Antony then changes the mind of the plebeians as they say‚ "Traitors‚ villains!" (3.2.213). This introduces Antony’s power to change the minds of many.After Brutus explains the reason for killing Caesar‚ the plebeians accept the reason and praise Brutus for it but Antony’s speech revolts them against the conspirators which reveals his strength and leadership. The plebeians see the fault in the conspirators that they did not see which supports Antony as
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most brutal death. After his death‚ Brutus and Markus Antonius give speeches about Caesar. Both compel the crowd in their beliefs‚ but Brutus held the crowd for a good while and then Antony came in and stole the crowd’s hearts. This is a problem for Brutus‚ because if he held the crowd’s hearts he would live‚ if he lost the crowd he died. Antony knew this and he used a very blunt way of speaking to make the crowd turn on Brutus and the other conspirators. When Brutus saw the crowd turning‚ he and the
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Macbeth’s soliloquy at the start of Act 1‚ Scene 7‚ introduces us to a side of Macbeth that has not yet been portrayed earlier in the play. Here‚ instead of being the courageous and valiant soldier‚ Macbeth reveals himself to be a man who is being slowly tempted by ambition and power‚ though not determined enough to take the risks in order to achieve his goal‚ thus resulting in the repetition of "ifs" throughout the beginning of Macbeth’s soliloquy. Macbeth is also very much aware of the lack of
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William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ a historical tragedy. In Act III‚ Brutus and Antony both deliver eloquent speeches to the plebeian crowd discussing Caesar’s recent death. Brutus‚ who arises after Caesar’s death as the next leader‚ speaks only to appease the crowd‚ but Antony‚ a close friend of Caesar’s‚ speaks to rally the people for his causes. Throughout the tragedy‚ Antony constructs a more convincing argument by utilizing Brutus’ claims against him and manipulating the plebeians’ emotions. During
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The fickle plebeians are swayed through Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches. The power of words is seen most clearly in Act III when Antony and Brutus speak at Caesar’s funeral. Brutus speaks first‚ explaining why he and the conspirators assassinated Caesar. He states that he killed Caesar‚ not because he did not love him‚ but because his love for Rome was greater. He asks if anyone disagrees with him and none do. The crowd of plebeians cheered Brutus on at the end of his speech and Antony
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Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a tragic story of betrayal and heroism. Cassius and Brutus believes that Caesar will gain too much power and want to kill him to take his power away. Cassius persuades Brutus of Caesar’s corrupt ethics and also tries to convince him to join his plot against Caesar by his use of loaded language‚ emotional appeal‚ along with logical thinking included in the first monologue. When Cassius wanted he could be very persuasive about anything he believed in. He had
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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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Brutus’s Funeral Oration Brutus used only three persuasive techniques in his funeral oration in Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar. Despite being regarded as a great orator‚ or speaker‚ he limited his speech to the use of parallelism‚ rhetorical question‚ and tone. As well as a combination of the three. Brutus began his speech with parallelism. He said‚ “…Hear me for my cause‚ and be silent‚ that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor‚ and have respect to mine honor‚ that you may believe
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for the greater good? Well in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Brutus Sacrifices one of his good friends for the greater good of the people of Rome. Sacrifice is giving up something or someone that is love for the greater good of others or yourself. Everyone knows about sacrifice. Sacrifices can be the hardest thing to do because it’s a sacrifice so you could possibly lose something or someone close to you. Brutus has to make a sacrifice for the good of the people of Rome by killing
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