Brutus speech
In Act III Scene 2 in Brutus's makes a speech to the general public explaining why he killed Caesar. Brutus explains that he did not kill Caesar because he envied him, but rather that he cared for Rome much more than he cared for his dear friend. He accused Caesar of being ambitious and being a threat to Rome. He also speaks of everyone dying a slave if Caesar were to have lived. He basically apologizes for the murder of Caesar, but justifies he and his fellow conspirators' actions. The crowd eventually agrees with him and understands why he did what he did. Brutus then introduces Mark Antony who wielded Caesar's body a
In this speech Brutus is revealed to be a wise man that is capable of taking Caesar's place (at least that is what the plebeians think at first). "Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that to Caesar were dead, to live all freemen. "With this I depart: that, as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger for myself when it shall please my country to need my death. In Brutus's speech figurative language is used to describe the effect Caesar were to have if he were to live. It sheds much emotion, but does so in a way that it can still be used for political gain. The plebeians actually agreed with Brutus for the most part, and that is what made his speech important-that he persuaded the plebeians to agree with him. It makes clear the reason why the conspirator's killed. " This is also actually the first part of the play that is affected by Julius Caesar even though he is dead. At the end of Brutus's oration the plebeians had generally agreed with him, indicating that his speech was successful in what it set out to do-persuade the plebeians Caesar had to die. The play is one of the more important in the play. " This line is one of the more significant lines of the speech and is what convinced the public that it was necessary that Caesar died. This speech fits in well with the whole dramatic aura of the story. The only thing that deterred the mind of the general public was the eulogy presented by Mark Antony.
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