Antony And Brutus Praise Caesar Differently Essay

Antony and Brutus Praise Caesar Differently


In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Brutus and Antony praise Julius Caesar, but they each used a different style of doing this. Brutus uses an arrogant approach and tries to draw the people in with him. He explains that he wants to conspire against Caesar by saying that Caesar's intent could or would have hurt Rome. However, Antony decided to focus on Caesar's positive traits, and he also disapproved of Brutus' reasons for killing Caesar. The uncertain Romans wavered between leaders. They were thoughtful of the orators.
Brutus tried to explain why he was conspiring against Caesar. He began his speech with “Romans, countrymen...” and he appealed to their positions of citizens of Rome. This helped prove that Brutus knows how to attract the crowd. He declared that he was an honorable man, and tells them that he will let them decide if his claims are believable. His claims were that he allows the truth to speak for itself. This helped encourage the crowd to believe him, as an honorable man. He says that he wants them to know the facts; "Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses that you may the better judge." Sharing information with the people tempts them and it almost guarantees him their acceptance. He tricked them by saying that he loved Caesar. He wanted to see if he could find anybody that loved Caesar more than him. Brutus declares that he never upset Caesar, and he cried for Caesar, was happy for his greatness, and that he honored him, but he had to kill him because of his ambition. He says that the reason for killing Caesar was his love for the people and of Rome. He justifies his actions by saying that he didn’t love Caesar, "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." For anyone that was insulted by his speech he wondered if, as Romans who love their freedom, they could be offended or reject what he, Brutus, says. He asked, "Who is here so base that would be a bondman?" He repeats the line,...