A PARODY OF MARC ANTONY’S FUNERAL SPEECH Author-A Maths FearingStudent Friends‚ Scholars‚ And Fellow-Sufferers‚ Lend Me Yours Ears‚ I Come To Criticize Mathematics‚ Not To Praise It. The Evils That Former Geniuses Invented‚ Lives After Them; The Good Is Lost In The Sands of Time; So It Is With Mathematics. The Noble Maths Teachers Have Told You‚ Mathematics Is Interesting‚ If It Were So‚ I Have Failed to Appreciate It- And Failing To Appreciate‚ Have Failed In it. Here‚ Under The Leave
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to the assassination of Julius Caesar. Rome needs a new leader‚ one who can rebuild the peoples’ faith and rule with a benevolent grace. As a rule‚ men worry more about what they can’t see than about what they can. Rome needs a ruler that can bring its hidden problems to light and deal with them accordingly. Marcus Antonius should be the new leader of Rome. Marc Antony is a persuasive man that has a way with words. Before he gives his funeral speech at Caesar’s funeral‚ he is told by Marcus Brutus
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ANTONY’S CAMPAIGN SPEECH As a fellow Roman‚ a professional soldier‚ and a public official‚ I am here today once again seeking each and every one of my loyal followers encouragement and hoping to gain any non-supporters approval. As many of you may know‚ my name is Marc Antony and I‚ am asking for your vote. Why am I running for King‚ you may ask? Quite simply‚ I feel that Rome is in need of fresh ideas and a new brand of leadership. For years I have watched from the sidelines as Rome’s own
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specific set of skills to deliver a powerful speech. In the play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ a group of men conspire to assassinate Julius Caesar. Throughout the play‚ they succeed in killing Caesar by stabbing him multiple times. The conspirators have to convince the people of Rome that Caesar is a bad man and he had to be killed for the sake of Rome. Another man by the name of Marc Antony‚ who was a loyal friend of Caesar‚ comes and turns the tide over to his favor. He
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Katarina Singson‚ Matthew Vielmas‚ Bianca English 10H‚ III October 29‚2014 Julius Caesar Antony’s Speech The great Julius Caesar lies dead‚ and Marc Antony attempts to turn the crowd against his killers‚ who previously had won the support of the people. In Act III‚ scene II of the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Marc Antony uses his skills as an orator to manipulate the crowd against the conspirators. Antony first gains the crowd’s trust‚ then casts doubt on the conspirators’ motives
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ the reader has the opportunity to experience the intense speeches after the death of Julius Caesar. The first speech at the funeral of Julius Caesar is given by a conspirator‚ Brutus‚ followed by the speech of 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
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In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar the people of Rome are looking for the new leader someone to replace the popular figure of Caesar. The citizens of Rome find their guidance in the two fellow Romans Mark Antony and Brutus who use the repetition of meaningful words “honor” and “ambition” to Manipulate the Plebeians to siding with both of them. To begin‚ I would like to identify the speakers in the occasion of Caesar’s funeral which are Marcus Brutus and Mark Antony who are speaking to the
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Caesar Funeral Speech In Julius Caesar‚ Mark Antony pleads with his “Friends‚ Romans and countrymen” to lend him their ears in an effort to discharge Caesar from false charges laid against him. The three main conspirators in Caesar’s murder‚ Brutus‚ Casca and Cassius portrayed Caesar as a formidable tyrant to the Roman people. After Caesar was unjustly killed by the people he trusted‚ the crowd was persuaded to believe that his death was necessary for the good of the republic. Marc Antony was cleverly
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as ‘one of the people’s greatest leaders’. Marc Antony‚ who served with Julius Caesar‚ was known as one of the people’s greatest leaders for being a warrior‚ being considerate‚ achieving great power and appointed a part of the government. Marc Antony is known as one of the people’s greatest leaders because he was a great warrior‚ was very considerate and was appointed into the government. Marc Antony was the greatest leader‚ who served with Julius Caesar because of all the accomplishments he achieved
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Analysis of Marc Antony’s Funeral Oration "...Bear with me; / my heart is in the coffin there with Caesar‚ / And I must pause till it come back to me." (JC III ii 47) Marc Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral was so cunning and powerful that it caused the crowd’s loyalties to sway. Prior to Marc Antony’s oration the crowd favored Brutus and the conspirators. However‚ Marc Antony’s compelling discourse caused the plebeians to support him‚ and not Brutus. Marc Antony used three literary devices during
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