Elizabethan Era-1599 Power Vacuum

What to do with Mark Antony -Majority opinion: execute him -everybody versus Brutus-Antony cant do anything without Brutus -he will be an annoyance -loyalty will not die with Caesar Antony-just a limb of Caesar -murder of Caesar- purgers ; sacrificiers murderers butchers dish fit for gods carcass for hounds necessary envious boldly wrathfully purger -purgatory-prepare oneself, purge-to get rid of sin-morality, divine, sacrificers What is the relationship between men and wives in text?

Caesar and Calpurnia

Brutus and Portia -willing to take action for the sake of her husband -Portias wish to know Brutuss thoughts-domestic level -vows

Pros and cons of Caesar as a leader

Pros -Triumphant general -rational thinker-does not make emotional decisions -appears modest in the public eye-denounces crown three times

-shepard to rome? -affection for Brutus -commanding person Cons -Quick to judge -Will abuse power -soliloquy: kill him in the shell before he has opportunity to be full grown -removed Flavius and Marullus -fearful of what will happened if Caesar seizes power -confidence -fear of extreme reprimand for acts of defiance/ disagreement -like Brutus: needs to be told that he is great to have confidence

What to do with Mark Antony -Majority opinion: execute him -everybody versus Brutus-Antony cant do anything without Brutus -he will be an annoyance -loyalty will not die with Caesar Antony-just a limb of Caesar -murder of Caesar- purgers ; sacrificiers murderers butchers dish fit for gods carcass for hounds necessary envious boldly wrathfully purger -purgatory-prepare oneself, purge-to get rid of sin-morality, divine, sacrificers What is the relationship between men and wives in text? Caesar and Calpurnia -Dismisses his wifes argument in order to appear strong in the face of the male characters -Caesar betrays promise

Similar-both men must abandon women after scene-leaving life behind into domestic sphere . -appeasing Brutus and Portia -willing to take action for the sake of her husband -Portias wish to know Brutuss thoughts-domestic level -vows-no separation between us -appeal to guilt-rhetorical question 1) strong reputations 2) her constancy 3) Portias wound -Suicide an honorable thing in time period-integrity intact Anthonys soliloquy (3.1) -Psychology: -Follower? Crafty? Long-term thinker-anticipates the consequence of Caesars murder -Clearly respects Caesar -Need for an emotional release -Diction & imagery-violence-humans- dogs of war animalized Humans-objectification-limbs, quartered, hands Classical- structure, order, Pattern, symmetrical, clean, deliberate, purposeful, grandiose melodious, harmonic, impressive -Deliberately messes with structure play-deliberately breaks iambic pentameter -Play takes place in days rather than time

Brutus remarks to Plebians: Strategies: -Use of prose vs. verse -Plain folks appeal-people believe average Joe over ones with atelier motives -Prose-talking down to huddled masses -Appeal to patriotism Romans, countrymen, and lovers puts emotions at end Mark Antony: friends, Romans, Country polar opposites -Rhetorical questions-questions patriotism -need to place Rome over self interest and feelings love of Rome greater than love of Caesar -hand covered in blood in movies

-pay close attention to antonys speech charleton heston antony speech

Mark Antonys speech

Pathos:

But here I am to speak what I do know. For all intents and purposes, Antony now puts his case to the crowd as, "Who will you believe, Brutus or me?" This is the heart of Antony's approach: pathos, or emotional appeal, versus the dry logos, or logical appeal, of Brutus. Antony understands that between two men who claimed deep friendship with Caesar, the one who seems more genuinely affected by his death generates more sympathy. Building upon that, Antony uses his emotion to bolster both his credibility and his argument.

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Ethos: