Tone In Antony's Speech

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Tone in Antony’s speech The author uses tone to show how the character feels in a certain situation. It helps the reader feel what the mood of the piece of writing. In William Shakespeare's play, The tragedy of Julius Caesar, Antony’s sympathetic shown by his use of his emotions to persuade the people of Rome into making them do what he wants.
During Antony’s speech, he uses his physical reaction and his emotions to make the crowd feel like they should have cared more about Caesar’s death then the really did because he was a great leader. While talking about Caesar, Antony fakes crying to make the crowd feel like they should have cared more about the death of Caesar, guilt tripping them into falling under Antony’s spell. “My heart

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