In a classic Shakespeare play‚ Julius Caesar‚ Antony and Brutus go toe-to-toe at Caesar’s funeral‚ although‚ to Brutus’ dismay Antony’s speech was better than his. Marcus Brutus makes his speech very formally to reason the mob for killing Caesar. Brutus appeals to the people’s minds and leaves an impression that Caesar would have become a tyrant. But What Brutus terms as his reason is a hypothetical situation and is not reason enough for killing Caesar. He does not provide any evidence to his statement
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Plebeians that he was justified in the murder. Brutus’ simple‚ logical‚ yet effective speech left a daunting barrier for Antony to overcome in order to gain the people’s support. Antony started out his speech much the same as Brutus’‚ by welcoming the crowd with a friendly tone. At first‚ he also praised Caesar‚ saying “he hath brought many captives home to Rome.” However‚ Antony subtly laces what seems to be sincere praise with a darker undertone by adding the sentence “Yet Brutus says he was ambitious”
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Stephanie Quick Quick 1 6th Hour English 2012 April 24 Introductory Paragraph: About Antony Gormley Everyone is curious by nature‚ constantly seeking answers to questions we may know nothing about. Our inquisitive minds leave us pondering the fact that some questions have a multitude of answers leaving us with only our own opinion on what is right. Antony Gormley had an endless amount of questions dealing with the human body. He asked questions such as‚ where do we begin and where do we end
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Antony and Cleopatra is a Shakespearian play that focuses on the events that take place whilst Cleopatra‚ Queen of Egypt and Antony‚ a member of the triumvirate in Italy‚ are conducting a highly visible love affair. Whilst Cleopatra is portrayed as a strong‚ manipulative and selfish woman‚ Antony is shown to be weak and easily influenced when with Cleopatra‚ but powerful and level-headed when running his country. However‚ it is hard to determine whether Antony is the "strumpet’s fool" he appears
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Para 1: Cleopatra has influenced our lives in many ways and in more ways than one. She is the female template for our modern fashion models. Like celebrities today‚ Cleopatra made sure she had privacy and a good reputation‚ a lot like Lady Gaga! Cleopatra was known to wear a lot of perfume‚ a lot of eye make up and always short hair in small plaits. The black eye liner wore by Cleopatra and many other women was always worn as "cat-eye style"‚ which is smoky‚ dark black wings. This theme is still
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Stalingrad‚ by Antony Beevor‚ is a book on the fatal battle of Stalingrad in World War 2. The author stated in the book‚ “The idea behind this book is to show‚ within the framework of a conventional historical narrative‚ the experience of troops on both sides1‚ using a wide range of new material‚ especially from archives in Russia.” The author’s sources for the book included war diaries‚ chaplains’ reports‚ personal accounts‚ letters‚ NKVD2 interrogations of German and other prisoners‚ personal diaries
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In Act 5 Scene 2 Lines 82-92‚ after the death scene of Antony‚ Cleopatra reminiscences about Antony and begins to describe his appearance and the powerful persona that he carried as a man‚ lover and soldier of Rome. Cleopatra’s description of Antony portrays an image to the readers of what Antony looked like and was viewed as being personality-wise. “His legs bestrid the ocean; his reared arm/ crested the world: his voice was propertied/ as all the tuned spheres‚ and that to friends;/ but when
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the other conspirators he and Mark Antony give speeches. Brutus’s speech is over the reasons that he and the others murdered Caesar. Mark Antony’s speech the surface telling the citizens of Rome to not go against Brutus but is actually designed to stir up the people of Rome so that they will go into rebellion against Brutus and that so Mark Antony can Rome. Both these speeches give a huge amount of insight into not only the characters of Brutus and Mark Antony but also goes into the central message
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ancient and modern images and interpretations of Cleopatra VII Images and interpretations of a person can change over time. Such movement is paralleled with changes in opinion and morals throughout generations. Cleopatra the seventh is subject to this fluctuation. Ancient images and interpretations differ greatly to the impression left today merely by her name. Chris Dumasis‚ a modern day historian amplifies this theory in ‘Interpretations of Cleopatra’. She argues‚ “women have been demeaned of their
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Year 11 Research Task Antony Gormley Examine the relationship between artists‚ the artworks they create and their intended audiences. “Field” - Antony Gormley “Waste Man” - Antony Gormley “Still Falling” - Antony Gormley Antony Gormley was born in London in 1950‚ his artistic career has spanned over forty years and some of his best known works include “Field”‚ “Waste Man” and “Still Falling”. The majority of Gormley’s sculptures include the human form‚ he claims this is “an attempt to materialise
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