Tragedy of Julius Caesar which contains various writing methods. In Act III‚ one of the main characters‚ Caesar was killed by Brutus‚ his companion Antony had constructed a speech for the Romans about Caesar’s death. By comparing Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches‚ many rhetorical appeals and devices can be seen. Antony was able to gain the trust of the Romans by using Brutus’ loyalty to Caesar. The main goal of Antony’s speech is to persuade the plebeians that Caesar was not ambitious by using ethos
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people and their leaders because of Caesar and Cassius. Brutus makes many claims throughout the play about how much he loved Caesar. “If there be any in this assembly‚ any dear / friend of Caesar’s‚ to him I say that Brutus’ love / to Caesar was no less than his” (III.ii.19-21). He and Caesar were great friends‚ almost like brothers. Brutus could only be driven to murdering his best friend through politics; it was Caesar’s greed that made Brutus feel the need to kill him. “Crown him that / And then
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“Et tu Brute?” words came out Caesar’s mouth like a slap to the face. Brutus knew in his heart right then and there that things were going to go down hill. As soon as Antony heard what had happened at the capital‚ he knew that what he said in his speech would be to his advantage. The play written by early english playwright‚ William Shakespeare‚ is about the tragic death of Julius Caesar. It takes place in Rome‚ and tells the historical story of how Caesar was brutally murdered‚ and the terrible
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In the play Julius Caesar‚ Brutus loses touch with the Roman people because he is naive and inflexible in his beliefs‚ allowing himself to be easily manipulated by other characters in the play. This results in his misjudgement of the peoples’ reaction to Caesar’s death. Brutus losing touch with reality as a result of his ideals and inability to see things clearly is an entirely true view of his character in the play. Brutus strongly believes in the Roman Republic. He sees Caesar’s ambition as a
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see this with Brutus and Cassius. At the beginning of the play Cassius is constantly telling Brutus how great he is and how he should be the King of Rome. In act one‚ scene two Cassius says “Therefore‚ good Brutus‚ be prepared to hear‚ and since you know you cannot see yourself so well by reflection‚ I‚ your glass will modestly discover to yourself that of yourself which you yet know not of.” Cassius often refers to Brutus’s name with positive connotations‚ he also is saying since Brutus is not capable
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Mark Antony’s funeral speech for Caesar persuaded the audience more effectively than Brutus’ speech because of his use of rhetorical devices such as logos‚ aposiopesis‚ anaphora. Although much of Mark Antony’s speech presents a plethora of pathos‚ he uses logos very well to justify how Caesar was a good man because when presented with the crown “he did thrice refuse.”(Act III Scene 2) Antony is confused that Brutus would say he was ambitious for power when Caesar refused to be crowned the king of
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William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ the beloved leader‚ Caesar‚ is tragically murdered by conspirators‚ who were thought to be his most trusted friends. Caesar’s right hand man‚ Antony‚ plans to seek revenge on Caesar’s killers‚ including once-friend Brutus. In order to execute his plan‚ he must use several manipulative tactics in his funerary speech to sway the plebeians into participating and getting what he wants: revenge. Antony ends up using pathos‚ his emotion‚ to have a better connection with
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the forces larger than him and be optimistic to overcome them. One may agree with this quote because its takes place in both books Tale of Two Cities by Dickens and Julius Caesar by Shakespeare. In both of the novels the main characters Lucie and Brutus are trying to purify their lives by trying to push the forces larger than them away. In the tale of two cities‚ Lucie is personified as the “golden thread” meaning that she is going to weave through the people in her life and try to help them. Its
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so that he can sway the people of Rome to his side. Antony is shrewd and calculating‚ he is also a flatterer. He constantly calls Brutus an honourable man throughout his speech to the public‚ and even has his servant call Brutus a valiant and honourable man. Brutus is a bad judge of character‚ and very gullible‚ Antony works this to his advantage and soon Brutus is agreeing to let Antony speak at Caesars funeral‚ against Cassius’s wishes. In the first scene‚ Antony tells the conspirators that
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has to appear fair and wise. He knows that the plebians are strongly in favour of Brutus‚ as Brutus has just given them a speech‚ so if he starts by accusing Brutus‚ no one would listen to him. Therefore‚ at the beginning of his speech‚ Mark Antony was saying that Brutus was “noble” and “honourable”. Mark Antony approaches the crowd discernibly. As his arguments grow stronger‚ the crowds begin to realize that Brutus and the conspirators are wrong. Every time he calls the conspirators “honourable”
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