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Brutus and Antony's Funeral Speeches

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Rhetorical device or resource of language is a technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience (dictionary.com). In Antony's speech, Antony uses repetition of "Brutus is an honorable man  “(83-84,90-91,95-96) to let the commoners question if Brutus and conspirators are really an honorable man and lead the crowd to his idea that they are tyrants and traitors. Also, Brutus uses repetition in his speech as he repeats "For him have I offended -(26-27,28,29,32) followed by something about Rome like "who is here so vile that will not love his country? -(28) he uses repetition to convince the people that he does not commit anything wrong and everything he does is for the peace of Rome. Also, Antony uses verbal irony "For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar's angel -(178) it is ironic because Brutus is Caesar's best friend and since that he kills him he is his angel of death. Antony also portrays some listings "For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth  “(217) what Antony is saying in these lines is that he is not skilled with words the way Brutus is. He says that all he can do is speak simply, as a man who loves his friend Caesar. Both Antony and Brutus use listing to begin their speeches. However, Antony starts with "Friends, Romans, countrymen -(70) to display his loyalty to the crowd and also to show that they are his main priority. On the other hand, Brutus begins his speech with "Romans, countrymen, and lovers -(13) to portray the importance of Rome and that displays his fatal flaw. Arrangement contributes to the powerfulness of a speech. Brutus starts his speech by reminding the crowd of his honor to gain their trust "Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe" (14-15). Then he moves to expressing his strong feelings of love towards Rome " Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more  “(20). Lastly, he finishes his speech b

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