“Nothing is so incredible that oratory cannot make it acceptable” ~Marcus Tulius Cicero. After the death of Julius Caesar, his friend Mark Antony decides to talk about the incidents that occurred to clarify what really happened. During Caesar's funeral speech, Antony uses persuasive devices to help the plebs agree with his point of view. Convinces all people by using concrete evidence from the past, repetition of important words, and statements that create suspense. The reader will recognize the importance of Antony's use of persuasive tools to convince listeners during his intelligent speech. The evidence Antonio talks about really changes what people believe. To convince the citizens to think of Caesar as a great man, Antony incorporates specific evidence of the events leading up to the assassination into his speech. Antony knew that to successfully persuade the citizens he had to speak using proven facts about Caesar's personality without getting caught by the conspirators. Because they limited what he could talk about, Antony explains why Caesar was a great man through recent incidents. During the speech, Antony states: “You all saw on the Lupercal that I presented him three times with a royal crown which he refused three times. Was this the ambition?" (III, ii, 104-106). Antony states that Caesar refused the crown even after it was offered to him three times. This event clearly reinforces the fact that Caesar did not crave power to rule. Furthermore , Antony states that Caesar always visited the poor and the poor. Caesar cried when he saw how these people suffer. Antony states this fact out of emotion, and that many plebeians... middle of paper... Rome against Brutus and the conspirators Antony he successfully incorporates suspense into his speech to keep the plebs listening. His brilliant speech which integrates specific evidence from the past, repetition and suspense has a real impact on the plebeians beliefs of Caesar Antony expresses his opinions about Caesar to the plebeians through a persuasive and emotional speech. He provides specific evidence in which he proves that what Brutus said was false. Antony also repeats some words to describe the conspirators and why they carried out the assassination. Finally, towards the end, Antony creates suspense to keep the citizens listening to the important things he has to say about Caesar and the conspirators. Similar to what Marcus Tulius Cicero said, Antony persuasively delivers the speech to convince the plebeians of Caesar's unimaginable point of view.