which show he is trying to persuade the crowd. One of the many features he uses to persuade the audience is using memorable‚ quotable dialogue which endures the crowd and makes them want to listen an example of this is the line which starts this persuasive speech “Friends‚ Romans‚ countrymen‚ lend me your ears.” Some other enduring phrases are: “lend me your ears”‚ “The evil that men do lives after them”‚ “I come to bury Caesar‚ not to praise him”‚ “But Brutus is an honourable man.” It is also a powerful
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cried‚ Caesar hath wept‚ ambition should be made of sterner stuff’. In William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar mark antony says that he was not ego-centric but had greatly compassion for the people. Caesar’s tears proved he wasn’t very ambitious. Nor greedy or ego-centric but a friend of he people and his murder was unjust. " There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and dealth for his ambiton." Brutus is really telling the people why he killed Caesar and how
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus and Antony both gave speeches to the people of Rome regarding Caesar’s death. In comparison of the two speeches‚ there were many similarities and differences. By using his rhetorical skills‚ Mark Antony was able to persuade the people of Rome to support him. Considering that Brutus’ speech contained mainly logos‚ he wasn’t able to captivate his audience as well as Antony did. Marcus Brutus was the first person to give his speech after Caesar died. During his
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Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” is about betrayal. In Maurice Charney’s article “Shakespeare’s Use of Blood Imagery in the Play”‚ Charney takes an in depth look at the different representations of blood according to the conspirators and the supporters of Caesar. For Brutus‚ the head of the conspirators‚ blood represents sacrifice and revival; however‚ for Caesar’s biggest supporter‚ Antony‚ blood represents murder and vengeance. The animosity toward Caesar is first revealed in the opening
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the play Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the protagonist‚ Marcus Brutus‚ and the antagonist‚ Mark Antony‚ have a duel of persuasion to win over the Roman populace. In order to do so‚ they use what are commonly known as rhetorical devices today in order to strengthen their arguments. Locked in a fierce battle of wit to win over the furious mob‚ the question is this: Who will be dominant in this battle of verbal scrimmage? Although both speeches are powerful‚ inevitably‚ Antony’s use of rhetorical
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The assassination of Julius Caesar left Rome without a clear ruler and various people (including Caesar’s adopted nephew Brutus‚ his general Mark Antony‚ and his grand-nephew Octavian) fought for power until Octavian (later called Augustus) emerged as the clear winner in this three-way contest for domination of Rome in 30 BC (four-way if Mark Antony’s former ally Lepidus was included). But there was one thing that stood in the way of Octavian’s total rule of Rome: its Senate. It was likely that he
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Roman of them all was because he put Rome before his friendship with Caesar. Although it was not an easy decision to assassinate Caesar. I believed that he thought it was the best thing for Rome. As Brutus stabbed Caesar‚ he was the only person who did it without personal thoughts. Although some choices are tough he knew that sometimes the right choices did not come easy. Some Weakness Brutus showed in the play Julius Caesar were Brutus sense of honor. This weakness caused him to believe other
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Betrayal from a friend is the worst thing anyone can do‚ take Julius Caesar for example that’s dead now due to Brutus’ backstabbing‚ literally. There are different types of betrayal‚ but it’s more drastic to be betrayed by a friend‚ possibly because it’s least expected while being hated by someone like an enemy is always awaited. A friend is someone anybody can personally trust. People express‚ share feelings and experience memories with their friends. Being betrayed by a friend will cause
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Julius Caesar: Military and Political Strength Perhaps no other man in the history of the world symbolizes military and political strength as much as does Gaius Julius Caesar. This man became a legend for his military exploits and an almost global setting‚ his political manipulations which covered decades of cycles which covered power and loss of power‚ and his personal life which to have been played in the most melodramatic and theatrical manner. It is Caesar whose life‚ betrayal
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in the play Julius Caesar whom exhibits tragic flaws that will eventually lead to his descent. Brutus’s love and loyalty drives him to do what he believes is the best interest for Rome and soon comes to find that his intentions were not so good. Brutus has several honorable distinct traits such as‚ loyalty‚ love‚ and good intentions. Brutus’s love for Rome makes him easy to manipulate‚ which is why Cassius writes forged letters from the people of Rome influencing him to Kill Caesar. From the beginning
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