The Use Of Speech In Julius Caesar's Speech

Even the starting line of his oration is a powerful use of rhetoric. By referring to the plebeians as “friends” and “Romans” he creates a sense of emotional connection with them and shapes a feeling of citizen-like connection, which is use of pathos. Calling them “countrymen” creates the feeling that Antony is simply a fellow Roman like the plebeians and he is alike to them. Antony then uses the rhetoric device of conduplicatio in his speech, repeating that Brutus is an honorable man. This is also a use of irony. He says in a sarcastic manner that Brutus is honorable after pointing out contractions to what Brutus had said about Caesar and why he needed to be murdered (Gradesaver). Antony also mentions that Caesar’s declining of the crown three times showed that he was not ambitious. Antony causes himself to appeal to the crowd even more with another device of rhetoric— the understatement. He claims his modesty and contrasts his speaking skills with those of Brutus, when his persuasive skills are actually more powerful than Brutus’s in the lines:

Antony uses an abundance of pathos in his speech. One example is: “Caesar was my friend and just to me” (III, ii, 86). Using pathos helps the audience make connections with him. He also reads Caesar’s will which makes the people feel guilty about turning against Caesar during Brutus’ speech. He shows them the stabs wounds on Caesar’s coat and names which conspirator stabbed him. The Roman people now feel pity and anger towards the conspirators. Overall, Antony was smart with his words and won over the Roman people better than

After Brutus finishes his speech, Antony speaks about his opinion on the issue; unlike Brutus, Antony acts slyly and communicates a very manipulative tone to persuade the Romans to rebel. Because of Antony's use of parallelism, he creates vivid reasoning for his speech. He states, “ I come here to bury Caesar, not to praise him” (III.ii.44). By using this device, he shows the people of Rome that he isn't praising Caesar, he is putting the leader to rest. This particular line creates a very manipulative tone, because his speech is all about what great this Caesar has done and how he wants to rebel against the conspirators. Further more, Antony uses a lot of irony to slyly get his point across. One example that he uses throughout the speech is “Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is a honorable man” (III.ii.44). Because of the repitition of this ironic statement, the meaning of it changes and intensifies. At first, his tone was sincere, but as the speech progresses, you can see his sarcastic tone increases. Antony does this because he has to use this device to surpass the regulations of Brutus, as well as make the romans listen. Lastly, he uses personification to give life and further meaning to a word. Early in the speech, Antony says, “The evil

By contrast Antony from Julius caesar heavily relies upon the power of language and its ability to exploit the human flaw that is emotion, and by doing so manipulate ones perception through a emotionally (pathos) driven argument. Antony has a greater understanding of the people and knows that they are passionate people who will be swayed by such talk. Also Antony unlike Brutus uses iambic pentameter this shows that he has a higher authority which would make the audience listen more carefully. After each argument Antony produces in Caesar’s defense, he uses irony through the lines “But Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man”. This line is repeated a number of times creating an anaphora. As well as slowly dismantling Brutus’

Antony uses pathos in his speech to make the people of Rome angry, furious, and sad, because Caesar did not deserve to die and he was an innocent man. Throughout his entire speech he uses verbal irony and repetition to get his point across. Antony tells the crowd that he is coming to give a speech about his beloved friend Caesar. As he continues with his speech he get more and more sarcastic. Before Anthony's speech, Anthony enters with Caesar's body so show how sad he is because of his death. Which makes the people of Rome realize what horrible thing Brutus did. In his speech he talks about how Caesar was a great leader. He tells them that Caesar cared about Rome and its citizens very deeply.

Because of Antony's use of pathos, repetition, and irony, his speech was more successful than Brutus’s speech. He got to the emotions of the people and made them very angry with the conspirators (pathos). He then uses repetition to show the people that Caesar was not ambitious. And finally he used irony to remain within Brutus’s requirements to not say anything against the conspirators. This is why Antony’s speech was more successful than Brutus’s

Throughout The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, multiple characters deliver persuasive speeches to change a character's mind, including Marc Antony’s funeral speech. His intention was to turn the people against the conspirators in a luring manner, so the Romans will not want to follow the conspirators rule. Antony convinces the crowd that Caesar should not have been murdered, but reasoned with and Brutus is not honorable. Marc Antony’s funeral speech was crafted by the playwright Shakespeare, who developed Antony’s persuasive speech using: verbal irony, repetition, ethos, and pathos.

To begin with, Antony is wanting to uncover the truth to the people but also keeping his word. Antony is delivering the message to the people, keeping the promise of what he was told and allowed to say for Caesar’s death. He speaks because he is authorized to by consent of the conspirators, and to mourn his dear friend Caesar. Antony’s goal was to hint at the crowd what had actually happened, and for the conspirators that were listening to feel ashamed about what they’ve done. The speech was intended for the population of Rome to hear, to know the truth, not to convince but to let them know that even the so called “honorable men” in their city had done wrong to one of their own. The audience is quite in between with being hostile and agreeable as many are still deceived by how Caesar had previously acted. However at one point he had shown himself to the people of Rome that he had rejected the crown approximately thrice. As he keeps his word of not praising Caesar, “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them;” (III, ii, 71-72). Then gradually turning the conspirators away from support of the conspirators. For example “He hath

The plebeians were expressing how happy they were that Brutus killed Caesar, because he was a tyrant and bad for Rome. Antony then, goes on to say his first rhetorical phrase, “The evil that men do lives after them,/ The good is oft interred with their bones;” He starts off by making the people feel somewhat guilty, pathos, this way, they would pay more attention. The character proceeds on remembering some good things Caesar had done while alive, “He hath brought many captives home to Rome,” and asking if these things seemed too ambitious. But that is what honorable Brutus, as Antony describes, claims, therefore everybody should respect him. Antony does this during his entire speech, “I should do Brutus wrong and Cassius wrong,/ Who, you all know, are honorable men.” He makes sure the people do not realise he is, actually, talking bad things the entire speech about the conspirator. Following, Antony makes his sadness known by saying that his heart is in the coffin with Caesar. To emphasize his mournfulness he goes as far s to stop his speech and cry. Consequently, Antony is able to raise pity among the crowd. His main trick is the reading of the testament. He starts by vocalizing he has got Caesar’s testament but Antony does not read it. The plebeians get curious, therefore demand Antony to read the testament. Antony then ends their inquisitiveness and reads the testament. With the crowd on his side, he stops

Antony’s speech tells the citizens that they should not disapprove of Brutus and his actions, however they still should remember Caesar for the great leader and war hero that he was. He thought that Caesar had no wrongdoings and they didn’t give him a chance. The crowds reaction was to immediately go and kill the conspirators. Inside Antony’s speech, he uses three different examples of rhetorical devices. He uses repetition, pathos, and ethos.

The use of rhetorics made the mob question and actually think about what Anthony was saying. He was proving how Brutus was a liar, but covered it up so it wasn't as blunt as it could be as he explained, “ He was my friend, faithful and just to me: But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man. He hath brought many captives home to Rome, Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?” (Shakespeare, Act 3, Scene 2).

Rhetoric is the intricate use of language in order to influence or persuade individuals. Very common during Elizabethan England, rhetoric was the subject of schooling, and a central theme of literature. Throughout his plays, Shakespeare is saturated in rhetoric. Shakespeare employees rhetoric through the grammatical techniques involved in characters’ speeches, and throughout dialogue characters make on the methods of communication. In the play, a political conspiracy, rhetoric is showcased as the defining aspect of life, making Julius Caesar, in fact, a play about rhetoric alone. In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, political authorities implement rhetoric as a tool used to manipulate others to gain power politically and socially.

Words contain power. It has the power to change one's attitude and perspective. Words have the power to manipulate and can exploit one’s desire. It has the capability to sway and control the masses. And the one who can utilize this efficiently possesses power that could fulfill their personal needs. Brutus and Antony both use their words in different ways to sway the people of Rome. One talks about the righteousness of his actions while the other condemns it. However, Anthony was able to bring the people of Rome to his side which shows Antony’s speech was more effective than Brutus’s. To see how Antony surpasses Brutus, we have to analyze three main components that make Antony speech better than Brutus.

For instance, Antony utilizes strong persuasion skills while giving a speech defending Caesar after his assassination. Anthony appeals to the audience’s emotions, as well as informs them that Caesar has left fortune for all citizens. In an attempt to sway the audience against Brutus, Antony proclaims, “Why friends, you go to do you know not what / Wherein hath Caesar thus deserved your love? / Alas, you know not: I must tell you then. / You have forgotten the will I told you of” (Shakespeare 3.2.236-40). Ultimately, Antony gains political power, for he successfully persuades the Roman people. As literary critic E.A.J. Honigmann argues, “These are forensic speeches, moving from point to point with a professional expertise until they reach an irresistible conclusion, which is followed as often as not by a kind of surrender from the listener” (116). In addition to Antony's funeral speech, Anthony displays a general appetite for power. Although he remains loyal to Caesar, he pretends to befriend the assassins. This behavior, arranging ways to gain support from everyone, shows Antony’s strategic power gain. In contrast to the loyalty shown to Caesar, Antony does not show the same loyalty to the conspirators. Antony betrays Brutus by testifying against him for his own political gain. Antony’s powerful speaking skills prove as the key to his success, for without

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