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Well, it mustn't be forgotten that Anthony is sweet talking throughout his whole funeral speech because he wanted to turn the crowd back against Brutus and Cassius to get his own personal revenge, which he did in the end but this isn't the point. Blimey that was a long sentence, but anyhoo, the main point Anthony uses as to why he can't possibly tell the plebians the contents of Caesar's will is that :
"You are not wood, you are not stones, but men, and, being men, hearing the will of Caesar, it will inflame you, it will make you mad."
This means: 'the fact that you loved Caesar so much means that his generosity, this wil surely be shown in the will, will anger you as you will be angry towards the conspiritors as they took this wonderful man away from you'
This was a petty excuse but he knew that the plebians would insist to hear the will anyway and this was all part of Anthony's key scam of turning the Romans against Caius Cassius and Marcus Brutus.
He says that if the crowd heard how generous Caesar had been toward them they will be driven mad. Of course, by explaining why they will be angry, he has given away the same information, but that is, of course, his plan.
He tells the people that he won't tell them what's in the will because if they know that Caesar had willed things to them, they would get angry at Brutus and the other conspirators. Of course, he is being ironic and is telling them what is in the will at the same time as he is refusing to read it, and is refusing to do something which will make the crowd angry at Brutus as a part of his plan to make the crowd angry at Brutus.
What else can I help you with?
What reason does Antony give for keeping Lepidus?
He says that he needs to be able to blame Lepidus.
What reason does Antony give letting lepidus help in choosing who shall die?
He explains that Lepidus is older and they should show him honor so that he will have to take part of the blame
What tribute to brutus did Antony give at the end?
"He was the noblest Roman of them all."
What reason does Capulet give Paris to explain why Juliet cannot see him?
Capulet says that Juliet is heartbroken by the death of Tybalt her cousin.
What reason does caesars ghost give for coming to visit brutus?
Caesar's ghost says he comes to tell Brutus that he (Brutus) will see him (the ghost) at Philippi. But this is not what he means. What he means is that Caesar will be revenged on Brutus at Philippi
What reason does Antony give for not reading antonys will?
First of all it wasn't antony's will it was Caesars will and the excuse that he gave was that he shouldnt read it to them because he didnt want them to enrage against his assasins.
What reason does Antony give for keeping Lepidus?
He says that he needs to be able to blame Lepidus.
Was Marc Antony a great leader?
I think he was in the begining, because he was Caesars friend and was not part of the homicide. Antony was trying to betray brutus and Cassius, by talking about Caesar will on how Casaer would give money to Roman citizens. he did this because he liked Casaer. then he got alittle to carried away...
Why does brutus allow Antony to speak at caesars funeral?
Brutus feels that it is only right to let Antony speak, because he was so close to Caesar and the only way that the conspirators can ever repay him in any way is to let him give a speech at Caesar's funeral.
What were the rules Brutus gave Antony?
Brutus did not give Mark Antony any rules.
Why restrictions does Brutus place on Antony when he allows him to speak at the funeral?
Brutus believes that Antony is the same kind of person he is; a man who can be trusted to keep his word and act honourably. While Antony is suggesting that Brutus is dishonourable by calling him honourable, he himself is acting dishonourably by breaking the spirit of his promise to Brutus. Irony upon irony!
What reason does Antony give letting lepidus help in choosing who shall die?
He explains that Lepidus is older and they should show him honor so that he will have to take part of the blame
Give 2 reason why a tree frog cannot live tundra habitat?
they can live in tundra!!
What tribute to brutus did Antony give at the end?
"He was the noblest Roman of them all."
If you ask out a boy and they say no is it all right to ask them out again?
it depends did he just say no or did he give a reason with his response as to why he cannot go. if he did not give a reason that was encouraging then you should just forget it because it may mean that he is not interested in you.
Why did Cicero wanted to give Mark Antony power?
Cicero never wanted to give Marc Antony anything least of all power. They were bitter enemies. Cicero executed Antony's stepfather without a trial and later gave a series of scathing speeches against Antony called the Philippics. Also, it was well known that Antony was a close ally of Caesar. When Caesar was assassinated in the Senate, by luck, Brutus did not include Antony on the Senate's death list. That was why Antony insisted that Cicero be included in the proscriptions that the triumvirate ordered and had his head and his hands nailed to the rostra in the forum.
Did Cicero want to give power to the senate or Marc Antony?
Cicero was a firm republican. Marc Antony was a populist. They were bitter enemies. There was no way that Cicero would consider giving Marc Antony any power whatsoever.
