Brutus and Antony both give public addresses to the Romans about Caesar's death. They both heavily rely on ethos support to make their claims about the death. Brutus aims his speech to the people making them think about themselves and where their loyalty lies, in the state. He makes sure to show his love for Caesar. He asks the people if they would rather have died in Caesar's place, making the assertion that his death was for the good of the nation. This makes the crowd go crazy. They then want to crown Brutus as king. Then Antony comes up while the crowd is wanting to take Brutus away to become king. Brutus makes then stop and listen to what Antony has to say like any fair politician he wants them to make a fair judgement on both parties.
Antony shifts the focus from the crowds to Caesar. He speaks about all the sacrifice Caesar endured and the ultimate sacrifice that he made for them. He makes sure to mention that Caesar was killed by his best friend, Brutus. This makes the crowd forget how loyal they are to Brutus and begin to hate him for his personal attacks on this great leader.
Both speakers did an excellent job of conveying their message to the public and convincing them of their opinion on the situation.
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Both speakers had a different way to get their point across. I agree with what you say about them about how they try to win the crowd over. This was my view as well on the matter.
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