Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (pronounced folopitor) was the last pharaoh in the Ptolemy line (pronounced Polemy) There were many other rulers before her in her family but she is the one that everyone remembers. Cleopatra was not actually Egyptian she was from a Greek family and was the only one in her family to show an interest in learning the Egyptian language. What was cleopatra’s role in Egypt? Cleopatra the VII (7) became the Queen of Egypt at the age of only eighteen. She was married to her
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of Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar is about rhetoric‚ the skill of persuading people with words. Appeals to logos‚ pathos and ethos are effectively made to reveal the characters as seen in Cassius‚ Brutus and Mark Antony respectively throughout the play. In‚ Act III Shakespeare pits Mark Antony’s famous rhetorical speech‚ “Friends‚ Romans‚ and Countrymen” against Brutus’ “Romans‚ Countrymen‚ and Lovers”. The play is driven by Persuasion. Cassius convinces Brutus that Caesar must die‚ setting the
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politicians are predominantly loyal to themselves‚ Antony exhibited faithfulness to Caesar even past death‚ vowing revenge against the conspirators. Nevertheless‚ he was shrewd enough to use his love for Caesar to manipulate them into believing his desire to help them. The conspirators failed to see the irony in his words and Antony used them not only to revenge Caesar‚ but to benefit himself and gain more power. As a foil to Brutus‚ Marc Antony shows his loyalty differently. While Brutus
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keep being loyal. Mark Antony was a man who possessed loyalty. However‚ with Antony‚ loyalty to friends and those of his country did not conflict. He saw Caesar for what‚ I think‚ he truly was‚ a gracious Roman. Antony was a smart man. Not being sure of the conspirators plot‚ he gave them a fair chance to justify their inexcusable assassination. When Antony saw no reason for the death of Caesar he played it smart. He did not verbally attack the conspirators‚ he waited. Because Antony was noble and wise
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honorable person is Antony‚ because he’s the one who caused a riot. Antony even caused a war just because he didn’t like the way Julius Caesar died. Another reason why he’s not honorable is because he committed suicide. Which suicide isn’t always the way out of living. Plus‚ Antony was saying bad things about Brutus so he can start a riot‚ and a war. He even went against Octavian‚ which was Julius’s nephew. When he went up against Octavian‚ and he lost that battle. Antony is the least honorable
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Act III within Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar involves Brutus and Mark Antony giving out speeches towards about Caesar. Through the power of words‚ both were able to evoke emotions and reactions in the people of Rome. Each man incomperates repetition and reasoning to persuade the citizens to join their side. Brutus attempts to reason with the audience and provides his personal feelings about Caesar to move the audience. He partook in the fall of Caesar not because he loathed him‚ but because he “loved
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Antony refers to Brutus‚ “This was the noblest Roman of all. / All the conspirators save only he / did that they did in envy of great Caesar. / He only in a general honest thought / And common good to all‚ made one of them. / His life was gentle‚ and the elements / So mixed in him that Nature might stand up / And say to all the world‚ ‘This was a man’” (V.v.68-75). He put his country before his friends and family‚ and he joined the conspirators to assassinate Caesar for the good of Rome. Even though
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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
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The 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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Despite these attributes‚ Antony also is not morally strong. He cleverly cheats his arrangement with the conspirators‚ in which he claimed he would not speak ill of the assassins. Instead‚ he continually refuted their claims all while claiming that they were “all honorable men”. (3.2.92) Slowly‚ Antony planted seeds of doubt and anger towards the conspirators in the minds of the masses. As he ended his speech the
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