Brutus first shows this when he says, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more… As Caesar loved me, I weep for him… but, as he was ambitious, I slew him” (III,ii. 20-24). Brutus wants to gain the support from the plebeians so he covers up his murder by justifying it and saying that Caesar was too ambitious and that he loved Rome more. On the other side, Antony is persistent in establishing a strong connection with the people in order to make them admire Caesar. He expresses this when he says, “And men have lost their reason.
Antony wanted people to be patient with him. He also says, “When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff” (3.2. 100-101). Antony says this to show that Caesar was a good man who cared about the people. It was also to show that Brutus was wrong when he stated that Caesar was ambitious. Antony makes the citizens feel that the conspirators murder was
Brutus says, “I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him. There are tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition.” Explaining that although he honored Caesar, he was ambitious and by killing him there was still joy for him but also death for his ambition. However, Antony’s persuasion and emotion made his speech better because Brutus only used “what if’s” and he couldn’t prove that Caesar would actually do the things he said. While Brutus went on about the possibilities, Antony used evidence of past events that everyone witnessed.
Brutus wants to make the crowd feel like he is in a way the victim. In order to do that he says "As Caesar loved me I weep for him" so in a way the people feel bad for him. This emotional appeal did not persuade the audience considering the fact that he was if he truly did love Caesar as much as he said he would, then he would have tried to find a different route in getting rid of Caesar as emperor. Antony goes with the approach of making the people of Rome feel guilty. He tells the citizens "You all love him once not without cause what cause withholds you then to mourn for him" so they could reflect on their attitude towards his death.
Brutus blindly believes Antony’s loyalty towards Rome and the conspirators, which gives Antony the chance to foil their plans. After Caesar’s death, Antony immediately sends his servant to deliver a message to Brutus saying, “If Brutus will vouchsafe that Antony / May safely come to him” and give the reason why “Caesar hath deserved to lie in death” (Shakespeare III.i.145-147), then Antony “will follow / the fortunes and affairs of noble Brutus” (III.i.149-150). Knowing that Brutus is the least likely person to kill him out of the conspirators, as he is an honorable person, Antony takes advantage of Brutus’ overly trusting nature. In his message to Brutus, Antony acts sincere by pledging his loyalty to him in order to save himself and to be in an advantaged
“This is the noblest Roman of them all: All the conspirators save only he, Did that they did in envy of great Caesar” (Noblest). Antony and Brutus are both trying to persuade Rome with their funeral speeches and Antony thinks that Brutus and the conspirators murdered him out of envy, where as Brutus says he did it because he loves Rome and that Caesar was too ambitious. Brutus and Antony both said their funeral speeches and they were similar and different in many ways, and both had different outcomes. The speeches were similar because they both talked about their love for Caesar. They were different because Antony talked about all the reasons Caesar wasn’t ambitious and how Brutus was wrong but still a “honorable man”, as he states many times.
In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Brutus is portrayed as a noble Roman who joins the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar out of a sense of duty to his country. However, his motives are complex and multifaceted. One quote that sheds light on Brutus' motives is when he says, "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more" (Act 3, Scene 2). This quote shows that Brutus believed he was acting in the best interest of Rome, even though it meant betraying someone he cared about. This conflict between personal loyalty and public duty is a theme that resonates in modern society as well.
Some characters argued that he was too ambitious and deserved to be slain while others thought that he was the best thing to ever happen to Rome. Brutus made the decision to kill his friend because he thought that it would better the nation. While the conspirators thought that this would make them heroes, it only brought turmoil in the country. Brutus tried to use his credibility to prove that he and the conspirators were correct, but the facts had stated otherwise. Mark Antony had used logic and reasoning to appeal to the crowd.
Antony was very loyal, tactical, and persuasive while seeking revenge for Caesar. Even before Antony made his desire for revenge known, his loyalty to Caesar was evident. Antony’s actions towards the conspirators, who murdered Caesar, demonstrated his fidelity towards him. When visiting the conspirators promptly after the slaughter of
Antony understands that to be able to get the people of Rome on his side he needs to make them realize that Caesar was good to them and genuinely did care about them. Antony was smart in his usage of rhetorical appeals by at first using evidence to show that Caesar was a good leader by letting them logically understand that aspect of the argument and then later when he got them on his side he started to appeal to their emotions. Brutus, although attempting to get the people of Rome on his side, his purpose was not as pure as Antony's. Some people may think that Brutus was more ethical in his persuasion because he wanted what was best for Rome, but as Antony says "For Brutus as you know, was Caesar's angel... Caesar saw him stab, ingratitude, more strong than traitors' arms...
Brutus had already made a mistake in agreeing to kill Caesar, but throughout the majority of the play, he had put a massive amount of trust into Marc Antony. He believed that Marc Antony only had benevolent intentions, trusting that he intended no harm onto the conspirators. When the conspirators had killed Caesar, Marc Antony had shown up, immediately saying to the conspirators that they could kill him at that moment. While the other conspirators were ready, Brutus truly believed that Antony had no harm in him, considering him a friend. In Act 3, Scene 1, Brutus confidently stated, “Thy master is a wise and valiant Roman/I never thought him worse/…
Antony used strong, effective metaphors to sway the crowd. Brutus's purpose was to control the crowd which was Antony's purpose also. They wanted to keep the crowd from getting out of control. They wanted to prove that they shouldn't be the ones to be blamed for the
If the people of Rome did not trust Antony, then he would not have defeated his opponents. Throughout the entire play, Antony uses clever rhetoric. Just when the people felt betrayed by Brutus, Antony stepped up and took control of the people’s thoughts and opinions. On the other hand, Brutus was deemed as honorable as well as noble, but nothing else.
In other words, he initially desired a bloodbath but, in the end, spared those who weren't Brutus. “This is not Brutus, friend; but, I assure you, a prize no less in worth: keep this man safe; Give him all kindness: I had rather have such men my friends than enemies. Go on, and see whether Brutus be alive or dead, and bring us word unto Octavius' tent How everything is chanced.” (V.5.27-54) When one of Brutus's men was discovered by Antony's men acting as Brutus to create a distraction, Antony remarked as such.
Is there anyone who is so power hungry and ambitious that someone would want them killed? This is what Brutus thought in the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. He wanted to convince the audience that he was speaking to that Julius Caesar was an ambitious tyrant and had a lust for power, and if he were to rule, all the Romans would have been turned into slaves and would be under bondage. The other reason he killed Caesar is he said that he loved Rome more . However, Mark Antony was the opposite and aimed to convince the crowd by arguing against Brutus and planned to stir them up to riot.
