Essay/Term paper: Julius caesar

Essay, term paper, research paper:  Shakespeare

In William Shakespeare"s play, Julius Caesar, there is a

major difference between two of the characters, Brutus and

Mark Antony. Brutus was very honorable and Antony was

very persuasive. When Brutus spoke at Caesar"s funeral, he

appealed to the people"s logic and Antony spoke to the

emotions of the people. Antony is very smart and uses his

brain frequently during the play and Brutus is very naive

about many of things. Brutus was very honorable and

Antony was very persuasive. Brutus was very honorable in

the way that he always told people the truth. Antony was

persuasive in the way that he used people to get whatever he

wanted. For example, Antony used Lepidus to seek revenge

on all of the conspirators to take the blame for their deaths.

In the speech at Caesar"s funeral Brutus spoke to the

people"s logical mind and Antony spoke to the emotions of

the people. Brutus" speech was very short and to the point

and spoke to the logic of the people in the crowd. For

example, Brutus spoke in a detached way about Caesar"s

death while Antony spoke to the emotions of the crowd by

crying and talking about all the good things that Caesar did

for Rome. Antony"s intelligence was very apparent

throughout the play and Brutus appeared to be naive about

many things. Antony is smart in the way that he manipulates

people to his own advantage. For example, Antony was

manipulative in his emotional approach to persuade people

to become outraged at Brutus. Brutus appears to be naive

throughout the whole play because he believed everyone

was as honorable as he. Brutus did not question what he

was told, assuming it was always true. In conclusion, in

William Shakespeare"s play, Julius Caesar, there is a major

difference between the two characters, Brutus and Mark

Antony. The strongest contrast between the two characters

appears to be their ability and inability to be both honorable

and persuasive.