Most of William Shakespeare's plays have been successful and well-known throughout centuries, including "Julius Caesar." In this play, Shakespeare makes the loyalty of his characters, especially Antony, shifting as the story progresses. He shows how loyal Antony is to Caesar at first, but later his loyalty splits: First, offering his pretended loyalty for Brutus, Antony plans to protect himself from his own assassination that is designed by the conspirators, and then he revenges Caesar's murder.

Antony appears early in the play with his loyalty fully for Caesar and he is reinforcing Caesar's will. Antony has fought with Caesar against Pompey, therefore he is described as a son of Caesar, and even as Caesar's right hand. The Festival of Lupercal is the opening scene where Antony is portrayed as a true, loyal friend of Caesar. When Caesar tells him to touch Calpurnia, Caesar's wife, with a belief that she...