Funeral speeches - I think that Mark Antony is by far more effective. He, like Brutus, also succeeds in getting the crowd to listen to him but unlike Brutus he makes them believe in his sincerity.
Brutus' language is very complex and a fair bit of it goes straight over the crowds head. It also makes him sound better that the crowd and so once again he is distancing himself from the crowd by putting himself above their level of understanding. Unlike Mark Antony, who literally comes down to the crowd's level and talks to them as if he was one of them and not a superior to them. "Censure me in your wisdom, and wake your senses, that you may the better judge" This is an example of how complex Brutus' language is, we have to consider that he is only talking to simple "plebeians" in the street who probably are not well educated and don't understand what he is saying. Another way in which the language of the two men is different is the way that they put their point across. When Brutus speaks he is very dispassionate and shows hardly any emotion at the death of Caesar. Mark Antony however is much more passionate and it is obvious that he is hurt from the death of Caesar. A good example of this is when he says; "My heart is in the coffin with Caesar" This shows massive emotion on his part because just after he says this he pauses and this gives a much greater impact on the crowd. A final way in which the language is different between the two men is the way that they both use the truth to their own advantage. Brutus strongly relies on the truth to win the crowd over.
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Character Study of Brutus From the play "Julius Caesar". In Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar" the character Brutus plays a central role. He is motivated to do his best for Rome. First, I will list some of the positive things about Brutus. It is clear that he is hugely popular. Casca proves this by saying, "Brutus sits high in all people's hearts." He also has a great honour, which is extremely important to him. This is made clear when he says, "I love/ the name of honour more than I fear death". This could either mean that he means it, or he is trying to prove himself. He had great respect for himself, which is made clear, when he says, "have respect to/ mine honour". However, other people honour him too. Mark Antony, despite his grief over his best friend's death, he still calls him "wise and honourable". However, he must keep the conspirators on his right side until he is safe. He is of course, in a very dangerous position. Even just before he is going to die, he is still honourable: "I shall have glory by this losing day". Before he commits suicide, he writes himself a noble death: "for Brutus's tongue/ hath almost ended his life's story". He is also loved by Caesar. This is made clear in his last words: "Et tu Brute?". This means "Even you Brutus". He can't believe that his best friend was one of the conspirators. Mark Antony reiterates this by describing Brutus as
Julius Caesar - How does Shakespeare use the events, themes and language present in act 3 scene 2 to make Mark Antony(TM)s speech so effective?
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare Shakespeare Assignment Literature - Joe Hall Explore the techniques used by Brutus and Mark Antony to win over the crowd in Act 3 Scene 2. How does Shakespeare use the events, themes and language present in the scene to make Mark Antony's speech so effective? In 1599, William Shakespeare, a world famous playwright and poet wrote an excellent tragedy based on the conspiracy of the assassination of Julius Caesar. This tragedy is regarded as one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. The play is also roughly based on a true story as Julius Caesar was assassinated because of power. The scene begins with the Plebeian crowd demanding to hear Brutus' funeral speech as they are desperate to hear what he has to say for himself. Brutus' first words are "Friends, Countrymen and Lovers" this is an example of tripling which emphasizes the meaning. He uses this to make a connection with the crowd and it shows that he is stooping down to their level. Brutus becomes very honourable to the crowd by saying "Believe me for mine honour" this makes the plebeian crowd feel flattered and important; Brutus is playing the crowd to sway them towards his side as it is essential for any leader to be loved. The crowd are then surprised at Brutus' technique as he says that he loved Caesar more than anyone else; "Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his". This
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