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 the plebeians. He used certain words to make the crowd
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Caesar that is the real tragic hero in this story. Without a doubt‚ Marcus Brutus is one of the main characters of the play. He is a highly ranked person in the government and a very good friend of Caesar’s. Brutus is known for his reputation for leadership‚ honor and nobleness‚ but he is not always practical‚ and is often impulsive. Brutus has to make many difficult decisions throughout this play. However‚ these decisions frequently backfire. For example‚ on the Ides of March‚ Brutus says to himself
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in the wrong people. Correspondingly‚ Brutus pretending that his loyalty lied with Caesar was what ultimately lead to his demise. After Caesar’s death‚ the people of Rome were enraged with Brutus and the other conspirators for abusing Caesars trust. Mark Antony’s speech was what fueled the Romans change of heart; his words managed to salvage the people’s loyalty to Caesar
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up the citizens more than they were passionate about Brutus’s speech. Antony put more of an emotion in his speech to the people. He showed how incredible of a man Caesar was and even showed proof of his will. Obviously the crowd easily changed their opinions about the whole situation and Antony knew just what to say and do. Antony was calm about the whole speech even when the crowd was begging for him to read Caesar’s will. Antony blamed Caesar’s murder
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conquest of Egypt in 332 B.C. Well-educated and clever‚ Cleopatra could speak various languages and served as the dominant ruler in all three of her co-regencies. Her romantic liaisons and military alliances with the Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony‚ as well as her supposed exotic beauty and powers of seduction‚ earned her an enduring place in history and popular myth. Since no contemporary accounts exist of Cleopatra’s life‚ it is difficult to piece together her biography with much certainty
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Julius Caesar Leader Comparison Essay In the play Julius Caesar by Will Shakespeare‚ Cassius and Antony were shown as two different leaders in the way of their skills in persuasion‚ whether they were easily swayed‚ and how trustworthy they were; though they both have faults‚ Antony is the superior of the two. Antony uses his persuasion skills very well throughout Act III scene II: “When the poor have cried‚ Caesar hath wept;/ Ambition should be made of sterner stuff./ Yet Brutus says
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friends Marc Antony gives a speech at his funeral. In his speech he uses rhetorical strategies to get through to the People of Rome. In Antony’s speech he begins by explaining his purpose for speaking at Caesar’s funeral. Antony tells the crowd ‚ ‘‘I come to bury Caesar not give him praise (3-2-83)”. He says this because he knows that the Roman People at the moment think of Caesar as a bad person who deserved his misfortune of being murdered by the conspirators. During the time Antony was reminding
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we are underlings.”-Julius Caesar. Brutus and Antony in this play have many differences but also have some similarities including they are both loyal to Caesar but they are loyal on different levels. Therefore I invested deeper into the similarities and differences between Brutus and Antony. Antony and Brutus‚ you would think are complete opposites from each other by reading act one. Antony is Caesars servant‚ Antony is very loyal to Caesar. Antony does whatever Caesar tells him to do‚ “When Caesar
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people of Rome to his side. When Antony goes up on stage people say "’Twere best he speak no harm of Brutus here." "This Caesar was a tyrant." in addition "Nay‚ that’s certain. We are blest that Rome is rid of him". All of these things were being said while Antony
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play‚ Julius Caesar‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Marc Antony says one of the most persuasive and dearful speeches that made the Roman citizens rethink their decision. In Marc Antony’s funeral oration‚ he used the three persuasive appeals‚ Logos‚ Pathos‚ and Ethos. March 15‚ 44 B.C.‚ the Romans had just learned their leader had been assassinated by Brutus‚ a dear friend and noble men for Julius Caesar. In the middle of Brutus’s speech‚ Antony brings out Caesar’s body and leaves him in front of all
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