The citizens of Rome find their guidance in the two fellow Romans Mark Antony and Brutus who use the repetition of meaningful words “honor” and “ambition” to Manipulate the Plebeians to siding with both of them. To begin‚ I would like to identify the speakers in the occasion of Caesar’s funeral which are Marcus Brutus and Mark Antony who are speaking to the audience of Plebeians or the people of Rome. Both Brutus and Mark Antony have a different purpose over the subject of Caesar’s tragic death
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Markus Antonius abuses the power of his friend after his friend’s death. Mark Antony may be a loyal friend; however‚ he makes his actions questionable. As a loyal friend‚ Mark Antony plans to search for revenge with the help from Octavius Caesar and stepped up to save Rome for Caesar. Antony steps into the scene right after the moment Caesar gets killed. He sees the conspirators with their swords and bloody hands. Antony gets this clever thought of pretending to be on the same side as then. Once
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speech about killing Caesar is for the good of Rome‚ Mark Antony began his speech‚ despite to all of the people who disagreed to his speech or the truth‚ he still wanted to revenge to those who murdered his beloved friend Caesar. Instead of using ethos or logos‚ Antony uses pathos to gain the crowd flavor and it’s extremely effective. Antony manages the people of Rome to almost cry for Caesar death and wanted to revenge for Caesar. In Mark Antony speech‚ uses the repetition to appeals the emotions
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appeals‚ both Brutus and Mark Antony deliver a speech using the three classical appeals‚ ethos‚ pathos and logos at the funeral of Julius Caesar. Both men effectively convey their point to the listeners/readers however; one in particular is exceedingly influential. The more powerful one is by Mark Antony‚ who uses credibility‚ emotion‚ and logic in his speech to induce the crowd at the funeral. Brutus’ speech includes these appeals as well but not as convincing as Antony. Pathos is the most cleverly
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men who completely despise Caesar. After Caesar is assassinated Mark Antony‚ Caesar’s close friend‚ asks Brutus to have a proper burial and to speak at Caesar’s funeral. Cassius disagrees to let him speak but Brutus agrees to let him speak under certain criterias and rules: Mark Antony may not blame Brutus and his men for the death‚ Antony has to say he may speak because permission was granted for him to do so by Brutus‚ and Antony must speak after Brutus finishes giving his own speech about the
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hero‚ Brutus‚ the anti-hero‚ Cassius‚ and the hero‚ Mark Antony. These three characters continue to display fitting attributes throughout the entire play. All of them are defined as a protagonist and they endure changes and grow as the play progresses. Brutus acts out of a desire to limit the self-serving aspects of his actions‚ ultimately dooming himself‚ defining him as the tragic hero. For example‚ he ignores Cassius’ consul and allows Antony to speak to the crowd at the funeral‚ creating tension
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In the play‚ “Julius Caesar” written by William Shakespere‚ Cassius and Mark Antony both show the leadership qualities of caring for the citizens‚ persuasiveness‚ and honesty. Though both characters show these qualities Mark Antony proves to be a better leader than Cassius. In the play both men‚ Cassius and Mark Antony‚ show themselves caring for the citizens of Rome. Cassius claims to do this by killing Caesar; he claims that Caesar was ambitious and not right to be the leader of Rome. “But
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[Thesis] In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Mark Antony’s strategies in his speech mark him as a superior orator. [CM] Brutus tries‚ however‚ to seem superior‚ yet the countrymen’s reaction to Antony’s speech make him supreme. [CM] Antony’s ability to use Brutus’ words against him also contributes to his superiority. [TS] Mark Antony gains the respect of the commoners through his familiarity with them. [CD] Antony cleverly gains the commoners’ favor with familiarity by starting
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Days Is Mark Antony an ineffective leader or an effective leader when he manipulates the crowd ? In the book Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Julius Caesar is given the crown to be the leader of Rome after his triumph. After Brutus slaughtered Caesar‚ Mark Antony turned out to be more flattery where he organized the crowd to go and revenge against the conspirators; Brutus and Cassius for the murder of Caesar in Caesar’s funeral where it was placed by Brutus. Through logos and pathos‚ Mark Antony
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too naïve and idealistic. Cassius was very intelligent‚ but he was over dramatic. His leadership is cut off because he always agreed with Brutus. However‚ Mark Antony used his flaws to gain power‚ and he became a strong leader through manipulation. All of these men were capable of leading Rome‚ and all of these men had their flaws. Mark Antony was the most successful leader because he used his flaws to his advantage. There is no such thing as successful leader who is egotistic and oblivious.
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