Question

circumstances were in favour of mark antony when he began his speech how

Answer 1

It is true; there is a famous axiom: ‘Fortune favors the courageous and righteous person’. Antony was also favored by fortune in the following ways:

1. All the conspirators did not stay back at the market place when he began his speech.  

2. He read the Roman crowd’s mood rightly and spoke very cautiously; the crowd behave and responded exactly as he had expected.  

3. He had all the proofs, confidence, and oratorical skills to change the perception of the Roman crowd.

4. He had Brutus’s trust in him, which really helped him.