Julius Caesar is murdered, and the public wants justification. Act III Scene ii of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar begins with Brutus' speech that attempts to validate his murderous act. He claims that Caesar was a tyrant and his place in power was only hurting Rome. However, his speech has several flaws: it is delivered in prose and filled with irony. After Brutus finishes, Antony harangues the crowd with his famous funeral oration. This oration is said …
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…been given. Brutus is a murderer. His fatal flaws when giving his speech such as speaking in prose and ironic word choice suffice the plebeians for proper reasoning of Caesar's murder. However, when Antony ascends and orates at Caesar's funeral, his Rogerian structure and clever word association successfully persuade the audience against Brutus and result in citywide mutiny. Antony's eloquent oration is clearly superb to Brutus' speech and becomes the promoter of his future success.