In the play made by William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Many of the characters stride for the title of ruler of Rome. After the murder of the previous leader, Julius Caesar. His apprentice (Marc Antony) and his Best-friend turned conspirator (Brutus), speak to the public from an attempt to win their favor. Brutus speaks about why it was needed to kill Caesar. However, Antony speaks to them on how the conspirators, like Brutus, are deadly and wrong. Assuming that these speeches were the final words of these characters before a new election Antony should be given the crown. The decision to appoint Antony the new ruler of Rome could be due to his overall speech about Caesar. He knew Caesar personally and worked with him. This made Antony’s speech more personal and from the heart. Which could’ve won the citizens' hearts and won their vote. In his heartfelt speech, Antony states that …show more content…
Caesar was a good man, “He was my friend, faithful and just to me…He hath brought many captives home to Rome, whose ransoms did the general coffers fill.” He explains all the good Caesar has done for Rome. With his words he tries to persuade the public in seeing the Caesar he knew. The Caesar that loved Rome and would do anything for it. In addition, he speaks about form his perspective that he was a good and just man. His feelings towards Caesar are clearly shown in the words he said. Another reason the public may choose Antony as their new ruler is that it had a strong impact on the public. In Antony’s full speech he speaks of Caesar very emotionally. This is very persuasive, he speaks of Caesar in a light that others can understand. He even reminds them of the love they once had for Caesar. He mentions to the citizens their part in Caesars will, “To every several man, seventy-five drachmas.” This is he hinting to the public to remember all the times Caesar has been generous to them, in addition to the current place in time even after his death. His usage of the acts before Caesars death really persuades the public. This gets the public to lean towards Antony’s words more that Brutus’. However, others may believe that if a vote was taken after each speech was given, the citizens may have chosen Brutus.
This is due to the fact that in Brutus’ speech he had the heart of the citizens of Rome. He explains to the people that he was being rational, Caesar was hurting Rome and he did what was best for everyone as a whole not one individual. He tries to convince them that he did all of this because that’s what the best option was in a situation that he was in. This logical approach makes him ideal for the new ruler of Rome and its people. Nonetheless, this idea is flawed. Because from the perspective of Brutus, he speaks of Caesar as if he was a bad ruler to the Roman people. However, Antony makes his words seem untruthful when he speaks of the things Caesar has left for the people of Rome in addition to the money. He states, “… Moreover, he hath left you all his walks, His private arbors and new-planted orchards, on this side Tiber; he hath left them you...” This shows that Caesar was not in a way detrimental to Rome, he was kind and beneficial to the
people. In conclusion, if these speeches were the final words of these characters before a new election Antony should be given the crown. Overall, Antony’s speech was the most personal and the most convincing to the public. While Brutus’ speech was somewhat convincing, it was not as complete and thorough. Antony clearly states the true ideals of Caesar. He doesn’t not try to dissuade the public with lies. Which makes his speech far more compelling. So in the event that a ruler is to be chosen it will most likely be Brutus.
Since the people knew Caesar because of his friendliness and how nice he was to people he was able to get sympathy for his death. When the people remembered how good he was at one point they wanted to get vengeance on the conspirators,Antony had used persuasion and reverse psychology with the crowd to get mad at the conspirators. Brutus had not connected to the people as well because he did not give as much sympathy about Caesar's Death , and what he will give in return. Antony had touched the people when he sad said that he had money and land for the people of rome but he did not want to read it because it would make them made. Once that had hit there was no way Brutus could fight back against Antony's
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.
In this day and age, persuasion can be seen on almost any screen. The average American views thousands of advertisements every week. Most ads are simply pushed out of a person’s mind, but the successful advertisements are the ones that resonate with people. Some forms of ads are very annoying to those who put up with them constantly. Online pop-up ads, for example, are proven to do worse for products and business than no advertising at all! This is because this form of advertising does nothing to convince or persuade the person viewing the ad, and no effort is put into actually put into proving what it’s worth to make a point. Pop-ads make zero use of something known as “rhetorical devices”. In Julius Caesar, Brutus and Mark Antony both try to convey their point of view to a large audience of Roman citizens. One had a better speech than the other since he used “rhetorical devices” more effectively. Logos (logical; what makes sense), Ethos (ethics and morals; portraying similar beliefs and values), and Pathos (emotions; natural feelings that can be counterintuitive to logos) are the rhetorical devices that Aristotle
Throughout the play many characters are not who they turn out to be. Julius Caesar is a very good judge of character, he does not ruts Cassius, he says “ He thinks too much man, such men are dangerous”( shakespeare,1.2.195). Caesar foreshadows now dangerous Cassius is, Cassius is one person who stabs Caesar. Unlike Caesar, Brutus trusts people too much to see who they are. After Caesar 's death, Brutus trusts Marc Antony to give his speech, but Cassius says “ You know not what you do. Do not consent./ that Antony speak in his funeral. I know you how much the people may be moved/ by that which he will utter.” (shakespeare,3.2.333-335). Caesar was an amazing military leader, Brutus was not. Before Caesar becomes king, he gained land back to Rome “ Julius Caesar has just returned to Rome after a long civil war in which he defeated the forces of pompey” (applebee) Caesar led his military to victory and has the chance to take full control of Rome. brutus is a humble military leader company to Caesar. After Brutus won his battle over Octavius’ army, he left his men begin looting. Instead of helping Cassius’ army “ O Cassius, Brutus gave the word too early,/ who, having some advantages on Octavius/ took it too eagerly. His soldiers fell to spoil/ whilst we by Antony are all enclosed .(Shakespeare,5.3.5-8) Brutus had a bad call when he did not send his army to help Cassius. With Caesars flaw being
Each ruler of Rome seemed to have made poor decisions, and this is exactly what occurred with Brutus. Brutus became very naïve. All of the conspirators confronted Brutus with the idea of killing Mark Antony. They believed he would continue Caesar’s legacy but Brutus thought differently. Brutus added, “And for Mark Antony, think not of him, for he can do no more than Caesar’s arm” (Shakespeare, 24). He proposed that Antony was too weak for them to worry about while this was actually what brought about his fall. When the murder of Caesar had concluded, Antony wished to speak in honor of Caesar. Brutus agreed with the idea but Cassius was hesitant. Cassius insulted, “You know not what you do. Do not consent that Antony speak in his funeral. Know you how much the people may be moved by that which he will utter” (Shakespeare, 44). Cassius feared that Antony’s persuasive speech would turn the citizens against the conspirators. Brutus continued to ignore Cassius’s warning, but was proven wrong immediately. The locals were influenced by Antony and led an angered march to end the conspirators. Brutus caused their arrangement to fail by lack of
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.
In Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” Public vs. Private self is a reoccurring theme. Throughout the play, characters tend to view their public persona more important than their private persona. The characters all think they know what is best for Rome but in the end only put themselves on the path that leads straight to their death.
In Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar”, Brutus is a main character and conspirator of the assassination plot of Caesar. Unfortunately for Rome, Brutus does not wish to become the next ruler. If Brutus had chosen to do so, he undoubtedly would have been one of Rome’s greatest rulers, due to his many virtuous qualities.
A great civilization may face tremors of external source, though the most fatal of all threats is internal weakness. That is the conjuration of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, a work by William Shakespeare, arguably the most talented writer in the English language of all time. In this play Caesar is a powerful politician with the potential to be dubbed ruler of Rome. Unfortunately, he is slaughtered by his fellow nobles. Brutus, of those who has slain Caesar speaks before a crowd of plebeians (Roman commoners) of why he chose treason-it was for Rome; Caesar was ambitious. However, grief stricken and resolved for revenge, Mark Antony-proven to be Caesar’s only loyal supporter adjust the crowd for his own speech. One exulting Caesar’s name and good deeds. While spoiling the reputation of his murders, and recovering love for the lost Caesar, Antony speaks of which he defines as “what I do
In the play Julius Caesar, written and preformed by William Shakespeare, there are many characters, but two, Brutus and Cassius, stood out. The play begins in Rome where a celebration of Julius Caesar's victory over the former ruler of Rome, Pompeii. The victory leads to Caesar's betrayal by his jealous companions. Senators and other high status figures are jealous of Caesar's new and growing power, while others, like Brutus, fear the tyrannical rule Caesar could enforce. The conspirators, Brutus and Cassius being the most important, assassinate Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius, better known as Antony, and Octavius Caesar, Caesar's heir to the thrown, revenge Caesar's death. Antony convinces the Roman populous to destroy the conspirators and eventually begins a war with Cassius and Brutus' armies. Both Cassius and Brutus commit suicide to save their honor and Antony and Octavius win the war. The characterizations of Brutus and Cassius show a distinct contrast in their character traits and motives for the assassination of Julius Caesar.
Marc Antony is extremely stable throughout the play. He is the loyal best friend of Caesar, the emotional crowd moving speaker, and the manipulative rhetorical speaker. He not only espouses these characteristics, but he also represents all the characteristics during the entirety of the play. He maintains his love and loyalty to Caesar and also to Rome at the same time by fighting against the conspirators. His emotional crowd moving speech and manipulative skills turned them on the conspirators and began the end of their campaign. Antony most powerful skill is his speech and powerful
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
Caesar was the powerful ruler of Rome. One of his dearest friends was a man named Marcus Brutus. Brutus was a loyal friend, and was always true to his country. But when Brutus is facing a dilemma in which case he is torn between the life of his friend and what is better for the city of Rome. With Brutus being a true Roman he chooses the death of his friend. With Brutus joining the conspirators, who are plotting against Caesar, they are now even more powerful and can influence the people easier. While all the conspirators stab Caesar in the back, Brutus is the only one to stab Caesar face to face. Marc Antony, Ocatavius, and Lepidus take over the triumvirate. Brutus and Cuis Cassuis took their troops in against Antony and his troops. This will be where Brutus’ death and tragic flaw take place.
At the beginning of Act III, Brutus has the most power because he is still the most honorable person, and has not murdered Caesar yet. The people know about the conspiracy to kill Caesar, based on the fact that Artimidorous tried to warn Caesar, however, they did not try to stop the conspirators. These events demonstrate that the people thought he was doing the right thing for the people of Rome. After the conspirators killed Caesar, the common people were saying, “Caesar’s better parts / shall be crowned in Brutus” (A3, s2, line 52-53). This means that everything that the people liked in Caesar will be in Brutus, once they crown him king. Right after the plebeians said this, Mark Antony made all of the people change their minds and go against Brutus and the other conspirators. At this point, Antony now has the most power in Rome because he has changed the minds of all the people in Rome. The people were for Brutus being the king, but in a very short time, Antony swayed the people against the conspirators. This shows that the people value his opinion so highly that it overruled the fact that Brutus only does actions for the most honorable reasons. For example, when the people say, “Revenge! About! Seek! Burn! Fire! Kill! Slay! /Let not a traitor live!” (A3, s2, line 210-211). This means the the people of Rome won’t let the death of Caesar rest until the people avenge the death of their soon to