Persuasive Essay On Julius Caesar

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The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar Essay

In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar William Shakespeare transcribes the assassination of Julius Caesar in ancient Rome and the following power struggle. Brutus, one of the heads of the conspiracy made the decision to classify Mark Antony, Caesar's most trusted friend, as a non-threat and not necessary to be killed. After the assassination, Brutus permits the infuriated Mark Antony to speak to the masses of Rome along his side before Julius’s funeral. Brutus believed Antony’s speech would calm the people and help back the conspirators cause to bring about a new Rome However, Anthony uses his intelligence over Brutus’s blind loyalty to steer the people in the opposite direction. Brutus is incredibly honorable …show more content…

After Brutus’s speech Antony was left with one task, to manipulate the stupidity of the Romans and mold their interpretation of guilt by ambition to make Brutus seem wrong. Antony from the beginning began to make a connection with the Romans instead of just talking to them, Antony also used simple topics like his close friendship with Caesar as to not over complicate and confuse the Romans. Antony remains passive by inserting acts of Julius’s humbleness, stating “I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?” By saying this Antony is not only providing evidence to the crowd of Julius’s humble allegiance to Rome But directly challenging Brutus’s view and forcing the crowd to think. Finally Antony finishes the speech by crying and exclaiming “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause until it returns to me.” When Antony said this he single handedly turned the crowd onto brutus and the other conspirators without providing one bit of solid evidence that put the conspirators in wrong. By using pathos Antony overcame the disadvantages placed on him by speaking after Brutus and the crowd already being against

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