In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare wrote two different speeches given by the characters Mark Antony and Brutus. Both had different goals. Antony and Brutus were both good friends of Julius Caesar. Antony was a Roman and general. Brutus was a senator. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Brutus and Antony prepared a speech in favor of Caesar's death. Brutus went first, then Antony followed, and both speeches received different reactions from the citizens of Rome. Brutus and Antony's speeches were about their intentions and their outcome. Brutus was trying to convince the Romans that Caesar's assassination was justified. He claimed that he and the conspirators had done what they had done out of love for Rome. Brutus declared, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” (Act 3, scene 2, lines 20-21). He truly believed that what he did was the right thing and that if he didn't do it, Rome would fall. I found, and perhaps others, have found errors in Brutus' speech. First he disperses half the audience: “Those who will hear me speak...