Julius Caesar Persuasion Analysis

The Power of Persuasion Taylor Lautner once said, “Honesty and Loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that’s probably the biggest key to success.” Unlike Brutus, Antony was extremely loyal and honest to Caesar. Both of these men gave a speech at Caesar’s funeral to persuade the crowd. However, Brutus and Antony use different techniques to convince the people to their cause. Antony relies on emotion to successfully persuade the people while Brutus put into action his credibility.
Brutus puts forth his credibility while delivering his speech. When he asks the crowd to believe him for his honor (III, ii, 14-15), he convinces the people to side with him due to the fact that they trust in him. He also uses so called “facts” to further explain why they killed Caesar. When Brutus says he honored Caesar, but he was too ambitious to be King (III, ii, 26-27), the people start to believe this to be true and therefore think that the conspirators were justified in killing Caesar. As soon as the crowd listens to Antony’s version, the people soon change their thoughts and feelings for the conspirators. …show more content…
He states that Caesar was his faithful and dearest friend to persuade the crowd to have sympathy for him (III, ii, 87). Likewise, when he explains that his heart is with Caesar in the coffin (III, ii, 108), he brings a sense of remorse and sadness for the people to express pity for him. When Antony reads Caesar’s will at the funeral, he explains all the great things that Caesar left for the people of Rome. Antony reads his will so that the crowd starts to feel guilty about Caesar’s death. By doing this, the crowd begins to riot in hatred against the conspirators, which is exactly what Antony intended to