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By William Shakespeare. (from Julius Caesar, spoken by Marc Antony) Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus. Hath told you Caesar was ambitious:
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" is the first line of a speech by Mark Antony in the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. Occurring in Act III, scene II, it is one of the most famous lines in all of Shakespeare's works.
Learn how Mark Antony uses irony and rhetoric to praise Caesar and condemn Brutus in his funeral oration. See how he manipulates the crowd's emotions and expectations with his words and actions.
Antony speaks at Caesar’s funeral. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. I have come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interrèd with their bones. So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious.
Learn about the meaning and context of Mark Antony's famous speech in Julius Caesar, where he addresses the crowd as "Friends, Romans, countrymen". Explore how he praises Caesar, criticizes Brutus, and rouses the people against the conspirators.
To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Damian Lewis performs Antony’s lines from Act III, Scene 2 of...
Jul 31, 2015 · Mark Antony, bringing in Caesar’s body, refutes Brutus’s charge of ambition against Caesar, displays Caesar’s wounds, and reveals that Caesar had made the common people his heirs. Inflamed by Antony’s words, the people set off to attack the conspirators.
