Rhetorical Analysis Essay On Julius Caesar

Thirst for Revenge Power is something that many people fight for. In William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, two characters orate at Caesar’s funeral. Caesar was murdered by his close friends, Brutus and the Conspirators. The Conspirators covered their swords and hands in Caesar’s blood and have formed havoc among Rome. Caesar’s best friend Marc Antony goes up against Brutus at the funeral. Both of the character's speeches had different strategies in talking to the crowd and making separate points about Caesar’s rule in Rome. Although Brutus had an adequate speech, Antony’s speech was more superior and effective in getting the crowd on his side. Throughout his speech, he uses sarcasm, pathos, a way to convince the audience by making an emotional response, and rhetorical questions, to emphasize a point, not to be answered, and get the crowd on his side and avenge Caesar.

The crowd did not like Caesar because Brutus said that Caesar would become a tyrant if he did not kill him. Firstly, Antony asks, “Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?” (Ⅲ.Ⅱ, 90). Antony comments this to rhetorically ask the crowd after he said a good thing about Caesar. Antony states, “When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept. Ambition should be made of sterner stuff,” so the people of Rome would know that Caesar actually cared for them and points out that Caesar was not being ambitious (Ⅲ.Ⅱ, 91-92). Nonetheless, this is just the beginning of Antony’s plan to get the crowd on his side. He will continue to persuade the audience that Caesar was a good