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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Shakespeare‚ Scene 1 shows the 2nd Triumvirate of Mark Antony‚ Octavius Caesar‚ and Marcus Lepidus composing a list of people who need to be killed. Caesar has been assassinated‚ and Antony has started a civil war against the conspirators to avenge Caesar’s death. He has formed a triumvirate with Octavius Caesar‚ Caesar’s adopted son‚ and Marcus Lepidus‚ a close friend and ally of Caesar. The triumvirate is supposed to share power equally‚ but Antony is taking advantage of Lepidus’s stupidity to gain
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is discovered. At this point her mummy has never been found and many questions still remain unanswered about her death. Historians argue that she either committed suicide during a point of extreme sadness after the death of her beloved husband‚ Mark Antony‚ or was murdered by one of her many enemies. Her beauty‚ intelligence‚ charisma and power weren’t favored by everyone that knew her and made her a target of hatred. The name Cleopatra was given to many princesses of the Ptolemies‚ the Greek family
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willing to go to extreme measures to make sure their business is flourishing. Act 4 Scene 1 Antony: These are the guys we’re killing. I’ve marked their names on the list. Octavius: (to Lepidus) You know we’re going to have to kill your brother too‚ right? Lepidus: I agree— Octavius: Mark his name on the list too then Antony. Lepidus: Only if your sister’s son‚ Publius‚ dies too‚ Mark Antony. Antony: He will. I’ve already marked his name on the list. But‚ Lepidus‚ go to Julius’ house now. You
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is assassinated shortly thereafter‚ and his paramour returns to Egypt. When Mark Antony‚ Caesar’s protege‚ beholds Cleopatra aboard her barque at Tarsus some years later‚ he is smitten and becomes both her lover and military ally. Their liaison notwithstanding‚ Antony‚ to consolidate his position in Rome‚ marries Octavia‚ sister of the ambitious Octavian. The marriage satisfies no one: Cleopatra is infuriated‚ and Antony‚ tiring of his Roman wife‚ returns to Egypt. There he flaunts his liaison by
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in the Nile while fleeing from Cleopatra’s army. A year or 2 later she gave birth to Caesars child which she named Caesarian; meaning‚ “Little Caesar”. After Caesar was murdered a few years later‚ Cleopatra returned to Egypt. While in Egypt‚ Mark Antony called for Cleopatra and upon meeting her‚ fell in love. This started the second greatest love affair in Cleopatra’s life‚ although thanks to Shakespeare‚ is her most famous. Together they had three children together. It is speculated that their
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one of them is cassus ‚ he is not a close friend ‚ Caesar even reveled to Antony that he does not trust Cassus " he is to lean and thin " but he never suspects cassus to kill him . cassus uses his cunning to act nice to ceasar and visits his house at the 15th if march . He also refers to him as “most mighty”. This made Caesar more comfortable with him and he trusted him more. A very close friend of Caesar is Mark Antony‚ he is a Youngman given to sports and games ‚ and merrymaking in general
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