Mark Antony’s speech was more persuasive than Brutus simply because Brutus was trying to persuade the people of the village that killing Caesar was the right thing to do . His ultimate goal was to round up the commoners under the impression that they were revenging Caesar’s tragic death. He mentions how he and Caesar were rally good friends and how hurt he seemed to be to lose a good friend. Mark Antony persuades them by telling the commoners that he made a promise with Brutus to not speak or bring
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practice has dated back to ancient times to Mark Antony at the funeral of his friend and mentor‚ Julius Caesar. In William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Mark Antony establishes himself to his audience‚ the plebeians‚ with Ethos then uses Pathos to pull on the audience’s heartstrings and sway the plebeians’ beliefs with Logos in an attempt to make the audience doubt Brutus’s justification of killing Caesar because he was ambitious. Initially‚ Antony uses Ethos to establish himself as a trusted
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In the play Marullus and Flavius‚ break up a gathering of Roman citizens who seek to celebrate Julius Caesar’s triumphant return from war. The victory is shown by public games in which Caesar’s friend‚ Mark Antony‚ takes part. On his way to the arena Caesar is stopped by a stranger who warns that he reactions to the power he has in the Republic. They fear he will accept offers to become Emperor. Cassius‚ a successful general himself‚ is jealous‚ while Brutus has a more balanced view of the political
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Marc Antony in Act 3 Scene 2 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare has a tough time to convince the Romans that what the conspirators did was wrong because of Brutus’s speech. However‚ Marc Antony uses a 3 step plan to gradually turn the crowd against the conspirators. Marc Antony is able to turn the crowd against the conspirators by using an effective use of language and persuasion. In the first part of Marc Antony’s oration he focuses on gaining the crowds trust as soon as he begins speaking
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the play Julius Caesar both Mark Antony and Brutus gave extremely persuasive speeches. To give a little backstory‚ both of the men mentioned are speaking at a funeral for Julius Caesar a man who was just murdered by a group of men who were lead by Brutus. Brutus is trying to prove to the people that Caesar needed to die. Meanwhile‚ Antony is trying to prove that Caesar was wrongfully killed. After reading both speeches I have come to the conclusion that Mark Antony was clearly the more persuasive
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eras are Sophocles’ Antigone and William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Antigone is the tragedy of a brave sister who tries to honor her brother‚ while Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy based on love and being loyal to others. In both plays there is tension between private and public‚ which can be illustrated by comparing Kreon and Caesar’s fear of public opinion‚ the betrayal between characters‚ and concept of hamartia. In both Antony and Cleopatra and Antigone tension between private and
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events‚ the death of Caesar and Mark Antony’s speech at Caesars funeral. Before the third act‚ Antonys role is minimal‚ but during this act he takes on a dominance that he maintains throughout the rest of the play. Antony‚ being Caesars right hand man‚ is loyal to him‚ and quickly grasps that he must deal with the conspirators. He takes advantage of Brutus’s gullibility in order to speak at Caesars funeral so that he can sway the people of Rome to his side. Antony is shrewd and calculating‚ he is
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Marc Antony‚ Brutus‚ and Cassius are all critical characters in William Shakespeare’s famous play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Due to their distinctive personalities and values‚ there is no trait that all of these characters share‚ although they do share some traits with one another. Firstly‚ Marc Antony and Cassius are manipulative in nature‚ while Brutus is not. Secondly‚ the root of Brutus and Cassius’ failure is their personality flaw‚ while Marc Antony proves strong in all the ways they prove
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Most likely written between 1606 and 1607‚ Antony and Cleopatra relates the struggles of love‚ passion‚ and power endured by the two titular characters and is considered by many to be among Shakespeare’s finest achievements. Interpretation of the tragedy is often cast in terms of the polar oppositions dramatized in the play‚ perhaps most notably the conflict between Rome and Egypt‚ and war and love. What critics and audiences often find so engaging about Antony and Cleopatra is that these polarities
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was soon killed afterwards. Caesar was killed by Brutus along with other conspirators. They killed him because they thought he would end up as a bad king‚ and he would make bad decisions for Rome. Once Caesar is dead Brutus‚ and a man of the name Antony come to give speeches about Caesar. They both give their speeches in front of the citizens of Rome. Brutus is the first to give his speech about Caesar. In Brutus speech he tells the people that he needed to be killed. As much as he loved Caesar
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