During his speech, Mark Antony repeats that Brutus is an "honorable man" a number of times. Why was the repetition of this phrase so successful in gaining the crowd's favor?
Where is everybody? Well, I guess I will begin by saying that his repetition of "honorable man" is really a clever use of logos. He gives the crowd several examples of things Brutus has done that do not seem very honorable and then he follows up each example with the phrase, honorable man. He lets the crowd connect the dots.
Everyone was looking for the address..We were all asking eachother for it. But I agree with Ms. Mo. Brutus was not an honorable man. By Mark Anthony repeating he is a honorable man, the crowd realize he really wasn't. It opens their eyes to who he really is.
Well I thought that Mark Antony was very clever in the way he made the audience question Brutus' "honor". Before he made his eulogy for Caesar, Brutus said that he could not speak ill of the of he or the rest of the council that committed the act of murder against Caesar. By repeating the phrase over and over he was covertly telling the crowd what he really wanted to say without explicitly stating it.
Whats up folks.....fools...and all you other mates of class out there. Yes I love blogging about my feelings......ahahahh. Anyways, I agree with both what msmo and shields22 said. Also, I believe the repetition of this phrase contrasts with the good deeds that Mark Anthony says Caesar did while he was alive. He tells a good thing that Caesar had done then says but Brutus said Caesar was ambitious and Brutus is an honorable man. Its like a chain reaction in the brain. Mark Anthony tells a good quality of Caesar then, follows that up with how Brutus had said he was a bad man.....then states BUT is an "honorable man". The crowd clearly finds the connection then that Brutus isn't an honorable man and that Caesar was.
I think it emphasizes the meaning of the word honorable and really makes the crowd think about what honorable means and if he really was indeed an honorable man
I think that when Mark Antony kept saying that Brutus was an honest man, he was trying to make the crowd feel guilty. Maybe he'd try to make them feel this way because here they are this whole time thinking that they are following an "honest" man.
Cross Country then Band. He uses a half satirical element by repeating the words "honorable man" after every implicit example of how he was the opposite.
Brutus is obviously not an honorable man. We see this in the examples that Mark Antony gives us. He uses these examples to expose the true nature of Brutus.
Yeah, better late than never... right? Mark Antony repeatedly calls Brutus an honorable man to obviously get a point across to the Romans. He wants the Romans to get the exact opposite out of what he was saying when he calls Brutus an "honorable man". He does this by placing Brutus's title, "honorable man", next to things Caesar, the man he assassinated, has done good or were contrary to Brutus's idea of the "ambitious Caesar". Also, just the repetition of the title "honorable man" helps to diminish its significance. He does these things with the word ambition also but instead in favor of Caesar. Ya dig?
Mark Anthony tells the crowd repeatedly that Brutus was an "honorable man" because after saying it enough he hoped that the crowd would make the connection that he was being sarcastic. After the realization of Mark Anthony's sarcasm, the crowd would then rethink what kind of man Brutus really was.
Mark Anthony's use of the phrase "honorable man" is totally a use of sarcasm and compare-contrast. He first gives examples of how Brutus behaves totally unhonorably and then follows it with a sarcastic oh yeah he's so honorable. This really works on the crowds. they all have an idea of what an honorable man is and how an honorable man acts, and frankly, Brutus doesn't make the cut. Mark Anthony shows the people this with his compare/contrast use of the phrase "honorable man". Plus, he isn't openly critiszing this man who just killed someone, so is obviously dangerous.
Where is everybody? Well, I guess I will begin by saying that his repetition of "honorable man" is really a clever use of logos. He gives the crowd several examples of things Brutus has done that do not seem very honorable and then he follows up each example with the phrase, honorable man. He lets the crowd connect the dots.
ReplyDeleteEveryone was looking for the address..We were all asking eachother for it. But I agree with Ms. Mo. Brutus was not an honorable man. By Mark Anthony repeating he is a honorable man, the crowd realize he really wasn't. It opens their eyes to who he really is.
ReplyDeleteI always think that sarcasm gets the point across and this is a good example. Being repeatedly sarcastic helped him get the crowd on his side.
ReplyDeleteWell I thought that Mark Antony was very clever in the way he made the audience question Brutus' "honor". Before he made his eulogy for Caesar, Brutus said that he could not speak ill of the of he or the rest of the council that committed the act of murder against Caesar. By repeating the phrase over and over he was covertly telling the crowd what he really wanted to say without explicitly stating it.
ReplyDeleteWhats up folks.....fools...and all you other mates of class out there. Yes I love blogging about my feelings......ahahahh. Anyways, I agree with both what msmo and shields22 said. Also, I believe the repetition of this phrase contrasts with the good deeds that Mark Anthony says Caesar did while he was alive. He tells a good thing that Caesar had done then says but Brutus said Caesar was ambitious and Brutus is an honorable man. Its like a chain reaction in the brain. Mark Anthony tells a good quality of Caesar then, follows that up with how Brutus had said he was a bad man.....then states BUT is an "honorable man". The crowd clearly finds the connection then that Brutus isn't an honorable man and that Caesar was.
ReplyDeleteI think it emphasizes the meaning of the word honorable and really makes the crowd think about what honorable means and if he really was indeed an honorable man
ReplyDeleteI think that when Mark Antony kept saying that Brutus was an honest man, he was trying to make the crowd feel guilty. Maybe he'd try to make them feel this way because here they are this whole time thinking that they are following an "honest" man.
ReplyDeleteCross Country then Band. He uses a half satirical element by repeating the words "honorable man" after every implicit example of how he was the opposite.
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Brutus is obviously not an honorable man. We see this in the examples that Mark Antony gives us. He uses these examples to expose the true nature of Brutus.
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ReplyDeleteYeah, better late than never... right? Mark Antony repeatedly calls Brutus an honorable man to obviously get a point across to the Romans. He wants the Romans to get the exact opposite out of what he was saying when he calls Brutus an "honorable man". He does this by placing Brutus's title, "honorable man", next to things Caesar, the man he assassinated, has done good or were contrary to Brutus's idea of the "ambitious Caesar". Also, just the repetition of the title "honorable man" helps to diminish its significance. He does these things with the word ambition also but instead in favor of Caesar. Ya dig?
ReplyDeleteMark Anthony tells the crowd repeatedly that Brutus was an "honorable man" because after saying it enough he hoped that the crowd would make the connection that he was being sarcastic. After the realization of Mark Anthony's sarcasm, the crowd would then rethink what kind of man Brutus really was.
ReplyDeleteMark Anthony's use of the phrase "honorable man" is totally a use of sarcasm and compare-contrast. He first gives examples of how Brutus behaves totally unhonorably and then follows it with a sarcastic oh yeah he's so honorable. This really works on the crowds. they all have an idea of what an honorable man is and how an honorable man acts, and frankly, Brutus doesn't make the cut. Mark Anthony shows the people this with his compare/contrast use of the phrase "honorable man". Plus, he isn't openly critiszing this man who just killed someone, so is obviously dangerous.
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