Antony and Cleopatra

In the midst of Act III in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus and Antony both speak to the bewildered citizenry regarding Caesar’s demise. Resulting from a handful of conspirators assassinating him in the Senate, Caesar’s death sparks chaos which demands explanation. Thus, some individuals assert Brutus’ speech over Antony’s by claiming that Brutus’ effect and ability to direct his point sooner propel him higher than Antony. Unfortunately, this argument fails to acknowledge Antony’s mightier…

After Caesar’s death, Brutus and Antony both gave speeches about the reason why Caesar is dead. Brutus’s speech seemed short and did not explain a lot. He only made one or two arguments that the majority of people agreed with Antony conducted a long speech full of detail and; in addition, emotion that captured Rome’s citizens’ attention. During Antony’s speech, he cried which I am sure made his audience feel his pain of losing their emperor. Antony allowed his audience to feel a sense of grief…

Since the conspirators decision to kill Caesar, Rome has been in a frantic spiral that seems to not be going away. Given that Caesar is dead, there is no set leader. So two men are competing for the position of leading Rome; Brutus and Mark Antony. They both gave speeches at Caesar 's funeral to get the people of Rome 's…

the future of Rome and what its potential could be.For even his servant is shown of compassion from Brutus throughout the play a different side of Brutus is shown the music lover and down to earth compassion he shows.Even then he didn 't trust Mark Antony ,but he let him give the final words for Caesar. For it’s these actions that show that Brutus has more than what meets the eye in the personality and what is his goal that he doesn 't have tunnel vision and is blinded by high ambition.Brutus…

opportunities lead to heartache. Within Julius Caesar, the characters are on the brink of war after the death of their beloved emperor, Julius Caesar. Cassius and Brutus are fighting to create a new and better Rome. Whilst newfound enemies, Octavius and Antony are fighting to restore Rome as it was under the rule of Caesar. Considering Brutus and…

Who is the Real Hero in Julius Caesar? Julius Caesar, written in 1599 by William Shakespeare, is a great play based on real Roman history. The play does not only tell the story, but also brings the audience back to the time period to experience and judge Caesar’s death with their own eyes. There are many ways to look at truth, because there is no right or wrong. Shakespeare named the play Julius Caesar but wrote about Brutus’s tragedy, which causes the reader to question who the hero is and how…

revenge by Mark Antony, Caesar’s most loyal comrade. Caesar is killed by Brutus and Cassius because they were not loyal to him, but to Rome and himself respectively and avenged by Antony because he was loyal to Caesar. “Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look./ He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous” (I, ii, 204-205). Cassius’ loyalty to Caesar was a farce, he…

In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Marc Antony has the most powerful persuasion skills because he is able to convince people by using rhetorical techniques and stronger emotions than anyone else. Antony is the best speaker in the play because he is able to use LOGOS to convince the citizens of Rome that Caesar was not ambitious. When Antony speaks to the Roman crowd he makes valid points in why Caesar was a great man and not ambitious, Antony states, “I thrice presented him with a kingly…

himself for the good of society. Brutus being able to take the blame for the murder in order to keep Rome from falling apart seems to be a true act of honor. However, Antony then states how “Caesar was ambitious. If it were so, it was a grievous fault” (Act 3, Scene 2, 81). If the killing of Caesar was truly the right thing to do, then Antony and the people of Rome would not be feeling the way they do. They would no longer talk about how it was a grievous fault, and instead be proud and humbled,…

Many people assume that effective leaders are conceded, and they don not care for others. However, in reality they are kind to the people and are trying to help them in any possible way. Kindness is the most important quality of an effective leader because it demonstrates to the people that the ruler can be trusted and honorable. This leadership quality is shown through Brutus in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and in the historical example of Peter the Great. In Julius Caesar, Brutus is an…