In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ there were two honorable men who were great persuaders that manipulated the sheep’s’ (plebeians) mind. Those two orators were Brutus and Antony‚ and Antony who comes out on top in the end. Brutus and the conspirators first kill Caesar by stabbing him and then explaining to the Romans their reason for doing such ’good’ deed. Brutus gets the attention of every Roman in the town and asks them to hear him out before acting and spilling more blood. To start out with‚ Brutus’s
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Mark Antony appeals to the crowd’s sense of ethos to establish himself in their eyes as a noble man‚ and to surreptitiously separate the conspirators’ from their lofty reputations. Specifically‚ Antony mentions that he has the power to "do Brutus wrong and Cassius wrong‚ who‚ you know‚ are honourable men"‚ but he "will not do them wrong: [he] rather choose[s] to wrong the dead‚ to wrong [himself] and [the people]‚ than [he] will wrong such honourable men" (). Antony says that though he could‚ it
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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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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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conspiracy surrounding Caesar’s assassination. Less obvious number two‚ the conflict between himself and Cassius‚ dealing with Cassius less than noble hoarding of money. And last of all third‚ Brutus’ argument with the rest of the conspirators to let Antony live. The conflicts brought about in "Julius Caesar" are incredibly complex. To understand even the very basic conflict between Brutus and his thoughts surrounding Caesar’s death takes a small amount of background knowledge. Know that Brutus and
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private life‚ but this hinders him when making major decisions. His character held clear distinctions between honor‚ friendships and his devotion to Rome. Throughout the play‚ Brutus places too much trust within the conspirators‚ especially in Mark Antony‚ which is a crucial error in judgment. Brutus is the tragic hero in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar because of his stern belief in moral and political principles and his inflexible sense of honor and nobility. First off‚ Brutus’s inflexible sense of
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3a. Antony says‚ “It would become me better to close / In terms of friendship with thine enemies” (3.1.202-203). Antony tries to befriend the killers of his dear friend by shaking their hands one by one. As he is doing this‚ he exclaims his sorrow to Caesar for aligning with the assassins. 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
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I will compare and contrast Brutus and Antony’s speeches after Caesar’s death. Both Brutus and Antony’s speeches are used to try and convert the Roman public to their side. After Brutus and his fellow conspirators kill Caesar outside the senate‚ Antony meets with Brutus and manages to persuade him that he agrees with the reasons why they killed the dictator‚ so that he is allowed to talk at Caesar’s funeral. However‚ his real intentions are revealed in an emotional soliloquy that reveals that he
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was killed by Brutus‚ his companion Antony had constructed a speech for the Romans about Caesar’s death. By comparing Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches‚ many rhetorical appeals and devices can be seen. Antony was able to gain the trust of the Romans by using Brutus’ loyalty to Caesar. The main goal of Antony’s speech is to persuade the plebeians that Caesar was not ambitious by using ethos and staying calm and emotional as he delivered his oration. Notably‚ when Antony conveyed his speech‚ he combined
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wanted and that it would help them. Brutus was an all around good guy as well and wanted to help the Roman people. His kindness was also triggered by his naivety. Brutus allowed Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral. Brutus said‚ “Do grace to Caesar’s corpse‚ and grace his speech tending to Caesar’s glories‚ which Mark Antony (By our permission) is allowed to make”(IIIii55-57).
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