In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Mark Antony begged for his “Friends, Romans and Countrymen.” to lend him their ears and attention. The three main conspirators involved in Caesar’s Murder are Brutus, Casca, and Cassius. The crowd was persuaded to believe that Caesar’s death was necessary for the good of the republic. However, Antony cleverly manipulates the crowd to believe that Caesar was wrongly murdered. Mark Antony was given permission to speak at Caesar’s funeral as long as Mark Antony did not undermine the conspirators. Mark Antony never directly states that Brutus, and the rest of the conspirators lied about their murderous motives. As Antony calls Brutus and Cassius “honorable men,” he uses a sarcastic tone of voice to show the
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In this way, Mark Antony appears to praise his “friend.” while respecting the men who murdered Caesar, when in fact, Antony is inciting the crowd against Brutus, Cassius, and the rest of the conspirators. The plebeians are easily convinced and conclude that Caesar was not at all ambitious and that Caesar was wrongly murdered. Antony finally reads Caesar’s will out loud to the plebeians and stands next to Caesar’s corpse. He exposes Caesar’s stab wounds and names of the conspirators who gave Caesar the wounds in the first place. The crowd begins to surge away in anarchy, saying “Revenge! Seek! Burn! Fire! Kill! Slay!” The plebians into frenzy of anger against the men who killed Caesar and, carry’s away Caesar’s corpse. And starts the search the conspirators who killed …show more content…
Although, the most important of rhetorical questions is when he decided to challenge the crowd. Here the rhetorical questions help to summarize the greatness of Caesar. Which resulting, the people will most likely take Antony’s side and act towards the conspirators since they finally figured out that Caesar should not have been murdered. By keeping his listeners partially engaged Antony is able to further continue his purpose by applying diverse. Antony’s funeral speech exposed the way that the power of persuasive speaking as he turns a hostile crowd into believers for his intentions. Antony uses several persuasive techniques in his speech, also involving emotional appeal. After first claiming that his intention is not to praise Caesar, he says “He was my friend, faithful and just to me” Anton’s love for Caesar is an
In this way, Mark Antony appears to praise his “friend.” while respecting the men who murdered Caesar, when in fact, Antony is inciting the crowd against Brutus, Cassius, and the rest of the conspirators. The plebeians are easily convinced and conclude that Caesar was not at all ambitious and that Caesar was wrongly murdered. Antony finally reads Caesar’s will out loud to the plebeians and stands next to Caesar’s corpse. He exposes Caesar’s stab wounds and names of the conspirators who gave Caesar the wounds in the first place. The crowd begins to surge away in anarchy, saying “Revenge! Seek! Burn! Fire! Kill! Slay!” The plebians into frenzy of anger against the men who killed Caesar and, carry’s away Caesar’s corpse. And starts the search the conspirators who killed …show more content…
Although, the most important of rhetorical questions is when he decided to challenge the crowd. Here the rhetorical questions help to summarize the greatness of Caesar. Which resulting, the people will most likely take Antony’s side and act towards the conspirators since they finally figured out that Caesar should not have been murdered. By keeping his listeners partially engaged Antony is able to further continue his purpose by applying diverse. Antony’s funeral speech exposed the way that the power of persuasive speaking as he turns a hostile crowd into believers for his intentions. Antony uses several persuasive techniques in his speech, also involving emotional appeal. After first claiming that his intention is not to praise Caesar, he says “He was my friend, faithful and just to me” Anton’s love for Caesar is an