Question

Explain Antony`s motive for delivering this speech to the conspirators.

Answer 1

The ability of Antony to convince an audience, who at the beginning were against him, ... The use of rhetorical questions in Antony's speech causes the crowd to question ... Brutus? reputation, although good, is not good enough to cover such blatantly faulty motives, which ... which questions theconspirators ability to lead.

Answer 2

Antony's speech is a turning point for the conspirators. Caesar has been murdered, and the conspirators have explained the situation. Although Antony does not openly disagree with them, we see that he believes the act was wrong when he adresses the crowd. Brutus has already talked to the people, and he argued that Caesar was killed out of love for Rome. Antony, however, turns the crowd against them. He reminds the people of everything that Caesar did for Rome. By carefully presenting his arguments, he succeeds in turning the crowd against the conspirators.