Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot,
Take thou what course thou wilt!
Who says the above lines? How does he succeed in instigating the people
of Rome against the conspirators ?
Answers
Answer: The above mentioned lines are spoken to himself by Antony after he finishes his funeral speech at the market place.
In order to take revenge of Caesar’s assassination, Antony used the power of his speech to instigate people of Rome against the conspirators. First of all he handled the public sentiments against Caesar very carefully. He started his speech by praising Brutus and the other conspirators. Then he put forth the proofs, incidents with examples to prove that Caesar was not ambitious at all. Secondly he reminded them how they used to love Caesar once; he evoked their sympathy and love for Caesar. Thirdly, he showed them the Caesar’s stabbed corpse and used inflammatory words to make them angry against the conspirators. Lastly he read Caesar’s will in such a manner that really made the Roman crowd rise in mutiny.