Sam M. Thomas AP Lang (A2) 29 October 2013 Brutus and Antony Speech Analysis and Comparison After the assassination of Julius Caesar‚ his comrades Brutus and Antony both made speeches to the Roman people addressing his death. While Brutus asserts that he died for the good of the state and his remorse of his obligation to kill Caesar‚ Antony honors Caesar’s deeds to the state‚ and coerces the people against the assassination. Brutus claims that Caesar had to be taken out of power for the
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Caesar Funeral Speech In Julius Caesar‚ Mark Antony pleads with his “Friends‚ Romans and countrymen” to lend him their ears in an effort to discharge Caesar from false charges laid against him. The three main conspirators in Caesar’s murder‚ Brutus‚ Casca and Cassius portrayed Caesar as a formidable tyrant to the Roman people. After Caesar was unjustly killed by the people he trusted‚ the crowd was persuaded to believe that his death was necessary for the good of the republic. Marc Antony was cleverly
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Compare and contrast the funeral speeches of Brutus and Mark Antony. Which is more effective and why? When Brutus goes up to speak to the crowd he appeals to them as “Romans” before all else. As this keeps with his reason for joining the conspiracy the audience can see that he is honourable and trustworthy. The roman public may also know this because they hail him as “noble” Brutus and Brutus also asks them at the start of his speech to “Believe me for mine honour”. Brutus repeatedly uses “honour”
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Discuss the attention paid (or not paid) to omens‚ nightmares‚ and other supernatural events. What do the various responses to these phenomena show about the struggle between fate and free will in Julius Caesar? Can the play’s tragedies be attributed to the characters’ failure to read the omens properly‚ or do the omens merely presage the inevitable? The characters in Julius Caesar neglect nearly universally the play’s various omens (dead men walking‚ sacrificed animals who lack hearts)‚ nightmares
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decorations off the statue like he would pluck the feathers off a bird. Scene 2 6. What is the reason Caesar wants Antony to touch Calphurnia as he runs the race? Caesar wants Antony to touch Calphurnia as he runs the race because he believes she will get pregnant. 7. What is revealed about Antony’s character when he says: “When Caesar says ‘Do this‚’ it is performed.” Antony is loyal to Ceaser and he is a flatterer to Ceaser. 8. What does the Soothsayer tell Caesar? The soothsayer tells Ceaser
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Antony’s Funeral Speech: A Close Reading The following are rhetorical appeals used to persuade or prove an argument. ¬ Ethos is an appeal to the audience that the speaker is a credible authority on the matter that is being presented. It is how the speaker convinces the audience that he or she is qualified to speak on the particular subject. ¬ Pathos is an appeal to the audience’s emotions. It can be in the form of figurative langauge‚ a passionate delivery‚ or even a simple claim
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ANTONY’S CAMPAIGN SPEECH As a fellow Roman‚ a professional soldier‚ and a public official‚ I am here today once again seeking each and every one of my loyal followers encouragement and hoping to gain any non-supporters approval. As many of you may know‚ my name is Marc Antony and I‚ am asking for your vote. Why am I running for King‚ you may ask? Quite simply‚ I feel that Rome is in need of fresh ideas and a new brand of leadership. For years I have watched from the sidelines as Rome’s own
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character Brutus deals with the struggles of trying to make Rome as best as it can be. Conspiring with some fellow Romans‚ the noble Brutus kills the to-be emperor Julius Caesar. This begins a war against those who advocate the rise of Caesar‚ including Caesar’s closest cohort‚ Mark Antony. At the place of Brutus’ death‚ Antony stands over his body and gives a short speech commemorating Brutus’ honor. In his speech‚ Antony uses the phrase “This is a man” to describe Brutus. Mark Antony’s speech and his
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The overlook of Brutus’s and Antony’s speeches are not similar at all in my eyes. Brutus’s speech was trying to show the citizen’s that there was no harm in killing Julius Caesar‚ which there was. Brutus partially manipulates the citizens by saying how much he really loved Caesar‚ but loved the city of Rome even more. The citizens were moved by his speech because of how protected they felt by his words. Brutus talks good of Caesar‚ saying how there are tears for his love‚ joy for his fortune‚ honor
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A PARODY OF MARC ANTONY’S FUNERAL SPEECH Author-A Maths FearingStudent Friends‚ Scholars‚ And Fellow-Sufferers‚ Lend Me Yours Ears‚ I Come To Criticize Mathematics‚ Not To Praise It. The Evils That Former Geniuses Invented‚ Lives After Them; The Good Is Lost In The Sands of Time; So It Is With Mathematics. The Noble Maths Teachers Have Told You‚ Mathematics Is Interesting‚ If It Were So‚ I Have Failed to Appreciate It- And Failing To Appreciate‚ Have Failed In it. Here‚ Under The Leave
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