In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Antony is a friend and was Julius Caesar's right-hand man. When the time came for Caesar's death, Antony pledged allegiance to Brutus and the conspirators, but in reality had deceived them. Brutus had given Antony the right to speak at Caesar's funeral, but Gaius Cassius had warned him against this and Cassius was right. At the funeral, Antoine would bring down the conspirators in his funeral oration. After Brutus made a reasonable speech, convincing the people that Caesar should die for, he was an ambitious man, but being naive, he left many gaps in his explanation. This speech would temporarily give him and the conspirators protection. Antony then enters with Caesar's body and Brutus leaves the Forum. Antoine then begins to deliver his well-constructed speech, which is in itself a work of rhetorical irony. Gradually throughout the speech, Antony repeats the words honorable and ambitious, asking questions in the minds of the Roman citizens. The use of the word ambitious throughout the speech begins to lose credibility and force. Antony spoke of a man who was presented with a crown three times, “which he refused three times” (Act III, scene 2, line 99). This Caesar wept, when the poor cried out: “Did this Caesar seem ambitious? (Act III, scene 2, line 93). Antony had informed the citizens of Caesar's will and told them he could not read it, but he manipulated them into wanting him to read it. When Antony read the will, it further angered the citizens at their already state of mutiny against Caesar, an "ambitious" man had left them lands and parks for their leisure. As Antony said: “Did this Caesar seem ambitious? » (Act III, scene 2, line 93). The dignity of the conspirators represented by the word honorable had vanished with each use and these men were now hated for stabbing such a truly honorable man in the back. The "honorable" Brutus was "Caesar's angel" and "For when the noble Caesar saw him stabbed, ingratitude, stronger than the weapons of traitors, completely defeated him" (Act III, scene 2, lines 183-188). These men were now portrayed as crooked by the noble Mark Antony. Antoine shows his skills as a great politician and flexible rhetoric by fooling the conspirators and giving this speech, but the best part is how he described himself as a broken-hearted man. “My heart is there in the coffin with Caesar” (Act III, scene 2, line 108).