How does Mark Antony persuade the crowd to reject the conspirators in Act III.3 of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar? During Mark Antony’s compelling speech‚ he uses various techniques to convince the crowd that the conspirators are murderers not legends. Because the plebians were easily swayed‚ Mark Antony had this opportunity. To make sure the crowd took his points seriously‚ Mark Antony has to appear fair and wise. He knows that the plebians are strongly in favour of Brutus‚ as Brutus has just given
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Mark Antony’s Speech Throughout Shakespeare’s masterpiece‚ Brutus makes many decisions that lead to his own downfall. He refuses to make an oath among the conspirators‚ he declines the other conspirators when they propose to add Cicero to their secretive group‚ he also refuses to kill Antony because they would then be portrayed as "butchers"‚ but the biggest and most grave mistake he makes is when he makes the decision to overrule Cassius’s opinion and allow Mark Antony to speak at the
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ourselves are not perfect‚ we are flawed. In Antony and Celopatra‚ Antony’s fragility is exploited as his Achrilles heel‚ Cleopatra‚ is dangeled infront of him‚ serving as the thread that ultimately leads to his unravveling. As high functioning members of society‚ this concept of fatal flaws‚ of our own fragility intrigues us and as such being able to bear witness to Antony’s downfall from a safe distance creates appeal. Throughout the play‚ Mark Antony can be seen as a tragic hero. While some of
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Martin Luther King Jr’s speech was the greatest example of freedom in the nation’s history‚ by word of mouth. Martin Luther King Jr. was a model leader for our nation through times of civil rights hardship. He was an equal opportunity advocate and was also a powerful dominant speaker. In the 1950’s racism was at its worst‚ especially in southern states. Martin Luther King had a point to prove with his “I Have a Dream” speech. He needed to persuade the nation at the time being that the “Negro was
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Antony’s Speech The great Julius Caesar lies dead‚ and Marc Antony attempts to turn the crowd against his killers‚ who previously had won the support of the people. In Act III‚ scene II of the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Marc Antony uses his skills as an orator to manipulate the crowd against the conspirators. Antony first gains the crowd’s trust‚ then casts doubt on the conspirators’ motives‚ and finally inspiring them to act against Brutus and the others. By the end of the speech‚ the
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In a classic Shakespeare play‚ Julius Caesar‚ Antony and Brutus go toe-to-toe at Caesar’s funeral‚ although‚ to Brutus’ dismay Antony’s speech was better than his. Marcus Brutus makes his speech very formally to reason the mob for killing Caesar. Brutus appeals to the people’s minds and leaves an impression that Caesar would have become a tyrant. But What Brutus terms as his reason is a hypothetical situation and is not reason enough for killing Caesar. He does not provide any evidence to his statement
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without hindrance‚ and the speech by Dr. King: “I have a dream” is a symbol of that‚ because during the 1950’s Africans peacefully protested for freedom‚ as so northerner’s did in the 1850’s for slaves to be free. And through other speeches like the “Gettysburg address were people able to realize‚ this land was made to be free‚ from the beginning to the end. And most defiantly was this shown was through ethos‚ a source of credibility by the speaker‚ through the speakers ethos‚ to past experience‚ and
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Brutus and Mark Antony both spoke after the assassination of Julias Caesar. Though Their speeches were both very different in many ways‚ they were similar in others. Brutus was the first the speak in his defence for assassinating Julias Caesar.He used logic and reasoning to support his ideas of justice to Rome. Brutus:"...censure me‚ and and in your wisdom‚ and awake your senses‚ that you may be the better judge." (3.2.1547-1550). This makes the crowd this reasonably‚ letting Brutus speak of the
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Last Cut Hurts The Worst Why did Antony’s speech beat Brutus’s speech? Antony’s speech was better than Brutus’s speech because he hit the audience with Pathos (Emotion)‚ unlike Brutus who used Logos (Logic) and Ethos (Ethics). Mankind are subjected to their emotions rather than thinking for themselves‚ and due to this Antony’s speech prevails Brutus’s speech. When Brutus spoke to the crowd‚ they understood what he was saying and trusted him. When Antony spoke‚ the crowd rose up in rage and was
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Anthony is the more persuasive speaker. Anthony used ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos in his speech while Brutus only used pathos and logos‚ Anthony also connected with the crowd showing he had the same emotions as them while Brutus only challenged the crowd. Ethos is a persuasive speech tactic that speakers use when persuading the audience by using ethics. It focuses on the ethics of either the speaker or the audience. Brutus and Antony both used ethos in their speeches. Brutus says on page126‚ lines 20-21
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