Mark Antony Rhetorical Analysis

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Mark Antony v. Brutus Synthetic Essay Both Mark Antony and Brutus used very many similar approaches by using rhetorical questions, conduplicatio, and pathos. However Mark Antony used these devices better than Brutus to persuade the commoners. The rhetorical questions in both of the passages were opposite from each other. Antony says that Caesar gave to the Romans and was generous to all, he said “ this in Caesar seem ambitious?”. He said this to Rome to be able to show them that Caesar wasn’t to hurt anyone. Brutus on the other hand wanted Rome to see that Caesar’s ambition would get in the way of him trying to be able to help them, rather than hurt them. Brutus then said “ rather Caesar living and died slave?”. He does this to inform them that if Caesar still living today you all would not have normal lives, you do now. The way Antony used this device to his advantage was by showing Rome that he wasn't that ambitious. When he showed them that Caesar gave to the poor, he helped those who were in need, and he helped enslaved people become free. …show more content…

Antony was forced to be nice to Brutus and in that was the way he used conduplicatio. Antony said multiple times how “honourable” everybody was. He did this in a way to make the people see how noble and honourable Caesar and Brutus really are. Brutus used conduplicatio by asking the people “have I offended”. He does this so well because it is giving the people of Rome a say in what is happening even though he really wants no input from the them. Mark Antony uses conduplicatio better than Brutus by being able to show the people of Rome that even though Brutus was great he still did a wrong act by killing a very honourable man just like himself. He also did well with conduplicatio by being able to stay with the guidelines by complementing both

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