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Use Of Mark Anthony Techniques In Julius Caesar

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In the play “Julius Caesar”, William Shakespeare uses repetition, irony, and specific details to turn the audience against the conspirators. The speech was performed by Mark Anthony at Julius Caesar's funeral. A technique Mark Anthony uses is Irony. Mark Anthony repeats that Brutus is an honorable man and after a little bit it sounds sarcastic. Then Anthony saying it in a questioning tools as if saying he is not. An example of the technique is on Act 3, Scene 2, Lines 93 to 96, “Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral. He was my friend, faithful, and just to me , But Brutus is an honorable man.” Another technique he uses are specific details. Anthony specifically describes the killing of Caesar and angers the audience. In Act 3 , Scene 2, Lines
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