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Caesar's Funeral Speeches - "Justification versus Manipulation"
In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, one of the most important and significant orations are the funeral speeches given by both Brutus and Mark Antony. At first glance, the funeral speeches seem to have no true significant meaning ....
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.... use their "reason" to judge him. Although this captivates the crowd, it is not until after one of the plebeians cry "Let him be Caesar." (3.2.51) that it is realized the speech is "merely too good for them." (Goddard pg.322) Brutus begins to realize that liberty is not what the people wanted, but rather that they desire a powerful leader.
Although his speech serves the purpose for its practical effectiveness, Brutus later comes to discover that his lack of insight of human nature aided in the apparent hopelessness of his cause.
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