Brutus Obey And Command In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Obey and Command Niccolo Machiavelli once stated,“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.” This seems simple, but some don’t understand, including most in the play Julius Caesar. Mark Antony, one of the few who understands how to command, is a loyal friend who is gifted with the ability to use rhetorics, and is able to appeal to people’s hearts. While Brutus uses force and facts, Antony is able to lift others up while conspiring against them. It is a skill that comes into play later in the tragedy when Caesar is killed Antony takes it into his own hands to get even with the conspirators. By being able to command respect Antony is able to turn the throng of citizens against Cassius, Brutus, and the others. This is why Mark Antony
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would be the best ruler. “The noble Brutus/hath told you Caesar was ambitious/if it were so, it was a grievous fault,/And grievously hath Caesar answer’d it./Here under leave of Brutus and the rest/for Brutus is an honorable man/so they are all, honorable men.” This is an excerpt of Mark Antony’s speech, this man was a master of cogitation, he was able to persuade an entire city, even after they had been dissuaded by the “noble” Brutus.
He illuminated their worries and played into to their weak minds. His gift of rhetorics is able to seduce every man in the city into killing the conspirators; and they do kill the conspirators. Antony states that they are all honorable Romans, and the Romans think Antony respects them. In reality he wants the conspirators dead, and uses the Romans to do so. As a leader in our society today Antony would be able to get rid of the untrustworthy leaders and keep order, law, and loyalty in our government. He would also be able to invoke a healthy sense of fear into the hearts on our citizens, fear that is not currently present. What part does Brutus play in this? Brutus is a very loyal man, he was just more loyal to Rome. This was his downfall. When Brutus gave his speech he was very choppy and factual. The people believed him and called him the most noble man in Rome, but only for a while. After him was Mark Antony, Antony was persuasive and used more ethos than logos. This helped win the people’s hearts instead of their minds. Cassius, the deceitful leader of the conspirators,
was the reason Brutus joined in the first place
would be the best ruler. “The noble Brutus/hath told you Caesar was ambitious/if it were so, it was a grievous fault,/And grievously hath Caesar answer’d it./Here under leave of Brutus and the rest/for Brutus is an honorable man/so they are all, honorable men.” This is an excerpt of Mark Antony’s speech, this man was a master of cogitation, he was able to persuade an entire city, even after they had been dissuaded by the “noble” Brutus.
He illuminated their worries and played into to their weak minds. His gift of rhetorics is able to seduce every man in the city into killing the conspirators; and they do kill the conspirators. Antony states that they are all honorable Romans, and the Romans think Antony respects them. In reality he wants the conspirators dead, and uses the Romans to do so. As a leader in our society today Antony would be able to get rid of the untrustworthy leaders and keep order, law, and loyalty in our government. He would also be able to invoke a healthy sense of fear into the hearts on our citizens, fear that is not currently present. What part does Brutus play in this? Brutus is a very loyal man, he was just more loyal to Rome. This was his downfall. When Brutus gave his speech he was very choppy and factual. The people believed him and called him the most noble man in Rome, but only for a while. After him was Mark Antony, Antony was persuasive and used more ethos than logos. This helped win the people’s hearts instead of their minds. Cassius, the deceitful leader of the conspirators,
was the reason Brutus joined in the first place