“Men at some point are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are all underlings.” Was Caesar 's fate to be murdered, and Brutus’ to be praised for his crimes ? Brutus murdered Caesar and offended on one. Since when the victim is the bad guy and the murderer is the good guy. In JULIUS CAESAR, Marc Antony and Brutus each gave a speech after the assassination of Caesar which was lead by Cassius and Brutus. The speeches were given in front of the people of Rome. In Brutus’ speech he tells the people of Rome his reason and justifications for murdering Caesar. Brutus’ reasons for killing Caesar was that it was for Rome and that Caesar was too ambitious but Brutus had other intentions. Caesar 's dear friend Marc Antony then walks towards the people of Rome with Caesar 's body in his hands. As Antony is walking towards the people, Brutus concludes his speech and then …show more content…
Unlike Brutus, Antony uses many strong points and evidence in his arguments. When Brutus states that Caesar was “ambitious,” he argued, “I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he thrice refuse: was this ambition?” He attempted to appeal the crowd by using logic and had sarcastically repeated “But Brutus says he was ambitious;”, mocking Brutus for such a claim. Antony explains that if Caesar was as “ambitious” as Brutus has stated, Caesar would’ve taken the crown the first time presented instead of denying it three times. Getting his point across, he also includes that Brutus isn’t as honorable as he, self- proclaimed. The murder of Caesar was not noble nor honorable. He had murdered a really good friend. He didn’t want the crowd to believe that Brutus murdered Caesar for them and that he had other motives. Antony was able to effectively use logos to his advantage throughout his whole argument and was able to deliver his message in a very strong, emotional and logical