Free Julius Caesar Essays: The Persuasive Power Of Words

The Persuasive Power of Words Why do teachers always want people to have the ability to speak in front in public? What is so important about words. Words when used correctly are the most powerful force in the world. The use of words to get their way is commonly displayed in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Two characters use their words differently for different reasons but for the same goal which is coming across as prodigious. First is Cassius who used words for manipulation, second is Antony who used his words for persuasion, and last are real world speakers that have changed our world for the better. First is Cassius who was the leader of the conspiracy to remove Julius Caesar from power by assassinating him. Cassius had the …show more content…
Antony’s use of words is seen during Caesar’s funeral. Antony decided to speak after Brutus because he wanted to have the ability to disclaim any false things Brutus says which includes when Brutus claimed Caesar was ambitious. Antony had told the crowd Caesar had refused a crown three times, brought prisoners of war to Rome to get money through ransoms, and that Caesar sympathized with the poor so how could he have been ambitious. Antony’s purpose in his speech was to pump up the crowd so that they would oppose the conspirators. One part of how he gained their trust is by saying he was one of them that he was at the level of Caesar or Brutus. Antony said to the crowd “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;/ I come to bury Caesar not praise him.” ( III. ii. ). He is calling these people his friends and is saying he is one of them to gain their trust. The crowd realizes that Brutus and the Conspirators have wronged which leads to death of Cinna the poet. They believed Cinna the poet was Cinna the conspirator but when Cinna but they did not care because they wanted