In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, two characters speak at Caesar's funeral.
Caesar was just murdered by his best friend Brutus and the Conspirators. Brutus
Antony both speak at the funeral, but each had their own purpose and reason for
Both speeches had their own unique way of addressing the crowd as well as
styles. Therefore, differing effects on the crowd as a result of their differing styles
Brutus was first to speak. He and the Conspirators approaches the stand with their
hands dripping in Caesar's blood. Brutus approaches the crowd by stating that his
for killing Caesar. His reason was not because he did not love Caesar, but because
loved Rome more. Specifically, he says:
Brutus rose against Caesar, that is my answer: Not that I
loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more ( III, ii,
This quote pretty much proves and summarizes Brutus' point in his speech. To
his goals, Brutus' oratory techniques were simple, logical, and rational. Brutus'
very formal, controlled, and it seems that all of the sentences are perfectly balanced.
Although he did a very good job at explaining to the confused crowd that murdering
Caesar was for the good of Rome, he still hadn't won them over yet. Brutus
again that he loved Caesar, but that hi
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