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How does antony avoid offending the conspirators |
| Answer» Antony was an excellent orator who has the ability to sway away mob by his words. He is shrewd in his disposition with conspirators and wants to get his way without offending them. When he enters the death scene, Brutus argues that they have committed the bloody deed for the good of all of Rome and have no desire to likewise harm Antony, Mark Antony next shakes the hand of each conspirator, as a gesture of making peace, and asks them to further explain the reasons why they killed Caesar. After being sure that Brutus and other conspirators would not kill him like Caesar, Antony asks for permission to present Caesar\'s body in public and to speak on Caesar\'s behalf as a friend at his funeral.We soon realise that he shakes their hands with the purpose of manipulating them and the situation. He does so to win the confidence of the conspirators as he inherently intends to turn public against the conspirators, to avenge his friend\'s cold murder.Since Brutus has been put at ease by Antony\'s gesture of peace, he willingly permits Antony to do so despite Cassius\'s warning that Antony could turn the public against them. | |