Mourning and confused, Rome is surprisingly swayed towards mutiny in the play Julius Caesar by Shakespeare. Their hearts are sadden as they attend Caesar's funeral, where Mark Antony not only speaks, but preforms. Antony uses language, gestures, and props all in an attempt to sway the defensive, emotional crowd to mutiny. Firstly, Antony uses language to sway the crowd to mutiny. After observing their reactions to Brutus' speech, Antony knows that he has to connect with the fuming crowd on a more emotional level and opens his speech with a tone less official than normal: "Friends, Romans, countrymen.../ I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him'" (912). By calling the Romans his "friends" he creates a connection between the crowd and him, …show more content…
one that has not been there before. When he also states that he was there only to bury Caesar, not praise him he is letting the crowd know that his intentions are not to offend them, yet instead to be a part of Caesars burial. Another time that Antony uses language to sway the crowd to mutiny is when he refers to Brutus as an "honorable man" (913) multiple times. While speaking of Caesars unambitious doings, Antony tore Brutus' reasoning for killing Caesar apart: "...I thrice presented him a kingly crown,/ Which he did thrice refuse.
Was this ambition?/ Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;/ And sure he is an honorable man." (913). If Caesar had been as ambitious as …show more content…
Brutus spoke of, then he wouldn't have refused the crown that could grant him access to a higher position. As Antony addresses the Romans as his friends and speaks of Caesars actions disproving Brutus' reasoning behind murdering him, he starts to get the crowd interested and attentive into who they really should be supporting. Secondly, Antony uses gestures to sway the crowd closer towards mutiny.
Coming down from the place that he was speaking at, Antony becomes level with the crowd. It creates a feeling of equality between everyone, helping to support his cause. Antony asks permission to descend and the crowd welcomes him: “Room for Antony, most noble Antony!” (916). By asking permission he has the crowd treat him like anyone else, as he starts forming a bond between the Romans. Another gesture that Antony uses to sway the crowd to mutiny is by showing them what Brutus and the rest of the conspirators truly did to Caesar. He does so by pointing out the various holes in Caesars cloak: "...in this place ran Cassius' dagger through;/... Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabbed,/... as he plucked his cursed steel away,/... the blood of Caesar followed" (916). The mantle is a symbol of his leadership and his past conquering experiences. By assigning names to each hole, Antony shows the crowd how each man stabbed into the one who had gave Rome so much. With the crowd now angry, Antony continues using language, gestures, and props to sway them even
more. Lastly, Antony uses props to sway the crowd to mutiny. Throughout the funeral Antony brings up Caesar's will making the crowd anticipate it more and more, eventually saying: "Here is the will, and under Caesar's seal./ To every Roman citizen he gives,/ to every several man, seventy-five drachmas/… His private arbors, and new-planted orchards“ (919). Caesars loyalty to his Romans is evident in this because trusts them with the future; his fortune and his properties. At this news the crowd becomes loyal to Caesar again because he had faith in them. Another example of Antony using props to sway the crowd to mutiny is when he shows them Caesars lifeless bloody body: “Look you here,/ Here is himself, marred as you see with traitors” (917). The brutal nature of Caesars death is now revealed as a vicious, cold blooded attack. It becomes clear that the traitors created those markings which Caesar did not deserve, and the crowd is swayed to mutiny. All in all, Antony knew that by changing the crowds feelings towards Brutus, he could sway the crowd to mutiny. His use of intense language, gestures, and props made the crowd's beloved Brutus seem as though he was lesser than what they had originally thought; bringing out the anger within them and initiating a civil war with one speech.
Pathos: "This was the unkindest cut of them all". Antony creates an emotional connection with the crowd when he makes them look at the stab that Brutus and the conspirators had done to him , this makes the people angry because the conspirators had killed a great person ( in the people's eyes ) making the people starting to rebel the conspirators and wanting to kill all of
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.
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.
Was Julius Caesar truly ambitious? For if he wasn?t, then Brutus betrayed a man he loved in vain. He held that he was saving Rome form a tyrant when he plunged the knife into Caesar?s back, literally.
Antony uses Brutus's statues sarcastically as a way to show them that he is not a politician trying to manipulate them into believing something that is not true, but one of the people like they are. Antony also proves his point when he reminds them about the time Caesar refused the crown three times in front of them. Even though both of their logos caught the ears of the people, Antony's caught their full undivided attention. Brutus uses something most people have for their country, love.
Antony deceives Brutus and the other conspirators with his keen wit and his sweet talk. After a brief minute of expressing sorrow, Antony goes right into saying "Friends am I with you all, and love you all" (III, I, 42). Antony is using flattery in order to get Brutus on his good side so he can speak in the order of Caesar's funeral. Antony asks Brutus if he can, Brutus agrees without hesitation.
In his play Julius Caesar, Shakespeare employs various rhetorical strategies such as direct address, repetition, and apostrophe in Antony’s eulogy to convince the crowd into believing that Caesar was a good ruler. His excellent use of rhetoric begins before he starts his speech through the establishment of familiarity. Before Antony begins his speech, he refers to the crowd as “friends, romans, [and] countrymen” to establish a personal connection, indicating the use of direct address (3.2.82). By referring to the crowd as “friends,” Antony removes any separation between him and the audience, establishing a close bond by choice. As it came first on his list, it emphasizes the importance of his friendship with the audience as friendship implies
...ve in his cause rather than Brutus's. Finally, while the crowd is in awe of Brutus's raw power and booming authority, Antony uses sarcasm to rip down any respect the Roman people may have built for Brutus and the conspirators. In his funeral oration, Antony insults Brutus ten times by stating that he is "an honorable man" (Act III, scene ii, line 84) in a tone of biting mockery, therefore questioning Brutus's credibility.
Although he was a strong military leader and had some potential, Decius’ plan of telling him that “he hates flatterers, he says he does, being then most flattered...For I can give his humor the true bent, and I will bring him to the Capitol” (II.i.224-228). Desire is an important contributor to the overall hate of Caesar. Since he could be conceded and still win the public’s affection, become aggravating to the conspirators. It was not until he died that Brutus and the others began recognizing Caesar’s strength. Brutus spoke at the funeral, and says that Caesar was “valiant, I honor him. But, as he was ambitious, I slew him. There is tears for his love, joy for his fortune, honor for his valor, and death for his ambition” (III.ii.27-30). This admiration towards Caesar is shown throughout this speech. He seems to contradict what he has said in the previous scenes where he has said that Caesar is unfit for the Roman crown. Too much strength will lead to jealousy, which also leads to desire. All of these added up make the conspirators more motivated to make Caesar their next
Brutus made a costly mistake by allowing Anthony to talk after him. Brutus thinks he convinces the people they were doing the right thing but Antony uses manipulation to turn the crowd against them. Antony convinces them to mutiny by saying, “But were I Brutus, And Brutus Antony, there were an Antony would ruffle up your spirits and put a tongue in every wound of Caesar that should move the stones of Rome to rise and mutiny.” (JC. 3. 2, 239-243). Antony uses Caesar's will to get them to mutiny along with everything he said. The people of Rome mutiny in memory of Caesar to kill all the conspirators. Manipulation in this final part allows Antony to gain power and team with octavius to take out the
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
When the conspirators allows Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral, he exposed the men for their crimes and exploited them for their corrupt motives. When the conspirators allows Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral, he exposed the men for their crimes and exploited them for their corrupt motives. Throughout the whole play, Antony never hides the truth from his generals and his motives for participating in the war are clear. During his speech with the citizens of Rome, they ask Antony to read Caesar’s will and he willingly does it. After reading the will, he explains what Caesar wants and justifies his actions. “For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, actions, nor utterance, nor the power of speech, to stir men’s blood. I only speak right on.” said Antony. This quote from the text is talking about how Antony only speaks the truth and only speaks about what he knows is right. As seen in the text, Mark Antony was a smooth talking blunt man who used his honesty to his advantage to gain people’s trust and power. Cassius was a deceitful man, who cheated his way into a powerful position. He used other men as pawns to get what he wanted from life. His motives were awful and the outcome of his actions was bad too. During the play, Cassius talks to Brutus and tries to persuade him to join his side by lying to him. There is so much flattery that Cassius gives Brutus to help persuade him. “I have not from
In his mind, Caear's ambition was a thirst for power. Brutus uses his love for Rome to justify his actions, claiming that by killing Caesar, he saved the Romans from dying as a slave. Instead of saying what the audience wants to hear, he states the facts and tried to sway their opinions with forcefulness. In comparison to Brutus, Mark Antony never says Caesar was or wasn't ambitious, but he uses emotional appeals to the
Antony makes use of sarcasm in his funeral speech to sway the crowd from being pro-Brutus to being outraged and wanting to mutiny. Following Brutus’ speech, Antony is unable to speak of his true intentions as the crowd has sided with the conspirators. However, by lacing his words with sarcasm, he begins to slowly turn the commoners against Brutus. He achieves this by first stating that Brutus is ‘noble’ before labelling him as ‘honourable’. In his speech,
Actions at some moments in Julius Caesar speak louder than words. A prime example is when Cassius wants the men to make a pact to follow through with the murder, but Brutus speaks up and says that the pact is unnecessary. Brutus feels as though every man is a true Roman and each man is as trustworthy and noble as he. As for Antony's speech, this is a whole different story. The words Antony spoke to the public helped motivate the people to go against the conspirators. Thought the action of killing Caesar was a publicized one, Antony's speech was far from being unnoticed.