Antony claims allegiance to Brutus and the conspirators after Caesar's death to save himself, but later gives a funeral oration over Caesar's body that persuades the crowd to withdraw support for Brutus and condemn him as a traitor. Antony uses masterful rhetoric with tears in his eyes and Caesar's will in hand to stir the crowd to revolt. Antony proves stronger than the weak Brutus through his improvisational and ambitious nature. Both Brutus and Antony speak at Caesar's funeral to persuade people, but Antony's emotional appeal is more effective than Brutus' rational one in turning people against the conspirators.

1. Julius Caesar Essay
A friend of Caesar. Antony claims allegiance to Brutus and the conspirators after Caesar's death in
order to save his own life. Later, however, when speaking a funeral oration over Caesar's body, he
spectacularly persuades the audience to withdraw its support of Brutus and instead condemn him as
a traitor. With tears on his cheeks and Caesar's will in his hand, Antony engages masterful rhetoric to
stir the crowd to revolt against the conspirators. Antony's desire to exclude Lepidus from the power
that Antony and Octavius intend to share hints at his own ambitious nature. Antony proves strong in
all of the ways that Brutus proves weak. His impulsive, improvisatory nature serves him perfectly,
first to persuade the conspirators that he is...show more content...
However, he only seeks to kill Caesar for the good of Rome. After the killing of Caesar takes
place, Antony, Caesar's close advisor, confronts the conspirators. He cordially shakes their hand,
which they think is a symbol of agreement between the conspirators and Antony. However Antony
shakes their hand as a sign that he will take revenge for what they did. Antony tells Brutus that he
wants to speak in Caesar's funeral, and after Brutus has a discussion with Cassius, he gives
permission for Antony to speak during the funeral. Both Brutus and Antony speak in the funeral in
hopes of persuading the people to agree with their reasoning on Caesar's murder. Even though
both characters' speeches have an effect on the citizens, Antony's speech appeals to the people's
emotions and persuades them against the conspirators. The first person to speak in the funeral is
Brutus. He tries to explain to the people that killing Caesar is only going to help the people of
Rome. He tries to appeal to the citizens' reason and national pride. He explains his reasons and is
straightforward. For example in his speech he says, "If then that friend demand why Brutus rose
against Caesar, this is my answer– not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." Brutus
clearly states to the citizen's that he killed Caesar for the good of Rome. Brutus is indeed
persuasive, but not as persuasive as Antony. When Antony speaks to the people of Rome, he tries to
appeal to
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