In the play "Julius Caesar"‚ Shakespeare displays his characters as being manipulative and persuasive. This is illustrated in various parts of the play‚ such as at the beginning when Brutus was manipulated by Cassius‚ and then again when Antony manipulated the Roman citizens. Shakespeare first introduces the technique of manipulation and persuasion at the beginning of the play through the character of Cassius. Cassius had sinful plans in his mind and needed others to join this conspiracy against
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Antony’s Persuasive Devices “Friend‚ Romans‚ Countrymen… lend me your ears.”(Act 3 seen 2) Antony says this to try to get the people to listen to him while he was giving his funeral speech. One thing the people did not know was that his speech was to make them do bad things like riot. Throughout Antony’s funeral speech he used many persuasive devices to get people to listen to him some was where pathos‚ plain folks‚ and name calling to get people to believe him. In Antony’s speech there is a
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His dramatic proclamation that he would also kill himself adds credibility to his statements‚ showing him to be selfless‚ honourable‚ and patriotic. Building upon Brutus’s opening statement‚ Marc Antony begins his speech with “Friends‚ Romans‚ countrymen‚ lend me your ears;” By putting “Friends” first‚ Antony appeals to the people on a more personal level than Brutus‚ and sets a more informal tone for the rest of his speech‚ making himself part of the crowd instead of someone above it. Throughout his
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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 fate of the conspirators who killed him. At Caesar’s funeral‚ Antony presents a speech to the crowd‚ as well did Brutus. Antony‚ though‚ had the most
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between two characters; Brutus and Antony. The introduction to this conflict is at the funeral of a man who was once a friend of both Brutus and Antony‚ until Brutus and other conspirators murdered him for the good of Rome. After Brutus speaks about the death‚ Antony approaches his opportunity to persuade the Roman people. Antony is trying to make the crowd believe Brutus and the other men are murderers‚ while Brutus is trying to prove their innocence. Antony captures
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effectively. Shakespeare shows this power through Antony‚ Julius Caesar’s best friend. Antony shows this at Caesar’s funeral‚ at which Brutus‚ one of the conspirators who killed Caesar‚ allowed him to speak to the public under the condition that he not speak badly of the conspirators. Antony was a powerful speaker and was deeply gifted in the art of rhetoric. He was able to turn the public against the conspirators without breaking his promise to Brutus. Antony did this by using the techniques of ethos‚
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such situations‚ despite their class or social stratum. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare‚ this universal truth is shown by Antony‚ a man who is thought to be nothing close to a threat‚ and the commoners of Rome‚ whose ruler has just been wrongfully murdered. While making an important speech at Caesar’s funeral‚ Antony speaks to the fickle and capricious plebeians in an attempt to convince them of the wrong committed by the men who conspired to kill their ruler. Antony’s
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There are things which are inherently good. Service is looked at fondly as one of these naturally good things. Murder is typically thought of as wrong. We encourage service but condemn murder. Then there are concepts that we can’t quite pin down. They could be thought of as either right or wrong depending on specific circumstances or experiences. Power can go either way. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ power is addictive‚ it destroys relationships‚ and induces guilt in the characters.
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Does Shakespeare depict Julius Caesar as a tyrant who deserved to be deposed because of his unconstitutional usurpation of power? William Shakespeare’s well-renowned play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ has led to centuries of controversial debate on the validity of tyrannicide based on his depiction of Julius Caesar. Some scholars have argued that Shakespeare intended to portray Caesar as a tyrant‚ while others believe he is acting as a just King. On one hand‚ it is difficult to assume that
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In Act 5 Scene 2 Lines 82-92‚ after the death scene of Antony‚ Cleopatra reminiscences about Antony and begins to describe his appearance and the powerful persona that he carried as a man‚ lover and soldier of Rome. Cleopatra’s description of Antony portrays an image to the readers of what Antony looked like and was viewed as being personality-wise. “His legs bestrid the ocean; his reared arm/ crested the world: his voice was propertied/ as all the tuned spheres‚ and that to friends;/ but when
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