Power Of Words In Julius Caesar

Words Can Make the Biggest Difference Throughout history leaders of most countries have taken part in some sort of war. Violence and fighting seem to be the first course of action for a lot of people. Even though they’re extremely underrated, words can hold power that violence cannot. There have been many cases in history where a person using words have made more meaningful impacts using words over violence. Prime examples being Mahatma Gandhi and Mark Antony. In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Antony is able to use only his words to move a whole crowd of people from liking one individual to liking him instead. He does this two times throughout the play and both times it works out better for him. The first time is right after Caesar is murdered and Mark comes to see the conspirators. Since he knows they just killed his best friend, most would expect him to attack the men, instead he uses a great speech to convince them to let him live and speak at Caesars funeral. “That's all I seek: And am moreover suitor that I may produce his body to the market-place; And in the pulpit, as becomes a friend, Speak in the order of his funeral.”(The Tragedy of Julius Caesar 1450). Before Mark spoke these words to the bloodthirsty crowd, they seemed against his …show more content…
Brutus leaves him alone with the crowd all ready to let Brutus lead them without question. Mark delivers an epic speech that starts the revolt in Rome. He uses many different tactics to get the crowd to join his cause and even stops a full on riot by using the will to tempt them. Lines 1618 to 1651 he delivers this long talk to the people. After the entire speech is over, a citizen has this to say, “Room for Antony, most noble Antony.”(The Tragedy of Julius Caesar 1711). The crowd goes from thinking that Brutus is the noblest man in Rome, to giving Antony that position with just a few