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Mark Antony wrote and told a speech about Julius Caesar. It told about what he did for the Roman people. It persuaded the Roman people to turn against Brutus and the conspirators. But how was it so persuasive to the Roman people? It was because he told the truth, using clever language and never disputed Brutus.

First off how the speech was so persuasive was how he started off; "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." Antony, contrary to what he says, actually means to turn the citizens of Rome against Brutus and the conspirators, revenging Julius Caesar's death. Antony continues his speech by using the idea from Brutus' speech that Caesar was an ambitious man. Brutus used this thought to support his basis for killing Julius Caesar.

Next he goes on to say that, "For Brutus is an honorable man." However, Antony does begin to disagree with Brutus' comment on Caesar's grievous ambition. He does this be appealing to the audience's logic, and presents two strong examples of......

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