Rhetorical Analysis Essay On Julius Caesar

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Summative Essay

Sincerity and honesty overthrows the act of being self centered. An emotional approach will almost always get the attention of a crowd over someone immediately trying to cover for themselves and make themselves look good. Marc Antony is a friend of Julius Caesar in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by Shakespeare. Antony and Brutus both have very different approaches to the audience and the way they speak to them. Brutus and Antony both have very persuasive speeches however Antony’s speech is overall better because he connects with the audience emotionally and he uses better devices within the speech.
In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by Shakespere, Antony and Brutus both make claims in their speeches

The author uses a rhetorical appeal to appeal to emotion so that Antony could connect on deeper levels with the audience. This proves the thesis because Antony actually took his time to empathize Caesar which proves to the audience that he can be trusted. In the text Brutus says, “As Cesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him: but as he was ambitious, I slew him” (Shakespeare 3.2. 24-27). The author uses rhetorical appeals to help catch the attention of the audience. He uses the word “weep” to imply that he is beyond sad that Caesar is dead but in the end says it had to be done. Brutus tries to justify his actions by saying he cares and honours Caesar however Caesar wasn’t a good leader and therefore he killed him. This proves the thesis because Brutus appeals to the audience's emotions to get them on his side not to actually emphasize for

In the text Antony starts with complementing Brutus and easing into the speech. In the text he says, “For Brutus is an honourable man” (Shakespeare 3.2. 84). The author uses this to show that Antony isn’t trying to be vile but to eventually explain that Brutus wrongly killed Caesar. This shows that Antony is the bigger person and doesn’t need to entirely focus on defending himself to get the audience on his side. Brutus uses the legacy he has to get the audience to hear him out. In the text Brutus says, “Believe me for mine honour and have respect to my honour, that you may believe” (Shakespeare 3.2 14-16). The author uses repetition of the phrase “mine honour” to emphasize that Brutus has honour and the audience knows that so he uses that to his advantage to get the audience to listen to him defend himself. Brutus wants to get the audience on his side and he knows that getting them to believe his idea that he did it for the good of the group will get him back on their good side and they will excuse what he did to Caesar. Antony uses more emotion and sincerity in his speech while Brutus was not being genuine specifically speaking about Caesar. Brutus focused on the fact that he was doing it for Rome while Antony establishes that he is doing it for honor and righteousness. Antony says, “But