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    Rome in Panic: Mark Antony’s Rhetorical Response Within William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, the character Mark Antony uses a plethora of rhetoric devices to persuade the crowd towards his way of thinking. These devices include sarcasm, logical thinking, and crying to emit a sense of emotion appeal. William Shakespeare uses different rhetorical modes inside each section of Mark Antony’s speech, which includes: Logos, Logos with Ethos, and Pathos during section 1, Ethos and Ethos with Pathos…

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    Queen of all kings, too. Mark Antony's behavior has been very stubborn in the eyes of the Romans. Octavian thus convince the Senate to launch a war against Egypt in 31 BC. Antony's forces faced the Roman naval off the coast of Actium, Cleopatra joined the battle with he naval battle of her own , and saw his fleet of small boats, but with a shortage of equipment. Defeated with the Roman fleet with larger boats. She brought the ship to escape the battlefield, and made Antony leave battlefield the…

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    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…

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    This dispute include much propaganda flung at each other that favored Octavian since many people though that Antony had not done a satisfactory job punishing the murderers of Caesar. Antony eventually learns of Octavian 's attempt to have him killed. After reconciliation between the two and a combined victory over Brutus and Cassius, the two agreed to split the empire between the two where Antony gained the eastern half that included Egypt. Cleopatra saw this as a perfect opportunity to once…

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    he does it. Brutus then tries to convince the people of Rome that he did it for them during his speech at Caesar’s funeral and also invites a man named Mark Antony to ask as well. The people of Rome are very indecisive in their decision about if Caesar should have died. Even though Brutus is able to reach the people of Rome ethically, Antony does a better job stating the truth and establishing emotional connection with the people of Rome. Because Brutus was considered to be such a great…

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    indeed embellished a few parts of it. In the play, the character of Marc Antony does not correspond to historical texts; but the assassination of Julius Caesar in essence does stand validated with history. First of all, the identity of Marc Antony does have some factual properties reflected in the play. Described as Julius Caesar’s “friend and right-hand man,” Marc Antony rose to become one of Caesar’s closest subjects (Mark). Also, the very aspect of their friendship and closeness portrayed in…

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    emotion. Third, logos is used to engage the audience’s logic or reasoning. These methods of writing can be found in the funeral speeches of Mark Antony, who had the most effective speech, and Marcus Brutus, who had a mediocre and schlocky speech. Everyone has some sense of right and wrong, whether it is based on the Bible or society. Both Marcus Brutus and Mark Antony take advantage of this when they are giving their speech at Caesar’s funeral. Brutus was a well-known and respected man in that…

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    Before Augustus could become undisputed ruler of Rome, he had to defeat both Cleopatra VII and Marc Antony who both had plans for power after the death of Julius Caesar. Mack Antony had taken command of Caesar’s Legions, which was the largest Roman military unit. This caused enmity between the two men. Antony was engaged in war against the senate and Augustus joined the senate in the fight. He defeated Antony in 43 B.C but the senate refused his triumph. He the abandoned the senate and joined…

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    had ruled Egypt for generations. She earned on unfavorable reputation during her age, but as the lover of the Roman emperors Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C.E) and, later, Mark Antony (c.81-30 B.C.E), Cleopatra had become a romantic legend in modern times. Cleopatra had 4 husbands: Ptolemy XIII, Ptolemy XIV, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony. Ptolemy was a corrupt and inefficient ruler and this led to uprisings and the losses of Cyprus and Cyrenaica. While in Rome, Cleopatra VI seized power but she was…

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    Mark Antony fosters a strong sense of emotion in his compelling speech at Julius Caesar’s funeral to the Roman people in Act III, scene ii, lines 74-147. Antony prefaces the deliverance of his speech by calling Brutus and Cassius’ honorability into consideration, but ultimately criticizes them and ignites a fire of rage within the citizens of Rome. This scene occurs shortly after the assassination of Caesar. At this point, the Roman people hold the conspirators in high regard as the narrative of…

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