• Character Description of Mark Anthony and His Role in the Shakespearean Play "Julius Caesar"

     

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Published: 19.01.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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  • Essays 'Character Description of Mark Anthony and His Role in the Shakespearean Play "Ju', 1.
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As a whisper becomes a shout, so does the passionate and cunning ambitions of Mark Anthony prevail. Mark Anthony serves as a developing passionate and lively character. His love for Caesar is deep-rooted, as Cassius says (II, 1,183) His quiet, obedient exterior quickly dissolves upon his discovery of Caesars death; he quickly speaks his mind, "O mighty Caesar! Dost thou lie so low? Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, and spoils, shrunk to this little measure? - Now, whilst your purpled hands do reek and smoke, fulfill your pleasure. …

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