Throughout this play Antony changes from a follower of Caesar to a powerful leader of Rome. In the beginning of the play Antony is Caesar yes man and does everything that is asked of him, but as the play goes on he begins to change. Antony does not worry the conspirators and he uses this to gain his power and get more and more. There are some people in the world that are yes men, they say yes to everyone and do not fight for themselves. Antony is nearly a servant to Caesar and does every little thing that is asked of him. Caesar orders Antony, “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men and such as sleep o' nights: Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous”(Act 1. Scene 2. Line 192).
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Where Caesar went so did Antony and so they were very close. If someone close to you is killed it hurts and it hurts, you may even want to revenge. When he is saying his funeral speech for Caesar he cries saying “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me” (Act 3. Scene 2. Line 105). But Antony was just playing his cards right to take the power that was there to be taken. When Antony comes in once Caesar is killed he is distraught and very upset, but he knows that now that Caesar is dead he has now come to power. When the conspirators leave he goes on a rant about how bad of an act this was and how they should pay. In his funeral speech he also tells the crowd “Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot, take thou what course thou wilt!” (Act 3. Scene 2. Line 256). After his speech some crowd members kill an innocent man, from Antony’s speech’s words. Some could say that Antony was always a power crazy man; he was just waiting for his opportunity to take it. One of the most famous sayings is to keep you friends close and your enemies closer and Antony very well could have been doing that. Nearly every time that Caesar is introduced in the play Caesar is accompanied by Antony. Antony is also Caesar’s right-handed man and has the trust of
Where Caesar went so did Antony and so they were very close. If someone close to you is killed it hurts and it hurts, you may even want to revenge. When he is saying his funeral speech for Caesar he cries saying “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me” (Act 3. Scene 2. Line 105). But Antony was just playing his cards right to take the power that was there to be taken. When Antony comes in once Caesar is killed he is distraught and very upset, but he knows that now that Caesar is dead he has now come to power. When the conspirators leave he goes on a rant about how bad of an act this was and how they should pay. In his funeral speech he also tells the crowd “Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot, take thou what course thou wilt!” (Act 3. Scene 2. Line 256). After his speech some crowd members kill an innocent man, from Antony’s speech’s words. Some could say that Antony was always a power crazy man; he was just waiting for his opportunity to take it. One of the most famous sayings is to keep you friends close and your enemies closer and Antony very well could have been doing that. Nearly every time that Caesar is introduced in the play Caesar is accompanied by Antony. Antony is also Caesar’s right-handed man and has the trust of