Caesar Blog II

Antony's conjectural speech was a speech that contained some logical points, but for the most part played on the feeble minds and emotions of the crowd. While he tactfully insists that he is not a good orator, the truth is that he masterfully belittles Brutus and his claims, with the repeating phrase "Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man" (87). In one of the rare points in his speech he presents questionable examples such as "When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept" (88). This highly unlikely point demonstrates the devices that Antony realized he must have used in order to rile the crowds and have his revenge. He further goes on to recognize the event when Caesar denied the crown three times, which humorously enough originated as a plot to stir up the dimwitted Roman people. While contrasting Brutus' speech in not only in length, but in logical and truthful claims, Mark Antony's funeral speech should certainly be considered successful; for it had exactly the effect of rioting that was subversively aimed for.