... emotions quite openly unlike the character of Antony, whose thoughts are unknown to the audience. She has a great love for drama and acting, sometimes teasing Antony by pretending she is angry, upset and even ill: Cleopatra "Help me away, dear Charmian, I shall fall It cannot be thus long; the sides of nature Will not ... she knows he has to return to Rome and also criticises him for not loving her enough. Cleopatra herself talks of her previous lovers in act 1 and it seems that she was previously the lover of Pompey and Julius Caesar; "Broad fronted Caesar, When thou wast here above the...

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... rise to power and then turn his back onto the people of Rome. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Brutus talks to Antony about Caesar's death. "Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful; and pity to the general wrong of Rome..."(act 3, scene 1, ll.185-186). Brutus says that Antony cannot see their(members of the conspiracy) hearts, which are full of pity. Again, this shows how Brutus loved Caesar ... but cared for the life of Rome and its people more. This is the only reason Brutus would conspire against Caesar. For Brutus says to ... Brutus to speak to Caesar shows his respect fo...

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... to govern Rome as a triumvirate. In 44 B.C., this alliance defeated the forces of Brutus and Cassius at the battle of Philippi. (galenet.gale.com) Marcus Brutus is a Roman nobleman and member of the Republic's most illustrious families. He takes a prominent role in the conspiracy against Caesar, his close friend. After the assassination, he flees to Rome and, with Cassius, raises an army against the triumvirate of Mark Antony, ... them all (III, i) At the funeral, Brutus uses flattery trying to convince the people that the reason why he killed Caesar was "Not that I loved Caesar less, b...

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