Julius Caesar Speeches A speech is supposed to persuade people to do the right things, and get information on what to do, and when to do it. When Brutus and Antony perform their speeches for the people of Rome, they both had some similarities. Brutus and Antony both want to be considered leaders for the people of Rome. When the speeches took place, they both had some things to say about Caesar. Brutus says, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” (Act 3, ii, 21-24). Antony said, “He was my friend, faithful and just to me; but Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man” (Act 3, ii, 87-89). Antony explains that he is a loyal and faithful person to Caesar, unlike Brutus who had joined the conspiracy with Cassius and killed Caesar, who was going to be a wonderful leader for the people of Rome. Brutus makes plenty of mistakes after he decides to join the conspiracy to kill Caesar. One of the mistakes was not killing Antony …show more content…
He told the crowd of Romans how he loved Caesar and that the death of him wasn’t going to be easy for himself. He say’s he loves Caesar and so did they. When Brutus talks to the Roman people after Caesar’s death, he also say’s that he did love Caesar, but what was done had to be done, because Brutus loves the people so much more. Brutus thought that Caesar was ambitious, and Antony believes that he was an honorable man. Brutus and Antony are now enemies. Not enemies because of their speeches that were said, but because Antony wants to plan a way to kill the conspirators. He’s already putting an army together with Octavious which is Caesar’s nephew. Brutus now knows about Antony’s plan and wants to march to the Phillipi, with all of the conspirators and pick up all troops on the way. Antony has become evil enough already by having killed one-hundred senators already. What’s going to happen
In Julius Caesar two men, Antony and Brutus, make two different speeches but with the same concept of ethos, logos, and pathos at Caesar's funeral. Brutus claims that it is okay that he killed Caesar and makes a speech about it. Antony is the more persuasive speaker than Brutus because he uses ethos, pathos, and logos better than Brutus. Brutus has a way with the people. He is a politician, and he knows how to get the people on his side.
In Antony’s speech that Brutus allowed him to make, he uses a great deal of irony to turn Rome against Brutus and the conspirators. He makes ironic statements such as, “And Brutus is an honorable man.” (Shakespeare III. ii. 96); to turn the crowd against the conspirators by also disproving the fact that Brutus was an honorable man. Even though Brutus is a main character in this play, its not really about him. The play is about the state of Rome and its ups and downs through the rise and fall of various leaders. Brutus is one of these leaders that rises and falls around the state of Rome. Brutus is a dynamic character that experiences many ups and downs throughout the play. He changes from being one of Caesar’s closest friends to being one of Caesar’s biggest conspirators by claiming he was doing good for Rome. Brutus is one of the most complex characters in Julius Caesar and that is
Brutus vs Antony The most predominate and important aspect in the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare are the speeches given to the Roman citizens by Brutus and Antony, the two main characters, following the death of Caesar. Brutus and Antony both spoke to the crowd, using the same rhetorical devices to express their thoughts. Both speakers used the three classical appeals employed in the speeches: ethos, which is an appeal to credibility; pathos, which is an appeal to the emotion of the audience; and logos, which is an appeal to the content and arrangement of the argument itself. Even though both speeches have the same structure, Antony’s speech is significantly more effective than Brutus’s. Both speakers used an ethical appeal to the crowd and established their credibility.
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.
Brutus used his knowledge of Caesar to convince himself that it was the right choice he was making. He knew that the power would go to his friend?s head eclipsing his reason and putting his beloved Rome into the hands of a tyrant. Brutus had a choice to make, Rome or Caesar? In the end, his loyalty to Rome exceeded his faithfulness to his close friend. Which poses the question, if Antony truly believed that Caesar would be a horrible dictator, would he have joined the conspirators? From his actions and behavior in the play, he probably would have stood by his friend. When he says, "I shall remember.
After the conspirators killed Caesar, Antony asked to give Caesar a funeral. Before Antony spoke, Brutus explained to the people what had just happened. After the speech, one plebian said,” Let him be Caesar!” Another one said, ”Caesars better qualities exist in Brutus, and we will crown him.” The people knew Brutus was a good leader and that he loved the people. The other conspirators acted out of hate in killing Caesar, but Brutus was helping the
He felt that if Caesar was left to his own devices, he would turn Rome into a monarchy instead of a republic. He thought that would turn Rome into an enslaved nation, under the rule of just one ruler instead of three like it had been before Caesar killed Pompeii. Brutus loved Caesar dearly, as he was one of his closest friends, but he chose to attempt to better Rome rather than allow Caesar to become king. Brutus, along with a few select other people, plotted to kill Caesar. This was one of many honorable acts Brutus performed for the sake of Rome. However, one of Caesar’s friends, Antony, turned the common people against Brutus, forcing him and the rest of the conspirators to run away. Despite his honorable decision, Brutus met his demise not too long after being forced to run away by killing himself. His own honorable character ultimately lead to his
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
Brutus murdered Caesar for the good of Rome. Although he killed Caesar, he did not do it for himself, but for the entire society of Rome. Mark Antony, an enemy to Brutus, also thought that he was a hero. “This was the noblest Roman of them all / All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of Caesar / He only in a general honest thought” (V.v.74-77). Antony is saying that all the other conspirators killed Caesar because they despised Caesar. He was able to declare the truth regarding Brutus. Brutus, actuality loved Caesar, so he could not have done it for himself. Caesar and Brutus were extraordinary friends that would do what was best for each other. “Et, tu, Brute – then fall Caesar” (III.i.85). Caesar says this in astonishment of Brutus stabbing...
By killing Antony Brutus believes the Roman citizens will view them as murderous creatures, instead of peace bringers. His concern for his nobility leaves him with poor judgment:
Antony says to the crowd, “You all did love him once, not without cause: what cause withholds you then, to mourn for him? O Judgement!” (III, ii, 103-105). He is pulling in the emotions that the crowd had, and even has for Caesar by making them question their faith. “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,, and I must pause till it comes back to me.” Antony says this by using his emotion once again by showing his honesty and loyalty to Caesar regardless of everything happening. He knew the right buttons to push from the crowd. When Antony says, “Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man” (III, ii, lines 87 & 88) several times, this is where it really sinks into the crowd. By his use of repetition, it shows that he does not have to directly argue against, or attack Brutus. It allows the audience to understand what he actually means throughout his whole speech. This is that Brutus is in fact wrong, and makes everyone question, is Brutus even honorable? The side agreeing that Brutus holds the stronger speech could say that he says everything out of honor and shows his claim of Caesar being ambitious. As well, they could say that people even agreed with him. The truth is, he cannot use his “honor” as a reason for his belief, when it is in question. Also, he has no proof on why Caesar is “ambitious”, and he ended his speech with a verbal attack on the crowd
...rence between these speeches is obviously that they had different views. As said earlier, Brutus was trying to approach that killing Caesar was a good deed for Rome, while Antony’s view is that Caesar did not deserve to die and that the conspirators were the real enemies. They also used their rhetorical devices in different ways to state their points, persuading different people in the audience.
Brutus was loved by many people in Rome. In the play someone says, “Oh, he sits high in all the people’s heart.” (Act 3, Scene 3) This quote shows that certain people in the city of Rome looked up to Brutus. Once he killed Caesar more people started to look at Brutus differently. People liked him as a person because they saw the way Rome was treated. When Julius Caesar was killed, people saw how much better the city of Rome was with him being dead. Before Brutus helps kill Caesar he says to the people of Rome, “Let’s all cry ‘Peace, Freedom, and Liberty!” (Act 3, Scene 1) This action shows that he was excited that the main problem that was stopping Rome from being free had been eliminated. He wanted to have the people of Rome feel the same relief, so he told them after we kill Caesar, rejoice and be proud that Rome is free.
Being naive and over trusting causes his first mistake and helps with his downfall when he refuses to listen to Cassius, who wants Antony to be also killed because he knows that he will seek revenge for Caesar. However, Brutus' code of honor won't let him approve the killing of Antony. "Our plan will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius."
& respects the intelligence of the common people to understand a speech given in verse. Brutus's authoritative air is once again illustrated at the very opening line of his oration when he demands the attention of the people, "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"(Act III, scene ii, lines 13-16). this one line, Antony uses Brutus's words to his advantage by changing them to make himself sound friendlier. By the very first word of Antony's speech, one can infer that he is about to give a humbling oration; he uses the ethical appeal to convince the people to believe in his cause rather than Brutus's. Finally, while the crowd is in awe of Brutus's raw power and booming authority, Antony uses sarcasm He is "an honorable man" (Act III, scene II, line 84) in a tone of biting mockery, therefore questioning Brutus's credibility. & nbsp; It is true that the Roman people have emotions that sway with the winds, but this is partly due to the great speaking skills of both Brutus and Mark Antony.