Julius Caesar Vs. Chocolate Wa

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funeral, he thinks to bring up the will of Caesar by saying "But here's a parchment with the seal of Caesar. / I found it in his closet. 'Tis his will"(III, ii, 140-141). Antony could not have possibly been to Caesar's home to get the will before his speech, but he briskly thinks of another way to convince the plebeians. One more necessity to being a good leader is having underlings to help you. Antony has one person that he treats as an underling but who is his political equal. This is Lepidus, who rules in the second Triumvirate with Antony and Octavius. Antony sees Lepidus as "a slight unmeritable man, / meet to be sent on errands" (IV, i, 14-15). Having an underling makes the leader feel more powerful. In The Chocolate War Archie is the leader of the Vigils. He displays qualities similar to those of Antony in the way that he is a very good public speaker. He always uses psychological means rather then fists. He convinces Emile Janza that "…guys like Renault are your enemies, ...

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"Stand back! Room! Bear back!" (Shakespeare III, ii, 180). This is a bad quality because there is no room for individual ideas if all of the plebeians think alike. Another one of the qualities they believe everything that their leader says and are easily convinced. This is good because it also shows a sense of faith in their leader. It also shows disciple among the followers. When Antony is trying to convince the plebeians to rebel against the conspirators he only has to say "In every wound of Caesar that should move / the stones of Rome to rise and mutiny" (III, ii, 242-243). The plebeians yell back "We'll mutiny" (III, ii, 244). By immediately shouting back the plebeians are ...

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