In act 3 scene 2, Antony sways the crowd’s loyalty towards him and away from the conspirators, by discrediting Brutus and his attempts to brandish Caesar as overly-ambitious. After Brutus’ speech at Caesar’s funeral, Antony switches the crowd’s allegiance back to the side of Caesar and stirs them to mutiny. ‘We’ll burn his body in the holy place and with the brands fire the traitors’ houses’. This quote from a member of the crowd is symbolic of Caesar’s power, as after death he has still lit the flames that will fight against his killers. This references Antony’s line from his soliloquy in the previous scene about Caesar’s ghostly revenge.
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