Brutus And Mark Antony Funeral Speeches

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What was the differences in the two funeral speeches of Brutus and Mark Antony? In the Shakespeare play 'Julius Caesar', both gave eloquent speeches in honor of him. But who's was better? Well, to Brutus' dismay, Mark Antony's was better. But what are some of the differences and similarities in the two speeches? And how did they impact the ending result of the play? Today in this essay, we will be discussing some of those differences and similarities, and how they effected the rest of the play.

First, there are the differences, because there are many. Brutus' speech is more formal, and more directed at the Romans, while Antony's speech was more personable, and relatable. For example, Brutus started his speech with “Romans, countrymen, and lovers". On a contrasting note, Antony started his with “Friends, Romans, countrymen" to try and appeal and be more personal with the Romans. Antony's speech also seemed to contradict Brutus', and go against what he had said in his speech. Antony used plenty of sarcasm in his speech, especially when calling Brutus a 'honorable man'. Though, in comparison to Antony's speech, Brutus used Pathos, to try and appeal to the peoples love of Rome. He also used Ethos by …show more content…

Well, because of how much more relatable, personable, and overall better Mark Antony's speech was, he won the allegiance of the Roman people. And because of that win, he and Caesar's son, Octavius, were able to go to war and defeat Brutus and Cassius' army. And because of this defeat, even after winning a stage of the battle, Brutus commits suicide. And because Cassius thought his friend Titinius was captured by Mark Antony and Octavius, he committed suicide as well. So in the end, after giving a tribute to Brutus saying he was "the noblest Roman of them all", Mark Antony won the battle. And this all happened, because Mark Antony's speech was far greater than Brutus', and he won over the Roman

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