Why Antony Lost Against Octavian Your Name Here Roman History March 7‚ 2012 Why did Mark Antony lose to his rival‚ Octavian? Antony lost because of his failure to view Octavian’s political and military success as a serious threat‚ his lack of political favoritism and support with the Senate in Rome‚ and finally abandoning his loyal army at the battle of Actium. Antony was well known throughout the political world in Rome and among his military colleagues as a virtuous‚ trailblazing commander
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In the play Hamlet‚ Shakespeare creates a rich emotional fabric in Hamlet’s first soliloquy. From the first lines of the soliloquy‚ we can find such emotions as depression‚ disillusion‚ anger‚ and even the hatred and disgust for Hamlet’s mother and uncle. The first line in the soliloquy shows us depression: "O! that this too too solid flesh would melt‚/Thaw and resolve itself into a dew" (Shakespeare 42). Hamlet’s depressive spirit is explained by that he is tired of life and wants to die. The reason
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right-hand man‚ Mark Antony. Mark Antony connects to the audience through emotion‚ while Brutus appeals to the logic of the audience. Similarly to Mark Antony and Brutus‚ former President Barack Obama gave a speech following the mass shooting that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary. All of these powerful leaders attempted to reassure the audience after a tragedy by appealing to their emotion and providing logical reasoning to justify their claim. Throughout the
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Marc Antony’s funeral speech captured the audience’s attention even after Marcus Brutus had given his argument. His words were precise and well thought out. He not only appealed logically to the citizens of Rome‚ but emotionally as well. Furthermore‚ his use of sarcasm was highly effective and persuaded the audience to riot against Brutus even though he appeared like he supported the conspirators side. Brutus’ speech was persuasive of his cause‚ he even questioned the audience as to taking his own
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Hamlet’s 4th soliloquy analyze “To be or not to be” can arguably be Shakespeare’s most recognizable quote in all of his work. Hamlet attempts to reason with himself on whether or not death is the only solution to end all life suffering portrays him as both confused and cowardly. In this monologue‚ Hamlet goes into a tough debate over whether he should end his own suffering by commit suicide‚ or to step it up and revenge for his father. This solilguy also shows the reader on how Hamlet deals
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The soliloquy is an important dramatic device which allows a character in a play to ‘step-out’ of the main action and engage directly with the audience‚ as if in a one to one confession about their thoughts and feelings‚ motives and decisions. As seen in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Othello’ the convention is a forceful and flexible tool for the dramalist since it places the audience in an omniscient position creating dramatic tension and irony. The audience is provided with an insight which other characters
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The “To be or not to be-” soliloquy at the beginning Act 3 Scene I‚ is without a doubt one of William Shakespeare’s most famous soliloquies and it is used all throughout pop culture. This soliloquy seems to be driven by reason rather than Prince Hamlet’s emotions running wild. Waiting for his play reenactment to reveal the true “conscience of the king”‚ Hamlet sparks an internal philosophical debate on the advantages and disadvantages of his existence and whether someone has the GOD given right
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Hamlet’s famous soliloquy epitomizes his emotional distress and also his effectively debilitating indecision. His questioning of his own existence emphasizes the dual-sided nature to his internal conflict: to suffer or to act‚ to die or to kill‚ to be or not to be. Hamlet is a man of many words and few actions‚ usually preferring his reading and planning to any sudden movements. His delivery of the soliloquy‚ in my opinion‚ should reflect the depth of his feelings while also portraying him as someone
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In Hamlet’s soliloquies he speaks of everything from early mourning‚ to suicide‚ to revenge. It seems as though he forgets to process all that has happened withing his family and simply tried making a solution for something he had not yet fully processed. He makes the Chirstian argument against suicide and even murder at times‚ but as the play goes on‚ Hamlet becomes more entrapped by his own demise. Finally‚ in Hamlet’s sixth soliloquy‚ he makes it clear that he wishes to
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Brutus and Antony both use different rhetorical techniques to persuade the crowd at Julius Caesar’s funeral. However‚ the arguments can be very different and one speech can be more persuasive than the other. Brutus’s and Antony’s speech have a different base on the same topic and both have a valid point in each. Brutus lectures about how Caesar is a courageous person. Antony‚ however‚ discourses about how Caesar is determined and how Brutus transferred captives home to Rome. Antony also speaks about
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