Question

During his speech, Mark Antony repeatedly says that Brutus is an honorable man. What effect does it have on you (and his audience) the first time he says it? What effect does it have the last time he says it? Explain.

Answer 1

The first time Mark Antony calls Brutus honorable does not seem strange to the audience, but the last time he says it shows the audience a contradiction.

Is Brutus honorable?

In the play "Julius Caesar," by Shakespeare, Brutus delivers a speech about Caesar after betraying and killing him. In his speech, Brutus accuses Caesar of being an ambitious, greedy man.

When it is Mark Antony's turn to speak, he initially pretends to agree with Brutus, and even calls him an honorable man. So far so good, since the audience does not know Antony's intentions yet. This does not seem strange to them at all.

However, as Mark Antony keeps on talking, he reveals that Caesar was not a greedy. As he speaks on, he shows the audience that Brutus is the one who should not be trusted. Therefore, when he last calls Brutus honorable, he is actually showing a contradiction between Brutus's words and his real character. He is basically turning the crowd against Brutus.

With the information above in mind, we can conclude that the answer provided above is correct.

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