How Is Marc Antony A Good Leader

Many people know that Julius Caesar was betrayed and killed by many people who he had thought to be his friends. Some less common knowledge is that he did still have friends and others who stayed loyal to him. One man named Mark Antony was the most loyal of them all, even after Caesar’s death. When he found out Caesar had been killed, he began plotting to get on the traitor’s good sides and make it seem as if he had joined them so that he could convince the citizens to fight against them with him. He deceived the traitors and convinced them to let him speak at Caesar’s funeral, and in this speech he turned the citizens against them using very powerful rhetorical skills. After he had drove the traitors from the city, he took control of the city and led them to victory in a war against the conspirator’s armies. These are three telling examples that prove Antony’s skill and potential as a leader.

Antony was looked down upon by all the conspirators except for Brutus. They wanted to kill Antony as well as Caesar because they feared that he would become as powerful as him and possibly a dictator. Brutus persuaded the others not to add to the assassination by saying, "And for Mark Antony, think not of him: for he can do no more than Caesar's arm when Caesar's head is off"(2.1.181-183). Brutus underestimated Antony and perceived him as a person who didn't always take life seriously, couldn't have a serious nature and therefore, not a thinker. Brutus continued to argue with Cassius who did not believe him. "Alas, good Cassius, do not think of him. If he love Caesar, all that he can do is to himself -- take thought and die for Caesar. And that were much he should, for he is given to sports, to wildness, and much company (2.1.185-189). Brutus judged him as being frivolous, and simply liking sport and partying, with a reputation for womanizing. Unfortunately for Brutus and the conspirators he was respected by Caesar and so simply couldn't be ignored.

       In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, although Marc Antony is allowed to make a speech at Caesar's funeral, he must not speak ill of either the conspirators or Caesar.  Antony was infuriated with Caesar's assassination, and wants to seek revenge on his killers as well as gain power for himself in Rome's government.  He must persuade the crowd that has gathered that Caesar's murder was unjust, and turn them against Brutus and Cassius.  He tries to stir his listeners' anger, rousing them into action and yet say nothing bad about his enemies.  Marc Antony uses several persuasive devices in his speech, which allows him to successfully convince the citizens of Rome to turn

His manner in the way he manipulated the crowd was much cunning than Brutus’s speech. The way he is able to read the crowd and state information that will connect with the audiences emotions. His speech is also much longer than Brutus’, and more effective. Initially, Antony says, “I have to come to bury Caesar, not to praise him” (III.ii.33) which is not true; he basically came to fault the conspirators and tell the crowd to do something about it. Antony also says that he came not to counteract any of Brutus’s words…. but thats exactly what he does. Antony uses reason in his speech when saying that Brutus is ambitious: “I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition” (III.ii.105-106). This ultimately shows Antony’s use of words in his speech are full of irony, acting like he is supporting Brutus by saying, “Brutus is an honorable man” (III.ii.108) which is actually not what he means. His speech is filled with notions and suggestions that is meant to undermine the audiences belief in Brutus. By the time Antony mentions the fourth “honorable man”- the audiences catches on and Brutus and the conspirators are traitors in their eyes. Antony’s use of sarcasm allows for the crowd to fill in the blank of what Antony’s trying to say without breaking the agreement with the conspirators. Antony’s able to manipulate the crowd in such a way that he is able to tell

“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” Marc Antony never failed to catch the attention of the Roman people. Although he lived under the shadows of many significant people, such as Julius Caesar and Octavian, he created a name for himself and embodied the perfect Roman citizen as an infamous general and politician. Marc Antony was a prominent Roman figure whose numerous accomplishments and deeds not only influenced his political career and relationships with other individuals but also led to a romanticized vision of him throughout the course of history.

This quote clarifies that Antony is only pretending to make amends with

There are a whole list of qualities that can make a leader great or despicable. Julius Caesar gave many things to Rome and its people to earn his leadership role. Caesar fought for his people and tried his best to provide for his people what they needed. While some people, such and the conspirators and possibly a few Roman folks here and there, may disagree there are people who believed Julius Caesar achieved his leadership rightfully and deservedly.

Any great leader should rule and act as how they would wish their followers to behave. In the play, "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, a powerful man is murdered by some of his closest friends and colleagues, including his best friend Brutus, in order to potentially save the future of Rome from a harsh tyrant. Out of all the characters in the book, Brutus exhibits a majority of leadership traits that make him the most compatible leader for Rome because he fights for what he believes in, he is well focused, and he is incredibly loyal and devoted to Rome. Being able to fight for what you believe in is an incredibly strong leadership quality that fortunately Brutus has. Although it is true that Brutus had to be persuaded to kill Caesar,

The tragic and untimely death of Julius Caesar, a condemned Roman tyrant, triggered William Shakespeare's creativity. In his play Julius Caesar Shakespeare writes of the treacherous conspirators, Marcus Brutus and Caius Cassius, and their plans to assassinate their Roman leader, Julius Caesar. The story continues to explain how Caesar's loyal friend, Marc Antony, helps avenge the brutal murder. After Antony receives soldiers to fight his battle, his character begins to change. The  fair and faithful Marc Antony transforms to a darker and more deceitful character. Marc Antony is not suitable to rule Rome because he holds a grand desire of great power, his conceit

In the play Julius Caesar, several people compete to be the leader of Rome. Cassius and other conspirators are jealous of Caesar, and they want to kill him for revenge. Brutus doesn’t want to be part of the conspiracy, but is tricked into becoming a head member, due to his strong leadership qualities of honor, trustworthiness, and patriotism. Brutus loves the republic, but is tricked into believing Caesar would hurt the republic. Brutus would be an effective leader because he exhibits honor, trustworthiness, and patriotism.

He was a selfish betrayer who was trying to convince everyone that J. Caesar was a horrible person to make it look like his murder was for the good of the people and not for him to take his place. Antony was a little less vicious judging by Shakespeare’s Tragedy. He was still a manipulator trying to win the status, but at least he wasn’t the one betraying his friend. Who should have become Rome’s Caesar after Julius is a matter of opinion, which in my case is that Antony would make a better leader.

After Brutus finishes his speech, Antony speaks about his opinion on the issue; unlike Brutus, Antony acts slyly and communicates a very manipulative tone to persuade the Romans to rebel. Because of Antony's use of parallelism, he creates vivid reasoning for his speech. He states, “ I come here to bury Caesar, not to praise him” (III.ii.44). By using this device, he shows the people of Rome that he isn't praising Caesar, he is putting the leader to rest. This particular line creates a very manipulative tone, because his speech is all about what great this Caesar has done and how he wants to rebel against the conspirators. Further more, Antony uses a lot of irony to slyly get his point across. One example that he uses throughout the speech is “Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is a honorable man” (III.ii.44). Because of the repitition of this ironic statement, the meaning of it changes and intensifies. At first, his tone was sincere, but as the speech progresses, you can see his sarcastic tone increases. Antony does this because he has to use this device to surpass the regulations of Brutus, as well as make the romans listen. Lastly, he uses personification to give life and further meaning to a word. Early in the speech, Antony says, “The evil

There has been and will be many great leaders in the history of mankind and most shape the way we are today. A leader is someone who has great qualities such as passion, innovation, authenticity, just to name a few. We look for these things in a person, like Brutus, so that they set good examples and guide the people onward for the better. Having a strong leader can shape others into becoming a stronger community, an example reason to why I chose Brutus as a better leader compared to Antony is because he displayed more of what some look for in a person, and although Antony did too, he made it seem like to me he was working for the wrong reasons. Compairing and contrasting the two examples may make it easier to understand why I chose one over

In the play Julius Caesar, Antony shows the audience a new side to him when he decides to take charge and tell the people what really happened to their beloved Caesar. After Brutus persuades the citizens and tells them that Caesar had to be killed for the good of Rome, Antony speaks to them and then reassures them that Caesar had good works and had a genuine concern for the people, even going as far as leaving them all his wealth. Antony’s passion led to the riot of people trying to find the awful men who killed their beloved Julius Caesar, thus, making him a good leader. Some people argue that Antony lacks leadership qualities but getting a whole group together and making them passionate about something, is good leadership.