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The Corruption Of Speeches In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

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In today's world we see excellent and powerful speeches given by many famous figures. A well written and presented speech can change the thinking of people. Being able to change the viewpoint of people with opposing views is a great quality in a person. Great persuasive speaking traits are very important and play a huge role in today's politics. This is especially important when giving speeches to those of other political parties. In the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Antony gave an excellent speech in order to change the views of the Plebeians.
The first way Antony gave an excellent speech was by using speech techniques strategically. One big mistake that Brutus made in his speech was using strictly Logos and Ethos, Antony is smart in selecting a speech technique and uses lots of Pathos. By using Pathos Antony is able to tell an emotional story on how Caesar was killed, by doing this he is able to put the Plebeians into an emotional state and gain their trust. Not only is Antony wise for choosing Pathos, but he is able to refute the statements about Caesar that were previously made by Brutus. He contradicts the claim made by Brutus that Caesar was ambitious. He shows that Caesar was indeed not ambitious by reminding the Plebeians how good …show more content…

He shows even more emotion to the Plebeians by pointing out Caesar's wounds and saying who stabbed him, by doing this he gives the Plebeians knowledge of who the conspirators are. He also uses reverse psychology by telling the Plebeians to not riot and harm the conspirators, do not burn their homes by doing this he is only giving the Plebeians ideas on what to do. The last thing he does is share out Caesars will which consists of 75 drachmas to each person and that his personal property as a park and recreation area. By sharing out Caesars he is able to provide even more proof on how Caesar is not

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