Antony: "Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot. Take tho what course thou wilt.
these lines are from the Tragedy Play CAESAR BY Shakespeare.
can u please help me out. i hsve my english exams 2morrow.
2007-01-09 00:19:06 · 10 answers · asked by Aditya N 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
So said Mark Antony after successfully rousing the rabble against Brutus and Cassius in Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR. Antony's speech, in which he incited a riot against his enemies, all the while protesting that they were "honorable men," is a masterpiece of wicked and sly demaogogery. Its sheer disengenousness is grimly hilarious; Antony clearly wants the men who assassinated Casear to run afoul of a hateful mob, to be lynched, tortured, drawn and quartered, or worse... but he keeps insisting that he has nothing against Caesar's killers, all the while stirring up resentment against them through masterfully underhanded rhetoric.
2007-01-09 00:28:02 · answer #1 · answered by Doodie 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
'Now let it work' - let the plan he has made start to work
'Mischief, thou art afoot. Take tho what course thou wilt.' He is speaking metaphorically, as if his plan is a person (Mischief) with a will of his/or own who can pick which way to go: course can be used in the sense of path or road, or the way a river flows. Also, there is the modern day expression 'Let events take their own course'.
Antony is expressing the idea that once we have put a plan, we can stand back and watch what happens. Also that once started, what follows may not be predictible and events can can gather its own momentum. A good anaolgy would be if we throw a stone down a mountain, we can't predict whether it will land harmlessly, start an avalanche, or hit some small animal. He intends his plan should cause mischief or harm.
Hope this helps and good luck with exam.
There is also a possible reference to the Lord of Misrule - which was a day (once a year) when servants could tell their masters what to do (within limits of course)
2007-01-09 02:23:30 · answer #2 · answered by tagette 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mischief Thou Art Afoot
2016-10-16 13:16:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's say that you sneakily and cunningly got someone into trouble; knowing that trouble was inevitable as a result of your own actions. Having set this 'mischief' loose there is nothing that you can do to change the outcome - it is going to play itself out regardless.
2007-01-09 00:47:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do yer' own bloody homework you nob.
Just kidding.
The line says basically: "Mischief, you're here, do whatever you want"
assuming you know what mischief means, I'll let you pick away the bulk details.
2007-01-09 00:27:31 · answer #5 · answered by Rental 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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Antony: "Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot. Take tho what course thou wilt.
these lines are from the Tragedy Play CAESAR BY Shakespeare.
can u please help me out. i hsve my english exams 2morrow.
2015-08-08 04:47:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i did this at gce then it was discovered we were doing the wrong syllabus at Christmas! we ended up doing a crash course in far from the madding crowd. I hated it and preferred Julius Caesar!
this is referring to the plot to kill Julius Caesar.
marc antony and the fellow conspirators have formulated a plan and now, having committed themselves to it, Antony seems to indicate that although he is in agreement, he also reckognises that it is morally or wrong but in the course of events, a necessity for the general good of Rome. u have to remember that antony was one of Caesar's closest allies and he had been given his power and authority by caesar so really this conspiracy was quite a mean trick. even brutus was involved.
when Caesar dies he is betrayed even by his closest allies and so dies a broken man, knowing that his reign was not accepted even by those he felt he could trust.
this may really help u and good luck
http://www.courseworkbank.co.uk/GCSE/English_Literature/Shakespeare/
i did go on further but decided it is better for u to look 4 urself as it was along time ago 4 me!
2007-01-09 00:42:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I can't say for sure, but I think that besically it's addressing Mischief(trouble) and telling it to do it's worst, to do what it will do. He knows that Mischief is there, and is ready to face it.
2007-01-09 00:28:25 · answer #8 · answered by jerjessie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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it means....want me to get u drunk so i can easily bang u or can i just pay u yur normal wage
2016-04-07 22:24:11 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-09 00:23:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋