Brutus And Marc Antony's Speeches

Brutus cares more about his country than he does his best friends life. Caesar was Brutus’s best friend and he recognized that his best friend was becoming power hungry and was too ambitious. Only a true tragic hero of Shakespearian era play could be able to recognize the fact that one of the people they love the most has become too ambitious and the only way to stop him is by putting him to death for the good of his country. Brutus is an honorable man.

Why was Antony’s speech more persuasive than Brutus's? In act three both Antony and Brutus gave a speech to the people of Rome. Brutus’s speech was meant to justify the conspiracy’s actions. Antony’s speech however, was meant to persuade the people that the conspiracy was wrong to kill Caesar. In the story of Julius Caesar, Caesar was inevitably murdered by the conspiracy.

Brutus attempted to justify his killing of Caesar by stating in a speech to the Romans that he loved Rome more than he loved Caesar. However, Marc Antony spoke to the audience after Brutus stepped away; Antony contradicted what Brutus said, used theatrical actions, and presented Caesar’s will to incite rebellion. Speakers who are disproven by others are less likely to gain support. At Caesars funeral oration, Brutus claimed that Caesar was overly ambitious, which Antony rebutted by saying, “When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept; ambition should be made of sterner stuff. ”(3.2.91-92)

Brutus used pathos, and this is shown through him saying “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more”(III.ii.22-23). Brutus wanted to appeal to the Plebeians sense of patriotism. If he made them understand that he killed Caesar for the good of Rome, for the good of them, then they will understand that the assassination was needed and not done cold-heartedly out of hate. Brutus also used pathos by saying, “As I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger for myself when it shall please my country to need my death” (III.ii.46-48). Brutus wanted the Plebeians to know that he truly, truly loved Rome.

Antony wants to remind the Romans that he is credible for speaking of Caesar “that love my friend, and that they know full well, that gave me public leave to speak of him” (III.ii.215-216) Antony uses ethos after telling the Romans everything to convince them in being against that conspirators’ that he can speak of Caesar because he was a close friend of Caesar. Antony convinces the Romans to retribute the conspirators’ for what they have done “In every wound of Caesar that should move the stones of Rome to rise and mutiny” (III.ii.225-226) Antony wants revenge and is convincing the Romans to riot by using pathos. Antony wants the Romans to feel sorry about Caesar’s death “here was a Caesar! When comes such another?”

Rhetorical Differences The reason Brutus failed to continue to have the citizens of Rome persuaded is simplified in this quote by Robert A Heinlein: “You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.” Brutus failed while Antony succeeded because Brutus relied on logic whereas Antony relied on the emotions of the people. Despite the fact that Antony did it for the wrong reasons, he obviously was more skilled in rhetoric than Brutus.

Brutus is selfish because of how he thinks and acts. He agreed to the assassination of Julius Caesar just to save Rome from

Speeches: Brutus vs Antony Paraphrasing Brutus Speech: Main Ideas: Brutus talks about how the killing of Caesar is justified, because he wasn’t good for the romans. He also tells them why he had to kill Caesar, and why it was good for Rome to be rid of Caesar forevermore.

“We are spinning our own fates, good or evil, never to be undone” - William James. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, two of Caesar’s closest friends, Brutus and Antony, give speeches at his funeral following his assassination. Brutus claims that he killed Caesar for the good of Rome, and Antony claims that Caesar was not ambitious: meaning his death was wrong. Both characters use rhetorical questions, repetition, and parallel structure to prove their claims.

Rhetoric in the Speeches of Brutus and Antony The death of Caesar is a controversial topic and was even more controversial at the time of his funeral when when senators were trying to benefit from his death by getting the Roman citizens on their side. At Caesar’s funeral, two senators gave speeches as an attempt to get the roman people on their side. Out of the two speeches, Marc Antony’s speech was more effective because of his use of appeals and biases, being 100% true and had a larger variety of rhetorical devices.

Moments before Julius Caesar was to be crowned the king of Rome he was brutally murdered by Brutus and other conspirators. Brutus stepped forward to make a speech about Caesar’s death and Marc Antony, Caesar’s best friend, also made a speech about it. Brutus’s speech used a lot of ethos and logos meaning he used logic and appealed to the citizens beliefs and how their economy functioned. He spoke about how much he loved Caesar and how he only killed him to show that having a king in Rome would only worsen society and he would turn against his people to make them his slaves.

Brutus makes decisions, time and time again, that are extremely difficult for him, in order to do what he deems necessary for Rome. He kills Caesar, one of his best friends, because he believes that Rome will not be able to flourish with him as leader. Brutus also decides not to kill Antony, even though it would be easier than leaving him alive. He puts his foot down when Cassius says that he believes they should kill Antony, and says that they are not murderers. So, he does not take the easy way out, he remains honorable.

The less straight-forward approach wins the people’s hearts, as Antony reveals the flaws in Brutus’s justification without once calling him a traitor. Brutus seems to use the speech more to persuade himself, which weakens his effect on others, but since Brutus is likely denying his heart, which knows heit was made a dishonorable act, he cannot touch the emotions of the crowd, leaving a doorway for Antony to draw them in and kindle a fire of rage. Brutus’s weak appeal to only his honor only minorly won the Roman people, but honor alone was not enough against logic, friendliness, and emotion displayed by his

That is a noble man, he wants what's best for his country. He only truly and honestly killed Caesar because of the fear that he might become king. Rome hasn't had a king for centuries and Brutus

He has to decide if his loyalty belongs to his friend or to his country. In the end, Brutus chooses to side with the conspirators and assassinate Caesar for the benefit of Rome. This poor decision ultimately leads to much suffering and eventually his inevitable demise. In summary, Brutus fulfills yet another prerequisite required of a tragic hero by making a misjudgment that results in a harsh fate.