This article discusses the use of rhetoric in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and the young Shakespeare's likely education in the art of rhetoric. In Julius Caesar, rhetoric is used to exert power over the commoners, to recruit co-conspirators in the plot to kill Caesar, by Brutus to convince himself to participate, in funeral speeches by Brutus and Antony, and to confront uncertainty in the world. Includes images of items in British Library's collections.

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william shakespeare

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art of rhetoric, conspiracy, uncertainty and superstition, brutus the orator, caesar’s funeral, the tragedy of julius caesar, summaries and analysis

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional