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Comparing Two Speeches In Julius Caesar

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Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar has two speeches that of Mark Antony and Brutus' that played an important part in the story. These vastly different speeches such as in their appeal, length, and tone yet similar in ability to sway audiences keep us engaged in the story and wondering who will convince the audience the best.

Brutus wanted to convince the audience that he killed Caesar for the good of Rome. He successfully swayed the audience to his side by appealing to the logic of the audience as seen throughout his speech. One thing he did was remind the audience that they were Romans by first addressing them as that in the introduction and throughout the speech. He never put down Caesar by saying he was ambitious but told the audience Rome would have fallen due to his ambition. …show more content…

Repeatedly calling him an honorable man put into question Brutus' honor because would an honorable man commit murder. Also he continually described Caesar as the most honorable man. This was the main turning point when the audience swayed to Mark Antony's side. He focuses on his and the audiences emotion throughout his speech as shown by him reading Caesars will and showing his stabbed body. These things sent the crowd into a frenzy which was exactly what Mark Antony wanted.

These speeches were similar in their way of showing respect to the friend of the speakers. Brutus and Mark Antony showed that they loved Caesar as shown by Brutus' saying, "As Caesar loved me, I weep for him." His logic and love for Rome though outweighed his love for Caesar. Mark Antony loved Caesar as we see shown here, "Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me." Knowing their feelings makes us connect to Mark Antony and even question the actions of

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