A Rhetorical Analysis Of Mark Antony's Speech In Julius Caesar
Mark antonys speech analysis
(dramatic convention- (dramatic irony, tragic irony, harangue)
William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar is famous for its speeches. One of which is the speech I am going to analyze. It is the one told by Mark Antony after Caesar’s death. This play was written by Shakespeare to warn the people of what could happen if the monarch is killed. Mark Antony’s is one of the most important, If not the most important, parts of the play. It is the turning point of the play, because it changes the outcome of the assassination. The reader thinks that the conspirators will get their way, but Antony’s skill in oration changes that. In this essay, I will show how Mark Antony uses rhetorical devices to persuade the people of Rome. Irony, or emotional appeal is a device used, although it is not used a lot, it sets up the mood of the speech. “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him”. This is ironic because Antony ends up praising Caesar because he says “He was my friend, faithful and just to me”. The previous line also has an effect on the emotions of the crowd as it makes them feel sorry for Antony, and Caesar. Another …show more content…
Cassius's perspective is very much that Caesar is a mere man and no better than any other Roman. 'I was born as free as Caesar, so were you.' (change to I know you’ve that virtue, brutus (flattery)
His recollection of the time he saved Caesar from drowning had a great influence on his view on Caesar, “Tis true, this god did shake.” He ironically utilizes the term ‘god’ as he was astonished that a man of such physical weakness can now have the reputation of greatness, “'Ye gods, it doth amaze me / A man of such a feeble temper should / So get the start of the majestic world.” (dramatic convention- (character foil). Different perspective, arises as he evokes a personal perspective(a history and understanding of this
(dramatic convention- (dramatic irony, tragic irony, harangue)
William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar is famous for its speeches. One of which is the speech I am going to analyze. It is the one told by Mark Antony after Caesar’s death. This play was written by Shakespeare to warn the people of what could happen if the monarch is killed. Mark Antony’s is one of the most important, If not the most important, parts of the play. It is the turning point of the play, because it changes the outcome of the assassination. The reader thinks that the conspirators will get their way, but Antony’s skill in oration changes that. In this essay, I will show how Mark Antony uses rhetorical devices to persuade the people of Rome. Irony, or emotional appeal is a device used, although it is not used a lot, it sets up the mood of the speech. “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him”. This is ironic because Antony ends up praising Caesar because he says “He was my friend, faithful and just to me”. The previous line also has an effect on the emotions of the crowd as it makes them feel sorry for Antony, and Caesar. Another …show more content…
Cassius's perspective is very much that Caesar is a mere man and no better than any other Roman. 'I was born as free as Caesar, so were you.' (change to I know you’ve that virtue, brutus (flattery)
His recollection of the time he saved Caesar from drowning had a great influence on his view on Caesar, “Tis true, this god did shake.” He ironically utilizes the term ‘god’ as he was astonished that a man of such physical weakness can now have the reputation of greatness, “'Ye gods, it doth amaze me / A man of such a feeble temper should / So get the start of the majestic world.” (dramatic convention- (character foil). Different perspective, arises as he evokes a personal perspective(a history and understanding of this