Julius Caesar Essay Brutuss and Antonys Speeches

Brutuss and Antonys Speeches in Julius Caesar nbsp; William Shakespeares Julius Caesar is a tragic story of the dog and the manger.nbsp; After Caesar is killed Mark Antony, a good friend of Caesar, plots to revenge his bloody death.nbsp; He knows there is strength in numbers, and through a speech at Caesars funeral, Antony plans to win the crowd of Rome and turn them against Brutus and the other conspirators.nbsp; Cassius is one of the leading conspirators and is weary of Antony; Brutus is confident that there is nothing to fear, but he speaks before Antony at the funeral just to be safe.nbsp; These two speeches, vastly different in message but similar in delivery, move the emotions of the people.nbsp; Brutuss and Antonys†¦show more content†¦nbsp; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Despite these drastic differences, the two orations are similar in a way essential to their effectiveness.nbsp; Brutus and Antony demand audience participation by asking questions and making comments they know will spark fire in the hearts of the Roman people.nbsp; After providing his explanation for the extermination of a dangerously ambitious tyrant, Brutus questions the people as to whether or not he has offended anyone or if anyone disagrees with his ideals.nbsp; He is such an authority figure, though, and he knows no one will stand up to him because the people find safety within the mass.nbsp; He dares anyone to defy him, ...I pause for a / reply (Act III, scene ii, lines 34-5).nbsp; The people reply, None, Brutus, none! (Act III, scene ii, line 36).nbsp; Once he knows he has won the people, Brutus states that he has the same death for himself (the same death as Caesar) when it will benefit Rome.nbsp; To this, the people re ply with shouts ofShow MoreRelatedJulius Caesar by William Shakespeare2100 Words   |  9 PagesIn the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Antony is depicted as a better leader than Brutus, due to his cunning use of rhetoric when addressing the plebeians after Caesar’s death. This essay will be divided into two sections to explore the ways in which Antony is depicted as better leader. The First section will contextualise the extracts used for analysis, and compare Brutus’s pedestrian speech with Mark Antony’s impressive oratory. This will be done by defining what rhetoric is, and