One of the greatest leaders of all time has been murdered. Julius Caesar, the emperor of Rome has been stabbed to death by his friends and other members of his senate. After his death Brutus(a conspirator) and Mark Antony(close assistant) go to the Rostra to give an eulogy to the people. We will be comparing and contrasting these speeches more and discussing how they affected the conclusion to the play. Brutus and Mark Antony both gave moving speeches to the crowd after Caesar's murder
A Comparison of Plutarch's The Lives of the Ancient Grecians and Romans and Shakespeare's Julius Caesar When closely evaluating the two texts: Plutarch's The Lives of the Ancient Grecians and Romans and Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, there are stark differences of the theme and characters. While Plutarch's text is mostly informative, as describing a series of historical events, Shakespeare incorporates a wide variety of dramatic conventions as well as changing many events to entertain an audience
A Comparison of Speeches by Brutus and Antony in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar This historic play which was written by William Shakespeare in the 16 century as a play is in fact based on older history dating back to time before Christ. When the roman empire was the most powerful in the world and a man named Julius Caesar was the roman statesman and general who ruled it. William Shakespeare however changes the historic accounts to some point in order for the
Comparison of the Two Speeches in Julius Caesar In William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, two speeches are given to the people of Rome about Caesar's death. In Act 3, Scene 2 of this play Brutus and Antony both try to sway the minds of the Romans toward their views. Brutus tried to make the people believe he killed Caesar for a noble cause. Antony tried to persuade the people that the conspirators committed an act of brutality toward Caesar and were traitors. The effectiveness
would die for his nation, William Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar” does a good job addressing a sociopolitical issue that still occurs today. Through his use of rhetoric, William Shakespeare compares the leadership qualities of Caesar, Brutus, and Mark Antony to address if a more empathetical leader would better suit society’s need for leadership during a time when power was desired more than anything else. Mark Antony’s speech compared to Brutus’ shows that having a leader that can relate to the
In the play Julius Caesar, the ides of March in 44 B.C. will forever be a notable day for the Roman Empire, due to their great leader the honorable Julius Caesar being assassinated. The Roman Empire didn’t have a permanent powerful leader in charge, therefore, it was always a competition to who would one day become the great leader and people feared that. The people of Rome feared a man full of power. Several qualities make up a good leader which include emotional stability, discipline, tough mindedness
Shakespeare Julius Caesar includes the comparison between characters in the same work or two different ones. How are their differences and similarities important to the work? William Shakespeare portrays the conspiring of Brutus, Cassius, Casca, Cinna, Trebonius, Ligarius, Decius, and Metellus to assassinate Caesar in the play Julius Caesar, which parallels the dangers of gaining power, trusting wholeheartedly, and retaining one’s status within society. “Mark Antony is a loyal friend to Caesar” he wanted
Rhetoric in Julius Caesar In Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", Rhetorical devices are used in Brutus and Antony statements throughout the play. Brutus is one of the conspirator who assassinated Caesar since he fears that he will have too much power over Rome and its people. In comparison, Marc Antony is the closest friend and most loyal to Caesar, who persuades the people of Rome against Conspirators for killing Caesar. After Caesar’s death, the conspirators go to the people of Rome to
In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Antony is depicted as a better leader than Brutus, due to his cunning use of rhetoric when addressing the plebeians after Caesar’s death. This essay will be divided into two sections to explore the ways in which Antony is depicted as better leader. The First section will contextualise the extracts used for analysis, and compare Brutus’s pedestrian speech with Mark Antony’s impressive oratory. This will be done by defining what rhetoric is, and
play Julius Caesar is deeply rooted in Shakespeare’s characteristic methods of rhetoric and persuasion. This play is primarily driven by the technique of persuasion when Cassius has convinced Brutus that must die. This sets the story in motion; however, the plot ending is determined by Antony’s speech to the people. Shakespeare’s method of rhetoric has been the most powerful usage of words and writing, creating the opportunity to collapse kingdoms and rise anew. Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar scrutinizes