Brutus and Antony speak very very similar, yet say very different things. Brutus continuously refers to himself and to his honor and status. Antony talks about Brutus and what an honorable man he is, but doesn't speak very higly of himself. Both speakers say Caesar was a good man, but Brutus almost belittles him while Antony is degrading Brutus and the rest for his gruesome murder.
Antony seems to consider himself powerless and average while Brutus seems to think of himself as a very powerful man. He says that Caesar's murder is justifiable because of the horrible things he did while alive. Antony brings his will and proves Brutus very wrong. I would be much more influenced after hearing Antony's speech than I would Brutus's.
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I definitely agree with this. Brutus was very vain in the sense that he spoke about himself a lot, and felt he had to redeem himself for what he did. Antony, on the other hand, brought Brutus down and blamed him for the death of his best friend Caesar. Antony's speech was much more powerful for me because he appealed to my emotions. In the play, Antony's speech was much more moving than Brutus'. He was much more soothing to listen to whereas Brutus was very angry. Overall the two speeches influenced me in different ways and enjoyed reading and hearing Antony's more just like Andi says.
Reading the play, Antony's speech seemed like it was full of emotion and sympathy. But after seeing the play, Antony's speech was full of anger and sarcasm. Also, the play kind of made me mad because Cassius is NOT supposed to be a girl. I understand that they have to play male roles but the other characters do not have to refer to Cassius as "her" and "she", as if Cassius is really a girl. Overall, I thought the play was very entertaining and it was better than I thought it would be.
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