Although Antony uses flattery to get what he wants, he will.

             also show respect for others with his devotion and loyalty.

             One of the most significant characteristics of Mark Antony is his.

             strong, affectionate loyalty to Julius Caesar. Antony"s devotion to Caesar.

             extends beyond a simple friendship, but politically as well. This fact is best.

             recognized when he offers Caesar the crown of Rome three times in the.

             beginning of the play. This act shows that Antony is dedicated to Caesar.

             because he is quite willing to serve under the rule of an ambitious tyrant. .

             Immediately following the assassination of Caesar, Antony acts as though he.

             is a friend of the conspirators". On the contrary, he is secretly plotting to get.

             his revenge on all of the assassins. Antony later reveals his true feelings in a.

             wholehearted soliloquy before the bloody cadaver of Caesar, "Thou art the.

             ruins of the noblest man that ever lived in the tide of times" (III i 256-257). .

             Antony believes that Caesar was the most imposing man ever to live.

             throughout the course of history. To prove his loyalty, Antony gives a.

             confident and persuasive speech at Caesar"s funeral despite an extreme.

             danger on his own life. First, Antony expresses his sadness and grief over the.

             death of his distinguished friend. However, as the speech progresses,.

             Antony"s emotions transform into extreme anger towards the conspirators.

             when he says to the crowd, "Look you here, here is himself/Marred as you.

             see with traitors" (III ii 197-198). The people in the crowd were so moved.

             by his speech that they were willing to go to war against the conspirators. By.

             starting this civil war, Antony again risks his own life to get revenge on the.

             assassins of Caesar. Antony realizes that loyalty is an advantageous quality.

             for a person to possess. He emphasizes this speculation when he does not kill.

             Lucilius, the officer to Brutus who stoically risked his own life to save his.