Julius Caesar Antony's and Brutus's Speech
In Julius Caesar there is a point after Caesar dies that both sides speak about the current situation. They meet at the place of Caesar’s funeral. Before then Antony is told: he cannot speak badly of them, he cannot speak badly of Caesar, he had to speak in the same place, and he had to speak second. These limitations were set so that the public wouldn’t turn against the Conspirators. The speeches are made to show the public why it was done, but an underlying plot turned the public against one side.
Both speeches are well worded and both are very persuasive. Brutus speaks first in hopes to set the mood. He is not looking to persuade the crowd instead he is looking to tell the people why he did it. He speaks of his love for Rome and how Caesar was greedy and ambitious. Also, in his high-minded approach he starts to talk in third person, explaining that he did this not against Caesar, but for Rome. He tells the public, "...not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." While speaking in third person it pushes him even further away from the public. He uses logical rhetorical questions for the audience to think about what has been said. One example is “… who is here so rude would not be a Roman?”
On the opposite, Antony camp up. His speech was aimed to turn the public in his favor. He was restricted by many things but he didn't let that set him down. He mocked Brutus in kind words. He slowly turned the public against the conspirators. He took himself off of a pedestal and stood with the people, showing them that he wasn’t any better than them at this time. HE uses emotional rhetorical question to get to their hearts which starts the fire against the conspirators. After he was sure that he had them eating from his hand he brought out his "last card which is Caesars’ will. They pleaded and begged to hear it but Antony use the will against
the conspirators. He says “Have patience, gentle friends, I must not read it; It is not meet you know how Caesar
Both speeches are well worded and both are very persuasive. Brutus speaks first in hopes to set the mood. He is not looking to persuade the crowd instead he is looking to tell the people why he did it. He speaks of his love for Rome and how Caesar was greedy and ambitious. Also, in his high-minded approach he starts to talk in third person, explaining that he did this not against Caesar, but for Rome. He tells the public, "...not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." While speaking in third person it pushes him even further away from the public. He uses logical rhetorical questions for the audience to think about what has been said. One example is “… who is here so rude would not be a Roman?”
On the opposite, Antony camp up. His speech was aimed to turn the public in his favor. He was restricted by many things but he didn't let that set him down. He mocked Brutus in kind words. He slowly turned the public against the conspirators. He took himself off of a pedestal and stood with the people, showing them that he wasn’t any better than them at this time. HE uses emotional rhetorical question to get to their hearts which starts the fire against the conspirators. After he was sure that he had them eating from his hand he brought out his "last card which is Caesars’ will. They pleaded and begged to hear it but Antony use the will against
the conspirators. He says “Have patience, gentle friends, I must not read it; It is not meet you know how Caesar