dominance Mark Antony chooses to become a close ally to him. Cassius‚ Brutus‚ and the other conspirators however‚ plot Caesar’s demise. In the end‚ Mark Antony finds high esteem and the conspirators receive banishment and death. The play is an example‚ or maybe even a warning‚ that our actions and reactions have real effects. Brutus‚ Cassius‚ Casca‚ Cinna‚ Trebonius‚ and Cimber respond swiftly and without thought to Caesar’s rise and pay a heavy price for it in the end. Mark Antony sees the worth
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Cleopatra’s named a dayof celebration in honor of Mark Antony. Ventidius laments Mark Antony’s unmanning‚ claiming that for all his manliness in war‚ in victory he’s become soft and pliable like a virgin. After order the Egyptians to leave‚ Ventidius observes Antony unseen in order to learn what he’s thinking. Antony enters‚ lamenting Octavius’s actions. Ventidius finally exposes himself‚ professes his love for Antony and weeps when Antony orders him to leave. Antony also weeps‚ remember Actium and his own
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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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If it wasn’t for Mark Antony‚ Brutus could have been a great leader of Rome. Cassius was the one who came up with the idea to kill Julius Caesar‚ and it was his idea to bring Brutus into the conspirators. The conspirators were the group of men who killed Caesar. When Brutus
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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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as 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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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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