Mark Antony was a Roman politician and general who played a big part in the destruction of the Roman republic. Mark Antony worked with Julius Caesar‚ who he replaced after his assassination. He did not get along with Caesar’s adopted son Octavian‚ and had to go through many struggles with him‚ causing war and hatred to spread throughout the empire. He later committed suicide because Octavian spread rumors about him and turned Rome against him. Following his defeat by Octavian at the Battle of Actium
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decorations off the statue like he would pluck the feathers off a bird. Scene 2 6. What is the reason Caesar wants Antony to touch Calphurnia as he runs the race? Caesar wants Antony to touch Calphurnia as he runs the race because he believes she will get pregnant. 7. What is revealed about Antony’s character when he says: “When Caesar says ‘Do this‚’ it is performed.” Antony is loyal to Ceaser and he is a flatterer to Ceaser. 8. What does the Soothsayer tell Caesar? The soothsayer tells Ceaser
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World History/ English 10 May 2013 Cleopatra VII She was a woman of powerful ambition‚ a keen sense of intelligence and charm. She had political skills that made a great mark on history. Her name was Cleopatra VII Thea Philopater‚ or just Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. and died August 3‚ 30 B.C.. She played a very important role in her father’s life helping him rule. She was the lover of three men‚ all who were rulers. She was not a typical teenager at age 17‚ or even close to being
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Mark Antony 	The character of Mark Antony from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar may be viewed as simply the confident and devoted supporter of Julius Caesar. On the contrary‚ Antony presents the qualities of a shrewd flatterer‚ a ruthless tyrant‚ as well as a loyal follower. Antony’s characteristics will change as the play progresses. He will begin using flattery to get what he wants‚ but he will eventually depend on his powerful relentlessness. Furthermore‚ Antony uses these
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Mark Antony was born January 14th 83 B.C. to Marcus Tullius Cicero and and Julia. He spent his his early years gambling and drinking and by the age of twenty was in enormous debt. In hopes of escaping creditors he fled to Greece in 58 B.C. In 57 B.C. Mark Antony joined the military. During Julius Caesar’s rule Antony was his second-in-command. Antony began to hear many rumors of a plot to kill Julius Caesar but couldn’t to warn him in time. After Caesar’s assassination Antony fled Rome dressed
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Machiavellian denotation is cunning‚ scheming. Mark Antony is both a unscrupulous person and Machiavellian. He is manipulative by using rhetoric devices to manipulate people‚ and Antony is also liar because he talks behind his allies back or he tricks his enemies‚ and finally he is not a faithful to his country when he causes chaos and harms the citizens. One of the reason Mark Antony is unscrupulous is because he is deceitful and backstabbing. For instance when Antony is talking with Octavius he verbally
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There are differences and similarities between Brutus and Mark Anthony that are pronounced‚ and they deserve thorough investigation over there speeches that were made during there era of time and need further examination to help compare and contrast these speeches to obtain the point of views of many. Brutus was very loyal and had a mindset to sacrificed himself for Rome. He was a good leader who put Rome before himself always doing what he thought would be better for Rome‚ and before he was loyal
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Cleopatra‚ and off the coast of Greece in the Adriatic Sea they met in one of the most famous battles in history: Actium." In this battle Cleopatra and Mark Antony were defeated‚ opening the way for a roman invasion of Egypt. Octavian waited for a year before he claimed Egypt as a Roman province. He arrived in Alexandria and easily defeated Mark Antony outside the city‚ near present day Camp César. Ocatvian entered Alexandria in 30 BC. Cleopatra was captured and taken to him‚ and the Roman Emperor
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Caesar‚ Brutus and Antony both gave speeches to the people of Rome regarding Caesar’s death. In comparison of the two speeches‚ there were many similarities and differences. By using his rhetorical skills‚ Mark Antony was able to persuade the people of Rome to support him. Considering that Brutus’ speech contained mainly logos‚ he wasn’t able to captivate his audience as well as Antony did. Marcus Brutus was the first person to give his speech after Caesar died. During his speech‚ Brutus told the
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he hit the audience with Pathos (Emotion)‚ unlike Brutus who used Logos (Logic) and Ethos (Ethics). Mankind are subjected to their emotions rather than thinking for themselves‚ and due to this Antony’s speech prevails Brutus’s speech. When Brutus spoke to the crowd‚ they understood what he was saying and trusted him. When Antony spoke‚ the crowd rose up in rage and was set on revenge‚ which had the opposite effect of Brutus’s speech. Brutus could’ve won the argument but he made some mistakes
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