something common among tragic heros. Even in the most trying hours he is extremely consistent with his morals‚ and always strives to keep his honor. His goals of the conspiracy were purely for the good of Rome‚ not of envy or the benefit of himself. Antony himself recognizes him‚ since after his death he stated: This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; He‚ only in general honest thought And common good to all‚ made one of
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Antonius(Antony) is one of Caesar’s most-trusted friends‚ and one of the few who does not betray him. At Caesar’s funeral‚ Antony motivates the citizens of Rome to turn against the conspirators and avenge the death of Julius Caesar. His oration at the funeral is packed with persuasive devices including specific evidence‚ verbal irony‚ and props to manipulate the minds of the people in the crowd to mutiny against Caesar’s killers. The contents of this essay look at the persuasive devices Antony uses and
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Julius Caesar and Antony are the Antagonists of the story. The story title should remain Julius Caesar because it keeps the spotlight on Julius Caesar. And who wants to go see a play by Marcus Brutus anyways? No one! Everyone would know of the name julius caesar and would want to go to it. Even though it is more Brutus’ story. I believe that the role of the Antagonist is shared between Julius Caesar and Antony. Caesar isn’t wouldn’t seem like an antagonist at first glance‚ but when taking
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Agrippa and Maecenas in Act 2 Scene 3 and when Maecenas’ character tells him that “Now Antony must leave [Octavia] utterly”‚ the reply is “Never! He will not.” This shows the audience that Enobarbus’ character knows the most about Antony‚ as he is the only character who knows that Antony will never leave Cleopatra‚ and so he is the only character that is able to show the audience the scale of the tragic decline that Antony will experience. The fact that the phrase has masculine stresses on the “Never!”
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the crowd started to realize that Caesar was not ambitious. Consequently‚ Antony used pathos‚ the appeal to emotions‚ to drag the audience into feeling guilty for doubting Caesar and to make them feel curious about the contents of Caesar’s will. To begin with‚ Antony asks the crowd‚ “You all did love him once‚ not without cause: What cause withholds you then‚ to mourn for him?” (III.ii.101-102). With this question‚ Antony creates a feeling of guilt within the audience by indirectly saying that there
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several examples of Brutus being idealistic and Cassius very realistic. The example of Brutus’s idealistic side is when he declines to swear an oath. Another one is when Cassius wants to kill Antony but Brutus refuses because in his mind it is too bloody. The third mistake Brutus has done by letting Antony to speak on Caesar’s funeral. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare uses Brutus to show his readers that a tragic flaw can lead to a downfall. The first conflict between Brutus
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In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Decius Brutus and Mark Antony‚ both Roman Senators‚ eulogize Julius Caesar‚ each using a different technique and approach. Brutus‚ in a somewhat arrogant‚ to the point‚ eulogy‚ attempts to sway the people. He justifies conspiring against Caesar by stating that Caesar’s ambition would have hurt Rome. However‚ in Antony’s eulogy‚ he focuses on Caesar’s positive traits‚ and cunningly disproves Brutus’ justification for killing Caesar. The fickle Romans waver between leaders
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“It is not those well-fed long-haired men that i fear‚ but the pale and hungry-looking ones” is a quote said by Julius Caesar. People are always “hungry” for something‚ but some are just better at hiding it than others. Both Brutus and Antony’s speeches use different strategies to try and persuade the crowd‚ all though one seemed to do a better job than the other. In Brutus’ speech he tries to appeal to the crowd through reason and logic (ethos and logos). In Brutus’ speech he explains his
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In the play‚ “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚” by William Shakespeare‚ two very dear friends of Caesar give speeches at Caesar’s funeral‚ Brutus and Mark Antony. Brutus‚ who killed Caesar tries to excuse himself and the conspirators for murdering Caesar. Antony desires to rile up the common people to revolt against Brutus and his accomplices. While both speeches seem to be compelling‚ Mark Antony’s speech worked the best at persuading the audience through his use of rhetorical devices such as logical
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the rebellion and betrayal that can exist among friends; many go as far as killing their friends in the name of fame and power. Various characters in the play turn against Caesar including Brutus‚ Cassius‚ Metellus‚ among many others. Even though Antony refers to Brutus as “the most noble Roman of them all‚” it is clear that he has many more flaws than strengths. Caesar is the only noble character as portrayed throughout the play. Even though he is overambitious‚ he shows selflessness and generosity
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