The Rhetoric Ruling
“The fault dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings” (I,ii,141-142). In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus, a noble man, joins a conspiracy to kill his friend, Caesar, who is about to break the Roman way of the having Senate and become king. After the deed is done, two forces oppose to try to persuade the people of Rome to believe to opposing positions. In this debate between Brutus and Antony, each has his own way of speaking of the crowd, yet in some ways, they do much if the same thing. Antony comes out on top and persuades the people to revolt against these conspirators. What makes Antony’s speech more convincing? Brutus and Mark Antony, both friend of Caesar, were on opposite
“The fault dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings” (I,ii,141-142). In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus, a noble man, joins a conspiracy to kill his friend, Caesar, who is about to break the Roman way of the having Senate and become king. After the deed is done, two forces oppose to try to persuade the people of Rome to believe to opposing positions. In this debate between Brutus and Antony, each has his own way of speaking of the crowd, yet in some ways, they do much if the same thing. Antony comes out on top and persuades the people to revolt against these conspirators. What makes Antony’s speech more convincing? Brutus and Mark Antony, both friend of Caesar, were on opposite