Hey brainiacs! ☺☺☺ Explain the following lines from Julius Caesar...
"but were I Brutus,
And Brutus Antony, there were an Antony
Would ruffle up your spirits and put a tongue..."
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If Antony would be brutus and brutus would be antony then new antony as being a good orator would move the minds of the people and every person in rome will revolt.
Hey there buddy!
We know that Antony possessed some clever oratory skills and charmed the common folk with his smart usage of sarcasm, irony and rhetory. In these lines, he is trying to create an image that he is not as good an orator or speaker as Brutus is. He claims to be a simple, straightforward man, as he says "For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, action, nor the power of speech..." But infact, if you closely observe, buddy, it was Brutus who was blunt and straightforward, and Antony was the one manipulating the fickle minded common masses with his play of words. This is one of the best examples to understand reverse psychology.
Back to the meaning of the lines, it means, "if I was Brutus and Brutus was me(Antony), then (being the clever orator he was), Brutus would have inspired you (the people) to riot against Caeser's death, he would've made your blood boil at the injustice done to Caesar."
The lines imply that Antony is praising Brutus' ability with words, while calling himself a not-so-good person with words. (Get the irony here? ;) )
Though not so well presented, but complete in the ideas, I sincerely hope you find the answer useful:)