Examples Of Loyalty In Julius Caesar

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Trent Shelton, the president of a non-profit organization, once said, “I’m more concerned with who you are behind my back, than who you are in my face. Your loyalty shouldn't depend on my presence.” Shelton’s words are some of many that exist on loyalty but just about sums up loyalty in a whole. And these words hold true to anyone because a loyal person stays by one’s side no matter what; however, loyalty, in its extremes, can reveal the darker sides residing within a person. This can be seen in one of William Shakespeare's tragedies, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, where many characters, such as Antony, show this extreme loyalty and how it affects them. A person’s actions affect whether loyalty can be either positive or negative. For instance, …show more content…

Thus allowing the reader to analyze his actions and speech such as when he says “ But here’s a parchment with the seal of Caesar. / I found it in his closet; ‘tis his will. / Let but the commons hear this testament, Which (pardon me) I do not mean to read,”(III.ii.125-128). Antony recognizes Caesar’s goodwill, but he uses it to further his agenda of revenge. In Antony’s fit of rage he taints the actions of his departed, twisting it so that he can stir the people to revolt against the conspirators. Antony also leads the plebeians to believe that he is more a part of them than someone of higher status by saying things such as,“And let me show you him that made the will. / Shall I descend? / and will you give me leave?”(III.ii.156-157) . Antony basically asks may I be invited down with you. He uses this to make the plebeians more accepting of him just like with the will. With the one goal of having the people against the conspirators he manipulates them to change to his side. Antony wanted their unclench rage, and he even says that “Domestic Fury and fierce civil strife / Shall cumber all the parts of Italy; / Blood and destruction shall be so in use / And dreadful objects so familiar / That mothers shall but smile when they behold / Their infants quartered with the hands of war,” (III.i.263-268). Not only did he want their to be a rebellion he wanted it to be so prominent within the

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