Julius Caeser is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is about the life and death of the Roman leader, Caeser. One of the most important scenes in the story is when Brutus and Mark Antony give their speeches at Caeser's funeral. While there are some similarities in their speeches at the funeral, there are also many differences. When Brutus enters the pulpit to give his speech, the citizens hush to hear what he has to say on why he killed Caeser. Brutus uses logic (logos) in act 3.2 to give the citizens a logical explanation on why Caeser had to be killed. Brutus explains that "Brutus' love to Ceasar was no less than his" (line 20-21 3.2) he uses these words to explain that he did no betray Caeser, for he loved him and was loyal. In (lines 23-24 in Scene 3.2), he states that "[he] did not love Caeser less, but [he] loved Rome more". This quote explains that he was looking out for the sake of Rome by killing Caeser because he would have too much power as he explains in this quote " [Would] you rather Caeser [be] living …show more content…
Antony takes advantage of Brutus' absence and tries to win over the citizens with an emotional appeal: (pathos). Antony begins to speak of "Brutus [being] an honorable man" (line 91 3.2), this creates irony because Brutus broke Caeser's trust because of the fear he (Brutus) had for Caeser's power. Antony uses his grief to win over the citizens by saying "He [was] my friend, faithful [like me]". He used these words "friend' and "faithful" to make it out to him being a trustworthy person to Caeser and his kingdom. He begins to turn the people against Brutus and his doing by accusing Brutus of his ambitions. In (line 95 3.2) by saying " [three times] I presented him [the kings] crown." because Brutus refused the crown shown in (line 96 3.2). This begins to turn the city against Brutus because Antony convinced them that Brutus did Caeser
Throughout his speech, Antony repeats the words “[Caesar] was ambitious” and “Brutus is an honorable man” to create a contrast between the two statements. (3.2.95-96). Through this repetition, Caesar successfully undermines Brutus. Everytime he calls Brutus an honorable man, he lists a positive trait of Caesar that contradicts Brutus’s claim that he was too ambitious. He tells the crowd about the times when Caesar showed compassion for the people and when he refused the crown thrice. Antony’s sarcasm about Brutus’s honor brings into question as to whether his honor deserved. This leads the audience to doubt their feelings upon Caesar’s ambition. Near the end of his eulogy, Antony uses apostrophe when he claims that “judgment ... art fled to brutish beasts” as a reason for why the Roman people believe Brutus. (3.2.114-115). Antony indirectly shames the crowd for their belief in Brutus in that Caesar was a tyrant. Fearing alienation of the crowd, he attributes this belief to a lapse in judgement that beasts have taken. Antony also makes a pun upon Brutus’s name when he comments “brutish beasts.” Antony implies Brutus has caused a lapse in judgement within the Roman people through his oration
Brutus used pathos excessively in his funeral speech and they appealed to the Plebeians’ sense of patriotism and love. Before Brutus joined Cassius’ conspiracy, he was one of Caesar’s favorites, a close friend, and well-respected and trusted by Caesar. When Cassius brought out the idea of the conspiracy, Brutus anxiously pondered and conflicted with himself about it, but in the end joined with the genuine belief that it will benefit the people of Rome. He hoped Caesar’s death would end corruption in Rome, and the distress and sadness of the citizens. Thus, he used pathos in his funeral speech in order to appeal to the sense of patriotism and love for home. Brutus said, “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer:
Analysis of the Funeral Speeches of Brutus and Marc Antony from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar At the funeral of Julius Caesar two characters make speeches to the plebeian mob, Brutus and Marc Antony. Shakespeare shows us the personalities of the two orators and gives one an advantage over the other. Marc Antony has an advantage over Brutus because he speaks after Brutus and he has Caesar’s body. He also interrupts Brutus’ speech.
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.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is an intimate portrayal of the famed assassination of Julius Caesar and the complex inner workings of the men who committed the crime. In one particularly revealing scene, two of the men closest to Caesar, one a conspirator in his murder and one his second-in command, give orations for the deceased. Despite being simple in appearance, these two speeches do much of the work in developing and exposing the two characters in question. Though both have a love for Caesar, Mark Antony's is mixed with a selfish desire for power, while Brutus' is pure in nature, brought to a screeching halt by his overpowering stoicism. These starkly-contrasted personalities influence the whole of the play, leading to its tragic-but-inevitable end.
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
Antony begins his speech with, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears,” – Act 3 Scene 2 Page 4; he creates a common bond between him and the crowd by equating their social standing, and by describing Brutus and his fellow conspirators as honourable men, he wins the affection of the crowd. This slowly translates into a harsh tone, directly aimed at falsifying the “honour” of Brutus, and by comparing the words of Brutus to the actions of Caesar; Antony forms juxtaposition and presents a dichotomy. The lines, “He was my friend, faithful and just to me… Yet Brutus says he was ambitious and Brutus is an honourable man,” – Act 3 Scene 2 Page 4-5, illustrate Antony contradicting Brutus’ accusations that Caesar was ambitious and tyrannous. By doing so, Antony instills motives, bit by bit, into the crowd, and incite for them to form their own judgments; Was Caesar really ambitions, or Was Caesar truly a tyrant. The crowd falls for Antony’s subterfuge, they side with him, and against the
In his speech, Brutus appeals to the loyalism of his audience by making intertwining arguments of ethos, pathos, and logos. He begins by establishing his ethos by asserting his status as an honorable fellow Roman worthy of their respect. He expands on this ethos by dividing it into three parts: his love of Caesar, his loyalty to Rome, and his relationship to his audience. Brutus tells his audience that he was a “dear friend” to the man he murdered, invoking a pathetic sense of sympathy from his audience. However, as he says himself, it was “not that [he] loved Caesar less, but that [he] loved Rome more,” strengthening his ethos as a loyal countryman with the interests of his audience at heart. After establishing an emotional connection to his audience and earning their trust, Brutus explains his logic
Throughout the book, Brutus presents himself as honorable and noble by his personal morals and his status in the Roman society. In Act 2, Scene 1, he contemplates alone about joining the conspirators on killing Caesar, thinking, “I know no personal cause to spurn at him, But for the general.” This reveals how Brutus has nothing against Caesar for a valid reason to murder him except for the safety of the Roman citizens. From this soliloquy, Brutus shows that he is considerate when it comes to the lives of Romans, and is willing to do anything for their own good. The final speech given by Antony also shows that compared to the other conspirators, Brutus is the most honorable. Antony says, “He, only in a general honest thought and common good
"He was my friend, faithful and just to me" (III.ii 83). Antony was saying that Caesar was a good friend to him. Brutus and Caesar were best friends; that's why Antony says that it was Brutus's stab wound that hurt the most. "For when the noble Caesar saw him stab, ingratitude, more strong than traitors' arms, quite vanquished him. Then burst his mighty heart" (III.ii 178-180). Brutus broke Caesar's heart. Brutus says, "I honor him," but betraying him the way he did proves differently than him honoring him (III.ii 25). Antony is persuading the crowd because of the way he expressed his
In Act III scene ii, Antony and Brutus used different rhetoric devices for their speeches; although both were successful in influencing the Roman citizens. In Brutus’s speech he uses alliteration to ask “Who is here so base that would be a bondman?” and “Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman?” However, these questions are not only alliteration, but also rhetorical questions. He asks these to guilt trip the Romans into thinking that they would be selfish to not care about their own country. Even though this is the reason why Brutus killed Caesar, the conspirators except for him were not attempting to save Rome when assassinating Caesar. Brutus also uses repetition in his speech; after every rhetorical question he asks “If any, speak; for him have I offended.” When he repeats this it makes his questions seem more like accusations. Brutus basically influences the audience to think the conspirators were all
In Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Antony remarks at the end of the play as he reflects on the play's events, ‘“All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; / He only, in a general honest thought”. A main theme throughout the play is nobility, as a Roman strived to be noble and honorable. Antony’s quote explains how Brutus became the most honorable man, while still reflecting on the play's events. Brutus struggles with this decision to murder Caesar, even if it is to end tyranny, and his emotion and conflict allow us to connect with him on a human level.
Antony asks rhetorical questions and lets the audience answer for themselves. Brutus uses ethos by stating that he a noble man and that is why the people should believe him but infact Antony questions his nobility by saying what Brutus said,” Brutus is an honourable man”(III.ii.79). In a way, Antony states what Brutus states to convince the audience by using examples that Brutus is wrong. Antony himself knows what kind of man Brutus is but lets the people figure it out on their own. In addition, Brutus uses logos by expressing that fact that Caesar died because of his ambition. This argument is severely under supported because his reasons are invalid and simply observations. Antony uses “did this in Caesar seem ambitious” to question Brutus’ argument (III.ii.82). Antony gives examples backing his argument like when Caesar refused the crown thrice to prove his humbleness. The way Antony convinces the people to rebel is by using pathos. He brings the audience in by stepping down to their level and showing them the body of Caesar. While Antony talks at Caesar's funeral, he pauses because” heart us in the coffin there with Caesar “(III.ii.98). When Antony becomes emotional, he reminds the audience about what injust event happened to the much loved
In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Mark Antony—a loyal friend to Julius Caesar, the former emperor of Rome—gives a speech to the Roman commoners in order to persuade them to turn against Brutus, for Brutus and the conspirators had slain Caesar. Antony’s uses rough and sharp diction, a scornful tone, and honest anecdotes in order to achieve his purpose of manipulating the common people to take his side.
Mark Antony's Speech from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Mark Antony’s funeral oration over the body of Julius Caesar in act three, scene two is the most important speech in the play and effects the development of the play as a whole in many ways. Firstly this speech falls in the play where we have seen Antony’s distraught reaction to the murder of Caesar and his letter vowing allegiance to Brutus in return for being able to live. Act three, scene one prepares us for Antony’s rhetoric as here he states that ‘Brutus is noble, wise, valiant and honest’ which fits in with him repeatedly stating ‘Brutus is an honourable man’. It becomes evident in this scene that Antony has an ulterior motive for forming this allegiance and asking to do the funeral oration when he is ‘swayed from the point by looking down on Caesar’ and then states that ‘friends am I with you all, and love you all’ but still wants to know ‘why and wherein Caesar was dangerous’. Thus we the audience are aware that Antony is not being honest with the conspirators especially when he speaks in a soliloquy of the anarchy he will create when he states ‘blood and destruction shall be so in use…that mothers shall but smile when they behold/