Mark Anthony for President Phipps Marvil Although Marc Anthony is as a noble roman‚ a soldier‚ and a statesman‚ he is too judgmental‚ a playboy‚ but more importantly‚ passions influence him too easily‚ which won’t allow him to be the truly great and stable minded leader‚ Rome required at that point in history. Marc Anthony demonstrates many good qualities that would make him a good president in Julius Caesar. His most defining characteristic is that he is able to unite
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Carton goes to the guillotine to save the life of the husband of the woman Carton loves. Pride is the harbinger of destruction. Julius Caesar well knows that Cassius poses a threat to him. In Act I‚ Caesar‚ upon noticing Cassius in a crowd‚ tells Antony: “Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look. / He thinks too much: such men are dangerous” (1. 2. 204-205) In other words‚ Cassius is hungry for revolution‚ reprisal‚ against the man he envies; he would bring him to ruin. Nevertheless‚ Caesar says he
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in the Nile while fleeing from Cleopatra’s army. A year or 2 later she gave birth to Caesars child which she named Caesarian; meaning‚ “Little Caesar”. After Caesar was murdered a few years later‚ Cleopatra returned to Egypt. While in Egypt‚ Mark Antony called for Cleopatra and upon meeting her‚ fell in love. This started the second greatest love affair in Cleopatra’s life‚ although thanks to Shakespeare‚ is her most famous. Together they had three children together. It is speculated that their
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Romans wrote the majority of the historical information that survived as propaganda‚ citing her influence on the Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony as a great threat to Rome’s future. Cleopatra’s involvement with two of the most powerful men of her time led to her depiction as an Egyptian seductress. Whether Cleopatra seduced Caesar and Antony simply to guarantee her throne or she genuinely had affection for them both may never be known‚ however Goldsworthy states “We use Cleopatra as we
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TO WHAT EXTENT WERE THE CHARACTERS OF AENEAS AND DIDO IN VERGIL’S AENEID INFLUENCED BY MARK ANTONY QUEEN CLEOPATRA VII PHILOPATOR OF EGYPT? Dido and Aeneas were created as fictional characters in Virgil’s epic poem The Aeneid. It can be suggested that these characters were based upon true accounts of Cleopatra VII Philopator of Egypt‚ Augustus Caesar‚ and Mark Antony. In the final years of his life‚ Roman poet Virgil wrote the epic of Aeneas‚ the founder of Rome‚ waylaid in his destiny by a beautiful
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Antony and Brutus‚ both gave speeches to the people of Rome after the assassination. They tried to explain what happened and why Caesar was killed. They both had clear points of the events that happened but Antony’s speech was better and persuaded the crowd more. When Brutus spoke to the crowd‚ they loved him and understood why he killed him. However‚ when Brutus left the area‚ Antony won the crowd over with his story. He persuaded the crowd by making them angry at Brutus‚ even though just a speech
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willing to go to extreme measures to make sure their business is flourishing. Act 4 Scene 1 Antony: These are the guys we’re killing. I’ve marked their names on the list. Octavius: (to Lepidus) You know we’re going to have to kill your brother too‚ right? Lepidus: I agree— Octavius: Mark his name on the list too then Antony. Lepidus: Only if your sister’s son‚ Publius‚ dies too‚ Mark Antony. Antony: He will. I’ve already marked his name on the list. But‚ Lepidus‚ go to Julius’ house now. You
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is assassinated shortly thereafter‚ and his paramour returns to Egypt. When Mark Antony‚ Caesar’s protege‚ beholds Cleopatra aboard her barque at Tarsus some years later‚ he is smitten and becomes both her lover and military ally. Their liaison notwithstanding‚ Antony‚ to consolidate his position in Rome‚ marries Octavia‚ sister of the ambitious Octavian. The marriage satisfies no one: Cleopatra is infuriated‚ and Antony‚ tiring of his Roman wife‚ returns to Egypt. There he flaunts his liaison by
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Plutarch and Octavian both write damning accounts concerning the behavior and actions of Marc Antony and his lover Cleopatra. While Plutarch appears to take a more objective approach‚ Octavian sets out to condemn the former general and the Egyptian Queen. He declares that Cleopatra is everything a woman of nobility should not be and the soul reason Antony has gone so far astray. Octavian goes on to label Antony as “either irrational or insane” when referring to the mental state of the former roman general
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her relationships with two great Roman rulers‚ Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Produced in 1963‚ this movie is a one of a kind as it portrays the Roman Republic transition. Although the motion picture is mostly very true to the historic facts‚ there are a few examples where the producers deviated from accuracy. The movie is not entirely correct with some of the costume and set choices‚ representation of the character Octavian‚ and Mark Antony’s family affairs. More importantly‚ Octavian’s character
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