During Caesars funeral two of his best men gave speeches‚ Antony and Brutus‚ they both used ethos‚ pathos and logos in different ways to win over the crowd. Brutus was in the senate so he was supposed to give great speeches with structure. Antony was a general so he was not as good at giving speeches but was good at pumping up his solders before battle. Which he used to his advantage when speaking to the mourning crowd. In Brutus’s speech‚ he begins by addressing the crowd as "Romans‚ countrymen
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Act III‚ scene ii‚ lines 164-192 of Julius Caesar displays how easily Antony can persuade a crowd against Brutus and Cassius. Mark Antony really relates to the Roman people and sarcastically compliments the conspirators with the intentions of infuriating the crowd. This particular scene takes place right after the murder of Caesar in the capital by the conspirators. After Brutus explained why Caesar had to die he let Antony speak to the crowd after him and left. This eventually will be one of Brutus’s
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Julius Caesar‚ Brutus and Antony both deliver speeches to the roman public at Caesar funeral. Both of their purpose in speaking to the roman citizens to defend their belief regarding Caesar’s assassination and convince the audience. In the following essay‚ I will illustrate Antony’s speech was more rhetorically powerful than Brutus. I will analyze the strength‚ credibility and effectiveness of each speech based on the insight of Aristotle. Antony’s speech was more powerful than Brutus can be evaluated
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to a negative characteristic shown throughout Julius Caesar. Firstly Brutus is very easily manipulated and persuaded by flattery; Secondly his patriotic commitment to the citizens of Rome and Rome itself; finally he is very naive which leads to his poor judgement. An analysis of these ideals will determine that Brutus’s character is a result of a negative characteristic that can lead to misconception and deception. Brutus is very easily manipulated and persuaded by flattery. Cassius does this
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A highly-regarded politician and conspirator in ancient Rome‚ Brutus‚ in his funerary speech to Julius Caesar‚ effectively claims that the conspiracy killing of Caesar is justified. First‚ he supports this claim by asserting that if Caesar was still alive‚ he would eventually force the people of Rome to act like his slaves‚ like a true dictator. Brutus uses a rhetorical question to appeal to logos when stating‚ “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to
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Caesar is rising to power‚ meanwhile‚ his friend Brutus‚ is losing faith in him. Caesar think that Brutus and him had a true friendship and would do anything for him‚ but Brutus doesn’t feel the same way. Caesar and Brutus do not have a true friendship because if Caesar was given true power Brutus knows he would become corrupt which is why Brutus just wanted a political alliance. The reason why Brutus and Caesar are not a true friendship is because Brutus even said in the beginning “What means this
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climaxes lead to a major conflict 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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Similarly‚ Brutus ’ gender contradictions are highlighted - although his motives for murdering Caesar are ‘masculinized’‚ his doubts and fears are `feminized ’. Julius Caesar and Calphurnia Julius Caesar ’s interaction with Calphurnia follows Brutus ’ scene of interaction with Portia. Again‚ a wife ’s role is as one concerned about the safety of her husband‚ as Calphurnia exclaims
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Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ rhetoric is exactly what Brutus and Mark Antony used to duke it out and to get their point across about Caesar’s death to the people of Rome. Seeking to gain their support and change their minds based on their rhetorical way with words. Let’s get it on! “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar‚ this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more.” (3.2/ 19) Brutus tries to tell the people that he executed Caesar for their
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found in the actions of the main characters. On second hand‚ Brutus states his fear of power by saying “I do fear the people do choose Caesar for their King” (I.ii.85-89). He opposes Caesar acquiring
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