Antony And Brutus In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

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The difference between the speeches that Brutus and Antony gave is that Brutus appeals to reason and logic, while Antony appeals to emotions. Brutus explains his reasons for killing Caesar. Brutus was very honorable in the way that he always told people the truth. This is particularly obvious in the balanced sentences he uses in his opening remarks. "Romans, countrymen, and lovers! Hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe. Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses, that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar’s, to him I say that Brutus’ love to Caesar was no less than his. If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. "(The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act 3, scene 2, page 2) …show more content…

Antony was very persuasive. When he spoke at Caesar’s funeral, he appealed to the people’s emotions. " Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interrèd with their bones. So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious. If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answered it."(The tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act 3, scene 2, page 3) Antony is very smart and uses his brain frequently during the play and Brutus is very naive about many of things. Brutus is a rational man and believes that other men can be persuaded by reason. He is anxious to justify himself. His speech is full of the word "I." He never once mentions Cassius or any of the other conspirators. He expects other men to be thinkers too, because we all tend to judge others by

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