Antony and Cleopatra

Mark Antony begins his speech by addresses his audience. He refers to them as, “Friends,Roman,Countrymen”( 3.2.131), this articulates that he is bringing himself down to the plebeians level so he can make the crowd feel as though he is their friend even though they are separated by status and rank.This line is an example of pathos because the line is based mostly on emotion or the sympathy and emotion in the audience.This is important to know because as his speech progresses he uses a lot of…

People undoubtedly face the struggle of deciding between right and wrong, and it truly takes a toll on many characters throughout William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar. Mark Antony incorporates pathos into his funeral speeches for Caesar. His methods change the original opinion of the subject matter that Brutus gave the public, making it hard for the public to make the right {choice}. Brutus absent-mindedly {makes the decision} to kill himself before he solicits the real truth about the…

tyrant who was destroying the freedom of all Romans. He ends his speech by asking the crowd if they want him to commit suicide for what he has done, to which they tell him to live. After, Brutus allows Antony to speak and returns home. By the end of the play, Cassius and Brutus go to war against Antony and both Cassius and Brutus are defeated. Brutus begs his soldiers to kill him after he sees Cassius has been killed, but they refuse. Stratos is the only soldier to accept his request and stabs…

Finally, I decided to look at Rome through the republic and empire. The rise of Rome was almost a millennia from 1000 to 27 B.C. Starting in 264 B.C. the Romans decide to go to war against Carthage. This was the first of three wars called the Punic Wars and by the end of the third Punic War in 146 B.C. Carthage was destroyed and Rome was victorious. This us yet more of the same warmongers that are seen governing and expanding empires. This being the state of facts even though at this time…

Brutus the Tragic Hero Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar has a plethora of diverse characters. However only one of them fits the role in in the play as a tragic hero, that character is Marcus Brutus. Brutus is crucial character that faces moral the moral decision to turn on his dear friend, Julius Caesar. Marcus Brutus, the tragic hero of this play, has the qualities of a traditional tragic hero. One of those qualities being noble birth, Brutus’ ancestor, Lucius Junius Brutus…

Caesar by Shakespeare. I believe that Mark Antony is the most honorable character in the play. I also believe that Cassius is the most corrupt character in the play. I believe that Mark Antony had several qualities of honor. A few examples of how he was honorable include how he displayed loyalty to Caesar, and how he was good with his words. Antony displayed loyalty by listening to Caesar. If Caesar asked for something to be done, it was indeed done. Antony was very good with words in reason…

Have you ever heard of Julius Caesar or Marc Antony? Caesar and Antony are actual leaders in Roman history. In the play by William Shakespeare titled “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,” these powerful leaders become embroiled in an assassination plot by conspirators desiring to kill Caesar to prevent him from becoming too powerful. Caesar and Anthony were strong, respected Roman aristocrats that were feared and honored. They differed in their levels of respect from others, in the qualities which…

The conspirators in Julius Caesar were not justified in murdering Julius Caesar, because not only is it biblically wrong, but they didn’t bother to even try a different way of keeping him off the throne; or did they have the solid backing on why he should be killed or even why they should be the ones to do it. Throughout The book Julius Caesar they blatantly ignored any chance of finding a way not to kill him and still get the outcome they thought need to happen. From the characters word and…

Gaius Cassius Longinus, he is the instigator of the plot against Caesar. No one else is shown trying to persuade anyone to help, although the conspiracy is partially underway at the time Cassius makes a brilliant and forceful attempt to involve Brutus. As it is shown, the assassination of Julius Caeser was all of Cassius’ idea. People say that Cassius was the one who persuade other people to join in on his idea. Cassius, brains of the whole conspiracy in the assassination of Julius Caesar,…

“Brutus is an honorable man.” (Act 3, Scene 2). Mark Antony as well as Brutus both used very convincing techniques to sway in their favor. Mark Antony did have a better way with words, as we would say. He had a more respectable tone as well as diction. Antony also had a strong use of propaganda, which is repetition. Lastly, he had a strong pathos base, which usually has a very good way of persuading others. The first strong base Antony used was the use of ethos, logos and pathos. He used ethos…