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Marc Antony’s speech following the murder of Caesar from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare and Senator Robert Kennedy’s speech following the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. share similarities and difference. The speakers utilize their power in speech to sway the crowd one way or another. Antony acquires more of a personal agenda, while Kennedy possess a clearer goal. The speakers say the victims die as a result of the dedication to their cause, even though neither think it is a justifiable death or reason for murder. While Antony stirs up his crowd to a violent mob, Kennedy reminds them to stay calm and work for improvement and not further violence. Antony chooses to more manipulatively praise the work of Caesar, while Kennedy outwardly …show more content…
As Antony delivers Caesar’s eulogy, he mentions Caesar's ambition was a grievous fault and therefore, “grievously Caesar hath answered it” (III.II.29). Antony not in agreement with the dangers of Caesar's ambition, as he remains his yes man, proclaims the success of the ambition was strengthening Rome, as it provides new economic principles. The ambition of Caesar insights fear in the conspirators, as they believe it harms Rome and her people, which moves them to kill their leader, Caesar. Clarifying, Caesar’s fault in ambition lead the conspirators to kill him, because they thought the fault would lead to the downfall of Rome; therefore, disagreeing with Caesar's beliefs and principles of conquering as productive and good. Similarly, Kennedy mentions that King, “died in the cause of that effort” in his speech (Kennedy’s speech). Martin Luther King Jr., at his time of the Civil Rights Movement, was doing undeniably, dangerous, controversial work. Working in such a dangerous field and with substantial amounts of disagreement of the fundamental principles and beliefs of equality for all, it is not surprising that some took their personal opposition to King in their own hands. Groups of white supremacy see no problem with killing the leader of a movement promoting equality, which they strongly oppose. …show more content…
Antony explicitly states that, “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him” (III.II.83). He obviously attempts to show that he is not there to praise Caesar or argue against Brutus and the other conspirators decision to assassinate the leader; however, throughout the speech it seems as though Antony does praise the actions of Caesar. This action presents the skill of manipulation in Antony’s speaking skills, which he utilizes to make himself appear in line with Brutus only to stir up the crowd to achieve his personal goal, revenge against the conspirators and power. The later instating of himself in the ruling of Rome, further proves this idea of Antony having his own personal agenda to attend to. Kennedy openly praises the actions and incredible spirit King, “ to understand, and to comprehend, and replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand, compassion, and love” showing his support and praising King openly (Kennedy's Speech). Kennedy shows his support of the actions of King and encourages the citizens to mimic and support them, and by doing this reiterates his claim that the country should remain kind and work through just procedures to achieve reform pursued by King and other citizens. The idea of violence and mobs do not fulfill the
Giving a successful speech, in any language, is a difficult yet gratifying skill. Great speeches can be inspiring, compelling, and even revolutionary – indeed, these speeches are deliberate, succinct, engaging, and unforgettable. Two examples of such great speeches in both literature and in history are Mark Antony’s eulogy in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Robert F. Kennedy’s On the Death of Martin Luther King. Through the speakers’ use of parallel structure, caesuras, and personal references – three stylistic devices and techniques – not only were both speakers able to embellish their speeches; it also allowed each speaker to deliver an even more powerful speech. In these speeches, the use of repetition through the anaphoral and epiphoral structure in both speeches accentuates the purpose of the speech, while the use of caesuras adds texture and tone to the speech, and the use of personal references engages and stimulates the audience.
George Santayana said, "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." As history is examined it is clear to see that some events that have taken place have similarities to other past events. If these events are studied, many lessons can be learned from them. If past events are ignored, valuable lessons are not taught. Some events that have similarities are the assassinations of Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, and John F. Kennedy. The fear that these leaders would abuse their power motivated their assassins to eliminate them for the good of the people.
A man name James Earl Ray shot and killed Martin Luther King out of pure hatred for the man doing so much good in the world. Even though MLK was killed, his dream carried on, and his people began to gain equality and segregation soon became a thing of the past. “Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood,” (Americanrhetoric.com). Although it took time and hard work, MLK’s dream of peace and brotherhood was finally reached. The loss of MLK definitely fired up those involved in the Civil Rights movement, and helped them push through to their goals. Even though he lost his life in the process, surely he would be very prideful for his accomplishments, and will surely never be
In act III, scene ii, Antony proves to himself and the conspiracy, that he has the power to turn Rome against Brutus. He deceived the conspirators with his speech during Caesar’s funeral. In this speech, Antony pulls at the heartstrings of the countryman by showing emotions and turning them against their beloved leader, Brutus. The scene takes place the day of Caesar's death. Leading up to this point the people loved Brutus because, reasonably he explains of them about Caesar's death and told them it was necessary. In Antony's speech he showed signs of hatred towards Brutus and the conspirators. He thinks for himself and deceives the people, when he explains how Brutus lied to the people . The plot depends on Antony’s speech.
The book Julius Caesar is full of happiness, conspiracy, power, and betrayal. The people of Rome deeply loved julius Caesar and wished to make him their king. A group of senators however were not so fond of this idea and formed a conspiracy. The leader of this group was a man by the name of Cassius. In order to make sure that his scheme of killing Caesar would work and would look honorable he had to convince a senator by the name of Brutus to help. After being convinced that they had to kill Caesar to protect Rome from a tyrant Brutus joined the conspiracy and soon became the principal conspirator.On the day in which Caesar was to be crowned king he was on the way to the senate when he was stabbed by all the conspirators panic ensued and to convince Rome of their honorable intentions Brutus gave a funeral speech. Mark Antony, a very close friend of Caesar, gave his speech after Brutus had given his. Mark Antony’s speech is more persuasive to the Roman people because of his outstanding use of pathos, sarcasm, and logos.
Antony is the trusted lietenant who is popular with Caesar because he follows Julius Caesar by his heart instead of getting wealthy. You disagree with the argument of killing Antony or not because you don’t want to make bloody. However, after Caesar’s death, Antony will be the best speaker to take the chance to speak toward the crowd in public, and he will make a great speech that make people love Caesar more than you, and it causes people to make revenge for Caesar.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is an intimate portrayal of the famed assassination of Julius Caesar and the complex inner workings of the men who committed the crime. In one particularly revealing scene, two of the men closest to Caesar, one a conspirator in his murder and one his second-in command, give orations for the deceased. Despite being simple in appearance, these two speeches do much of the work in developing and exposing the two characters in question. Though both have a love for Caesar, Mark Antony's is mixed with a selfish desire for power, while Brutus' is pure in nature, brought to a screeching halt by his overpowering stoicism. These starkly-contrasted personalities influence the whole of the play, leading to its tragic-but-inevitable end.
First, Mark Antony has been loyal to Caesar since the beginning of the play; in addition, he is a decent speaker that can persuade individuals to follow him at Caesar’s funeral. At the end of the funeral, numerous Romans take Antony’s concept of revenging the conspirators for their wrong-doing. The Plebeians say, “We’ll burn the house of Brutus/ Away then. Come, seek the conspirators” (3.2.245-246). It suggests the powerful effects of Antony’s speech which make the Plebeians seek revenge, versus Brutus’s speech about how Caesar deserves to die because of his ambition. Although it is true that Antony can easily
Depending on the cause and how they speak is how an audience will react. The ending can make or break how it went, you always want to leave the crowd with your main point or something to get across to them. Brutus mentions Antony “Do grace Caesar’s corpse and grace his speech”(3.2.62-63), this leaves people in anticipation of Mark Antony’s speech and to give him respect and time. Agnes Heller says “Brutus is not a man without passions...such as friendship, courage, magnanimity, temperance, and justice.”(Heller) this can show that Brutus does not know any better than to tell the people about Mark Antony and support him because he is too kind hearted to purposely not give Antony a chance to speak. Mark Antony however ends his speech with pathos and emotion, “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar”(3.2.108) which makes the crowd sympathize for him. Also Antony makes sure to include a dramatic pause for his speech to sink in and for effect, this causes the people to go out into a riot. Antony got the reaction he was looking for by angering the Romans, seeing that Caesar is dead without good cause. In the article “The Tragic Hero of Julius Caesar” Paolucci says that “Marc Antony will be the key figure in the determination of the fate of Rome and of the conspirators/liberators.”(Paolucci). In the play Antony does become a key factor in their fate, this speech is part of it because he quickly turns the Roman citizens against them. The kind of reputation that you have in a community can also have a huge part in making people listen to you. Brutus was known as the nobleman throughout Rome that people would often listen to and trust. Mark Antony was known as Caesar’s loyal friend but also did not have to bad of a reputation in Rome, maybe not as good as Brutus but it was not bad. “Here comes his body mourned by Antony”(Shakespeare, 3.2.42) shows empathy to Mark Antony and makes the audience start focusing on Antony instead of himself and
Firstly, Antony says a general statement that, “the evil that men do lives after them” (III.ii.74), when in fact he is subtly and sneeringly referring to the conspirators actions. The Roman commoners don’t realize that this general statement is swaying them, but the rest of Antony’s speech further convinces them of the evil the conspirators have done. Later, Antony talks about Brutus says that “sure, [he] is an honourable man” (III.ii.98), emphasis on the sure. Because he uses a scornful tone while sarcastically saying this statement, he is really beginning to show the audience his true feelings on the situation. Knowing that even Antony bitterly disagrees with the choices of the conspirators, it further persuades the common people of Rome to turn against Brutus and the rest of Caesar’s murderers. These occasions show Antony’s sour tone, especially towards the conspirators, and Antony’s tone also riles up the Roman citizens. His tone helps to exasperate the commoners with Caesar’s murder, and therefore assists Antony in achieving his purpose to manipulate the audience to turn against
Mark Antony is extremely loyal to his friend and leader, Caesar. After Antony discovers Caesar’s dead body, he urges the conspirators to take his life as well, proclaiming he “shall not find [himself] so apt to die” (160). Caesar’s death causes great distress for Antony, and his desire to die alongside Caesar demonstrates his loyalty and the value he gave to his friend. He also curses the conspirators lives, and wishes to “let slip the dogs of war” (273). Proposing war is a very drastic action, and choosing to defend his friend’s name at the cost of a war demonstrates his utmost loyalty to Caesar. Antony’s loyalty was not a result of his position under Caesar, but a result of their strong friendship. While delivering a speech to Rome following the death
The first reason behind Mark Antony’s motivation is that he wants the Roman People to listen to him now that Caesar is dead. Mark Antony was already the general of the Roman Army and Caesar’s right hand man, he wanted Romans to do what he told them to do. Mark Antony was well respected and gained the trust of the crowd when he was giving his speech at Caesar’s funeral. He gained the control of the crowd because of a will that Caesar supposedly wrote. In it Antony says that Caesar left Rome to them, all of his orchards, parks, and gardens to the citizens. What really got the crowd under Antony’s control was what every citizen was to receive. “Here is the will, and under Caesar’s seal. / To every Roman Citizen he gives, / To every several man, seventy – five drachmas.” (III.ii.241-243). Back then this was a substantial amount of money. And the crowd was r...
Mark Antony's Speech from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Mark Antony’s funeral oration over the body of Julius Caesar in act three, scene two is the most important speech in the play and effects the development of the play as a whole in many ways. Firstly this speech falls in the play where we have seen Antony’s distraught reaction to the murder of Caesar and his letter vowing allegiance to Brutus in return for being able to live. Act three, scene one prepares us for Antony’s rhetoric as here he states that ‘Brutus is noble, wise, valiant and honest’ which fits in with him repeatedly stating ‘Brutus is an honourable man’. It becomes evident in this scene that Antony has an ulterior motive for forming this allegiance and asking to do the funeral oration when he is ‘swayed from the point by looking down on Caesar’ and then states that ‘friends am I with you all, and love you all’ but still wants to know ‘why and wherein Caesar was dangerous’. Thus we the audience are aware that Antony is not being honest with the conspirators especially when he speaks in a soliloquy of the anarchy he will create when he states ‘blood and destruction shall be so in use…that mothers shall but smile when they behold/
Antony’s goal was to persuade the crowd of plebeians that the conspirators acted impetuously and Caesar did not need to be killed. He uses many rhetorical devices to strengthen his speech and gain the support of the crowd. From rhetorical questions to the use of pathos, Antony masters the art of persuasion. His speech moves the crowd from believing Brutus’ reasoning for killing Caesar, to understanding that Caesar did not have to die.
William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is a tragic story of the dog and the manger. After Caesar is killed Mark Antony, a good friend of Caesar, plots to revenge his bloody death. He knows there is strength in numbers, and through a speech at Caesar's funeral, Antony plans to win the crowd of Rome and turn them against Brutus and the other conspirators. 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. These two speeches, vastly different in message but similar in delivery, move the emotions of the people. Brutus's and Antony's speeches differ in length, have similar ways of keeping the crowd's attention, and differ in tone.