AntonyisstrongandwisewithhimRomewillrise

Goodafternoonladies,gentlemen,anddistinguishedguests.Thankyoufor
consideringme,MarkAntony,foryournextrulerofRome.
Becauseyouaresittingheretoday,Iknowthatyoucareaboutthefutureofour
city.AsdoI.(littlepause)IplantoimproveuponwhatyourbelovedCaesarhas
accomplishedforourcity,Rome.AsagoodfriendofthelateCaesar,Icansaythatwe
sharemanyofthesamevalues,butourideasdodiffer.IwasbornandraisedinRome
andIknowwhatitsliketoliveinthisgreatcity.Equally,Iunderstandyou,thepeople,
needtotobetreatedwithrespectandappreciation.(Teamclaps)
Everyonehereisawareofthetragedythathashappenedtoourgreatanddear
leader.AsIsawhimlayingthereIsaidOpardonme,thoubleedingpieceofearth,that
Iammeekandgentlewiththesebutchers!Thouarttheruinsofthenoblestman
(Shakespeare3.1275277)AsyouknowCaesarandIworkedcloselytogetherwhile
hewasinoffice.HehadgreatideasduringhismanyyearsastheleaderofRome,but
hisbeliefswereultimatelyfadingaway.IrealizeCaesarwaspowerhungryandthatwas
oneofthefewthingsIdidnotagreewith.Insomewaysthesepoorchoiceshemade
woundedthiscityandwehaven'tbeenabletorecoverfromit.ButIplantorestore
peaceandstabilitytoourcityandmakeRomeabetterplaceforeveryone.(Teamclap/
crowdclap).DuringthetimeofbeingCaesarsrighthandman,Ihaveattainedmany
similarbeliefstohowthisgovernmentshouldbemanaged.Forexample,JuliusCaesar
wasagreatleaderwholeadarmiesintocountriestoexpandRomeandgainpowerfor
us.IadvisedthisconceptsoRomecanbecomemoredominant.Iamreadytostepin
andbecometheleaderyouneedandwant.(Crowdclaps/Teamclaps)
Mycompetitorhasbeentoldbyhisfriend,Thouartnoble.YetIseethy
honorablemettlemaybewroughtfromthatisdisposed.Thereforeitismeetthatnoble
mindskeepeverwiththeirlikes(Shakespeare1.2313315).Brutusmaybenoble,but
iseasilyinfluencedbyothersopinions.Thisisabsolutelynotagoodtraittohaveasa
leader.(dramaticpause)EvenhisgoodfriendCassiusstatedIfIwereBrutusnowand

hewereCassius,Heshouldnothumorme.(Shakespeare1.2319320)Howcoulda
goodleaderbeinfluencedbyotherssosimply?(aggressivelysayingwithpassion)How
canagoodleaderbepartofthebrutalmurderofourbelovedCaesar?Whomhe
claimedtobehisbestfriend.Thatisnotwhatabestfriendwoulddo.Thatisnotwhat
anysanepersonwoulddotoanyone.(pause)NotonlydidBrutusmurderCaesarbut
totopitoffheannouncedLetusbatheourhandsinCaesar'sblooduptotheelbows
andbesmearourswords(Shakespeare3.1116117).Heactuallycoveredhisarmsin
Caesar'sblood.IfIwereyou,Iwouldn'twantsomeonelikethatrulingthisgreatsociety.
Withbeingtheheadofagreatcommunity,theleadershouldhaveagoodfamilylifeto
leadbyexample.ButthatisdifferentforBrutus.Ifitbenomore,PortiaisBrutus
Harlotnothiswife(Shakspeare2.1302303).Myopponenthasrepeatedlymistreated
hiswifeemotionallybynotrespectingherasheronetruelove.Heevenlethiswifestab
herselfinthelegjusttoprovethatshewasstrongenoughtodealwithwhateverwas
botheringhim.Onlythen(littlepause),aftershebrutallyhurtherself,didheconfidein
her.Idontknowaboutyou,butIcertainlydonotwantsomeonewhoisabusiveand
easilymanipulatedtoruleourcity.
InordertomakeRomebetter,Ihavemanyplans.Ihopetocontinuetohelpour
greatcitygrowbyleadingastrongarmytogainuspower.Iplandosobygoinginto
othercountries/citiesandtaketheirpowersowecanuseitasourown.Ihopetobea
greatleader,butmostofall,Ihopetosharesomeofthispowerwithyou.Iamplanning
onalteringourgovernmentsothatyou,thepeople,havemoreofasaysothatyou
canhelpchoosethenextleaders,laws,andlegislaturethatinfluencesthiscity'sfuture.
ThisgivesyoumorefreedomsandmoreofavoiceasthecommunityofRome.Ihope
youwillgivemetheopportunitytoruleRomewithyou.Cassiusoncesaidofme,We
shallfindofhimashrewdcontriver.And,youknow,hismeans,ifheimprovethem,may
wellstretchsofarastoannoyusall(Shakespeare2.1.164167).Hewasscaredof
whatIcandobecauseofallofmyconnections.Withthehelpofthepeople,Ihave
madealliancesandfriendshipsduringmytimehelpingCaesar.Withmywealthand
yourstrongguidance,IbelievethatwecanhelpRomeprosper.

Asagreatleaderyoushouldbeflexible,openminded,andhavegreatinitiativeinwhat
youdo.IfyoumakethechoicetoelectmeasyournextrulerofRome,thenIwilldo
everythinginmypowertocreateaworthyandpowerfulplaceforeveryone.Iplanto
helpthiscommunitybecomeevenbetterthanitwas.BecauseIamcommittedto
makingthisareaaplacewhereeveryonewillwanttolive.Antonyisstrongandwise
andwithhimRomewithrise!(Everyoneclaps)