Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears!

I chose this speech because well… I like it. In this particular speech, Antony convinces his audience that what Brutus has done was crude and evil. He also wanted to prove the Brutus was trying to demean Caesar and take away all the glory that he has earned. This speech is spoken right after Brutus’ speech during Caesar’s burial. Rhetorical devices were effective and made Antony believable. Pathos, ethos and rhetorical questions were all the types of rhetorical devices that Antony used, and each helped to further get the audience on Antony’s side. The effect of this speech? Civil war, and political turmoil. The city goes crazy, and Antony’s new followers are out to kill the Caesar’s life-enders…