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    were some comparable aspects. Brutus's speech was more friendly, loving, and kind towards Julius Caesar and the audience. Mark Antony's speech was more of him talking down Brutus and Julius, telling the citizens that were at the funeral, that they need to "forget" the memory of Julius. Brutus shows how much that he cares for Julius and how much he misses him; where as Mark Antony speaks as if he is already to forget Julius, and how, even though he says he doesn't, he disagree's with Brutus's…

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    In my compare and contrast essay I am going to talk about Mark Antony and Brutus's speech and Julius Caesar's funeral. I am going to compare and contrast of what they talk about in both of their speech's. In Brutus's speech He talked about how much he loved Julius Caesar even though he did kill him, but Brutus was his friend. so he talks about his love for Julius but he talks about how he has to kill him, because he is gaining too much power of Rome. That brings up the topic of him…

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    The speech Mark Antony gives after the death of Caesar in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is an exceptional example of a persuasive speech. In the speech Antony gives he uses several effective techniques to get the reaction he wants out of a very biased and stunned crowd. The words in the speech demonstrate logic, passive language, and emotional responses which are used to lead the crowd to hunting down Brutus and the other assasssins the killed Caesar. Antony, in his speech, mentioned several…

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    Brutus’ short speech has a limiting effect on the crowd versus when Mark Antony voices his long oration, using props such as Caesar’s body and will, it ultimately stirs the crowd into a mutinous rage. Antony having the last word is a helpful advantage also. Antony using Caesar’s corpse as a prop is described by scholar Agnes Teller, “But Antony prepared the great spectacle: the presentation of the corpse. The body is first presented in his mantle to show the places of the stab wounds… The…

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    Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Mark Antony begged for his “Friends, Romans and Countrymen.” to lend him their ears and attention. The three main conspirators involved in Caesar’s Murder are Brutus, Casca, and Cassius. The crowd was persuaded to believe that Caesar’s death was necessary for the good of the republic. However, Antony cleverly manipulates the crowd to believe that Caesar was wrongly murdered. Mark Antony was given permission to speak at Caesar’s funeral as long as Mark Antony did not…

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    Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony turned a crowd of mourning citizens to an angry mob. Antony turned this crowd into an angry mob through multiple persuasive devices. Brutus and the other conspirators thought they were killing Caesar for the good of Rome, but Antony and other ideas. He wanted to discreetly show the crowd of Romans who the conspirators actually were to him, a group of murderers. In order to persuade the people to not have sympathy for the Conspirators, Antony showed them…

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    Throughout Shakespear's Julius Caesar, the reader learns a lot about the characters and their many flaws. During this play, the audience can really understand who the characters are. One character that stands out is Brutus. The audience learns of Brutus' unloyalness, unpracticalness, and pridefulness as the plot unfolds within the work. It is within the play that we see the real Brutus as he claims to love his "friend", Caesar, but brutally kills him "for the bettermnt of Rome." One quality of…

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    Fate Two main characters, Brutus and Antony, deliver moving speeches to the general public that changed favor within the people. Brutus intended to convince the people that Caesar was inevitably going to turn into a tyrant. Antony focused on demonstrating that Caesar was a friend and that Brutus' actions can never be justified. Brutus used the rhetorical device ethos more specifically his credibility to persuade his audience. While Antony used the rhetorical device pathos more…

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    Caesar by Shakespeare. I believe that Mark Antony is the most honorable character in the play. I also believe that Cassius is the most corrupt character in the play. I believe that Mark Antony had several qualities of honor. A few examples of how he was honorable include how he displayed loyalty to Caesar, and how he was good with his words. Antony displayed loyalty by listening to Caesar. If Caesar asked for something to be done, it was indeed done. Antony was very good with words in reason…

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    The Roman politician and general Mark Antony, in his soliloquy following the death of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar, conveys to the reader a message of agony over the death of his leader and a promise that Caesar’s death will be avenged. He offered his soliloquy immediately following a promise to Brutus and Cassius that he would praise Caesar at his funeral, but withhold any criticism of Brutus and Cassius for murdering Caesar. Antony’s purpose is to reveal his true emotions regarding Caesar’s…

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