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Why is Mark Antony more successful than Brutus in winning over the crowd at Caesar’s Funeral?
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English Coursework - Julius Caesar Why is Mark Antony more successful than Brutus in winning over the crowd at Caesar's Funeral? There are various reasons as to why Mark Antony was more successful than Brutus in winning over the plebeians. In this piece of coursework, I will explore numerous different factors associated with the language that each of the characters use, the use of persuasion and such. Firstly, I will show how the Plebeians seem to switch allegiance between Brutus and Mark Antony, based on the persuasion of each of their speeches. If we look at Brutus's entrance into the market-place, we can see that the Plebeians demand to be satisfied; this comes as no surprise after that have just learnt of Caesar's death, whom they loved dearly; they will hear Brutus and Cassius speak and compare reasons. Brutus uses emotive elements at first such as "His glory not extenuated wherein he was...
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