Brutus vs. Antony: Funeral Speech Face-off Just as politicians do today, Brutus and Antony were trying to gain the trust of the plebeians to their benefit. People’s personalities come out in their methods of persuading others, in this case it is evident between Antony and Brutus. The two orators had different approaches to persuading the Romans. While Brutus’ speech would appeal to logical thinkers, Antony was able to better persuade the majority of the Romans by manipulating their emotional side
relevant. After Caesar’s death his true personality is revealed and it shows in his actions and speeches. Mark Antony is Caesar’s right hand man. The conspirators decide to spare his life because he persuades them into believing that he is on their side. He portrays what is means to have be confident in the choices of others and maintain his devotion when the majority opinion swayed. Throughout the novel, Antony’s personality becomes apparent. Caesar’s death sparked a hidden anger that leads to the drastic
Shakespeare, Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus both give speeches at the funeral of Caesar. From research and background information, it is known that Brutus and Antony were good friends of Caesar’s. However, Brutus turned on Caesar and so did Antony, but Antony took no part in the assassination of Julius Caesar. At the funeral, Brutus allows Antony to speak under two conditions: only after he does and he must not speak against the conspirators. Because of this, two factors allow Antony’s speech to be
in which words have a great impact. Specifically the words of Marcus Brutus and Mark Antony. Their speeches determine how the rest of the story continues. Between the two Antony is the better orator because, he does not talk about himself, he is poetic, and he speaks as a man of the people. Throughout the story it becomes very apparent that his choice in words are much more effective than those of Brutus. Between the two Brutus considers himself the better orator and to Antony it is irrelevant to