In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare there is a man V.S. man conflict that takes place in act III scene II. The conflict is between Marcus Antonius and Marcus Brutus. The both have their ways of trying to persuade the crowd that their point of view of Julius Ceasars death is the right one. Marcus Antonius uses the way of reversed psychology while Marcus Brutus uses a way of telling the people it was in their best interest that Ceasar was killed. Which way of persuasion do you think is most effective? In this essay I am going to compare and contrast Marcus Antonius and Marcus Brutus's speeches and maybe I can help you better answer that question.
Marcus Brutus uses a technique in his speech in which he tries to tell the people that having Ceasar killed was in their best interest. Brutus asks the crowd, "Had you rather Ceasar were living, and die all slaves, than that Ceasar were dead, to live
I think Brutus's technique of persuasion was best even though in the end it didn't win the crowd. Anytime someone tells me about something or is trying to persuade me to get their product or idea I'm automatically sold when they give me a couple of reasons why I would benefit from it their product or idea. Though Antony's speech was pretty good and did win the crowd over in the end I think I would have been one of those few that went with Brutus. In their speeches they both went with a kind of passive approach and really didn't us much force when talking to the plebians. Though Brutus said he was more on plebians side and that he did love Ceasar greatly he was really just in it for himself. Antony on the other hand really was for the people and avenging Ceasars death with his speech.
The man V.S. man conflict was eventually settled after Antony won the crowd and Brutus was put to death. Who was really right
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