Julius Caesar was scripted by William Shakespeare, a highly regarded English writer. In the play, Cassius is the manipulator and instigator of the play, he uses rhetoric to gain more people in his plan to murder Caesar. Cassius convinces 7 others to join his conspiracy. The conspirators are Cassius, Brutus, Cinna, Casca, Trebonius, Ligarius, Decius, and Metellus; these are the men who plan to kill Caesar. After Caesar is murdered, the conspirators must hide their crime so they have Antony give a speech at his funeral but he must only say good things and not name the conspirators.
Act III, Scene 2 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Antony's speech effectively develops and supports the central idea of turning the people against Brutus and honoring Caesar, through his use of emotional appeal, rhetorical questions, and loaded words. Brutus manipulated the people but Antony uses good reasoning to turn the people against Brutus. Antony masterfully employs emotional appeal to evoke strong feelings in the audience and encourage them to turn against Brutus. “For when the noble Caesar saw him stab, ingratitude, more strong than traitor’s arms, quite vanqished him.” Therefore the noble Caesar so who stab him and brutus was his friend and did him wrong. ”
Imagine being the right hand man of the most powerful man in a vast empire with many loyal citizens. This was Marc Antony’s reality-- until Caesar was killed. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the title character was brutally murdered by some of his closest friends. This event left Marc Antony, the closest person to Caesar, to find a way to get revenge on the conspiratorizing companions of Caesar. He could not kill all of the conspirators alone, for he was outnumbered, so he convinced a mourning crowd of Rome’s citizens to become a mob and avenge Caesar’s death.
Next, Antony uses the fact that he is Caesar’s best friend to provide a more reassuring tone toward the Romans in order for them to believe him and follow him like how they have trusted Caesar. When Antony says “He was my friend, faithful and just to me” (3.2.94). Utilizing the word “friend”, he wants them to feel friendly with him. Antony loves to be confident with everything that does, he says “faithful and just to me” tends to be a style of talking that only those who are super confident used, because how would he ever know if Caesar was only faithful to him. Not only that Antony uses reassuring tone in his speech to gain the Romans, but he is also confident in his way of talking that make Antony to be an effective leader because in general,
Many people talk at funerals for different reasons. In Julius Caesar, Antony and Brutus, Caesar’s murderers talk at Caesar’s funeral. Antony and Caesar compete for likings at Caesar’s funeral. They both use rhetorical devices to try to prove their point. Antony and Brutus utilize the rhetorical devices in order to enhance their speeches and persuade the plebeians, however Antony’s speech clearly surpasses Brutus’.
In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, Mark Antony uses rhetorical devices such as paralipsis, rhetorical questions, and verbal irony in his speech to the plebeians in order to plot them against the conspirators. During his speech to the plebians, Antony uses paralipsis in order to kindle curiosity and interest in the audience. Antony mentions to the plebians that he had Caesar’s will with him but tells them, “Have patience, gentle friends, I must not read it; It is not meet you know how much Caesar loved you” (3.2.152-153). By drawing attention to Caesar’s will, something Antony desperately wants to show the plebeians, but then dismissing the idea of reading it, Antony uses a type of verbal irony called paralipsis. Antony is aware that the contents
I do agree with Caesar because In Act 1 Scene 2 Caesar says “He reads much, he is a great Observer, and he looks quite through the deeds of men. He loves no plays As thou dost, Antony; He hears no music.” Which shows that Cassius feelings aren’t ever at rest also the fact that he doesn’t know how to live for fun, which proves to me that men that always think can be harmful (Act1Scene2Line195). Brutus doesn’t want the conspirators to swear their allegiance because he believes when you swear on an oath it’s more of a legal contract, and that shows it isn’t trust.
The Persuasion of Rome Julius Caesar has been assassinated. Two speeches follow his murder: One by his “best friend”, Brutus; The other by his best friend, Antony. Since Caesar had potential to be the king of Rome, potentially a corrupt one, a group of Roman senators banded together to assassinate him. Their fears of Caesar destroying Rome's democracy and envy of his power led to his assassination, even though there was no true evidence that permitted his assassination. Although Brutus and Antony both use pathos, rhetorical questions, and logos, Antony used these tactics in a more persuasive manner.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar In Act III Scene II in William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Antony delivers a speech at Julius Caesar’s funeral. Antony uses a sarcastic, empathetic, and persuasive tone in order to turn the citizens of Rome against Caesar’s conspirators and murderers. Antony’s purpose is to convince the citizens of Rome that killing Caesar was unjust. He attempts to convince the plebeians that Brutus, Cassius, and the other conspirators are not as honorable or innocent as they are acting by delivering his speech in a manner that is hardly noticeable. He does it like this because does not want to overstep his boundaries or rules given to him by Brutus.
Who’s Speech Had More Support? The “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakesphere is a history and tragedy play used to give information on Julius Caesar’s death while adding everyday conflict. In the story Julius Caesar, the main characters start a plot against Caesar that will lead to his death. During the funeral two people gave speeches, such as Mark Antony and Brutus. Mark Antony and Brutus’s speeches were different from each other in two ways.
A rhetorical device is defined as “A rhetorical device is a use of language that is intended to have an effect on its audience. ”(Vocabulary.com). Rhetorical devices may help a speech, poem, or any form of writing get the main point across, exaggerate a point, or even manipulate the readers feeling. In Antony’s speech in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Antony uses sarcasm, pathos, and rhetorical questions to persuade the puebloans to believe that Caesar was incredibly noble and what Brutus and the other conspirators did to Caesar was ignoble.
In William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar," two powerful speeches are given by Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus. Both speeches are delivered at Caesar's funeral, and each orator seeks to sway the Roman citizens to their side. Although both Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus deliver powerful speeches, Antony delivers the more effective speech because he appeals to the emotions of the people, provides evidence to support his claims, and undermines the credibility of the conspirators. Mark Antony appeals to the emotions of the people. Antony's use of rhetorical questions and repetition, such as "Brutus is an honorable man," is designed to challenge the credibility of Brutus and the other conspirators.
This is especially true in the context of how both Antony and most Romans felt about Caesar during his
Additionally, Mark Antony’s speech at Julius Caesar’s burial demonstrates his proficiency at complex political manipulation which upends Roman society’s perception of Caesar. Describing his personal experiences with Caesar, Antony recounts that “[Caesar] was my friend, faithful and just to me./ But Brutus says he was ambitious,/ And Brutus is an honorable man” (Shakespeare 3.2.94-96). He goes further, stating that “[he] thrice presented him a kingly crown,/ Which [Caesar] did thrice refuse.
The Better Speech “A speech should not be just be a sharing of information, but a sharing of yourself.” This quote by Ralph Archbold is relevant in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar when Brutus and Antony spoke to the people of Rome, after Caesar’s death. Although Brutus was an honorable man, his speech did not get the outcome he wanted. Antony was very cunning, concise and used pathos to influence the people of Rome. Overall, Antony knew beforehand how to manipulate the crowd with his speech more than Brutus.
