Honors 10 December 2010 Julius Caesar [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’
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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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By analyzing Brutus and Antony’s speeches‚ it is clearly shown that Antony persuaded the crowd better than Brutus had. Both men used very persuasive statements containing many examples of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. Brutus uses his "nobleness" to persuade the crowd into thinking he has merely done this for the people of Rome. By using the way people look up to him‚ he told them that they should be thankful that he managed to assassinate Caesar for the good of Rome when they did. So of course the people
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the forces larger than him and be optimistic to overcome them. One may agree with this quote because its takes place in both books Tale of Two Cities by Dickens and Julius Caesar by Shakespeare. In both of the novels the main characters Lucie and Brutus are trying to purify their lives by trying to push the forces larger than them away. In the tale of two cities‚ Lucie is personified as the “golden thread” meaning that she is going to weave through the people in her life and try to help them. Its
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so that he can sway the people of Rome to his side. Antony is shrewd and calculating‚ he is also a flatterer. He constantly calls Brutus an honourable man throughout his speech to the public‚ and even has his servant call Brutus a valiant and honourable man. Brutus is a bad judge of character‚ and very gullible‚ Antony works this to his advantage and soon Brutus is agreeing to let Antony speak at Caesars funeral‚ against Cassius’s wishes. In the first scene‚ Antony tells the conspirators that
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assassination of Caesar‚ Brutus explains his reasons for committing such an act. Antony deceives Brutus into believing that Antony understood their reasons and would join them as an ally. By becoming a supposed ally‚ Antony gains the advantage of trust‚ as Brutus trusts him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. At Caesar’s funeral‚ Antony goes against Brutus’ trust‚ and reveals Caesar’s will‚ and incites the plebeians to come to the conclusion that Caesar had been a good man‚ and that Brutus was in the wrong. Antony
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Friendship theme In Shakespeare’s "Julius Caesar" ‚ the theme of friendship plays a significant role ‚ it affects the plot in many ways‚ in which it seals Caesar’s fate. Friendship also‚ helps Cassuis ‚ Brutus ‚ and the other conspirators to complete their conspiracy . In the other hand ‚ it leads Caesar to trust and never suspect them. The conspirators use manipulation and flattery to gain Caesar’s trust. In the play ‚ Caesar has a lot of friends ‚ one of them is cassus ‚ he is not
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Casers assassination I am writing an article of a firsthand account who saw it happen. It was one of the assassinators Marcus Brutus. I interviewed him and asked him many questions on how the whole thing came about and why he turned on Caeser in the first place. Here is what he said. I started off and ask him‚ “what was the real reason the senate turned on Caeser”. Brutus answered “the senate saw that he was rising higher and higher to power and they saw that Caeser was going to ruin everything
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Tragedy of Julius Caesar which contains various writing methods. In Act III‚ one of the main characters‚ Caesar was killed by Brutus‚ his companion Antony had constructed a speech for the Romans about Caesar’s death. By comparing Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches‚ many rhetorical appeals and devices can be seen. Antony was able to gain the trust of the Romans by using Brutus’ loyalty to Caesar. The main goal of Antony’s speech is to persuade the plebeians that Caesar was not ambitious by using ethos
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people and their leaders because of Caesar and Cassius. Brutus makes many claims throughout the play about how much he loved Caesar. “If there be any in this assembly‚ any dear / friend of Caesar’s‚ to him I say that Brutus’ love / to Caesar was no less than his” (III.ii.19-21). He and Caesar were great friends‚ almost like brothers. Brutus could only be driven to murdering his best friend through politics; it was Caesar’s greed that made Brutus feel the need to kill him. “Crown him that / And then
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