Julius Caesar Theme Essay
People can be easily manipulated to change their opinion about a certain subject, topic, or belief, and because of this it can be used for good or evil. In the play Julius Caesar, we can find a large amount of manipulation amongst the last few acts and scenes. Manipulation in its most simple definition is to move or control something or someone using an argument. In Julius Caesar, manipulation is used to persuade main characters to go against their own beliefs, as well as get the approval of normal townspeople. This affects the decisions that the characters make and ultimately the outcome of the play.
The first and pretty much the biggest example of manipulation, occurs between Brutus and Cassius. Cassius is the main conspirator and uses manipulation and smooth talking to convince most of the other characters to join together and take down Caesar. In Act 1, Scene 2 of Julius Caesar, Cassius and Brutus are talking and Cassius is building up Brutus’ ego. …show more content…
Antony is confusing here in Act 3, Scene 2 because of the way he manipulates the crowd. He does this a little bit differently than everyone else. He basically uses reverse psychology or a rhetorical question to get the desired answer from the crowd. He doesn’t ever tell the crowd what they should think. Instead, he presents his opinion in a way that the crowd has to decide for themselves, but little do they know it’s what Antony wants all along. Then, Antony uses Pathos to appeal to the crowds feelings. At one point, he even makes the crowd weep, and this shows that Antony has the crowd in the palm of his hand. Antony’s main goal is to have a disastrous outcome, so he taunts the crowd, getting them riled up. Antony took this opportunity to use the crowd’s own emotions and use to to his advantage, winning the people over(JC
People can be easily manipulated to change their opinion about a certain subject, topic, or belief, and because of this it can be used for good or evil. In the play Julius Caesar, we can find a large amount of manipulation amongst the last few acts and scenes. Manipulation in its most simple definition is to move or control something or someone using an argument. In Julius Caesar, manipulation is used to persuade main characters to go against their own beliefs, as well as get the approval of normal townspeople. This affects the decisions that the characters make and ultimately the outcome of the play.
The first and pretty much the biggest example of manipulation, occurs between Brutus and Cassius. Cassius is the main conspirator and uses manipulation and smooth talking to convince most of the other characters to join together and take down Caesar. In Act 1, Scene 2 of Julius Caesar, Cassius and Brutus are talking and Cassius is building up Brutus’ ego. …show more content…
Antony is confusing here in Act 3, Scene 2 because of the way he manipulates the crowd. He does this a little bit differently than everyone else. He basically uses reverse psychology or a rhetorical question to get the desired answer from the crowd. He doesn’t ever tell the crowd what they should think. Instead, he presents his opinion in a way that the crowd has to decide for themselves, but little do they know it’s what Antony wants all along. Then, Antony uses Pathos to appeal to the crowds feelings. At one point, he even makes the crowd weep, and this shows that Antony has the crowd in the palm of his hand. Antony’s main goal is to have a disastrous outcome, so he taunts the crowd, getting them riled up. Antony took this opportunity to use the crowd’s own emotions and use to to his advantage, winning the people over(JC