Why does antony kill his nephew

The triumvirs, particularly Antony, are more "successful" than are the conspirators, as the audience sees in the next scene; however, this success comes at the cost of cruelty, betrayal, and tyranny.

Shakespeare is telling his audience that there is a way to combine the two. It seems as though this group has managed it while the conspirators, as the reader sees in the next scene, are losing control of their feelings. Brutus, in particular, is unable to get a handle on fear, even paranoia. On the other hand, the coldness expressed by Antony and "He [Antony's nephew] shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him" Octavius "Your brother too must die" , and even by Lepidus' "I do consent" to his own brother's death, indicates the horror of men who have replaced their affective for effective sides.

The debate is a complex one and not yet complete. One that feeds. He follows trends rather than leads. Previous Scene 3. Next Scene 2. Removing book from your Reading List will also remove any bookmarked pages associated with this title. Are you sure you want to remove bookConfirmation and any corresponding bookmarks? My Preferences My Reading List.

Julius Caesar William Shakespeare. There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat, And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.

Brutus cannot sleep—perhaps because he is brooding internally on his guilt; in any case, this guilt is soon manifested externally in the form of the Ghost of Caesar.

However one interprets the arrival of the specter, the event can only bode ill for Brutus in the battle to come. Ace your assignments with our guide to Julius Caesar! Read a translation Read a translation of Act IV, scene i. Octavius points out that Antony let Lepidus help determine who should die, but Antony says that he only did that so that Lepidus would have to share the responsibility for those decisions with them. His real aim is to let Lepidus bear the burden of ruling while doing as he's told by the other two.

They can cut him loose when they don't need him anymore. It is a creature that I teach to fight, 35 To wind, to stop, to run directly on, His corporal motion governed by my spirit; And, in some taste, is Lepidus but so. He must be taught and trained and bid go forth— A barren-spirited fellow, one that feeds 40 On objects, arts, and imitations Which, out of use and staled by other men, Begin his fashion. Do not talk of him But as a property.

And now, Octavius, Listen great things. Brutus and Cassius 45 Are levying powers. We must straight make head. Antony says,"Yeah.