Comparing the speeches of Brutus and Anthony

Julius Caesar Essay: Comparing the speeches of Brutus and Mark Antony In Scene 2, Act III, both Brutus and Mark Antony give very important and interesting speeches, revealing much of their personalities and characters. Caesar has just been killed, stabbed to death by a group of his closest "friends", including Brutus, whom he loved greatly (195-200). The conspirators have bathed their hands and arms in Caesar’s blood and have raised tension and chaos among the …

…to just let things take their course and happen as they should. As we have seen, both Brutus and Mark Antony have proven their points with clear reasons and effective results. Nevertheless, Mark Antony has cleverly managed to take advantage of his manipulative and eloquent ways, and has achieved what he desired: to protect and defend Caesar, get the Roman citizens on his side, and persuade them to take revenge on the conspirators. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**