Antony and Cleopatra

let chaos erupt. In the play ”Julius Caesar,” Mark Antony ends up being a protagonist and has a plan to make the people of Rome develop a massive amount of hatred for the conspirators. Cassius, one of the conspirators, knew that it was not a good idea to let Antony speak at Caesar’s funeral, but no one listened. Antony uses Aristotle’s three modes of persuasion to convince the people of Rome, which are “ Ethos, Pathos, and Logos”. Mark Antony uses a way, known as Ethos, to persuade through a…

of considering himself invulnerable when a soothsayer predicts his demise. Not only does Caesar call the fortune teller “a dreamer” (1.2.29), but Shakespeare also confirms that this is not just a denial of superstitions because Caesar also commands Antony to, during a festival, “touch Calphurnia” (1.2.8) because it will, “in this holy chase, [s]hake off their sterile curse” (1.2.10-11). Shakespeare reveals Caesar’s pride through this contradiction of belief in which he thinks that this ceremony…

Caesar’s involvement in Gallic wars: Best for Roman Empire or Self-Promotion? Julius Caesar, one of many glorious Roman leaders, was a well known military leader but he was also known for being a gigantic narcissist. So, was he justified in getting involved in the Gallic wars? To understand Caesar’s reasoning behind getting into the war, we must first know what happened in Gaul. Caesar was on a military high in a military low. He had just gotten noticed as a great military leader and…

2015 Comparing Ancient Female Rulers Compare the Tang Empress Wu Zetian (also known as Empress Wu or as Wu Zhao; ruled China througout 690-705 AD) with the Pharaoh Cleopatra (ruled Egypt around 51-31BC). For this task, we will contrast two of the most famous wonan Emperors in world history; Empress Wu and Pharaoh Cleopatra. Both empresses ascended to power undercompletely different situaton and there is a marked contrast…

were unsure of what was going on. During his short time of ruling Caesar did some significant things. Mark Antony informed the plebeians that “after the war Caesar brought home captives, whose ransoms brought Rome riches” (Act III, scene ii, lines 87-88). This proves Caesar was a smart leader because he knew after the war Rome would need money, so he found a way to provide it. Also, Antony announced that “when the poor cried, Caesar wept with them” (Act III, scene ii, lines 89-90). This provides…

Barclay Head, various ancient coins of Mauretania were collected and the conclusion they reached was that the types of coins they repeatedly minted were "portraits of Juba and Cleopatra (Fig. 399), or types referring to the worship of Isis, and other Egyptian divinities. Others bear the head and name, always in Greek, of Cleopatra alone." (Hill and Macdonald and Wroth 888). Sometimes Juba II and Selene were displayed together as "two sides of the same coin" to represent their unity, and other…

Throughout time constant communication was key to winning battles, especially in today’s modern military. Every commander must know what goes on, when, where and how constantly in order to effectively control their units. However, constant communication is never certain, and it is up every subordinate to be prepared to make on decisions on the spot in the mission. The United States army currently uses Mission Command, which is defined by ADRP 6-0 as the “exercise of authority and direction by…

Have you ever thought of having some type of power, whether it is being the CEO of a facility, or being ruler of a country? Have you ever thought of how you would act if you were in a position like that? Well, here are two characters from 2 different stories who would act similar to each other. Jack (from the story, Lord of the Flies) and Cassius (from the story Julius Caesar) act very similar to each other. They both want power. But there are also differences. Cassius is awful greedy to get…

played a critical role in their political propaganda 's influence on the people. Two Roman politicians in his play, Brutus and Antony, keenly utilized rhetorical devices to convince the Roman people of which side to support after Caesar 's assassination. Both talented of politicians, but Antony appeals to the vast majority. This essay will address objectives of Brutus and Antony 's speeches at Caesar 's funeral, the rhetorical devices they employed, a comparison of appeal to passion versus…

wars broke out between Octavius, Mark Antony, Cassius and Brutus. Brutus wins the first battle, and then he loses the second battle. Brutus did not want to be captured so he walked into a sword while one of his soldiers was holding it and killed himself. Since Brutus’ death, there was a reason why he did what he did to kill himself. The reason was because of the love he had for Rome. He loved Rome so much that he killed the king then himself. When Mark Antony finds Brutus’ body he calls him…