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The Effects of the Speeches of Brutus and Antony in Julius Caesar
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... The Effects of the Speeches of Brutus and Antony in Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare's greatest works. It's about a group of conspirators who kill their king, Caesar, in order to be free. Antony, opposed to the assassination, felt that he should avenge Julius's death. He delivered a speech that convinced the Romans that the murder was unjust, invoking their rebellion. Brutus, head of the conspiracy, also gave a good speech, but the Romans didn't react to it. A battle erupted, and most of the conspirators committed suicide. The styles of the two speeches were very different from each other. Brutus's speech was logical as for Antony, compassionate. From the start, Shakespeare uses the first three words, "Romans, countrymen, and lovers...", to fit into the rule of three a technique, also know as the magic three. These three words create a poetic rhythm, which ultimately continues the iambic pentameter














