A person willing to step forward and speak will have a more recognized voice and that is why public speaking is one of the most vital components of leadership. Through public speaking many leaders have thrived to the top and have even gone as far as to motivating people to start world wars. Public speaking has been around for hundreds of years, which even dates back to ancient Rome with Julius Caesar. In act three of William Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony persuades the people of Rome with the use of ethos, pathos, and repetition. Mark Antony uses public speaking as a crucial weapon to convince the Roman people that the conspirators are horrible people.
During the eulogy Mark Antony motivates the people of Rome, as well as play with their emotions. Antony points out that Brutus was wrong by saying Caesar was ambitious saying,
When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept.
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,
(3.2.90-93)
Mark Antony is building up Caesar's character and showing the people Caesar only cared for the good of his people. The crowd now knows Caesar's death has indeed been unjustified, and Mark Antony uses the crowds anger to motivate them and take action. One of the many angry crowd members says, “Poor soul!
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During the eulogy everything that Mark has said is reflecting poorly on Brutus by making it seem as he is uncaring, a trait a friend showed not have. Mark Antony begins by saying “For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar’s angel.”(3.2.176) Antony has now tapped into the crowd’s emotion by showing how much Caesar truly cared for Brutus making Brutus seems like a foe than a friend. His clever use of pathos makes the crowd want to take action for what has happened to their beloved Caesar. Marks use of repetition also helps the crowd take action for
Throughout his speech, Antony repeats the words “[Caesar] was ambitious” and “Brutus is an honorable man” to create a contrast between the two statements. (3.2.95-96). Through this repetition, Caesar successfully undermines Brutus. Everytime he calls Brutus an honorable man, he lists a positive trait of Caesar that contradicts Brutus’s claim that he was too ambitious. He tells the crowd about the times when Caesar showed compassion for the people and when he refused the crown thrice. Antony’s sarcasm about Brutus’s honor brings into question as to whether his honor deserved. This leads the audience to doubt their feelings upon Caesar’s ambition. Near the end of his eulogy, Antony uses apostrophe when he claims that “judgment ... art fled to brutish beasts” as a reason for why the Roman people believe Brutus. (3.2.114-115). Antony indirectly shames the crowd for their belief in Brutus in that Caesar was a tyrant. Fearing alienation of the crowd, he attributes this belief to a lapse in judgement that beasts have taken. Antony also makes a pun upon Brutus’s name when he comments “brutish beasts.” Antony implies Brutus has caused a lapse in judgement within the Roman people through his oration
In the Shakespearean play Julius Caesar, the speech recited by Mark Anthony for Caesar’s death was far superior to Brutus’s because it appealed to the audience's primal emotion while simultaneously relating
Playwright, William Shakespeare, in the play Julius Caesar, utilizes many instances of rhetorical devices through the actions and speech of Caesar's right-hand man, Mark Antony. In the given excerpt, Antony demonstrates several of those rhetorical devices such as verbal irony, sarcasm, logos, ethos, and pathos which allows him to sway the plebeians. The central purpose of Mark Antony’s funeral speech is to persuade his audience into believing that Caesar had no ill intentions while manipulating the plebeians into starting a rebellion against their new enemies, Brutus and the conspirators.
Marc Antony’s eulogy was for Julius Caesar. He was able to effectively change the Roman people’s optimistic view of Caesar’s death while simultaneously making Brutus and the conspirators look evil.
Based on the analysis of Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches at Julius Caesar’s funeral, Antony evidently portrayed the most compelling speech. Antony profoundly acquired the citizens’ opinion with the rhetorical tactic, PATHOS, which is an appeal to one’s emotion. He explicated that his “‘heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.’ ୮He weeps.ㄱ” (3.2.116-117). In this scenario, Antony elaborates that his sole heart rests aside Caesar and that he must halt his speech to regain the little composure that he upholds; these actions allow the audience to demonstrate sincere sympathy for Antony, a man supposedly in emotional chaos, which distinctly fluctuated their emotional morals. The statements greatly distinguished
Marc Antony is a character in William Shakespeare’s, Julius Caesar, who gives a eulogy at the funeral of his good friend, Caesar. He uses several rhetorical devices such as tone, irony, and rhetorical questions to persuade the Roman citizens.
The death of a friend or relative can elicit overwhelming feelings of anguish, grief and rage in an individual, an emotional roller coaster experienced by Marc Antony upon the murder of Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar. This vehement sensation of anger prompts him to seek vengeance on the conspirators that had wronged Caesar and punish them in a way that would mirror their misdeed. A cunning politician well versed in rhetoric, Antony exacts revenge by persuading the plotters to accede to his request to speak at Caesar’s funeral and the Roman populace to concur with him. Antony’s multifaceted choice of rhetorical appeals adds cogency to his arguments, making him the most persuasive character in the play. Overall, Marc Antony
In, “Julius Caesar,” by William Shakespeare, there is a funeral held for Caesar at which Brutus and Antony speak. Brutus is one of the conspirators who killed Caesar while Antony is a friend of Caesars. Brutus speaks first and is able to turn the crowd from being angry about Caesars death to wondering why he was not killed sooner. Antony wants to speak at Caesars funeral and he is granted his wish under the terms that he does not speak ill of the conspirators. Despite agreeing to these terms, Antony slowly begins to praise Caesar and the crowd reverts to loving Caesar. Both men use ethos, logos and pathos to persuade the crowd; however, Antony is more effective in convincing.
His utilization of rhetoric in this play is the finest that will be seen throughout this it’s entirety, and really flushes out his intentions in the speech. One example of a strategy that stands out is his use of pity against the audience or also known as pathos. Going on a tangent about how terribly sad he was about Caesar’s death, and how much it hurt him that the conspirators would do something like this, making the people feel bad for him and hate the conspirators even more for sending Caesar to his grave. This is a smart move on Antony’s part, because as seen in previous acts the people of Rome loved Caesar, and to play up that fact as the wounds of his death are still bleeding is a really smart way of becoming the voice of the people in the trial. He even threw shade at the conspirators when he said, “Who else must be let blood, who else is rank” implicably expressing hate against them but leaving the emotions to the jury. Antony decides to further twist the blade by referring to their swords they killed Caesar with and how they were, “made rich with the most noble blood of all this world” really making it known how they’ve wronged Rome instead of saving it with their devious crimes. Brutus is unevenly matched when it comes to Antony in this situation. With all that being said, Antony is good at putting thoughts and ideas into people’s
A notable trait of his is that he is rhetoric which gives him the benefit of becoming an extraordinary politician. Though the speech he gave, as mentioned before, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears” (3.2.82), unleashes hidden traits of Antony, it also unleashes the hidden potential of him being an exemplar fit as Rome’s leader. This speech helps persuade the Conspirators to go against Brutus for the assassination of Caesar. This scene highlights how strong Antony’s rhetoric skill is. When Antony stands over Caesar’s body, he predicts that a civil war will break loose within Rome. After gaining a gargantuan amount of motivation from Caesar’s death, Antony says “Over thy wounds now do I prophesy (which like dumb mouths do ope their ruby lips to beg the voices and utterances of my tongue) A curse shall light upon the limbs of men; Domestic fury and fierce civil strife. Shall cumber all the parts of Italy; blood and destruction shall be so in use and dreadful objects so familiar shall but smile when they behold their infants quarter with the hands of war, all pity choked with custom of fell deeds; and Caesar’s spirit ranging for revenge with Ate by his side come hot from hell, shall in these confines with a monarch’s voice Cry “Havoc!” and slip the dogs of war, that this foul deed shall smell above the earth with Carrion men, groaning for their burial” (3.1.285-301). With Antony’s hypothesis on civil war, it turns out go become a reality, in which results in Antony’s
Mark Antony begins his speech by deceiving and assuring the crowd he is not here to sway them; saying he is merely here to give a eulogy, for “the good (of a man) is oft’ interred with their bones.” Mark Antony, being the skilled orator that he is, sets the table for dissent. He hits upon the notes of ambition and honorable in a way that soon calls both terms
Antony asks rhetorical questions and lets the audience answer for themselves. Brutus uses ethos by stating that he a noble man and that is why the people should believe him but infact Antony questions his nobility by saying what Brutus said,” Brutus is an honourable man”(III.ii.79). In a way, Antony states what Brutus states to convince the audience by using examples that Brutus is wrong. Antony himself knows what kind of man Brutus is but lets the people figure it out on their own. In addition, Brutus uses logos by expressing that fact that Caesar died because of his ambition. This argument is severely under supported because his reasons are invalid and simply observations. Antony uses “did this in Caesar seem ambitious” to question Brutus’ argument (III.ii.82). Antony gives examples backing his argument like when Caesar refused the crown thrice to prove his humbleness. The way Antony convinces the people to rebel is by using pathos. He brings the audience in by stepping down to their level and showing them the body of Caesar. While Antony talks at Caesar's funeral, he pauses because” heart us in the coffin there with Caesar “(III.ii.98). When Antony becomes emotional, he reminds the audience about what injust event happened to the much loved
He had changed his political preference to accommodate for Julius Caesar’s friendship. He put his life on the line on multiple occasions to prove his loyalty to Caesar. Even though Julius Caesar’s party sought his demise Mark Antony stayed true to Caesar. After the death of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony proved his love for Caesar by giving a eulogy at his funeral. During the eulogy,which Brutus gave permission to Antony to give, Antony cleverly made Julius Caesar look good as he sarcastically destroys the reputations of the conspirators ”
In William Shakespeare play Julius Caesar, Caesar is assassinated, and the city of Rome becomes enraged, demanding the death of the conspirators that murdered him. Brutus, one of the main assassins, talks to the mob and persuades them to understand that they are at an advantage without Caesar, the tyrant, as the dictator of Rome. He then leaves Mark Antony, who has meticulous orders to not try to pin the murder on the conspirators’ selfishness, but can speak numerous praises about his superior. Mark Antony then speaks to the persuaded crowd about Caesar’s endeavors and the benefits that Caesar gave to the kingdom, giving everything that was necessary and more. Mark Antony’s speech riles the citizens of Rome to mutiny without actually revealing his personal intentions of wishing to do so. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Mark Antony’s speech is more persuasive that Brutus’ speech
A later example occurs during the funeral oration by Mark Antony. Brutus logically gives his reasons that necessitated Caesar’s death. He informs them that he acted out of love of Rome and his desire to prevent tyrants from controlling her. The citizens embrace his words with cheers and understanding. However, their mood alters when Antony offers his interpretation of the situation. He passionately described the deeds Caesar performed in behalf of the citizens of Rome, which clearly contradict the opinion of the conspirators that Caesar was too ambitious. Antony carefully uses irony in referring to Cassius and Brutus as honorable men; the strategy wins over the citizens and they listen with growing anger to his words. He leads the citizens to the body and begins to show the brutal results of the murder while simultaneously influencing them to believe that the conspirators are murderers and traitors. Ultimately, Antony reads Caesar’s will, which leaves his parks, private estates, and newly planted gardens to the citizens of Rome.