DOES ANYBODY ELSE THINK MARK ANTONY IS THE COOLEST FICTIONAL CHARACTER IN ALL OF SHAKESPEARE!?!
*coughs* Well, to be honest, I didn't expect you to share my enthusiasm. But, I LOVE HIM. And because I decided to do the cartoon, hence, not very much text, I'm going to be talking a little about MARK ANTONIUS. <3>
Okay, I'm going to try a bit of html, here. It has a replay function to show how I drew it.
And, if the html doesn't work, I apologize. You'll have to trust that the horrible toga interpretation is my own.
And, if the html doesn't work, I apologize. You'll have to trust that the horrible toga interpretation is my own.
Alrighty, a brief explanation is required.
This is my lovely drawing of Brutus and Caesar! If it's not clear what they're doing, they're sharing a friendly HUG. Or, more of a man-hug, you know, where you put one hand on your shoulder and one hand on your back. Brutus is the one with the darker hair (respectively).
Anyways. Brutus has his hand away from Caesar's back because he's holding a knife. In the play, Brutus stabs Caesar in the back, figuratively and possibly literally, depending on which version of the play you watch. In the one we saw, Brutus held Caesar, his knife raised, as Caesar said his final words:
"Et tu Brute? Then fall, Caesar."
And then Brutus stabs him in the back.
I added blood to the knife just to add to the fact that Brutus IS stabbing him. No question about it, and no regret (yet).
So about Antony... :)
When I saw Jonathan Goad play his character in Julius Caesar in Stratford, I was totally captivated. I know everyone was bored, and didn't understand, or whatever. I'm not saying that I DID, but Antony got me hooked. I go to see Shakespeare all the time, mostly for the reason that I can't understand it. I also watch new movies in Spanish. It's kind of nice.. Being completely oblivious.
Oh, and if you haven't caught on already, I'm also extremely weird.
But I really did love Antony. What got me was when he was being awarded something, and he knelt down in respect and all that, but when he looked up, he couldn't help but smile as he ran away to play with his friends. He seems so... harmless, you know? All brawn and no brains. And then... THEN we see that he was a madman genius after his brilliant speech.
I read that speech three times. I tell you, I'm Antony's number one fan. :)
Anyways, if anyone shares my Mark-Antonius-Fan-Girl-Love (BE NOT ASHAMED!), you should check out another one of Will's plays called 'Antony and Cleopatra'. I've been forced to read it off of the tiny screen of my ipod because I can't find a hard copy anywhere, but it's totally worth it. I don't know if this is supposed to be funny, but I laugh anyways. I laugh and I cry and I sympathize, and now I recommend. Best lines? :)
Antony: Fulvia is dead.
Man: Sir?
Antony: Fulvia is dead.
Man: Fulvia?
Antony: Dead.
Cleopatra: Oh, I wonder where my dear Antony could be! Is he sitting, or standing? Sad, or merry? Is he riding on his horse? Oh, how happy a horse to bear the weight of Antony!!
Antony: Thank you.
Caesar: Sit.
Antony: You sit.
And of course, these aren't COMPLETELY accurate, but you get the idea.
Oh, and I checked to see if Julius Caesar is still on in Stratford, and guess what?
It isn't.
So about Antony... :)
When I saw Jonathan Goad play his character in Julius Caesar in Stratford, I was totally captivated. I know everyone was bored, and didn't understand, or whatever. I'm not saying that I DID, but Antony got me hooked. I go to see Shakespeare all the time, mostly for the reason that I can't understand it. I also watch new movies in Spanish. It's kind of nice.. Being completely oblivious.
Oh, and if you haven't caught on already, I'm also extremely weird.
But I really did love Antony. What got me was when he was being awarded something, and he knelt down in respect and all that, but when he looked up, he couldn't help but smile as he ran away to play with his friends. He seems so... harmless, you know? All brawn and no brains. And then... THEN we see that he was a madman genius after his brilliant speech.
I read that speech three times. I tell you, I'm Antony's number one fan. :)
Anyways, if anyone shares my Mark-Antonius-Fan-Girl-Love (BE NOT ASHAMED!), you should check out another one of Will's plays called 'Antony and Cleopatra'. I've been forced to read it off of the tiny screen of my ipod because I can't find a hard copy anywhere, but it's totally worth it. I don't know if this is supposed to be funny, but I laugh anyways. I laugh and I cry and I sympathize, and now I recommend. Best lines? :)
Antony: Fulvia is dead.
Man: Sir?
Antony: Fulvia is dead.
Man: Fulvia?
Antony: Dead.
Cleopatra: Oh, I wonder where my dear Antony could be! Is he sitting, or standing? Sad, or merry? Is he riding on his horse? Oh, how happy a horse to bear the weight of Antony!!
Antony: Thank you.
Caesar: Sit.
Antony: You sit.
And of course, these aren't COMPLETELY accurate, but you get the idea.
Oh, and I checked to see if Julius Caesar is still on in Stratford, and guess what?
It isn't.
