1. The Art of Persuasion in Julius Caesar
In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the peasants and the everyday people had really no minds of their own. ... The two speakers, Marcus Brutus and Mark Antony, are both friends of Julius Caesar; however, the difference between them is that Brutus was part of the conspiracy to kill Caesar, yet Antony stayed true to him. ... Next, he asks the crowd to use reason instead of emotion to judge him, as many people loved Caesar greatly. ... He points out the fact that he had also refused the crown three times, asking "was this ambition?" ... Reverse psychology is his next tacti...
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