Mark Antony’s speech ‘Friends, Romans, Countrymen’ from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar was delivered after the assassination of Caesar by the conspirators. Brutus with his speech after the murder calmed the people and explained that Caesar was killed because he was ambitious. Antony spoke after Brutus and turned the people against the conspirators. He said that Caesar refused the crown although Antony offered it to him thrice. He also incited the people by saying that Caesar had left much of his possessions for the public in his will. Antony’s speech (although fictional) is considered as one of the greatest in the history of mankind.
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