Shakespeare shows Anthony’s reaction to Caesar’s death by making him react friendly in front of the very men who just murdered his King. Examples of this is when he shakes every conspirators bloody hands and calls them brave as well as gentlemen, when in fact he is being sarcastic. This can be backed up with evidence such as when Anthony is finally all by himself and his soliloquy is about his revenge. Also during his soliloquy he calls the conspirators “butchers” this means that he is not satisfied with the conspirators reasons’ for assassinating Caesar.

Another use of figurative language is used when Anthony says “Domestic fury and fierce civil strife shall cumber all the parts of Italy” Shakespeare uses personification to describe Anthony’s anger at Italy for potentially not giving any punishment to the “butchers” Anthony is so shocked by Caesar’s dead corpse that he can’t get over the fact that this “God” and this “almighty fierce person” is lying down in front of him.

He compares  Caesar’s wound “Which like dumb mouths do open their ruby lips” this shows that even when Caesar is dead Anthony still worships him,  Furthermore he continues by saying “Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!
Over thy wounds now do I prophesy” he calls Caesar’s blood “costly” which means  valuable, this additionally adds on to the fact that he still sees Caesar as a noble man and important guy.