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Oct 4, 2024 · How does Antony's speech in Act 3 of Julius Caesar work the crowd into a frenzy? Antony is very clever and effective in how he manipulates the Roman citizenry in his speech.
Mar 14, 2024 · Mark Antony's funeral oration in "Julius Caesar" showcases his adeptness at manipulating the emotions and opinions of the Roman crowd. By appealing to their emotions and utilizing strategic rhetoric, Antony successfully turns the people against the conspirators who had killed Caesar.
Throughout Act 3 Scene 2 in particular, Mark Antony shows himself to be a gifted orator who is able to use rhetoric to influence the crowd. Here, he appeals to his audience’s emotions, preparing them for the poignant story he will go on to relate.
Mark Antony has ‘read the room’ and knows the mood among the crowd: they still support the assassination of Julius Caesar and so side with Brutus and the other conspirators.
How is Antony's persuasiveness here differently structured from Brutus's speech? (The length of the speech and the interpolations of the crowd are both clues here).
In this lesson, we will explore Mark Antony's response to Brutus' speech. We will discover what he says to the citizens of Rome and what the Roman citizens think of what he says.
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Casca relates that Antony offered a crown to Caesar three times, but Caesar refused it each time. While the crowd cheered for him, Caesar fell to the ground in a fit. Brutus speculates that Caesar has “the falling sickness” (a term for epilepsy in Elizabethan times).
