Antony, in his eulogy, presented himself as filled with grief and loss; however, a form of subliminal persuasion and manipulation is used to sway the Roman people in his favor. The loyal friend of Caesar appeared to be supportive of the conspirators, but his devotion to the true king never wavered. While he praised the conspirators for being “such honorable men”, Antony admitted how he grieved for his friend. He utilized paralipsis in his cajolery, stating that “I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, / But here I am to speak what I do know.”…
When Brutus recites a speech in the market place after Caesar’s death the speeches exemplify parallelism, verbal irony, and witty use of rhetoric. With the Roman public watching on eager to see a reprisal for the death of Caesar, Brutus uses the undetected technique of coercion on the Romans taking advantage of their easily susceptible minds. In his speech he proclaims his love for Caesar passionately stating “If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar’s, to him I say that Brutus’ love to Caesar was no less than his”. With the public making up their minds, Brutus plays his pathos card, showing he really did care for Caesar but claims, “Have you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” .Here…
Imagine losing a best friend and never saying goodbye. Imagine witnessing their last breath as they are brutally murdered. Imagine having to stand in front of a crowd trying to reason their death. In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy Julius Caesar, Mark Antony has to fill these dreadful shoes after witnessing the murder of his closest friend, Julius Caesar.…
The ides of March have arrived and the conspirators have Caesar at the top of the steps to the senate house where they plan to assassinate him. They first beg Caesar to repeal Cimbers’s banishment. Caesar tells them that they shouldn’t think that they will sway him with their flattery. He then delivers this speech that he starts of by telling them that he’s not like them. When he says he is referring to how if they were begged to repeal the order they would be flattered and they would do so.…
A major theme is the play is persuasion, persuasion is in many way involved throughout the play. It seems that everyone tries to convince someone else of something. Caesar tries to create an image in the public's mind of his crowing, an ancient form of spin doctoring. Cassius finds the best way to manipulate each man is to bring them to his side, and Brutus, we hope will refuse to participate, takes longer than the others to respond to Cassius' manipulations, but does eventually respond and finishes the job for him by persuading himself . The scene, when Brutus joins the conspirators, is also interesting because Brutus' wife, serves as the…
“Romulus Augustus Caesar, you have been charged with the account of being a Caesar, a threat to my rule. I hereby condemn you to live the rest of your life on the island of Campania in Castellum Luecullanum. You will leave Ravenna immediately!” His voice thundered and echoed through the hall and rang in my ears. I was too leave my home forever.…
Today, on the Feast of Lupercalia, a triumphant Caesar has returned after spilling the blood of noble Pompey’s sons in Munda. The common folk celebrate, walking through the streets and decorating the city to celebrate his return. Those fools! Rather than putting in a day of good, hard work, they instead cheer for that tyrant. Only a few years ago did they fall at Pompey's feet in his worship, the fickle creatures.…
He reminded the people that Caesar would have ruined Rome, become a tyrant and would have enslaved everyone, he said "had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead?". He says this as a rhetorical question: it has quite an obvious answer but probably would have been false anyway. Brutus says that last quote like it is fact and that it will happen. The fact makes it seem more real.…
Flattery can make even the thickest skinned people believe you. A person can use just their words to persuade their audience. It’s an easy way to manipulate someone to do what you want. Throughout the play Julius Caesar, flattery is used to manipulate and convince the other characters.…
In William Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar” Mark Antony unleashes a powerful speech during Caesar’s funeral, aiming to persuade the people of Rome that Brutus was fallacious to kill Caesar and that they should avenge his death. In Antony’s oration, he argues his case against Brutus by using the rhetorical strategies of Ethos, Pathos and Logos to manipulate his audience to be on his side, rather than Brutus’s side. These three persuasion tools allow his audience to connect with him and he is able to effectively argue his case against than Brutus. Antony’s first priority is to establish ethos in his speech. Since Brutus is a friend of the powerful Caesar, Antony must transcend his credibility and prove to the Romans…
Emotions are what drive us, for one cannot be persuaded without understanding emotions. Learning new words might help us when feeling emotions because we can identify them. Words are the most powerful force available to humanity because we can choose what words to say depending on the situation. Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral was more effective than Brutus’ because Antony used genuine emotion to sway the crowd.…
Persuasion is a powerful tool that can either be used for good or bad. Having the ability to persuade any one and everyone is a talent to be afraid of. In Julius Caesar the plot revolves around a conspiracy to assassinate Caesar. One by one people are convinced to join the conspiracy by Cassius the leader of the group. Cassius is the leader of the conspiracy group against Julius Caesar.…
Throughout The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony shows and undying love for Caesar. In this drama, written by William Shakespeare, the story of the assassination of Julius is told, and Antony is, without doubt, Caesar’s most loyal and dedicated admirer. Even after Caesar dies, he is able to carry his legacy on through a powerful and moving speech during his future. As Antony delivers his speech, it is blatantly obvious that he is angered by Caesar’s death and feels great contempt for the conspirators of the vile plot. In fact, it seems that Antony could discourse for hours on end about how magnificent and valiant Caesar was.…
In Act 1, scene 2 Cassius uses methods of persuasion to convince Brutus to turn against the almighty Caesar. He does this in multiple ways. Initially, Cassius starts to direct Brutus’s attention to the fact that Caesar is just as much a man as he is. They were born as free as Caesar was, have both eaten as well as Caesar, and can endure the winter just as well as him; what makes him different? Cassius then goes on to tell of Caesar’s flaws and how he is weak.…
That power of words is evidenced throughout all the writing of Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar”. Words have the ability to convince anyone to do anything. They have the ability to produce an effect using words in a convincing or provocative manner to produce the desired effect or reaction. For example, in the play Cassius persuades Brutus to turn against his best friend Caesar, Decius reinterprets Calpurnia's dream that leads Caesar to his fate, and Antony convinces the crowd of plebeians to turn against the “honorable” Brutus.…