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    opportunity to experience the intense speeches after the death of Julius Caesar. The first speech at the funeral of Julius Caesar is given by a conspirator‚ Brutus‚ followed by the speech of Caesar’s right-hand man‚ Mark Antony. Mark Antony connects to the audience through emotion‚ while Brutus appeals to the logic of the audience. Similarly to Mark Antony and Brutus‚ former President Barack Obama gave a speech following the mass shooting that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary. All of these powerful

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    you feel accurately illustrate your points. 1. Which speech was more persuasive? Explain your answer. Anthony’s speech was more persuasive because all the people were convinced and went with what he said. 2. What examples of appeals to emotion did Brutus use? What examples did Antony use? Who handled the appeal to emotion better? Explain your answer. Brutus used brotherly speech and affection to win people over as his appeal to emotion . Antony comes in dramatically o the pulpit with Caesar’s dead

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    exceptional adequate speaker? Brutus and Antony are both noble people that are both fair speakers in William Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Cesar. Both people spoke at Cesar’s funeral trying to persuade their audience about his death. Brutus‚ who killed Cesar‚ tries to explain to the audience why he did such a thing‚ and Antony explains why what Brutus did was wrong. Although Brutus was a good orator and uses rhetoric well‚ Antony had the more persuasive speech overall. Antony had better use of emotional appeals

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    well that gave me public leave to speak of him. For I have neither wit‚ nor words‚ nor worth‚ action‚ nor utterance‚ nor the power of speech to stir men’s blood. I only speak right on. I tell you that which you yourselves do know. Show you sweet Caesar’s wounds‚ poor poor dumb mouths‚ and bid them speak for me. But were I Brutus‚ and Brutus Antony‚ there were an Antony would ruffle up your spirits and put a tongue in every wound of Caesar that should move the stones of Rome to rise and mutiny. Stay

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    Antony and Cleopatra Type of Work Antony and Cleopatra is tragic stage play about a doomed love affair. It is also a history play‚ since it is based on real events in ancient times. Scholars often group it as one of Shakespeare’s “Roman plays‚” along with Coriolanus and Julius Caesar. Key Dates Date Written: Between 1606 and 1607.  First Printing: 1623 as part of the First Folio‚ the first authorized collection of Shakespeare’s plays.  Sources .Shakespeare’s main source for the play

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    Antony and Cleopatra’ composed by Shakespeare presents different types of power which people exercise to manipulate and to control others. Sometimes the use of power can have tragic results where people become victims of their own desires. At other times‚ power can be used to enhance somebody’s reputation and position in life. The types of power that are highlighted in this play include‚ power of a sexual nature‚ political or military power‚ the power of persuasion and manipulation. The exercise

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    position of being known as ‘one of the people’s greatest leaders’. Marc Antony‚ who served with Julius Caesar‚ was known as one of the people’s greatest leaders for being a warrior‚ being considerate‚ achieving great power and appointed a part of the government. Marc Antony is known as one of the people’s greatest leaders because he was a great warrior‚ was very considerate and was appointed into the government. Marc Antony was the greatest leader‚ who served with Julius Caesar because of all the

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    ourselves are not perfect‚ we are flawed. In Antony and Celopatra‚ Antony’s fragility is exploited as his Achrilles heel‚ Cleopatra‚ is dangeled infront of him‚ serving as the thread that ultimately leads to his unravveling. As high functioning members of society‚ this concept of fatal flaws‚ of our own fragility intrigues us and as such being able to bear witness to Antony’s downfall from a safe distance creates appeal. Throughout the play‚ Mark Antony can be seen as a tragic hero. While some of

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    Last Cut Hurts The Worst Why did Antony’s speech beat Brutus’s speech? Antony’s speech was better than Brutus’s speech because he hit the audience with Pathos (Emotion)‚ unlike Brutus who used Logos (Logic) and Ethos (Ethics). Mankind are subjected to their emotions rather than thinking for themselves‚ and due to this Antony’s speech prevails Brutus’s speech. When Brutus spoke to the crowd‚ they understood what he was saying and trusted him. When Antony spoke‚ the crowd rose up in rage and was

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    February 2013 Speech Analysis The speeches given by both Brutus and Mark Antony in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar are very persuasive to the audience that they are given to‚ but rhetorical devices were used in different ways in order for each to have an effect on the people of Rome. In Brutus’s speech‚ he uses devices such as rhetorical question and antithesis to convince the Romans that he and the conpirators did a good deed by killing Caesar. In Mark Antony’s speech‚ he sways

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