Julius Caesar: A Powerful Weapon

In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, it is shown that, language is a powerful weapon, and in the hands of a skilled person, it can be used to manipulate others. For example, when Cassius says to Brutus; “... he doth bestride the narrow world like Colossus, and we petty men walk under his huge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves”. (1.2.135-38).Brutus is a noble man, and only does things for the good of others, and he originally does not think killing Caesar is a good idea but Cassius convinces him. Another example is when Antony says to the crowd, “He hath brought many captives home to Rome, Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill; Did this in Caesar seem ambitious” (3.2.90-93) even after the conspirators