Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. Caesar was assassinated and at his mourn Antony gave a speech similar that to Patrick’s’. In the aspect of how they spoke‚ not in the cause they were fighting for. Patrick Henry and Marc Antony presented themselves to make their point come across. The similarities are much greater on how they connected with their audience‚ tone of voice‚ and factual evidence. To start off‚ any powerful speaker knows how to connect with their audience. Both Marc Antony and Patrick Henry
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death. After his death‚ Brutus and Markus Antonius give speeches about Caesar. Both compel the crowd in their beliefs‚ but Brutus held the crowd for a good while and then Antony came in and stole the crowd’s hearts. This is a problem for Brutus‚ because if he held the crowd’s hearts he would live‚ if he lost the crowd he died. Antony knew this and he used a very blunt way of speaking to make the crowd turn on Brutus and the other conspirators. When Brutus saw the crowd turning‚ he and the other conspirators
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is a selfish and cruel way to avoid facing your fears. Especially‚ since Brutus is the one who backed himself into this corner by being swayed by Cassius’ words and killing Caesar. Although most people don’t accommodate on how Antony and Octavius are trying to run Rome‚ Antony and Octavius agreed to give Brutus a noble funeral that in all likelihood‚ he doesn’t deserve. They were more noble than Brutus had ever been in his life. So‚ is Brutus a noble Roman? After thinking through the facts‚ one must
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to what has happened to him. Brutus‚ his right hand man‚ says that he had to be killed due to his excessive ambition. While Antony states that he was brutally murdered by the people who called themselves his friends. But only one of the two stood out‚ they were so believable and convincing that it was hard to believe anyone other than him. And this speech was given by Antony. He gave an incredibly convincing speech‚ making the people of Rome completely look past the words of Brutus by sparking different
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reasons for committing such an act. Antony deceives Brutus into believing that Antony understood their reasons and would join them as an ally. By becoming a supposed ally‚ Antony gains the advantage of trust‚ as Brutus trusts him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. At Caesar’s funeral‚ Antony goes against Brutus’ trust‚ and reveals Caesar’s will‚ and incites the plebeians to come to the conclusion that Caesar had been a good man‚ and that Brutus was in the wrong. Antony reveals his true intentions when he
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3a. Antony says‚ “It would become me better to close / In terms of friendship with thine enemies” (3.1.202-203). Antony tries to befriend the killers of his dear friend by shaking their hands one by one. As he is doing this‚ he exclaims his sorrow to Caesar for aligning with the assassins. Antony is only doing this to keep himself safe from experiencing the same fate as Caesar. 3b. Antony tries to set himself up for revenge later. He tricks the men into believing that he is on their side
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However‚ Antony is able to confront that belief right after Brutus’ speech‚ swaying the Roman citizens to trust him rather than Brutus. By being able to merge voices and speaking to the people colloquially‚ Antony has an automatic linguistic advantage over Brutus. With this advantage‚ voice merging and emotional delivery‚ Antony is easily able to sway the crowd from Brutus and confront
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Pathos‚ ethos‚ and logos are three persuasive tools used by Antony and Brutus at Caesar’s funeral. Both Brutus and Antony’s speeches given‚ greatly impacted the citizens of Rome . This passage‚ Julius Caesar‚ is written by William Shakespeare. This is a play based on a historical event led by the tragedy of the Roman leader ‚Caesar‚ who was killed by his disloyal friends. Within this passage‚ Brutus and a group of conspirators gathered together upon the action to betrayal Caesar and take over the
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I will compare and contrast Brutus and Antony’s speeches after Caesar’s death. Both Brutus and Antony’s speeches are used to try and convert the Roman public to their side. After Brutus and his fellow conspirators kill Caesar outside the senate‚ Antony meets with Brutus and manages to persuade him that he agrees with the reasons why they killed the dictator‚ so that he is allowed to talk at Caesar’s funeral. However‚ his real intentions are revealed in an emotional soliloquy that reveals that he
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love‚ joy for his fortune‚ honor for his bravery‚ but then death for his ambition. He shows the crowd how it was for the better of them. On the other hand‚ Antony’s speech fired up the citizens more than they were passionate about Brutus’s speech. Antony had more of an emotion in
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