What Is The Rhetorical Situation In Julius Caesar

There's many different things that authors incorporate into their writings to make them superior and so they can persuade people easier. In Julius Caesar Shakespeare uses rhetorical situation to help him create masterpieces, he also uses a certain style, appeal and arrangement. In act three Shakespeare has two characters Brutus and Antony include those devices in their speeches to persuade the people to be on their side. Antony has a better argument than Brutus because he uses arrangement, appeal, style, and rhetorical situation much better. Put yourself into the plebeians shoes….
To tell the truth, Antony had a much better argument than Brutus. The most obvious reason is he went after Brutus and everyone knows that you remember the speaker …show more content…
First he undermines Brutus and conspirators and gets the plebeians questioning are they really honorable? Next he brings their emotions in and talks about the love caesar carried for them. Then telling Plebeians they are in his will so they will be obtaining some good things. So far Antony just went from questioning the honor of the other and telling you how much better caesar was and had more honor than the others, he also loved them. He then brings it to the deep emotions, he says “If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.” (III.ii.181) he continues by showing them the body and then finishing by angering them. Remember that this is a course of pages long, Antony had been setting them up perfectly for awhile. Now look at Brutus little paragraph he starts with I am honorable but so is Caesar, he continues with how he loved Caesar and he only did it to help Rome but then didn’t keep explaining that. He finishes with “If any speak for him have I offended.” (III.ii.33-34) Saying he sorry if had offended anyone with his speech. His arrangement wasn’t good because his argument wasn’t