Mark Antony 	The character of Mark Antony from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar may be viewed as simply the confident and devoted supporter of Julius Caesar. On the contrary‚ Antony presents the qualities of a shrewd flatterer‚ a ruthless tyrant‚ as well as a loyal follower. Antony’s characteristics will change as the play progresses. He will begin using flattery to get what he wants‚ but he will eventually depend on his powerful relentlessness. Furthermore‚ Antony uses these
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Cleopatra‚ and off the coast of Greece in the Adriatic Sea they met in one of the most famous battles in history: Actium." In this battle Cleopatra and Mark Antony were defeated‚ opening the way for a roman invasion of Egypt. Octavian waited for a year before he claimed Egypt as a Roman province. He arrived in Alexandria and easily defeated Mark Antony outside the city‚ near present day Camp César. Ocatvian entered Alexandria in 30 BC. Cleopatra was captured and taken to him‚ and the Roman Emperor
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and the other conspirators he and Mark Antony give speeches. Brutus’s speech is over the reasons that he and the others murdered Caesar. Mark Antony’s speech the surface telling the citizens of Rome to not go against Brutus but is actually designed to stir up the people of Rome so that they will go into rebellion against Brutus and that so Mark Antony can Rome. Both these speeches give a huge amount of insight into not only the characters of Brutus and Mark Antony but also goes into the central message
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Caesar’s 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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Mark Antony The character of Mark Antony from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar may be viewed as simply the confident and devoted supporter of Julius Caesar. On the contrary‚ Antony presents the qualities of a shrewd flatterer‚ a ruthless tyrant‚ as well as a loyal follower. Antony’s characteristics will change as the play progresses. He will begin using flattery to get what he wants‚ but he will eventually depend on his powerful relentlessness. Furthermore‚ Antony
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Mark Antony is very loyal to Caesar. He sometimes acts if he is Caesar’s servant. His loyalty and dedication is appropriate. His deference is also sometimes excessive‚ but not mindless. Antony cares and loves Caesar as if they were brothers. Mark Antony is so very loyal to Caesar‚ that at times he calls him “Caesar my lord‚” (pg.3‚ Act I by Antony). Mark Antony is honest‚ and cares for Caesar. His loyalty is appropriate‚ because during the time frame most people were loyal instead of being a
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close friends of Julius Caesar. The two friends of Caesar that are having the biggest impact are Brutus and Antony. Brutus and Antony are two men living in Rome having to deal with the dictatorship that is ruled by Caesar. Although they are both Caesar friends‚ they do have some similarities‚ but they also have differences as well. You could see the true difference between Brutus and Mark Antony in their eulogy speech for Caesar. They both speak a eulogy at Caesar’s funeral. . Brutus‚ in a somewhat
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This begins a war against those who advocate the rise of Caesar‚ including Caesar’s closest cohort‚ Mark Antony. At the place of Brutus’ death‚ Antony stands over his body and gives a short speech commemorating Brutus’ honor. In his speech‚ Antony uses the phrase “This is a man” to describe Brutus. Mark Antony’s speech and his quote signify that he viewed Brutus as an honorable roman citizen. Antony‚ being a dear friend of Caesar’s‚ realizes that the other conspirators‚ unlike Brutus‚ kill Caesar
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Mark Antony and the Thirst for Vengeance Shortly after his beloved friend’s death‚ Mark Antony delivers a magnificent and powerful speech to the people of Rome‚ mocking and undermining the previously well regarded actions of Brutus and the conspirators. Julius Caesar as a play focuses thematically on the idea of power and how it affects people. This speech is a result of dramatic changes within the character of Mark Antony‚ and an example of his revenge-fuelled‚ self-created power. Antony employs
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Mark Antony‚ in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ was a brave‚ intelligent‚ pleasure-loving‚ and cunning man. He was loyal to his friend‚ Caesar‚ whom he considered a true friend. He looked at life as a game in which he had a signified part to play‚ and played that part with excellent refinement and skill. Antony was devoted and preferred to be dependent upon Julius Caesar since he rather have enjoyed life than to claim the highest position in the government. He wanted the crown to be given
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