...Antony & Cleopatra Essay A rewrite The theme of duty versus pleasure; the dramatic element of conflict, and the characterization of Antony v. Octavius in Act 1 of the drama Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare, sets up the rest of the play and contributes to Antony’s overthrow and Octavius’s victory. The theme of duty versus pleasure is directly advertised in the opening of the play which directly foreshadows the dreadful decisions Antony makes which directly lead to his downfall and Octavius’s victory. The beginning of the play begins with Philo and Demetrius’s conversation, which demonstrates the theme of duty vs. pleasure. For instance, Antony states “There’s not a minute of our lives should stretch without some pleasure now. What sport tonight?” (Act 1, scene 1, page 7). In this quote Antony is telling Cleopatra that they should not just waste time instead they should have a romantic time together. This quote specifically focuses on the theme of pleasure and further signifies how Antony is avoiding his duties towards Rome. Antony presents his carefree attitude when he says “not a minute of our lives should stretch” the readers can easily elaborate upon his downfall as he does not put any focus towards Rome. The words “not a minute” elaborate how all Antony wants is pleasure and Cleopatra by his side. Also, the quote creates a romantic tone as Antony is showcasing his love for Cleopatra. This quote contribute to Antony’s downfall because it highlights Antony’s...
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...In a classic Shakespeare play, Julius Caesar, Antony and Brutus go toe-to-toe at Caesar’s funeral. Although, to Brutus’s dismay Antony’s speech was better. To begin, Brutus’s speech was formal and more directed to the Romans. In his introduction he starts with “Romans, countrymen, and lovers!” This was used to join everyone together and later help him justify Caesar’s death. Throughout the text he describes Caesar as an “ambitious” man. Calling Caesar ambitious makes it seem that Caesar only thought about himself. On the hand, Antony’s speech was more personal and sarcastic. In contrary to Brutus he opens his speech with “Friends, Romans, countrymen…”. This sets up his later statements of being Caesar’s friend. Throughout his speech, he uses paralipsis and repetition to poke at Brutus but at the same time save Caesar’s reputation. Specifically, Antony repeatedly used the word “honorable” to describe Brutus. The effect of this was that he was contradicting Brutus’s speech. A paralipsis is a device used to draw attention to something while claiming to pass it over. There are two examples of this one is “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” But throughout the speech he praises Caesar and what he as done. Another example is “I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know.”, although he talks good about Caesar and what he has done for Rome, in contrary to what Brutus said. While comparing the two speeches I have found that...
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...William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, there is a character named Mark Antony, he gives a speech at Julius Caesar’s funeral. People consider this speech to be one of the most finest and most remembered lines written by Shakespeare. This speeches main function was used to invalidate Brutus’s convincing statement of how Caesar actually died, Antony also wanted to shift the mood of the crowd. Mark Antony knew that Brutus had made the crowd believe that the death of Caesar was going to be most beneficial towards Rome. Brutus had just finished giving his speech on what had happened to Caesar and it was Mark Antony’s turn to address the crowd and he knew that he would have to hold a neutral ground at first to gain some support of the “plebeians” in line 75, Antony says, “ I have come to bury Caesar, not to praise him”. Antony then begins to talk about how Caesar is remembered by his bad deeds, but then he goes forth and addresses them on how Caesar also did good things he had done. “The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones…” in this quote Mark Antony uses a literary device called personification and in this quote Antony personifies the attributes of good and evil. Antony also uses another device called reiteration to suit a common person’s emotion. Antony keeps on repeating “Brutus is an honorable man”. However Antony uses a sarcastic tone whenever he mentions these words. Antony returns again and again to this increasingly sarcastic tone. By...
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...SPEECHES: Brutus vs Antony Julius Caesar: Act 3, Scene 2 Caesar’s funeral is a key point in the play and is dominated by long speeches by Brutus and Antony. Because the speeches are long and challenging, it is best to view, re-view, read, and analyze. Paraphrasing - Brutus’ Speech Paraphrase Brutus’ speech at Caesar’s funeral. In this speech, Brutus explains why he had to kill Caesar. He quickly convinces the people that he did the right and honorable thing. • View and read Brutus’ speech • Discuss the main ideas that Brutus tries to convey • Paraphrase the speech (put into your own words) • You will be graded on your accuracy and thoroughness of your translatioN Paragraph - Antony’s Speech Explain what makes Marc Antony’s speech...
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...between Brutus and Mark Anthony Brutus and Mark Antony battled for the crowd’s approval on their opposing opinions of their deceased friend, Julius Caesar, convincing the people to join their side and beliefs. In the book, Julius Caesar, By William Shakespeare, Brutus and the other Conspirators went against Julius Caesar for the benefits of Rome and the people. They believed that Julius Caesar had too much power and would eventually abuse it. Mark Antony was Julius Caesar’s “sidekick”, and would help Caesar out in any situation. Both Brutus and Mark Antony used rhetorical appeals, logos, ethos, and pathos, to persuade the crowd that julius caesar was killed wrongly and unjustifiably or for the better of rome. Brutus and Mark Anthony tried to persuade the audience by using pathos to get their point across to the crowd. They both used emotion to make the audience feel sympathetic and understanding of their point towards the disagreement. When Brutus was presenting his speech he used Pathos to make the crowd understand why he killed Julius Caesar. Brutus said, “not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more.” He wanted the people to understand that he wanted the best for Rome and the only way...
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...character Marc Antony is given emotional and intellectual depth for the first time during his soliloquy with Caesar’s body in act three scene one. This is the first time the audience’s opinion of Julius Caesar is softened. Before Caesar’s death, the audience only knows the conspirators’ opinion on the ruler of Rome. “think him a serpent’s egg which hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous, and kill him in the shell.” Those who killed Caesar did not stab him for something he had done, but rather, for what he had the potential to do given enough power and opportunity. Marc Antony does not share this sentiment. He loved Caesar as much as Brutus did, but without doubting what Caesar would do with the power he is given. “Thou art the ruin of the noblest man that ever lived in the tide of times” Depending on who is playing the role of Antony, this can be a very moving scene. The emotional depth of Marc Antony plants a seed of doubt in the audience’s mind as to whether Caesar should have died or not. Marc Antony believes this assassination to be...
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...answers. Two speakers, two different messages, who will sway the people of Rome? Brutus and Antony are in battle of manipulation, and their weapons are there words. Despite Brutus speaking first, Antony delivers the most effective speech by contradicting Brutus, and using appeals to emotion to change the mindset and feelings of the audience. Though Antony, was able to completely manipulate the crowd, Brutus did sway them first. Since he was Caesar’s right-hand man, the people had more trust in him. To connect with them, he says “Not that I love Caesar less, but that I loves Rome more” (Shakespeare 3.11-12) appealing to the crowd’s love of Rome. They knew he was honorable, so in their eyes, if he had reasons to kill Caesar then those reasons most be...
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...Being a leader Comes with many responablities meaning having to take over the act of running things that may be way out of your hands. I honestly believe that Brutus would make a better leader than Caesar and Marc Antony combined.Brutus is the only one who takes the feelings of the Roman people into considereation ,and worry about how they feel, he is the kind of person to tke charge on a situation and to see what he can do to the fix the situation I say that he is the kind of person to take charge on something because when he doesnt like something done by the goverment he feels the need to say something about it and try o fix it. Brutus is a very smart man, there was a big reason as to why he wantd Caesar dead, which he had a big point...
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...During the two speeches both Brutus and Antony both used ethos, pathos ,and logos to persuade the audience to believe each of their speeches. So using the ethos they are both trying to get to the audiences ethics to get them to understand what will be happening after Caesar is gone. Within Brutus speech he uses ethos to get to all the people to make them understand that he is really sad the Caesar is dead. Brutus said "Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor that you may believe." Even though he is not very sad because he is the one that killed Caesar ,his own friend. Caesar said he didn’t die because all of the stab wounds he said he died because he saw Brutus the one stabbing him which upset him and killed him. Antony says " They both use pathos to get to the sad and pathetic side of the audience. Brutus is wanting all of the audience to feel his petty. Brutus ask this question "Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves or have Caesar were dead and live all free men." He is asking them a Rhetorical question and wanting to know is are they seriously wanting to be mad the Caesar is dead or...
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...ethos to go against Brutus' claims without directly attacking him. Mark Antony uses pathos effectively by giving an image that a reader can almost see. This occurs in the second paragraph when Antony says in Act III Scene I, "Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept." Antony is saying in this quote that Cesar sympathized with the poor. This quote appealed to the emotions of the Roman people by allowing them to know that this act of Cesar was not ambitious. This was definitely effective because the citizens of a town are always ready to side with the poor, as was Cesar. Antony uses a second form of Pathos towards the end of his speech in line 59-60 when he presents Cesar's will to the people and it reads, "And they would go and kiss dead Caesar’s wounds. And dip their...
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...Antony’s funeral speech in Act 3 Scene 2 provides a conflicting perspective on the personality of Caesar as a leader, a view diametrically opposite to that of the conspirators, generating a provocative insight. His eulogy serves the purpose of arousing support for the fallen leader. Antony subtly exploits the general outpour of emotions, undermining Brutus’ previous speech. In his highly rhetorical dialogue, Antony successfully sways the allegiance of the plebs who, not so long ago, desired ‘Caesars better parts to be crowned in Brutus’, into a torment of vengeance and mischief. He achieves this affect through utilising pathos, appealing to the audience sense of morality, rather than logic as previously done by Brutus. Antony employs language that is both inclusive and emotional, emphasised through the tricolon of invocations. He calls upon the mob first as ‘friends’, then ‘Romans and Countrymen’, and then proceeds into his dichotomous presentation of ‘good’ and ‘evil’, stressing the reprehensible death of ‘faithful and just Caesar’. The pathos is accentuated by his use of aposiopesis- ‘my heart is in the coffin with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back’, drawing attention to the emotional implications of the murder which Brutus has deliberately understated. As such, Antony’s speech, flowing http://guides.sl.nsw.gov.au/content.php?pid=242811&sid=3184665 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWSC/2012/208.html http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/walter-mar...
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...| Comparison Of Job Roles And Analysis Of Structures * [Sanam Shahzad] | [Recruitment And Selection] | [23/10/2014] What this report is about: This report is about the difference and similarities of Perkins and Antony James. I will be talking about job roles from different functional areas from each business, comparing the roles and responsibilities within each role and talking about the similarities and differences. The second part of this report will be analyzing how the structure of each job roles affects the job roles within the business. Why I chose these businesses: I chose Perkins engines because it had a hierarchical structure and I knew if I chose a contrasting business that had a flat structure (Antony James) I would have a good comparison of Jobs and functional areas. What Perkins is: Perkins Engines are a PLC company which make Engines, they are owned by Caterpillar which is also a PLC company (CAT). The purpose of Perkins is to provide a service to customers, make a profit and expand. PLC is a company with shares, PLC stands for Public Liability Company and at the age of 18 a person can buy a share and be a share holder. Advantages of having a PLC company is that it can raise a lot of money by selling on the stock market and they have a limited liability. CAT is a arcadia and umbrella company, being an umbrella company means that the they are the owners of very small businesses e.g Rapisarda and X part are call sister companies (A company which is...
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...William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor. He was born on 26 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father was a successful local businessman and his mother was the daughter of a landowner. Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and nicknamed the Bard of Avon. He wrote about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of which the authorship of some is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18. he is thought to have spent most of his time in London writing and performing in his plays. Between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories and these works remain regarded as some of the best work produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, includingHamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest works in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights. Around 1613, at the age of 49, he retired...
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...Julius Caesar: Brutus and Mark Antony Comparison In William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, there is a major difference between two of the characters, Brutus and Mark Antony. Brutus was very honorable and Antony was very persuasive. When Brutus spoke at Caesar’s funeral, he appealed to the people’s logic and Antony spoke to the emotions of the people. Antony is very smart and uses his brain frequently during the play and Brutus is very naive about many of things. Brutus was very honorable and Antony was very persuasive. Brutus was very honorable in the way that he always told people the truth. Antony was persuasive in the way that he used people to get whatever he wanted. For example, Antony used Lepidus to seek revenge on all of the conspirators to take the blame for their deaths. In the speech at Caesar’s funeral Brutus spoke to the people’s logical mind and Antony spoke to the emotions of the people. Brutus’ speech was very short and to the point and spoke to the logic of the people in the crowd. For example, Brutus spoke in a detached way about Caesar’s death while Antony spoke to the emotions of the crowd by crying and talking about all the good things that Caesar did for Rome. Antony’s intelligence was very apparent throughout the play and Brutus appeared to be naive about many things. Antony is smart in the way that he manipulates people to his own advantage. For example, Antony was manipulative in his emotional approach to persuade people to become outraged...
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...Civil War between Octavian and Mark Antony. This battle would establish a Roman Emperor and one single ruler of Rome after Julius Caesar’s death. b. There were a lot of key events that led up to this particular battle being fought. Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. This led to the Second Triumvirate being formed between Octavian, Mark Antony, and Marcus Aerulius Lepidus to rule Rome. They crushed the conspirators Brutus and Cassius at Philippi in 42 BC. After this happened Octavian would rule the western provinces, Antony would oversee the east, and Lepidus was given North Africa. Tensions between Octavian and Anthony became greater over the next few years. In 40 BC Octavia, Octavian’s sister, married Antony. In 37 BC, Antony married Caesar's former lover, Cleopatra VII of Egypt, without divorcing Octavia. After this, Antony worked to expand his power in the east. In 32 BC Antony divorced Octavia, making Octavian even angrier. In response Octavian announced that Antony’s will affirmed Cleopatra's eldest son as Caesar’s true heir. The will turned Roman opinion against Antony because they believed he was trying to make Cleopatra’s son the ruler of Rome. Using this reason for war, Octavian assembled forces to attack Antony and this is how the battle began. c. Octavian wanted to become the sole ruler of Rome and defeat Antony. He was angry that he went out with his sister and then divorced her. He was also angry that Antony will said that Cleopatra’s son would...
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