The spirit of Caesar lives on. In Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, Caesar remains through Antony and his cogent speech to the citizens of Rome. The presence of Caesar can be felt through the despair in Antony’s voice as he addresses his fellow Romans. Following the death of his great friend Caesar, Antony moves the crowd to believe in the everlasting eminence of the once praised leader. Antony’s emotional appeals engage the Roman people and persuade them to support Antony over Brutus in their fight for power over Rome. The speeches that Antony and Brutus give have many similarities. Both men confess their love for Caesar in their speeches to the Romans. Brutus expresses his love for Caesar in his speech to ensure the citizens
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This statement appeals to the citizens because it is proving that the new man who wants to rise to power loves the previous leader, but cares most about the well-being of the people. He took the sacrifices necessary to give the Romans the best lives they could possibly have. Comparatively, Antony explains how loving of a friend Caesar was to him. This shows the people of Rome that Caesar was a good man who should not have been assassinated. In Antony’s perspective, Caesar “was my friend, faithful and just to me” (3.2.94). Antony’s approach to expressing his love towards Caesar is much more personal than Brutus’. Antony and Caesar were like brothers. By explaining this relationship to the Romans, Antony is allowing them to make connections to both himself and Caesar and link with the two men on an intimate level. Another similarity between the two speeches is the addresses that Antony and Brutus use. Brutus addresses three kinds of people at the start of his speech. He calls upon “Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear” (3.2.14-15). This address is similar to Antony’s. However, Antony’s is superior. Brutus demands the …show more content…
Antony’s props, like Caesar’s body and the will, give the audience tangible evidence as to why they should believe what he is saying. The will really interests the people of Rome. They beg for Antony to read it, but he wants to get them to become even more emotional. According to Antony, ‘hearing the will of Caesar, it will inflame you; it will make you mad” (3.2.155-156). Hearing these words causes the audience to become even more enticed by what Antony has to say. It gets them riled up and anxious to hear if he will read the will. In contrast, Brutus does not have any physical evidence for his argument, making his speech less appealing to the Romans than Antony’s. An additional difference between the two speeches is that Brutus implies that if he had not killed Caesar that all of the Romans would be controlled by him. Antony does not make this argument in his speech because Caesar is his good friend and he wants the Romans to mourn his death. Brutus’ argument is good, but it does not exceed the emotional appeals that Antony gives. Brutus argues to the people, “had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all freemen” (3.2.24-26)? This argument upsets the people and influences them to believe what Brutus is saying about Caesar, However, it is not enough to make the Romans agree with Brutus. The approach that
This statement appeals to the citizens because it is proving that the new man who wants to rise to power loves the previous leader, but cares most about the well-being of the people. He took the sacrifices necessary to give the Romans the best lives they could possibly have. Comparatively, Antony explains how loving of a friend Caesar was to him. This shows the people of Rome that Caesar was a good man who should not have been assassinated. In Antony’s perspective, Caesar “was my friend, faithful and just to me” (3.2.94). Antony’s approach to expressing his love towards Caesar is much more personal than Brutus’. Antony and Caesar were like brothers. By explaining this relationship to the Romans, Antony is allowing them to make connections to both himself and Caesar and link with the two men on an intimate level. Another similarity between the two speeches is the addresses that Antony and Brutus use. Brutus addresses three kinds of people at the start of his speech. He calls upon “Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear” (3.2.14-15). This address is similar to Antony’s. However, Antony’s is superior. Brutus demands the …show more content…
Antony’s props, like Caesar’s body and the will, give the audience tangible evidence as to why they should believe what he is saying. The will really interests the people of Rome. They beg for Antony to read it, but he wants to get them to become even more emotional. According to Antony, ‘hearing the will of Caesar, it will inflame you; it will make you mad” (3.2.155-156). Hearing these words causes the audience to become even more enticed by what Antony has to say. It gets them riled up and anxious to hear if he will read the will. In contrast, Brutus does not have any physical evidence for his argument, making his speech less appealing to the Romans than Antony’s. An additional difference between the two speeches is that Brutus implies that if he had not killed Caesar that all of the Romans would be controlled by him. Antony does not make this argument in his speech because Caesar is his good friend and he wants the Romans to mourn his death. Brutus’ argument is good, but it does not exceed the emotional appeals that Antony gives. Brutus argues to the people, “had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all freemen” (3.2.24-26)? This argument upsets the people and influences them to believe what Brutus is saying about Caesar, However, it is not enough to make the Romans agree with Brutus. The approach that