposed to be translated as to further the development of the plot, which all results back to how most of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, pertains foreshadowing to a lot of chaos as a theme..…
After Caesars death Antony requested to speak at his funeral. Antony was a very good friend of Caesar. In his eulogy, Antony denies accusations of Caesar being “too ambitious” and retorts with examples of how good of a man he really was in his eyes. Antony firmly believes Caesar was innocent and that his murder cannot be justified. He speaks to the Plebeians, the Roman people…
Initially, Antony uses Ethos to establish himself as a trusted and loyal figure to gain respect and trust of the plebeians. To gain the citizens’ attention, Antony begins Caesar’s funeral speech by reassuring them that he only “[came] to bury Caesar, not [to praise] him” (3.2.83). By only intending to bury Caesar, Antony convinces the audience to listen to his words because they are spoken with bitterness toward Caesar. With Antony in agreement with their newly instilled anger, the plebeians begin to trust Antony’s words even though his bitterness was not…
The way in which we see characters and motives portrayed by the passages often recreates historical fact in order to provide a more useful image that can be accepted by the Roman people. With Antony, we are able to see the shift in the way in which he and his role are projected. The passage taken from Plutarch' Parallel Lives shows Octavian attempting to secure political…
Antony loved Caesar and was completely against his murder, so he used rhetorical strategies to persuade the Romans to be against the perpetrators. For example when Antony says “Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man” he is using the mix of sarcasm and logos. Antony repeats this same thing over and over again until the Romans start questioning if Brutus truly is an honorable man. His sarcasm and repetition were both great rhetorical tactics that were used to manipulate and confuse the Roman’s minds. Antony brings together the perfect amount of ethos and pathos when he states, “ ‘Tis his will. Let but the commons hear this testament- which pardon me, I do not mean to read- And they would go and kiss dead Caesar’s wounds And dip their napkins in his sacred blood,” (III,ii,127-132). This is essential because it shows that Antony is credible and trustworthy because he has Caesar’s will. This also appeals to the people’s emotions because they become saddened over Caesar’s death. Antony used his tactics to make the Romans trust him and his views, which led to them rioting against the perpetrators. His use of ethos, pathos, and logos convinced the people that the assassination of Caesar was a cruel act and that Brutus, Cassius, and the other perpetrators are…
adversary and is only good enough to carry messages. Antony goes on to say that…
First of all, Mark Antony is a loyal Roman who will stand by Caesar and believes him to be a good leader for Rome. Shakespeare displays this through how Antony apologizes for even…
Antony then teases the crowd with Caesar's will, which the beg him to read, but he refuses.…
perceives him to be a villain. Another person Brutus should not trust is Antony, because after…
Antony is taken to Octavia by Caesar. He explains that he cannot always be with her…