Julius Caesar is an interesting story 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
play Julius Caesar, Brutus gave a compelling speech to try to justify the murder of Caesar. He did a outstanding job and seemed to win the crowd over with his words. However, he made a grievous mistake of allowing Antony to give a speech. Antony’s speech was extremely persuasive and powered by hyperboles, repetition, and, most importantly, metaphors. Therefore, Antony’s speech was able to win over the crowd and turn them against Brutus and the conspirators. Antony used figurative language in the
Following the death of Caesar, both Brutus and Antony deliver speeches to the demanding Roman public that are ambivalent and fickle on the issue. Though they both address the situation of Caesar’s unfortunate demise, each speaker has a different agenda for their argument, their words also fundamentally embodying their individual characteristics as people. Brutus strives to convince the Roman citizens that the slaying the avaricious Caesar with the support of the valiant conspirators was necessary