Have you ever wondered how much people change throughout time? Well in the play in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Brutus face this situation. Everything doesn't go as they all plan for things to work out. All three characters are changed by the end of the play.
             Caesar defeats Pompey and also denies the crown of King three times. The soothsayer tells Caesar in Act 1, Scene 2, "Beware the Ides of March." (779) Caesar looks at himself as a god, and stands in danger of assassination. Right before his death he compares himself to the gods of Olympus in his hope to continue his leadership of Rome. Caesar ignores soothsayer, Calpurina, and Artemidorus, because he thinks of himself as a imperfect and would really like to be king. Caesar thinks too highly of himself and doesn't fear anybody. Caesar is a very respected character. Caesar's final words to Brutus are, "Et tu, Brute?" (823). Which means, "And you Brutus?" What he wants to know in saying that is, if Brutus is part of the conspiracy or not. In the middle of the play Caesar is killed. Caesar was honored in Rome by most people, but not by the conspirators.
             Mark Antony is a follower of Caesar. When Caesar describes Cassius as a dangerous man during Lupercal, Antony defends him as "a noble Roman and well given."(786). Antony does not see at that time that Cassius is dangerous. Antony easily defends him, but doesn't know what's about to happen. He better watch out. Following the assassination of Caesar, Antony asks Brutus if he can join the Conspiracy. Knowing Brutus for giving in to easily, he begins to agree as Cassius warns him. They decide to let him in as part of the conspirators. After Antony is so called "part of the conspirators" he asks if he can speak at Caesar's funeral. Brutus agrees to this once again but doesn't know what's about to happen. Antony has a way with words. What the conspirators haven't realized is that they just got their selves in a big...