Brutus vs. Mark Antony In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus and Mark Antony speak in front of the people of Rome. Both Mark Antony and Brutus speak about Caesar but each has different viewpoints. How Brutus and Mark Antony chose to give their speech will determine whose speech was more effective towards the romans and their easily shifted viewpoints. Brutus and Mark Antony will open up the romans eyes on what it means to have honor and be ambitious similarly and differently.
One of the most important parts of both speeches was not in the words that Mark and Brutus spoke but in their position to the crowd. Brutus stood above the crowd by staying near the top of the steps far from the romans (beginning of movie …show more content…
Brutus 's tone let out that he was overly confident (throughout movie clip). This over confident tone gets the romans fired up and believing every word Brutus lets out. Mark Antony set the tone of his speech by beginning with friends rather than romans (Scene 3 line 13 and line 74). The tone of Antony 's speech led the romans in, but also created a greater impact. Mark Antony treated the romans with respect and made the romans feel he was equal to them. This tone that Mark Antony portrayed built a better connection with the romans and led to his success in swaying the …show more content…
The crowd that took up every inch of the capitol was easily swayed throughout both speeches. Although the crowd determined the quality of the speeches by their loudness, they proved to be easily led. After Brutus offered self sacrifice the crowd went wild wanting Brutus to now live (Scene 3 lines 47-54). Less than five minutes before Brutus 's spontaneous act the romans were against Brutus and his act of betrayal for the once loved Caesar. After Antony had to stop his speech because he was experiencing emotional instability the crowd changed from loving Brutus to understanding Antony 's side (Scene 3 line 118). The crowds easily changed opinions showed that they changed their opinions whenever vulnerability was portrayed towards the crowd from Brutus and Mark
One of the most important parts of both speeches was not in the words that Mark and Brutus spoke but in their position to the crowd. Brutus stood above the crowd by staying near the top of the steps far from the romans (beginning of movie …show more content…
Brutus 's tone let out that he was overly confident (throughout movie clip). This over confident tone gets the romans fired up and believing every word Brutus lets out. Mark Antony set the tone of his speech by beginning with friends rather than romans (Scene 3 line 13 and line 74). The tone of Antony 's speech led the romans in, but also created a greater impact. Mark Antony treated the romans with respect and made the romans feel he was equal to them. This tone that Mark Antony portrayed built a better connection with the romans and led to his success in swaying the …show more content…
The crowd that took up every inch of the capitol was easily swayed throughout both speeches. Although the crowd determined the quality of the speeches by their loudness, they proved to be easily led. After Brutus offered self sacrifice the crowd went wild wanting Brutus to now live (Scene 3 lines 47-54). Less than five minutes before Brutus 's spontaneous act the romans were against Brutus and his act of betrayal for the once loved Caesar. After Antony had to stop his speech because he was experiencing emotional instability the crowd changed from loving Brutus to understanding Antony 's side (Scene 3 line 118). The crowds easily changed opinions showed that they changed their opinions whenever vulnerability was portrayed towards the crowd from Brutus and Mark