The art of persuasion is not merely about convincing a person with logical statements. In many instances human beings are motivated by emotion. Persuasion is a cocktail of logic and emotion. Often the logic is minimal in comparison to the emotional appeal used to lure a person into a certain conclusion. Manipulation is an art form. In order to move the audience it must be colorful and, it must provoke. Mark Antony uses all vibrant colors to create is masterpiece, to convince his audience that Caesar died for Rome.
The logic within Marc Antony’s cocktail is the base while the emotion acts as his liquor. This liquor throws the people off balance, which leads the crowd to question everything they were told by Brutus. Marc Antony repeatedly claimed …show more content…
Marc Antony only needs enough logic to keep his crowd drinking. Once Antony believes his crowd is adequately excited, he adds a shot of emotion to leave them intoxicated. To do so he uses emotional appeal. He dramatizes Caesar’s death to stir up the crowd; he holds up Causer’s bloodied robe and says, “Look, in this place ran Cassius’ dagger through: See what a rent the envious Casca made: Through this well-beloved Brutus stabbed […]”. The “honorable” men who murdered Caesar did so in a manner that erased their righteousness. Instead, it portrayed these men as brutal murderers with no morality. This leaves the crowd in shock. They are awed by the brutality and sent into a drunken rage. Antony acts as if he is drinking the same juice as his comrades by stating, “ But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, that love my friend[…].” Pretending to be one of the people further strengthens and legitimizes Antony’s mission to create an angry mob to avenge Caesar’s …show more content…
Antony wins over the peoples sympathy through his heartbreak over the lose of his dear friend. Marc Antony weep for him to legitimize his sadness. Not only was Caesar a a loyal friend to Antony, he was also a man who cared for his people: […] he hath left you all of his walks. His private arbors and new-planted orchard, and to your heirs forever […]”. Antony persuades his crowd that Caesar was a selfless man who gave all he possessed in an effort to keep the people happy. Their happiness was what was truly important. Antony argues: How could a man of ambition also be all the wonderful things Antony says? Furthermore, why would Brutus kill someone who was a man of the people. Antony successfully rids Brutus’s “honorable” façade. Antony manipulates the crowds reasoning and paints Caesar as a martyr. Antony finesses the crowd even further; at this point the crowd has ingested a large quantity of alcohol, but he persuades them to drink even more through reverse psychology: “Good friends, sweet friends, let me not stir you up[…]” . Antony expresses that the future will be very bleak without Caesar: “Here was a Caesar! When comes such another” ( Act III p.6).
Conclusively, the crowd is inebriated beyond repair. The only outcome is a series of irresponsible actions that may or may not be regretted the next day. Whatever those actions maybe the crowds justification will be revenge for their hero. The drunken
The logic within Marc Antony’s cocktail is the base while the emotion acts as his liquor. This liquor throws the people off balance, which leads the crowd to question everything they were told by Brutus. Marc Antony repeatedly claimed …show more content…
Marc Antony only needs enough logic to keep his crowd drinking. Once Antony believes his crowd is adequately excited, he adds a shot of emotion to leave them intoxicated. To do so he uses emotional appeal. He dramatizes Caesar’s death to stir up the crowd; he holds up Causer’s bloodied robe and says, “Look, in this place ran Cassius’ dagger through: See what a rent the envious Casca made: Through this well-beloved Brutus stabbed […]”. The “honorable” men who murdered Caesar did so in a manner that erased their righteousness. Instead, it portrayed these men as brutal murderers with no morality. This leaves the crowd in shock. They are awed by the brutality and sent into a drunken rage. Antony acts as if he is drinking the same juice as his comrades by stating, “ But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, that love my friend[…].” Pretending to be one of the people further strengthens and legitimizes Antony’s mission to create an angry mob to avenge Caesar’s …show more content…
Antony wins over the peoples sympathy through his heartbreak over the lose of his dear friend. Marc Antony weep for him to legitimize his sadness. Not only was Caesar a a loyal friend to Antony, he was also a man who cared for his people: […] he hath left you all of his walks. His private arbors and new-planted orchard, and to your heirs forever […]”. Antony persuades his crowd that Caesar was a selfless man who gave all he possessed in an effort to keep the people happy. Their happiness was what was truly important. Antony argues: How could a man of ambition also be all the wonderful things Antony says? Furthermore, why would Brutus kill someone who was a man of the people. Antony successfully rids Brutus’s “honorable” façade. Antony manipulates the crowds reasoning and paints Caesar as a martyr. Antony finesses the crowd even further; at this point the crowd has ingested a large quantity of alcohol, but he persuades them to drink even more through reverse psychology: “Good friends, sweet friends, let me not stir you up[…]” . Antony expresses that the future will be very bleak without Caesar: “Here was a Caesar! When comes such another” ( Act III p.6).
Conclusively, the crowd is inebriated beyond repair. The only outcome is a series of irresponsible actions that may or may not be regretted the next day. Whatever those actions maybe the crowds justification will be revenge for their hero. The drunken