Marcus Didius Falco

senators, during one of their meetings. Julius was planning on leaving Rome to fight in the war on March 18th. He had planned to have some of the most loyal members in the army to rule the empire while he was gone, and Cassius and his brother-in-law Marcus were both very angry to take orders form Caesar’s inferior followers. Unfortunately, Caesar would’ve still been alive if he hadn’t taken away his security force long before the assassination, which made this murder as easy as possible. As he…

After the death of Caesar, Brutus and Mark Antony need to address the city of Rome. Brutus discusses with Mark Antony their plan to go about speaking to the Roman people. Brutus addresses the crowd first with two main goals in mind. To justify what he did and explain how this will benefit Rome. Antony has the advantage of going after Brutus speech and cut the limbs of his argument. In Brutus’s speech, he speaks from the heart. It’s not that his speech was a fail, it’s just that his honesty and…

Brutus and Mark Antony were both good friends of Julius Caesar, so both of them gave speeches when Caesar died. Their speeches were similar, but very different, and they used their time to influence the audience, therefore impacting the plot. Brutus was one of the conspirators who assisted in killing Caesar, while Mark Antony was Caesar's right hand man. They both wanted the best for Rome, but had different views of what that was. First, let's look at Brutus' speech. He first claimed that…

After the death of Julius Caesar, both Brutus and Mark Antony spoke to the public. Mark Antony who wasn't part of Julius Caesar death want to describe of the significance of Caesar. However, Brutus is a conspirator who kill Caesar, fears the speech Mark Antony might give, tells the public that he kill Caesar for them(people). Both speeches leave the audience to decide whether to choose Antony side or Brutus. Both speeches explain Caesar death in a similar way and different and how they truly…

Admittedly, other people might say that Caesar is the tragic hero because he realized his fault before he died. However, when he died, Caesar still held onto his overly large ego. After Brutus stabbed him, Caesar said “Et tu, Brute?—Then fall, Caesar,” (III.i.85). Without a doubt, Caesar was definitely emotionally hurt because his best friend was going to kill him, but his last three words were referring to himself in third person, showing that he still thought of himself as godlike. Brutus, on…

Despite some claims, Brutus was not a cold blooded killer. He did not seek power in killing Caesar. What he had to gain was, in fact, freedom for his people. At this time Rome was ruled by dictators. Rulers were revered in the way gods were and could be harsh at times. In the first act, Brutus was taken aside by Cassius to speak. Brutus and Cassius witnessed the people offering Caesar the crown once more and Brutus expressed his disappointment; “Ay, do you fear it? Then must I think you would…

Antony's use of the three forms of persuasion was more effective than Brutus's. Antony's use of ethos, pathos, and logos is able to convince the people that he is correct. Brutus manages to convince people shortly in his speech that he is right, but in the end Antony wins. In the beginning of Brutus's speech he states "Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor that you may believe."(III:14-15). He hopes the people will think he is more trustworthy using ethos. Antony also uses…

Julius Caesar, the to be king of Rome, has been slain by Brutus and others. Brutus, one man who spoke out, was a charismatic man who was a friend of Caesar. Antony, the other man who spoke out, was Caesar best friend and follower (like a dog). Once Caesar was slain Rome went into a panic and needed guidance after such a tragedy. Brutus appealed to the people of Rome through both ethos and logos. Brutus wanted them to hear him out after him slaying their to be leader. They needed a leader for…

Why was Antony’s speech better that Brutus’s? Antony’s speech was better because it focused more on Emotion (Pathos) which is more appealing to human nature, rather than Brutus’s appeal to logic (Logos) and trust (Ethos). Even though they both use rhetoric there is a lot of differences and similarities in their speeches. Still one triumphs over the other and persuades the Roman people to riot and plot against the Conspirators. Brutus allowed this to happen by leaving and allowing Antony to speak…

After reading excerpts from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, write an essay that compares Brutus’ speech with Marc Antony’s speech and argues the effectiveness of the rhetorical devices (ethos, pathos, logos) used in each. Be sure to support your position with evidence from the texts. In Julius Caesar, Julius was assassinated by conspirators because people were afraid of letting Caesar have too much power because he would become evil (power go to his head). Julius Caesar was an…