This is most evident when he presented Caeser the crown of Rome three times. This enactment depicted his dedication toward Caeser because he is willing to live under the rule of an ambitious tyrant. Later as Antony was left alone with Caeser's body, he shows his true feelings about the conspirator and Caeser. As he kneels down toward Caeser he said, "Thou art the ruin of the noblest man that ever lived the tide of times"(III i 256-257). To prove his loyalty, Antony gives a confident and persuasive speech at Caesar's funeral despite extreme danger on his own life. He began by expressing his grief and sadness. As the speech progresses Antony's emotion changed to extreme anger toward the conspirators when he told the crowd, "Look you here, here is himself/Marred as you see with traitors" (III ii 197-198). The crowd was so moved by his speech that they were willing to go to war against the conspirators, thus again Antony risked his life by creating a civil war. To Antony, loyalty was an advantageous quality a person could have. He emphasized this when he chose not to kill Lucilius, for he risked his own life to save his master, Brutus. "This is not Brutus, friend, but, I assure you, a prize no less in worth"(V iiii 26-27). Realizing the value of having loyal followers, Antony orders that Lucilius join his army and be protected. Eventually, Antony's loyalty will change into an envy of Caesar's ambition and he will follow the path of the ruthless tyrant.
As the play builds up, we begin to see Antony's ruthless state of mind. Antony first began to show his fierceness in his speech. He speaks of the conspirators sarcastically as "honorable" men. He then enrages the crowd by telling them that Caesar's assassination was morally wrong, and that the conspirators are traitors. And again he showed his ruthlessness when he condemned his nephew to death by saying, "He shall not live; look, by the spot I damned him"(IV i 6).
Chaos it appears will triumph and the Empire will be its victim until Octavian triumphs over the armies of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra and issues in the Pax Romana. Peace and order restored the people of Rome praise their new Emperor, Augustus Caesar, with him, a new patriotism overwhelms Virgil, and his entire generation is experiencing the greatest height of their civilization. ...