Antony- "Octavius, I have seen more days than you; and though we lay these honors on this man, to ease ourselves of divers sland'rous loads, he shall but bear them as the ass bears gold, to groan and sweat under the business, either led or driven, as we point the way; and having brought our treasure where we will, then take we down his load, and turn him off, (like to the empty ass) to shake his ears and graze in commons."
Modern Language- Octavius, I am older and wiser than you; and although we are giving this man all these responsibilites to spare ourselves hard and stressful situations, he will not deal with them any better than a donkey deals with a heavy load. He will complain, even if he is told what to do by us; and once we have gotten what we needed from him, we will let him go (as if here were a hungry donkey) and let him be free.
This quote relates the the topic Rhetoric and Power in several ways. It relates to power because Antony is talking about how to much power and responsibility is not always what it is cracked up to be. It is true that with more power comes more responsibilty, and sometimes too much responsibility can make a man unhappy with the amount of power, and he will begin to complain. It relates to rhetoric, because Antony and Octavius are getting Lepidus to run errands for them, so they have to use rhetorical devices and appeals .
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