What prophesy did antony make after caesar's death?
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Julius Ceasar was killed by a mutiny of roman senators. Principal among them are Brutus, who was JC's best friend -- bright, charasmatic and naive, and Casius, who Shakespeare renders as heartless, ambitious and disingenuous.
Mark Antony was the leader of one of Ceasar's armies. It was assumed knowledge in the Elizabethan era that Roman generals could not legally lead their armies over the Rubicon river, into Rome, lest they foment insurrection (hence the phrase, "crossing the rubicon"). Antony's motives are not clearly examined until after JC's death. Up until then it is apparent that Marc Antony is a soldier, not exceptionally witty, not terribly formidible without his troops, but a dear friend to JC (but perhaps less so than Brutus).
To really grasp this part, you need to understand that this is a political drama of the highest order -- something Shakespeare loved to play with (consider his historical plays around the War of the Roses, Henry VI-1, Henry VI-2 and RIchard III). In Julius Ceasar, everyone has their own agenda and, in the end, perhaps only JC himself is guileless.
After the murder of Ceasar, Brutus and the cadre that rna the assassination (including Cassius) temporarily lead Rome. And at the beginning, the ROman populace is convinced that Ceasar was about to dissolve the democracy and take of the crown of an emperor. Hence, this rebellion is popular but shaky. We enter as Antony asks Brutus if he can speak at Ceasar's funeral, over his body.