After the conspirators murdered Caesar, Brutus goes to make a speech to the people of Rome on why he had to kill Caesar. Antony ended up showing up, with Caesar's body, to give his own speech on why Brutus was wrong for killing Caesar. Brutus and Antony’s speeches to the people of Rome were similar in some ways. More specifically it was similar in the fact that they were both trying to persuade. The way the two speeches are different though is what they appeal to. This paper will compare and contrast these two speeches that led to the outcome of this act. The main way Brutus and Antony’s speeches are similar is that they are both trying to persuade the people of Rome who was right and who was wrong. For example on page 831, III,
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Brutus’s speech appealed more to reason and logic because Brutus believes people can be persuaded just by reason. An example of this is on page 831, III, ii, 13-17, saying, “Hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor that you may believe. Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses that you may the better judge.” Brutus is saying this to persuade the people to believe him because of his honor among the people and not think of him of a bad person because he is so honored. Antony’s speech on the other hand focused more towards the emotion. He does this on page 835, III, ii, 104-109, saying, “You all did love him once, not without cause. What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason. Bear with me. My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me.” Antony uses emotion in this quote by crying after he says it, persuading the citizens to realize that Antony is right and Brutus is wrong in what they say about Caesar, eventually resulting the people to riot. Another opinion from someone says, “But Antony has two advantages over Brutus: his subterfuge and his chance to have the last word.” What this person says is also true because since Antony gets the last
Brutus’s speech appealed more to reason and logic because Brutus believes people can be persuaded just by reason. An example of this is on page 831, III, ii, 13-17, saying, “Hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor that you may believe. Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses that you may the better judge.” Brutus is saying this to persuade the people to believe him because of his honor among the people and not think of him of a bad person because he is so honored. Antony’s speech on the other hand focused more towards the emotion. He does this on page 835, III, ii, 104-109, saying, “You all did love him once, not without cause. What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason. Bear with me. My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me.” Antony uses emotion in this quote by crying after he says it, persuading the citizens to realize that Antony is right and Brutus is wrong in what they say about Caesar, eventually resulting the people to riot. Another opinion from someone says, “But Antony has two advantages over Brutus: his subterfuge and his chance to have the last word.” What this person says is also true because since Antony gets the last