![]() ![]() If that friend then demands why I rose up against Caesar, this is my answer: it is not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. If among this assembly there is any dear friend of Caesar's, I say to him that my love for Caesar is no less than his own. Judge me with appropriate wisdom, and awake your senses so that you can judge me more accurately. Believe me on my honor, and respect that honor so that you will believe me. Romans, fellow citizens, and friends, listen to me explain my reasons, and be silent so that you can hear. Silence! Brutusīe patient until I've finished. A messenger from Octavius arrives and says that Octavius and Lepidus are waiting for Antony at Caesar’s house. The crowd begins to cry for revenge on the conspirators, and Mark Antony pretends to dissuade them, but they run off to attack the conspirators anyway. His speech gradually inspires doubt about the conspirators through his praise of Caesar, particularly after he shows the crowd Caesar’s wounded body and reads Caesar’s will, which bequeaths money to each citizen and makes some of Caesar’s private lands into public parks. The plebeians are reluctant to listen to Mark Antony at all, claiming that Caesar was a tyrant.Īntony addresses them, appearing at first to praise the conspirators. The crowd clamors for Brutus, and Brutus tells them to listen to Mark Antony. He challenges the crowd, saying that anyone who loves his freedom must stand with Brutus. Brutus makes a speech explaining that although he valued Caesar as a friend, it was appropriate to kill him for his ambition, and that he did so with the good of Rome in mind. ![]() The citizens demand answers regarding Caesar’s death. ![]()
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