He says that a coward dies many times but a valiant person dies only once. Therefore, he does not care about these things. The conspirators attack Caesar when he is coming out. He sees Brutus among them, too, and questions whether it is Brutus, then says that his death is then predestined. This quote has become a catchphrase to identify a friend-turned-enemy, for Brutus was very close to Caesar before becoming a conspirator and killer. “–Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I lovedīrutus tries to justify the killing of Caesar in a very eloquent way, the hallmark of the Romans. He thinks that by equating patriotism to Caesar’s murder, he can exonerate himself from this heinous crime. “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears He means that he loves both but loves his country more than his friend, Caesar. The good is oft interred with their bones ” I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. Mark Antony is presenting Caesar’s character in a very ironic way to arouse public suspicion about the culprits. He knows that if he resorts to clearly exposing the assassins, they will tear him apart, too. Quite vanquish’d him: then burst his mighty heart:” Ingratitude, more strong than traitors’ arms, That is why he is using irony to show the people that goodness of Caesar is going with him in his grave, the reason that he has come to bury him. Spoken by Mark Antony, these memorable lines say that when Caesar sees that all his friends have become traitors and have fallen upon him to kill him, then they would have found it easy to vanquish him, for his mighty heart would have burst with this surprise over this ingratitude of the traitors. Quote #10ĭid that they did in envy of great Caesar Īnd common good to all, made one of them:”Īntony again speaks about Caesar and Brutus and says a few words in praise of Brutus despite fighting against him. After killing Brutus, Antony praises him, calling him a fallen hero in that though he was a conspirator, he was also the noblest Roman whom Caesar once trusted."Beware the Ides of March." Soothsayer, 1.2Īs early as the first act, Caesar is warned about his impending murder from a soothsayer who cautions him against the date March 15 (now famously known as the day Caesar was murdered by the senators). Caesar ignores the soothsayer's warning, dismissing him as mentally unstable. This encounter with the soothsayer, who appears twice before Caesar is murdered, establishes a pattern by which Caesar fails to heed the obvious warning signs that lead to his demise.
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