Marc Antony

In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar the character Marc Antony is a man of great intelligence, power, and he is master politician. In the the play Marc Antony is illustrated as a man that poses no real threat to Julius Ceaser's conspirators even though he should have been. Marc Antony was an amazing politician and that proved to help him most in the end when he makes his speech about Caesar's death. He uses many different tactics to make the crowd turn against Brutus in a riot. Like it was stated previously Marc Antony was not considered a threat for he was seen as a man not drawn to power, but throughout the play you can see Marc Antony's hunger for power progress. Morally I wouldn't say Marc Antony is completely good, but I also wouldn't say he is a completely corrupt person.

I found Marc Antony such a intriguing character because he seemed complex. In the beginning we get the idea that he is not viewed as a man of great power but in the end he proved that he had much more power and intelligence than anyone gave him credit for, even Brutus and Cassius. I viewed him kind of as the underdog.

Someone I view similarly as Marc Antony is Oprah. She was also a underdog growing up in terrible conditions but working her way to the top. Eventually having her own show where thousands of people tune in to hear what she has to say. She is also a very influential person, she has created charities and has done great work to help the people of Africa living in poverty with little education. Now, Marc Antony wasn't donating his money to the people of Africa but I do think their power with words that influences people is a very similar characteristic.

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