The Words That Mourn for Caesar One of the many ways for someone to live after death is to have their name retold over and over. In the well-known story and play of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. In the play, Caesar is killed and Brutus and Antony give a speech after his murder. Caesar was offered the position to rule over all of Rome as king when he arrived in town. Almost everyone agreed that the noble Caesar should take the crown, except, for the conspirators. The conspirators consisted of Brutus, Casca, Cassius, Decius, Cinna, Metellus Cimber, Ligarius, and Trebonius. They believed that Caesar wasn't fit to rule because of his age, his weakened physical state, and believing the power of the crown would go to his head. Cassius was …show more content…
That is why the strike was the killing stab that ended Caesar. Mark Anthony was most loyal to Caesar throughout the play and was even considered a ‘limb of Caesar’ because of his devotion and love for the honorable man. Both Brutus and Antony were loved like sons to Caesar, but after his death at the hands of the conspirators they both gave a speech that speaks volumes of their love for Caesar. They both give the audience a show of their love in their words, but one man’s words burn brighter than the other’s. Out of both speeches, Anthony’s is more heartfelt, honest, and convincing compared to Brutus’ speech. Ethos, Pathos, and logos are the rhetorical triangle of a speaker's ability to appeal to their audience. Both men used the credibility of their names, logic, and showed emotion during their speeches to the citizens of Rome. The one fatal flaw that makes their speech so different is their use of actions to the audience. Brutus’ speech is not just about Caesar, it is also his way of convincing the crowd that his murder was not out of malice or blood lust. His starting words weren't about Caesar, they were about how the crowd should judge his actions fairly based on how they knew