Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra is a play rife with ambiguity. Cleopatra’s character is‚ in itself‚ presented as a “glorious riddle‚ whose dazzling complexity continually mocks and eludes us”#; her unpredictable moods and multilateral persona constantly keep us guessing‚ and leave us uncertain as to the real motivations behind her words and actions. Many parallels can be drawn between Cleopatra‚ and Elizabeth I of England‚ who was renowned for her fiery temperament and for being ’the virgin Queen‘
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For example‚ when Brutus and the conspirators‚ in Julius Caesar‚ kill Caesar‚ they defend themselves by stating the facts on the reasons for killing Caesar. The citizen believed them until Mark Antony manipulates the people to turn against the conspirators. As depicted by the drawing‚ facts are often disregarded due to manipulation or influence of power. People usually want to take justice into their own hands‚ even though their perception is
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killing Caesar. This idea worked until Antony showed up. That’s when Brutus’ second flaw kicked in (Plutarch). The second flaw is Brutus’ poor judgement. His judgement is taken advantage of by Antony. The first sign of this is when Antony talks Brutus into letting him speak at Caesar’s funeral. Another example of Brutus’ poor judgement is how Brutus thinks that Antony could cause no harm to the conspirators and their plan. The judgement Brutus made when he let Antony speak at the funeral was the turning
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leads them into their final decision. This is evident when Antony makes his funeral speech about how Caesar was not ambitious‚ if Caesar had not denied the crown Antony would probably thought different of him and also accused him of ambition and sided with Brutus. Like when Antony tells the crown how he “thrice I thrice presented him a kingly crown‚ which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?” (III.ii.108) this is one way he influenced Antony. Caesar’s choices also played a role in Brutus’s life if
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they were not true Romans. If Brutus truly did what was right for Rome‚ he would not have to convince everyone that his intentions were pure because they would already understand. Further evidence of the people’s love of Caesar can be found when Mark Antony reads Caesar’s will at the funeral. Upon being part of the will‚ the Plebeians cry out‚ “Most noble Caesar! We’ll revenge his death” (3.2.257). They did not want their leader to die; they believed he had their best interests at heart. Though Caesar
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The two speeches by Brutus and Antony are some of the best cases of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. They both go into wide varieties and are good in their both ways. However‚ as Brutus and Antony speaks the examples of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos are shown in different ways‚ but with Antony doing a better job. Ethos are well used by both Brutus and Antony‚ they use these so that they can get people to think and get an image in their head of how good people they are. Brutus shows Ethos by saying‚ "Believe
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Cleopatra and the main male figures around her – Caesar‚ Antony and Augustus – for this has to be looked at in good detail. This essay investigates Cleopatra’s role in the downfall and comes to the conclusion that she may have had some of the blame because she can be seen as responsible for causing both Caesar and Antony’s reputation fall and with this their support nearly disappear in both the general public and the senate. Also‚ without her‚ Antony probably wouldn’t have gone to war with Augustus both
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Betrayal can be deadly‚ especially when one is betrayed by the ones they loved. In William Shakespeare’s drama Julius Caesar‚ the character Julius Caesar learns about betrayal this the hard way. Although there are many arguments ofto what caused Caesar’s death‚ however the main cause is Cassius. Although Cassius is the man who set the plan to Caesar’s death there are other facts. For example‚ someone could argue that it was Caesar’s fate to die as the soothsayer warned him of the ides of March
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he had the same emotions as them while Brutus only challenged the crowd. Ethos is a persuasive speech tactic that speakers use when persuading the audience by using ethics. It focuses on the ethics of either the speaker or the audience. Brutus and Antony both used ethos in their speeches. Brutus says on page126‚ lines 20-21 "...not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more." This is focusing on the ethics of Brutus‚ he is showing the audience that he has strong ethics and that he did it
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FUNERAL DECLAMATION IN SHAKESPEARE’S “JULIUS CAESAR” “What we learn through pleasure‚ we never forget” (A.Mercier)‚ while “Pleasure is the flower that passes‚ remembrance‚ the lasting perfume” (Jean de Boufflers). Some scenes in literature stick in the mind well‚ even after the book goes back to the
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