After the assassination of Julius Caesar, both Brutus and Antony delivered speeches to the people of Rome. Brutus lectured to his countrymen that he and the others did no wrong in their actions; Caesar was a threat to their freedom and country. Antony preached in his speeches that Caesar was not ambitious and always had the peoples well being in mind. Both of these speakers are effective in persuading the Romans of their case but Brutus’s speech is most effective because he was more asking of the people unlike Antony who demanded them to listen. The rhetorical devices used in Brutus’s great speech offer tricks that we find in many great political speeches.
Mark Antony has asked the conspirators for permission to carry Caesar’s body outside and make a funeral speech in his honor. Brutus agrees but Cassius fears and predicts Antony will betray them. Brutus ignores Cassius’ warning and walks to the pulpit of the Capitol to speak before a group of citizens, while Cassius does the same with another group. Brutus begins his speech with a lot of confidence, even though deep inside he feels guilty and struggles to understand what he has done. He calls the Romans his friends and speaks with a sense of honor (15-17) and patriotism (23-24).
Tending to Caesar’s glories, which Mark Antony By our permission is allowed to make. I do entreat you, not a man depart, Save I alone till Antony have spoke.” In other words this quote is Brutus speaking to the people of Rome telling them that Antony is about to come out and give a speech. But Brutus is telling the Roman people that Antony is going to just pay his respects to Caesars corpse and speak of Caesar’s glories but with their actual permission and rules. Mark Antony in Act 3 Scene 2 was telling the people of Rome that Caesar wasn’t perfect but was a very good man an honest. But Caesar really loved Rome that anything happened in Rome good or bad affected him.
When opening up the speech, Faulkner describes the type of writer he is by incorporating antonyms. Because of the occasion, Faulkner saw the importance of telling the audience his true intentions of writing. He does this not only to state that winning the Nobel Prize was not a goal to him, but an honor that has been “trusted” upon him, but so he can clearly relate to his audience. By incorporating antonyms, such as when he says “Life’s work in the agony and sweat of the human spirit, not for the glory and least of all for the profit,” he creates juxtaposition between his character and the inimical character of other authors. There are writers who write for the pure satisfaction of writing and there are writers, who write for the fame and
I will examine the purpose of Thucydides’ work by assessing his omissions, the events he chooses to focus on more closely, and his own analysis of his work. His speeches were clearly an integral part to his work, Burrow says that without them then it would have been “enormously impoverished and much more opaque”. By studying the speeches and understanding the work as a whole, I can then assess their contribution. One of the striking aspects of the speeches is that they are often strongly emphasizing a particular feel and considerably long in contrast to his succinct narratives. The notable example of this is Pericles’ funeral oration (2.34 -46).
The dramatic form through which Shakespeare represents Caesar allows both the public and private representations of Caesar to be evaluated by the audience. Romney’s speech, attempting to connect with the public through personalisation, is in conflict with his representation as a capable leader. He introduces himself as a paternal figure through sentimentality, “I love the way [Paul Ryan] lights up around his kids”. The diction and use of the plural pronoun “we are a good and generous people… united by more than what divides us” aims to build a personal connection with his audience. He only uses authoritative language towards the end, shifting the focus towards politics through citing statistics - “fallen by $4000… $716 billion cut”.
Explain how Shakespeare makes this passage moving. -Satvik Kanabar, 10.1 Shakespeare makes this passage enormously significant, powerful and moving through the use of several techniques. He uses dialogue, the theme, figures of speech, sentence structure, foreshadowing and rhetorical questions to do so. All these techniques allow Shakespeare to create a scene that is moving to the extent that it touches and inspires both the audience’s hearts and the conspirator’s hearts in the play. The passage begins with a speech given by Brutus to the conspirators, followed by the debate of involving Cicero in the conspiracy, and the dilemma of whether Marc Antony should be killed along with Caesar.
King Richard II essay Explore Richard's use of poetic and political rhetoric in this play and the possible dramatic effects of this contrast. Richard's use of language evolves throughout Richard II as the character himself and his circumstances change. The play begins with Richard being the king, using a very Machiavellian and political rhetoric in public. As he looses his power, his language becomes more and more poetic. This new language seems to show the sincerity of the king and his part of humanity he didn't show before.
Character analysis of these characters is very important and since they have similarities at some extent this essay will also show the comparison between the two ideologies. Othello in “Othello” is the character of the play. He is a soldier and a leader and is very important to the state of Venice. Everyone treats him with huge respect and accepts him as a leader. He is in great demand by the duke and senate, as evidenced by Cassio’s comment that the senate “sent about three several quests” to look for Othello.
Mr Adams uses different rhetorical elements. He talks directly to the soldiers and their families through pronouns, as an example: “You and your families gave your all in.” this makes his speech very personal for them to hear and shows his, and the rest of the IRA’s appreciation of them. He also makes the ‘struggle for independence’ very collective for them. This unites them in their fight. In the text this quote is also accentuated, where he says: “I am asking you to join me in seizing this moment, to intensify our efforts, to rebuild the peace process and decisively move our struggle forward”.