Mark Antony was a general in the Roman army. He came to Rome because (it is thought) his uncle (Ceasar) sent for him.
Oh, they love it. Caesar was a great crowd pleaser. You can see that from the attitude of the workingmen in the first scene and the way Antony is able to appeal to the crowd's inherent liking for Caesar.
According to the ancient historian Appian, Marc Antony presented Caesar as a tribune of the plebeians who was sacrosanct (could not be hurt without the violators being subject of religious sanction) and that the plebeians (the mass of the people) had a duty to protect him. He straightened Caesar's bier, praised him as a deity and listed his battles and victories. He stripped Caesar's clothes from his body, put them on a pole and waived them. In Appian there is no mention of Marc Antony naming any of the conspirators. His account is not wholly reliable because he wrote a long time after the event and ancient historians usually used to make up the content of speeches. However, is not saying that Marc Antony named the conspirators could be reliable.
He professes his love for Caesar, yet he oranized a revolt agianst his murder. He is revengeful and bloodthirsty, he stooped below himself and acted as a murder himself, he tricks the people of Rome to see his side and gains power himself.
Antony says, "You all did see upon the Lupercal, I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse." Thrice means three times, in the same way that twice means two times.
Antony said this of Caesar in Act II, Scene 3, in the Forum. Play is The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. The actual line is this: "You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?" There is a link below to help you along.
Julius Caesar did not see Marc Antony as a threat. Marc Antony was the cousin of Caesar's mother. The two men were friends. Marc Antony was a senior military officer in Caesar's Gallic Wars. He was also a key supporter of Caesar's political reforms. He was loyal to Caesar.
In 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,' Antony, Octavious and Lepidus are in a room planning their next actions. They have a list of men, including some close relatives, who they are nonchalantly planning to kill for their part in the conspiracy. They also talk about opening Caesar's will to see what they get out of it. When Lepidus leaves, Antony starts to backstab him.
"You all did see upon the Lupercal, I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?"
After the conspirators have stabbed Caesar to death, Antony sends a message to Brutus, asking permission to speak with Brutus about what has happened. Brutus grants permission and says that he is sure that Antony will be on their side. Cassius, however, doesn't trust Antony, so when Antony appears, Cassius says to him, "Your voice voice shall be any man's / In the disposing of new dignities." Essentially, Cassius is offering Antony a kind of bribe to not oppose Brutus. If Antony has a "voice" in appointments to various offices, he can richly reward himself and his followers.
Casca sees Caesar refuse a crown offered to him by Mark Antony three times. He also sees him have an epileptic fit.
Dynamic. He is kind of an empty-headed goof at the beginning of the play. That may be why Brutus underestimates him. But immediately on Caesar's death he grasps the situation and becomes a ruthless manipulator. He just becomes more and more ruthless as the play goes on.
Oh, they love it. Caesar was a great crowd pleaser. You can see that from the attitude of the workingmen in the first scene and the way Antony is able to appeal to the crowd's inherent liking for Caesar.
In scene 1 of "Julius Caesar," Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus are discussing who should be executed as part of their purge. A breach has opened among them because Antony and Octavius are starting to see Lepidus as a lesser member of the triumvirate, with Antony referring to him as a mere "eyeball."
According to the ancient historian Appian, Marc Antony presented Caesar as a tribune of the plebeians who was sacrosanct (could not be hurt without the violators being subject of religious sanction) and that the plebeians (the mass of the people) had a duty to protect him. He straightened Caesar's bier, praised him as a deity and listed his battles and victories. He stripped Caesar's clothes from his body, put them on a pole and waived them. In Appian there is no mention of Marc Antony naming any of the conspirators. His account is not wholly reliable because he wrote a long time after the event and ancient historians usually used to make up the content of speeches. However, is not saying that Marc Antony named the conspirators could be reliable.
He professes his love for Caesar, yet he oranized a revolt agianst his murder. He is revengeful and bloodthirsty, he stooped below himself and acted as a murder himself, he tricks the people of Rome to see his side and gains power himself.
Antony says, "You all did see upon the Lupercal, I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse." Thrice means three times, in the same way that twice means two times.
Antony said this of Caesar in Act II, Scene 3, in the Forum. Play is The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. The actual line is this: "You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?" There is a link below to help you along.