Tragedy of Julius Caesar

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakesphere is one of the world's most

famous tragic plays. It is about a group of conspirators who assassinate Rome's most powerful

general, one who the people love. Antony, the general's closets supporters, gave the most

famous speech in western literature at Caesar's funeral. Antony's purpose was to turn the mob

against the conspirators. By using seven techniques of language, he powerfully influenced the

crowds thinking and emotions to eliminate the traitors.

Antony begins the body of his funeral oration by giving four specific pieces of evidence.

One of them was Caesar's generous gifts of money to the common man. Antony reminds them,

"Whose Ransoms did the generals coffers fall" (Act 3, Scene 2, Line 90, pp.683). He begins his

argument with solid proof in order to get the people to trust him more than Brutus. People must

believe the truth, the evidence, whether they want to or not.

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