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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killed would you forget about it and move on to the next one like nothing happened? In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Caesar dies and rome hears two people speak about Caesar’s death. The first speech was Brutus ‚ followed by Mark Antony. The speakers use many different ways to turn the crowds aspect of them and get them on their side. The first speech were going to talk about is Brutus‚ Brutus used a lot of different ways to turn the crowd. The first way were going to talk about
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Who should take Caesar’s place? Should it be Brutus or Antony? Both Brutus and Antony wanted to show that Caesar was an honorable man and that he died for the good of Rome. They also both wanted to get the people of Rome to believe‚ trust and follow them. They both used rhetorical appeals to get their point across. Brutus went first‚ which was a mistake on his part. Even though he had a good speech and did good getting his point across‚ he should not have gave his first. By going first‚ his speech
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Loyalty defined means faithfulness to one’s friends‚ country‚ ideals‚ etc. What should one do when these loyalties conflict with one another? One would have to choose. A choice that can make or break a man‚ which I believe broke many men in the play Julius Caesar. One did not know who was friend or foe. One’s dearest friends actually your foes? Not possible‚ is it? Yes‚ it is. That is the story of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar‚ a great‚ noble man. A man for his country
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error‚ which was letting Mark Antony‚ one of Caesar’s friends live. Antony later united with Bepidus and Octavius‚ to go against Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and the other conspirators. At the battle of Philippi‚ in Thrace‚ Brutus and Cassius took their own lives when their army was destroyed. Just as Caesar and Pompey had struggled for the world when Cassus died‚ so now when Bepidus died‚ Antony and Octavius were left confronting each other. Octavius held Rome and Europe; Antony held the East.
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Yesterday‚ at Caesar’s funeral‚ Mark Antony delivered a seemingly harmless speech to his dear friend Caesar after the conspirators had allowed him to. Antony’s funeral speech may not have sounded abnormal to you‚ but we noticed various techniques that he used to manipulate the crowd. His speech has gotten many of the citizens of Rome to feel disgust and hate for the conspirators‚ and they are now taking violent actions. The citizens shouldn’t be blamed however because Antony’s sneaky ways were the
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Within each person lies a inner difference that can change with true reason on what they believe in. Brutus and Cassius had a very strong relationship in what they believe in. This relationship soon on has a drastic complication. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ demonstrates that outside political views can greatly affect personal relationships by creating tension due to disagreements and public opposition. Brutus and Cassius have a very intermittent relationship. This shows
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Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. In the play‚ Mark Antony is a righteous supporter of Caesar who stands by him at all costs; Cassius is a conspirator who plans the murder of Caesar; and Brutus is a noble yet contradictory Roman who betrays Caesar for the good of his country‚ Rome. Through the actions of these characters‚ William Shakespeare uses his play to embody the values of trustworthiness and decency as important Roman ideals. First of all‚ Mark Antony is a loyal Roman who will stand by Caesar and
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example‚ he let Antony speak at Caesar’s funeral‚ he let Antony live and also he marched to Phillipi. Since the Romans liked Brutus‚ they thought that if he killed Caesar‚ then he had a good reason for it. However‚ if Brutus had not let Antony speak at the funeral‚ the people would not have turned against him and the other conspirators. Antony was not Caesar’s best friend‚ like Brutus; he just wanted everybody to be against Brutus so they could follow him. Letting Antony live was very poor
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Accessed 6th November 2008)‚ Roman opinions will have influenced him. Also‚ Plutarch was writing over 100 years after Cleopatra’s death; his passage cannot be a primary source. It’s almost immediately clear from this passage that Plutarch believed Antony to be a prisoner in the relationship. He was kept in “constant tutelage” and Cleopatra “released him neither night nor day.” Tutelage meaning “protection of‚ or authority over‚ someone or something” (http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/tutelage
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