Mark Antony

century and was a about the death a man called Julius Caesar. Both Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus are at the “funeral” of Caesar moments after he was assassinated by a group of conspirators along with Brutus. During this Brutus attempts to make the crowd believe that murdering his friend Caesar was justified. After the people calmed down when Brutus spoke Mark Antony was seething about Brutus murdering his best friend, so Mark Antony started plotting his revenge and in his “funeral speech” he…

• Character Notes o Mark Antony (83-30 B.C.): A Roman politician and general. He was an ally of Julius Caesar and the main rival of his successor Octavian. He also had a romantic and political alliance with the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, which was his ultimate downfall. o Cleopatra (69-30 B.C): Also known as Cleopatra VII Philopator, is the Egyptian Queen. She was to become the last monarch of the Ptolemaic Empire. In 48 BC she became the ally and lover of Julius Caesar until his assassination.…

because he cared about the well-being of his country. Brutus did all of the things that he did for the love of his country, not to be bad, but because he saw it as bettering his country. In the play Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare Mark Antony Refers to Brutus saying “this was the noblest Roman of them all” this statement is true. Brutus stands up for what he believes and will risk his life doing it, he always thought about what was best for Rome, despite killing Julius Caesar, the…

are very vulnerable. That's how the people of Rome felt in the play, "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar." The Romans where looking for any type of clarity on why this happened, so both Brutus and Mark Antony delivered speeches. Brutus used the rhetorical devices antithesis, epimone, and logos, while Mark Antony used paralipsis and pathos, to evoke the preferred mob mentality that each one wanted. Brutus was one of the conspirators that murdered Caesar, so he wanted to defend himself and explain…

his speech on why he had killed Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony based his speech on how good of a person Julius Caesar was. Mark Antony was explaining how Caesar was a generous man and not a tyrant like Brutus was making him seem like he was. Brutus said that Julius Caesar was starting to become a tyrant and take control of everything and not share the power he held with the senate, but he knew that what he was saying was not true at all. Mark Antony decided to hold a conference and during that…

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Mark Antony, Caesar's loyalest friend, uses this persuasive language. In Antony’s famous speech he uses pathos and logos to convince the people to avenge Caesar’s death. Mark Antony used pathos; which is emotional appeal, specifically grief to persuade the crowd. Antony first brings the crowd to reminisce the past “remeber[ing] / The first time ever Caesar put it [mantle] on”(3. .171.). Antony is trying to have them remember Caesar in his…

Moreover, the literary devices add deeper meaning to the text and add life to the overall writing. Mark Antony, one of the main characters’ in ‘Julius Caesar,’ was Caesar’s right hand man and his greatest companion. After the unfortunate event which brought an end to Caesars’ life, Mark Antony gives a sermon at Caesar’s speech to negligibly reveal his intentions of avenging Caesar’s death. Throughout Mark Antony’s speech literary devices such as: repetition, irony and rhetorical questions were…

Julius Caesar, Mark Antony has to fill these dreadful shoes after witnessing the murder of his closest friend, Julius Caesar. In Act III, Antony stands in front of the group of Plebeians after they have just listened to Brutus, the conspirator’s, reasonings as to why Caesar deserved his death. Mark Antony uses compelling rhetoric, to switch their mindsets, so the commoners pledge to his words instead of Brutus’s. Some may believe Brutus’s leadership skills make him a great speaker, but Mark…

might stand up And say to all the world, “This was a man!”” (V, V). Antony was talking about Brutus, after he killed himself, saying that he was the only one out of all the conspirators to not kill Julius Caesar out of jealousy. Brutus would have made the best ruler of Rome, because he had more characteristics of a good ruler. Mark Antony’s personality made him too unstable and he used people and things. Like Julius Caesar’s will, Antony used it to get the crowd angry at the conspirators.…

general, Mark Antony. This incredible leader and politician had the allegiance of the military and the adoration of the people. Although Antony’s standing was undisputed, Octavian proved to be more clever and determined than anyone might have guessed. Antony and Octavian arrived at a compromise together with another prominent Roman named Marcus Arminius Lepidus; they sought out the assassins and brought them to justice. Then they agreed to govern the Roman territories together. Antony left…