The Last Cut Hurts The Worst Why did Antony’s speech beat Brutus’s speech? Antony’s speech was better than Brutus’s speech because he hit the audience with Pathos (Emotion)‚ unlike Brutus who used Logos (Logic) and Ethos (Ethics). Mankind are subjected to their emotions rather than thinking for themselves‚ and due to this Antony’s speech prevails Brutus’s speech. When Brutus spoke to the crowd‚ they understood what he was saying and trusted him. When Antony spoke‚ the crowd rose up in rage and
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Throughout‚ William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar‚ the theme of friendship would prove to be a very delicate and manipulative element. This element would be the very entity that would seal Julius Caesar’s fate. Although most politicians are predominantly loyal to themselves‚ Antony exhibited faithfulness to Caesar even past death‚ vowing revenge against the conspirators. Nevertheless‚ he was shrewd enough to use his love for Caesar to manipulate them into believing his desire to help them.
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A Lack of Compromise What is the significance of the Gracchi movement for Rome’s transition to Empire and for the ability/inability to maintain balance between the optimates and the populares politically? Are the brothers reformers or opportunists? Beard begins her history of the decline of the Republic by citing Sullust’s description of greed as the primary downfall of the Republic; however‚ violence - “the legacy of Romulus and Remus” (215) also was instrumental. This began with Tiberius Gracchus
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Brutus and Antony both use different rhetorical techniques to persuade the crowd at Julius Caesar’s funeral. However‚ the arguments can be very different and one speech can be more persuasive than the other. Brutus’s and Antony’s speech have a different base on the same topic and both have a valid point in each. Brutus lectures about how Caesar is a courageous person. Antony‚ however‚ discourses about how Caesar is determined and how Brutus transferred captives home to Rome. Antony also speaks about
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Rhetorical devices enhance a speaker’s argument by making the reader or listener question and think about the topic more thoroughly. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Mark Antony’s funeral speech for Caesar persuaded the audience more effectively than Brutus’ speech because of his use of rhetorical devices such as logos‚ aposiopesis‚ anaphora. Although much of Mark Antony’s speech presents a plethora of pathos‚ he uses logos very well to justify how Caesar was a good man because when presented
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Ethos‚ Logos‚ and Pathos are the three tools that have been used to persuade any individual‚ and throughout Julius Caesar you tend to see towards the end Brutus and Antony using these tools to pursued the crowd of people. While Brutus used ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos to try and justify his reasoning for killing Caesar‚ Antony used them to get the citizens in an uproar and avenge Caesar’s death. Logos is used to persuade by using logic‚ Ethos’s appeal is based on the character of whoever is speaking
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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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In the play Julius Caesar‚ Brutus loses touch with the Roman people because he is naive and inflexible in his beliefs‚ allowing himself to be easily manipulated by other characters in the play. This results in his misjudgement of the peoples’ reaction to Caesar’s death. Brutus losing touch with reality as a result of his ideals and inability to see things clearly is an entirely true view of his character in the play. Brutus strongly believes in the Roman Republic. He sees Caesar’s ambition as a
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Julius Caesar is portrayed at the start as a prominent leader returning to Rome after a military victory in Spain.However‚ Julius Caesar is not the main character of the play that bears his name; Brutus has over four times as many lines‚ and the play does not show us Caesar’s point of view. Nonetheless‚ virtually every other character is preoccupied with Caesar—specifically‚ with the possibility that Caesar may soon become king. If Caesar were to become king‚ it would mean the end of Rome’s republican
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Dr. Ng‚ Thank you for your insights and questions. I cite from our APUS library and the course books as I have been instructed by you. Thanks again for reminding me. Romulus or Remus or Aeneas was each to the Romans because they thought that these were their founders and so they survived with their power‚ strength and encouragement. They all were significant to the Romans. They linked Romulus or Remus or Aeneas to the gods because they believed that these were the founders of the Romans. As I
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