Brutus delivers a speech defending his actions, and for the moment, the crowd is on his side. However, Mark Antony, with a subtle and eloquent speech, deftly turns public opinion against the assassins by manipulating the emotions of the common people. There is method in his rhetorical speech and gestures: he reminds them of the good Caesar had done for Rome, his sympathy with the poor, and his refusal of the crown at the Lupercal, thus questioning Brutus' claim of Caesar's ambition. He shows Caesar's corpse to the crowd to have them shed tears and gain sympathy for their fallen hero; and he reads Caesar's will, in which every Roman citizen would receive money. Antony rouses the mob to drive the conspirators from Rome.…
Antony’s speech ultimately leads to a battle between him and the conspirators. Brutus has good intentions, but nevertheless he makes a lot of bad decisions which eventually leads to his…
However, at the beginning Brutus was able to sway the Roman people to see his side of the story. He included logos and ethos in his argument to make it more effective in gaining the citizens trust. In some aspects the arguments are similar, but one is more effective that the other. Antony's speech is the greater of the two.…
Both speeches of Brutus and Antony about Caesar’s death were compelling, but Mark Antony’s speech was overall superior to that of Brutus’s, for he won back the Roman people’s loyalty. In Brutus’s speech, he tries to invoke the people of Rome using ethos. Brutus uses ethos to credit himself, saying that the people should trust his words. The people of Rome can trust in his words because he is a part of the government, so in using ethos was an effective way on persuading the people.…
After Brutus’ speech the crowd supports his decision, they believe Caesar was corrupt and he had to die. Next Marc Antony, Julius Caesar’s right hand man, stepped up to talk. In his speech he used pathos to pull at the crowd’s emotions and logos to remind them why they loved Caesar. “He was my friend, faithful and just to me.” Antony says, “He hath brought many captives home to Rome… When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept.”…
Julius Caesar, a drama written by William Shakespeare, is about the dictator Julius Caesar, who was assassinated by a group of conspirators, and the effects that followed. Close friends of Caesar, Mark Antony and Brutus, both spoke at his funeral. Mark Antony had the strongest and most effective speech because he utilizes rhetoric such as pathos and ethos. He uses rhetoric to prove that Brutus’s claims are inaccurate. Antony also relates to the people on a different level than Brutus, this causes the people feel comfortable and feel a sense of trust with him unlike Brutus.…
He reads Caesar's will and the people found out that he left a large portion of land to them. Antony's strong about his beliefs and emotions which rubs off on the people. In conclusion, Antony's speech was more effective, because he went after Brutus showing them Caesar really did care about his people, he even refused to accept the crown. He was able to have the last word for the people. He is a better judge of character .…
In Brutus’s speech, the overarching lie is that Caesar was ambitious when he was not. Logically, that cannot stand because the people know Caesar and if they stop for a moment a think about all of Caesar’s actions they would clearly see that he was not. Brutus asks the people a simple question though: would they rather live as slaves with Caesar reigning or live as free men with him dead? (This question is also considered when discussing the use of ethos in his speech.) Antony, however, uses all that Brutus says to his advantage.…
Although Brutus, Antony, and Cassius have many differences, they are also alike in some aspects. They all have a certain need for power throughout the story. Antony as well as Cassius both are extremely manipulative also. Antony uses certain words and emotions to win people over in his speech at Caesar’s funeral. He completely convinces the whole crowd to riot and revolt against all of the conspirators.…
Mark and Caesar were very close he wants people to think about why they love Julius and Mark Antony says he is not trying to go against Brutus speech but it seems like he is. Mark Antony doesn't believe that Brutus did it for the better of Rome. Mark Antony reads Caesar speech to try and prove that he was a good man and says to go and try to turn you against Brutus i would do him wrong and they are both good men. Mark Antony promises Caesar that he will get revenge on Caesar…
Julius Caesar Spring Final There are several occurrences that prove the theory that words are more powerful than weapons. In the play Julius Caesar a guy by the name of Marc Antony convinces a whole crowd of people to revolt against their leader. In Germany Hitler did a similar thing, he turned the people to his radical side. They used persuasive speech and gave the people offers that caused them to be loyal to them.…
He convinces the crowd that Caesar was great. The crowd would feel guilty about trusting Brutus, after Antony persuaded them he was almost pathetic, this makes the crowd angry and they rebel. Antony also says "Here was Caesar! When comes such another?" which makes the citizens feel guilty and like they'll never get another Caesar, so they have missed there chance to let Caesar…
In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, there are many differences in the speeches between Brutus and Antony, such as tone, loyalty towards Caesar, and emotions and logic. Brutus’s speech tone is grave, because he is very serious and straight forward while he is talking to the crowd. Brutus uses the line, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more.” (III.ii.21-22) Antony’s speech about the death of Caesar is heartfelt because Antony really loved Caesar and is speaking from his heart. Antony says, “Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin with Caesar.”…
the basic difference between the two speeches, is brutus appeals to reason and logic, and mark appeals to emotion. brutus, his speech to the citizens is in character. he gives reasons for killing julius. his speech is full of the word "i", he never once mentioned any of the other conspirators. Antony is characterized as one who loves pleasure of the sense, this includes lots of wine drinking, and liquor.…
Two of the most important speeches in Julius Caesar are actually spoken right after each other. Mark Antony's and Brutus' speech are the most criticized and looked over, so following that theme I will be comparing the two speeches in this essay. They also reveal quite a bit about each, Mark Antony's and Brutus', personalities. Out of the two speeches that are given to the crowd gathered Brutus went first, so that's who I'll be addressing first.…