In Brutus’s speech, the overarching lie is that Caesar was ambitious when he was not. Logically, that cannot stand because the people know Caesar and if they stop for a moment a think about all of Caesar’s actions they would clearly see that he was not. Brutus asks the people a simple question though: would they rather live as slaves with Caesar reigning or live as free men with him dead? (This question is also considered when discussing the use of ethos in his speech.) Antony, however, uses all that Brutus says to his advantage. He tells the people the following facts about Caesar: he brought captives home from Rome, he cried with the poor, he was offered a crown three times and refused all of them, and he was loved by the people. Antony says, “I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, but here I am to speak what I do know.” The words Antony spoke were accurate and could not be
In Brutus’s speech, the overarching lie is that Caesar was ambitious when he was not. Logically, that cannot stand because the people know Caesar and if they stop for a moment a think about all of Caesar’s actions they would clearly see that he was not. Brutus asks the people a simple question though: would they rather live as slaves with Caesar reigning or live as free men with him dead? (This question is also considered when discussing the use of ethos in his speech.) Antony, however, uses all that Brutus says to his advantage. He tells the people the following facts about Caesar: he brought captives home from Rome, he cried with the poor, he was offered a crown three times and refused all of them, and he was loved by the people. Antony says, “I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, but here I am to speak what I do know.” The words Antony spoke were accurate and could not be