Mark Antony

In this timeless Shakespeare play, Brutus and Mark Antony try to persuade the Roman citizens on the emotional roller coaster of Caesars death. Caesar has been killed by Brutus and his friends but sparred Antony. During Caesars funeral Brutus convinced the roman people that it was a just killing but Antony had the last word. Through the use of ethos pathos and logos both speakers swayed the crowds in their directions but Antony ultimately won the people’s hearts by using emotional claims.…

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was king of all Egypt. Cleopatra was very ambitious and was definitely a risk-taker, she risked much in the pursuit of her ambition, and failed tremendously. And she must have been a good communicator because she influenced both Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, so she must have had a persuasive personality. She was ruthless of course, but then if you wanted to be a ruler in those days you had to be. She was very clever and well-educated, with a particular interest in foreign languages, she…

traits; but he is the only character in the story whose actions are genuinely selfless, Brutus believes that his actions will eventually benefit his country. Shakespeare portrays Julius Caesar as constantly feeding his ego by acquiring more power, Antony, another potential leader, was…

between Octavian and Mark Antony. As a result of this struggle, Octavian’s navy forces battled against Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII in 31 BC to take over the Roman Eastern province. This battle, otherwise known as the Battle of Actium, took place in Actium, Western Greece (Tucker, 2010) and was the last battle of the civil wars that took place…

frequently question, is Brutus a saint or a back stabber? Brutus isn't a legend nor a lowlife since he isn't absolutely awful or great. Brutus doesn't kill Caesar for control, yet for the sake of Rome. Brutus isn't a backstabber since he confides in Antony and declines to kill him. Brutus is an fool since he is careless and accordingly their activities fall flat. Brutus was a bad guy for stabbing Caesar. But, he had a hard choice to make. He had to choose between his loyalty to the Roman…

must be colorful and, it must provoke. Mark Antony uses all vibrant colors to create is masterpiece, to convince his audience that Caesar died for Rome. The logic within Marc Antony’s cocktail is the base while the emotion acts as his liquor. This liquor throws the people off balance, which leads the crowd to question everything they were told by Brutus. Marc Antony repeatedly claimed…

was his dear friend Mark Antony. Antony and Caesar worked together and through that they became good friends; so when Caesar was violently murdered Antony wanted revenge on the killers, aka conspirators which included Brutus. Moreover,…

Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Antony uses persuasion to manipulate the audience for his own political agenda. The play takes place in Ancient Rome, where the senators have all gathered with concerns of their leader, Julius Caesar, and fears his growing ambition. A small group senators formed a group of conspirators, led by Brutus and Cassius, to vanquish Caesar’s ambition and rising power by stabbing him 23 times. Now with Caesar dead, Mark Antony, Caesar's right-hand man,…

Commentary Commenced by Caesar William Shakespeare shows the underlying theme of decision making of a human being within Julius Caesar. The process of decision making of a human being is based upon the way one is able to be persuaded. This is shown through Shakespeare’s use of characterization and response to that portrayal, diction, foreshadowing, and rhetoric. Characterization gives the character a chance to express one’s view based upon how they see the situation. The reaction of the…