In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus and Marc Antony both give speeches to the city of Rome. This is immediately after Brutus had helped in stabbing Caesar to death. They both talk about how they feel about the events that had just occurred and tried persuade the people into siding with them respectfully. They use emotionally manipulative language to attract the feelings of the crowd to their points of view. They manipulate words including love, ambition, honorable, and Rome to do this. Brutus is the first man to speak. He killed Caesar alongside other conspirators. He attempts to justify these actions by stating, "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." He talks about how he loved Caesar and how he was a great friend of his, but how he cared about his home, Rome, more. He speaks highly of Caesar to get sympathy from the crowd. He calls Caesar ambitious, really meaning dangerous. He really meant that Caesar had plans to become a dictator and to rise in power, and that though Caesar was his friend, he didn't want to see his community …show more content…
He was not present for the killing and urges the people not to side with Brutus. In his speech he has a habit of repeating words and phrases that drive emotion to those who are listening to him. One key phrase that is emphasized many times is, "But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honorable man." He continues to talk about how he loved Caesar like Brutus did and that what Brutus was saying wasn't completely true. He calls Brutus honorable, almost mocking him, saying that he is being followed blindly and that he may not be as honorable as the crowd thinks. He defends Caesar, saying he was a good man and not ambitious as the untrustworthy Brutus says. He also talks about Romans as a community, similarly to Brutus, but for the opposite reason. He manipulates words and emotions to turn the people against Brutus and to make him look like he can't be