Mark Antony Propaganda

     My Propaganda poster is for Mark Antony being ruler. The text in red is a quote from the people about Mark Antony and it shows the Plebeians' trustworthiness towards him. The quote on the poster sends out a positive tone about Antony. It underscores how important he is to the people because it is showing that the people will do so much as to die for him. The fact that the picture and the text is light in color, even though it is mainly black and white, gives off an optimistic and comfortable feeling in the propaganda poster itself. The positive feelings people could get from the poster could help support Mark Antony in his future as ruler in some form.

     The quote “We’ll hear him, we’ll follow him, we’ll die with him” (3.2.220-221) is said by a Plebeian during Antony’s speech after Julius Caesar was murdered.  Antony was showing the people of Rome Caesar’s body and explained how the stab wounds were created by the conspirators. Antony's plan was to get the Plebeians onto his side. To accomplish this feat he had to convince the people that the conspirators, especially Brutus, are the exact opposite of honorable. To get the Plebeians onto his side, he must manipulate the people to be on his side by showing valuable pieces of evidence, even if he has to lie a bit. To persuade the people, he brought out the body of Caesar, a giant piece of evidence to support his overall point in his speech. The Plebeians are very easy to persuade so they were on Antony's side in a heartbeat; hence the quote "We'll hear him, we'll follow him, we'll die with him" (3.2.220-221).