The line of Antony’s dialog, “The evil that men do lives after them; The good if oft[en] interred with their bones,” means that the horrific acts that men do live on after they die, but their good deeds are buried along with their bones. Antony’s idea is true because people often only focus on the negative and forget to shine light on the joyous events. For example, numerous people would rather have the bad news first and then the good news because the negative will most likely affect them more than the good news. Another example is the news channel, even though there are countless bad events occurring, there are also joyous events, but they tend to narrow in on the murders and shootings to warn and inform. Furthermore, negative information is more crucial to the public because it can determine the future and many times the bad out weights the good, so why mention it? …show more content…
Evil “lives on” by being remembered by people and being written down in history for that event because of the impact.
The good gets “buried” by people forgetting it ever happened because it was not as significant as other events in history. People often take good fortune for granted and focus on the negative based on how it alters their life. For example, students often dwell on their bad grade then celebrate their wonderful grades. The whole situation happens due to the fact that people will remember events based on their personal and general impact.
Another example of evil living on and good being buried is that a student at the school I attend to, was once celebrated by the teacher for their amazing paper. On the next paper they wrote, they drew crickets on the paper where there was a large white area. Furthermore, the teacher pointed it out to the class and now the student is known for drawing “the attack of the crickets” instead of their well written
paper. 5. SPIRITS When the drowsy Brutus was visited by a spirit, he reacted by saying his eyes and sleepy mind were playing tricks on him, he questions the ghost if it is even real and is not dazed by the appearance of the spirit. He does not seem shaken by the apparition by questioning him and having a civilized conversation with Caesar’s ghost. Although he questions Caesar’s spirit, he takes the message the spirit is conveying to him very seriously and replies to the ghost with “Why, I will see thee at Philippi then.” (Line 336) Brutus takes Caesar’s ghost’s words seriously, but in the view of the apparition he does not respect his word. It is only when the spirit disappears and Brutus wakes up the other men is when he takes the ghost’s words for granted and fears him. Brutus’s words and actions reveal that his and the others in his culture believe that spirits are real and important. Their messages are not to wave away and are significant to their future. Although Brutus at first questioned the reality of the apparition, he did take the message to heart and was scared enough to wake his friends to ask them if they saw the spirit. Brutus’s beliefs are not vastly different to my own beliefs, I believe there are ghosts and their messages are vital to follow and remember. Americans, as a general, do not believe in ghosts because they think they were made up by horror movie script writers to scare the viewer. However, one half of my family (myself included), which is Japanese, believe in spirits and ghosts and try their hardest to protect the good ones and to ward away the evil spirits. For example, it is know that when you find a dime face up it means that a spirit is by you and thinking of you. This might sound silly and foolish to many people, but I believe it with all my heart, just as Brutus valued/considered the message he received.
The people of this county, the Romans of this city please listen to me. I have came to Tell you the good about caesar. Brutus has given me permission from all the conspirators to tell the good about Caesar and that I will speak nothing bad of them. Brutus had told you guys that. Caesar was way to committed to do something, he always wanted to thrive in anything and everything and that's why he was killed . both Brutus and caesar are both very nice and noble to their countries and will die if they need to. I am not trying to say that brutus did something wonderful for the community but he could have did it differently. Remember what caesar has done for us, remember what he has done for the poor. I can't read his will aloud because it will make
Persuasion is a very powerful weapon even against the most stoic of people. In the Tragedy, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Cassius, a high class politician with bad intentions persuades Brutus, an honorable, stoic high class politician and Casca to kill Caesar for the good of Rome, however, Cassius’ real goal is to get rid of Caesar because Caesar doesn’t like him. After killing Caesar, Brutus and Antony, Caesar closest friend, make speeches at his funeral in order to persuade the public. Cassius, Brutus and Antony’s use of Ethos, Logos, and Pathos in order to persuade the public, Casca, and Brutus shows that anyone can be persuaded by appealing to their emotions, motivations, and personalities.
In Coercion, Douglas Rushkoff explains how easily people are easily coerced. For example, Rushkoff states that people are convinced by car salesman to pay more for a car than they wanted to. In Julius Caesar, Marc Antony asks to speak at the funeral of his dear friend, Julius Caesar, after one of the murderers, Brutus, speaks. Brutus convinces the Romans that Caesar would be a tyrant if he did not murder him, while Antony convinces the Romans that Caesar is not ambitious and there would never be another ruler like Caesar. The art of public speaking is important in the past and present.
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.
In Othello, Shakespeare forms the villainous character, Iago through his complex language. Iago shows his evil nature towards Roderigo through his use of demeaning animal imagery. Iago also uses an extended metaphor to try and trick the ignorant Roderigo and (unknowingly to Roderigo), insults him. Lastly, Iago uses repetition to beguile Roderigo to keep paying him. Iago’s slyness is clearly seen through his deceiving language towards the end of Act I.
In Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are both considered honorable men by the public. But, like all traits, honor is in the eye of the beholder. Honor is defined as evidence or symbols of distinction. Those who are placed in power are often chosen because of their traits, which include being honorable. If those in power have any faults, it could diminish their position in the eyes of the public.
One of the most profound and disturbing themes in Shakespeare’s Macbeth involves the changing in morality. Macbeth had changed his whole outlook on life throughout the course of the book, ranging from being reluctant to kill a noble friend to doing anything to it takes to maintain his position as king.
There are many parts to a speech that make it powerful. The three main categories that can decide how good a speech is are logos, ethos, and pathos. Logos is a person's logic and reasoning behind their argument, ethos is the trust between the speaker and the crowd, and pathos is the emotion in a speech. All of these are important to helping a speech be as strong as possible and without them, a speech with a lot of potential can seem dull and unimportant. When comparing and contrasting speeches, these are some key components to look for. If we compared Martin Luther King Jr's “I Have a Dream”speech with Mark Antony’s speech in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Martin Luther King Jr's speech is more powerful because although they both had a firm belief that they deserved what they were protesting for, Martin Luther King Jr. had much more pathos, with emotional pauses and analogies.
Society believes that when something is good or evil it is immutable, which is highly incorrect. A few characteristics society portrays as a clue of good can actually be greatly deceiving. Such as, appearance, reputation, and human nature. Many sources can support this, including: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, “Serial Killers, Evil, and Us,” and the interview with Philip Zimbardo titled “Why Do Good People Do Bad Things?”
Antony uses tautology in his speech in addition to many other rhetorical devices. Tautology is the repetition of an idea in two, nearly synonymous, words or phrases. “The evil that men do lives after them/The good is oft interred with their bones” (III.ii.74-75) is an example of this device. Antony is...
The archetypal theme of good and evil exist in all humans is shown in bounteous ways in the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson plays a significant part of this novella. The good in humans is more along the lines of having the angel on your shoulder telling you what the right thing to do while the bad is having the devil on your shoulder telling you to do the complete opposite. In today’s society it’s the golden rule to do the right thing in the world or else the world would be complete chaos if it was not like that. The novella took place in the Victorian era where people were hypocritical and narrowed minded during this time period. Along with these characteristics in this society during this time
In Shakespeare "Macbeth" is a dark, tragedy tale about a Scottish guy Macbeth who gets encouraged by the prophesies by the three evil witches. There were many themes that stood out and they were Ambition, Fate vs. Free, The Nature vs. The Unnatural and Guilt.
In the drama, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare uses multiple literary devices to capture the true meaning of Anthony’s speech.
In Shakespeare's tragedy "Julius Caesar" the two speeches subsequent to Caesar's death were made by Brutus and Mark Antony. The first made by Brutus, in which he states "If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more" which implies that he's trying to make things up, to "make things right"; lessen the blow of Caesar's assassination by giving excuses as to why he did what he had done with the conspirators. In his speech, it wasn't much of an apology but just full of lies, and excuses to try to cover up their remorseless actions so they wouldn't get instantly attacked by the whole population of Rome. In Mark Antony's speech he isn't allowed to say anything against
In the play “Julius Caesar”, both Mark Antony and Brutus give compelling and effective arguments after the murder of Julius Caesar. They include similar points in their speeches, but the way they present is very different. Although both give strong performances, Mark Antony’s delivery and content of his speech is more effective than the speech Brutus presents.