how is Antony's speech better than Brutus speech
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Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral was more effective than that given by Brutus for more than one reason. Cassius Brutus who was believed to possess no evil intent in the killing of Caesar, wanted to prove to the commoners that he had done what any one of them would have if they had seen their country being abused by an ambitious ruler. His speech was critical but probably did not seem to be appealing to the common masses as, having come from rustic background, they lacked the faculty to reason.
While Brutus spoke to their reason explaining why they killed Caesar, Antony tried to arouse them emotionally. Although Brutus was giving out reasons that seemed fair to kill Caesar his speech could not prevail on them for long for he spoke in a sober monotonous tone and thus lacked the thrust which Antony gave to every word he uttered.
Further an anxious crowd is generally agitated in mind and spirit that it generally fails to think critically rather objectively. This was weighing against Brutus. Antony spoke passionately carefully countering one by one the faults heaped on Caesar and justified why Caesar was not at wrong by citing appropriate examples, which struck the chord with most of the citizens.
And Antony tactfully did not blame any of the conspirators but only sarcastically addresses them honorable men, which would have shown him diplomatic and gentlemanly.
Lastly, Antony used the will of Caesar to prove Caesar was killed in cold blood, which swayed the people to his side. He did not read it immediately after taking it out from his cloak but waited until the people turned anxious rather desperate to know it contents. The manner in which he read the will made the people swear at the conspirators who had been cruel to Caesar.
Thus Antony’s speech was more effective than Brutus’ because he spoke to their emotions. He enunciated the words carefully and tactfully to arouse the people’s anxieties and excitement and win them to his side.
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