How Is Antony Loyal

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My character analysis is on Mark Antony. In the story, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, Antony was a loyal friend to Caesar. I chose the character Antony to prove that he was truthfully loyal to Julius Caesar, but they’re some parts in the story where Antony doesn’t seem loyal to Caesar.

While Antony thinks he is loyal to Julius, he is really only at heart, he is loyal to himself. Antony’s loyalty in the first act of the play is full of Antony showing his loyalty and love for Julius. “The first act of the play is full of Antony’s loyalty to Caesar.” Antony shows his loyalty by saying in act 1, scene 2: “When Caesar says ‘do this,’ it is performed.” Caesar even himself notices the loyalty Antony shows in act 1. “At the …show more content…

He respected Caesar enough to be worthy to become ruler of Rome. He also sees him as the noblest man of all. He respects Julius enough to do anything for him, whatever and whenever Caesar wants it done. “Mark Antony was loyal, noble man who had respected Caesar.” The commoners of Rome had turned

against Caesar because of Brutus’s speech explaining Julius’s ambition, but Antony stays loyal to him and convinces the crowd to think otherwise. How does Antony convince the crowd? He uses Brutus’s flaw to turn the crowd against the conspirators.

When Caesar dies, Antony says he will revenge the death of Caesar, to show his love for him. “Antony shows his love for Caesar, and swears his revenge to him.” To revenge the death of Caesar, to show his love for him; Antony is willing to sacrifice his own nephew. He agrees to trade his nephew’s life for that of Lepidus with who he has formed an alliance along with Octavius. With all the rage and hate that fulfilled Antony with Caesar’s death he says “A curse shall light upon the limbs of men:/Domestic fury and fierce civil strife/Shall cumber all the parts of Italy.” When he says this he still thinks he is being loyal to Caesar. But is he really loyal to Caesar after he is wanting to curse the people and the conspirators? Is Antony still truthfully loyal to him or is he only loyal at heart, to

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