The play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, or as I prefer to believe Edward de Vere, introduces many readers to a world where speeches are made on many occasions. In this world of rhetoric, persuasive oratory, speeches help people persuade crowds. However, a crowd is not always persuaded by speeches. If a speech is poorly developed with no supporting evidence, a crowd may not agree with an orator. They may instead support the ideas of …showed first 75 words of 841 total…

…showed last 75 words of 841 total…t prove his honor, so the crowd shouldn’t base their belief in that. Brutus gives an unpersuasive speech that lacks proof or emotion. Furthermore, his arguments are groundless (due to the lack of evidence). Without proven honor, emotion, evidence or grounded arguments, the crowd has nothing to be persuaded by. That is why Brutus fails to sway the crowd. Just because one attempts to sway a crowd doesn’t mean he or she will.