During Act III. ii., Brutus and Antony demonstrate how easily people can be persuaded when addressed with language that inspires emotion. Each character, through emotive language, moves the audience (Romans) into a gentle submission with an ability to make people believe in their ideas.
Your question:
- Can this still Happen?
- Does it still happen?
- Provide an example from our world in which people are easily persuaded despite what the facts might say
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yes people still use emotive language to play on peoples emotions. in our world this can be best seen in politics. the best example besides bush & wmd's there is the war in iraq. besides wmd's the people of the united states were turned to belive that the war on terror was in iraq when the war on terror was originally supposed to be in afghanistan. this political manipulation allowed for a multi-trillion dollar debt. look back to the day after 9/11 people wanted war the bush administration played on that feeling and invaded not one country but two. terrorists came to iraq along with us the people fighting the so called war on terror.
I believe this still does happen. Everyday people are persuaded through language. For instance, an individual will often see a commercial on TV and want to buy the product. For instance the jewelry channel always persuades its audience through language to bring in buyers.
Learning from great vocabulary and reverse psychology and verbal irony from Antony, many people can be persuaded easily. Yes, this still can happen to us. This effective language and persuades others to do bad or good things. A very good example is how people want to compete with each other. For example, a person can persuade a person that they aren’t as good as them. This can cause a bad situation allowing the person to be angry despite how both of them can get hurt.
In American Society manipulation can and still occurs today, not just in politics but in everyday life such as television ads. In America everyone has an opinion on subject matters and those opinions can be swayed blindly and quickly. Many minds can be swayed blindly because someone is speaking with logic or reason. One key example is the events that took place with Jose Canseco. Jose Canseco for many years preached the American people that baseball was infested with steroids and performance enhancers. Furthermore the hierarchy of the baseball society such as Bud Selig, and the head of the players union both denied that steroids was a problem in baseball, when in actuality it was and they knew that these had infested baseball and destroyed the purity of the game. In addition it wasn’t until almost a decade later that the American people realized that Jose Canseco was advocating the truth while the hierarchy was forced to admit that they were wrong. Therefore many fans were manipulated by the system to go watch these obscurely large players hammer the baseball without any regard or knowledge of what these monsters were putting in their body to bulk up.
Crowds can be pretty docile. As a whole, they have to revolve around one ideal on order to act. If one person speaks something above them, they basically go along with it based on the majority opinion. If one person tries to persuade the crowd, they gave to appeal to public emotions. For example, Bush manages to convonce people there were weapons in Iraq. Although many didn't believe him, some peope were afraid of the Middle East due to 9/11, making it easy for Bush to get them on his side. Still, getting the majority to see things your way is never easy.
Many times in life we are tend to be easily influence and manipulated by what said in public or in the media. We rarely understand the motives of why we have chosen sides. This manipulation and persuasion still takes place in society today. An example of this is many many years ago, since the Atrocities was committed during world war 2, many American citizens believed that the U.S. would not break international law. We found that the Bush Administration manipulated the people in believing that we did not torture the people we had imprisoned. But that was all lies. in investigation of the case the media had uncovered that we did actually tortured the prisoners that we had for hostage. False reassurance had been given to the people of American to think that we couldn't commit such an absurd act like that. The people had been led to think differently by the Bush administration.In the end no beneficial factors were contributed at the end of his Bush's presidency.
In the world of today, persuasion constantly captivates people’s minds, bending them in many different ways. Manipulation was considered one of the main and necessary themes and schemes used by the conspirators and other characters in William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar. Using false flattery, taking advantage of the mob’s indecisiveness, and other methods of influence were prime factors of consequences and even the climax of Caesar’s assassination. They almost have no authority on which way their life travels. Politicians soften them with their choice words; advertisers try to gain their money with their arguments. Even friends will try to convince a person to do something, all using the art of persuasion. Every way you turn, the power of language bombards your feelings and emotions, and the way it is shaped can affect your way of thinking entirely. This is not only true in the modern world, but it was true in the ancient world as well. Even today, persuasion is key way to sway the beliefs and thinking of everyday people. Barrack Obama, was able to form likings into the minds of American citizens, towards him. These was accomplished by the promises and avails he made. According to the facts all of these promises cannot be successful to perfection, and we are seeing it today with a backfire in his bailout plan, yet at the same time, before he came into power, he was able to use these weapons of persuasion to conquer what he needed to in order to succeed.
This can and does still happen in the political circuit. This happened in the presidential campaign this year. Obama appealed to the issues that the people wanted to be dealt with. Obama would say that he would get national health care, fix the situation in Iraq, and other issues. Obama's speeches would move his audience into a frenzy and persuaded many voters into voting for him. Obama is a great example of how to use speech to persuade a crowd
In our modern era a large group of people can be easily persuaded through speech and promises. For instance in the past Presidential election there was a man named Barak Obama. Obama won the election through persuasive and intellectual speech. Obama won the popular vote like something that has never been seen in recent history; he won despite displaying little to no political experience. People blindly followed Obama even though he displayed minimal experience in politics. This is direct evidence of instances similar to the story Julius Caesar happening today.
The power of persuasion can be very helpful in multiple situations throughout life. Although this tactic is used by the main characters in "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, the same tools are still used today. It is very possible that most people use persuasion on many days. For example, everyone knows who Adolf Hitler is. The power that he gained was given to him through his use of persuasion. He successfully convinced many Germans that Jewish people and other grouos were not supposed to be on the earth. He had an ideal person which he also made the ideal person of most of his followers. Even though these thoughts were completely false, everyone was still led to believe that they were true. Most often than not, people are persuaded because they hear what they want to hear. Persuasion is often used in literature and in life.
Persuasion happens every single day in our current day world. At least one time in your life you have been persuaded to do something. A good example for people our age is that sometimes they may be persuaded to do things like drink. If you do give in to peer pressure then you have been persuaded by your friends. A better example for so many other people in the world is politics. In politics, propaganda may be used in order to persuade the common person to vote for him/her. They use strong words and give great speeches, or use posters and commercials to sway the anyone listening to vote for them. There are so many other examples of persuasion that does still exist in our world today.
Persuasion does still occur in our society. Although it is not as powerful as it was for the Romans, people can still be swayed. Today as Americans we are accustomed to seeing people of high power speak about many topics. Rarely, a man with great charisma will be able to move people and get them to follow him. A prime example of persuasion in our society today is the promises a president makes before taking oath. If the president is persuasive enough, they can convince many people to follow their beliefs. People do not actually know if the leader will follow through with their claims, but they have been so heavily persuaded they believe him enough to give a vote.
In life and literature, communities are often swayed and persuaded by public leaders with their own agenda. As shown in the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Antony and Brutus both attempt to persuade the commoners to join their individual causes. In reality, there are also popular leaders who feed on the emotions of the people for their own personal motives. Recently Pope Benedict XVI in one of his address to the public stated that condoms worsened the spread of HIV and AIDS. However, this claim has been repeatedly proven incorrect and in fact, all evidence shows that the correct use of condoms reduces the transmission of HIV. Still the Pope chose to disregard public health and mislead his followers in order to push the churches agenda of abstinence. As a public leader the Pope is responsible for those under him who follow his every word. Yet rather than acting responsibly and using his strong influence for good, the Pope fed into the emotions of his followers for his own personal agenda.
Yes, in today's world persuasion is still present and affect's our daily lives in society. With all this new technology, company's are able to advertise their products in TV commercials. People that watch these commercials are easily persuaded to buy the product or item that is being advertised. The company's use tactics and persuasive language to lure the buyers attention. These company's like the Romans are able to make people believe in their ideas or what they have to say.
In the world of today as well as in the world of William Shakespeare, the general public can easily be manipulated by superior powers through the use of persuasive language and clever tactics. For example, Mark Antony was able to shift a whole crowd's support by tricking them and taking advantage of their strong emotions. Mark Antony was able to take advantage of his crowd in a similar way that Adolf Hitler persuaded the Germans and others to follow him into battle against certain groups such as Jews. He conveyed his own emotion into his speeches and thus triggered the emotions of the crowd such as hate and rage. GIVE ME THE BACKSMACK BABY WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH
Humans are creatures that often allow their emotions rule over their senses and reason. This can be a blessing, but often times can prove to be a fatal flaw in the characteristics of people. Even today, in a world that is supposedly modern and composed of well-educated people, it is simple to throw together a few well elaborated and eloquent words and ignite a fire withing people's hearts. People can and are able to be persuaded in the ideas of others. A good example of this in today's modern world would be the elections of world leaders, such as the current president of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi. Ethiopia got rid of its monarchy government in 1975, and became ruled by a military dictatorship. Zenawi soon emerged as a hope for the people that Ethiopia could achieve democracy however, and Zenawi was able to convince the people of Ethiopia of his ideas. The people supported him, and Zenawi became president. It soon became apparent that Zenawi was simply using the flattering imagery of democracy to gain power. In Ethiopia today, there is no free press, and people can be imprisoned for their believes or if they speak too loudly against the government. Using his ideas as a shroud, Zenawi was able to manipulate millions of people.
Hope is one of the easiest yet similarly the most difficult feelings to be persuaded. Hope can be created when there isn’t the slightest glimmer, but conversely all hope can be lost in a manner of seconds. Speakers all over the country use persuasion whether to provide hope or countless other possible topics. Of all history Martin Luther King Jr. stands out more or equal to all else. King lived in a time of racial unfairness and unequal rights for the black community. His one goal for his people was to make a lasting impact and to cause the eventual change of a black mans daily life, but his daily goal was to provide the greatly needed hope that was so difficult to find during these times. His most known and successful attempt of gaining hope was in his speech, “I had a dream…”
Persuasion of the type that we see in the play Julius Caesar can and does still happen today. Through speech and careful manipulation of language, any event, no matter how twisted or evil, can be made to look good. In order to persuade, it is necessary to understand the viewpoints and opinions of the audience, because persuasion involves appealing to the desires of the audience. An excellent example of this type of persuasion in modern times is advertizing. Advertizing is deigned to make you feel like you really need a product that is actually very trivial. For instance, an ad for a computer would be designed to make you feel like you needed the latest and greatest technology, while in reality, you could make do with what you already had. An ad like this would appeal to you because you would love a new computer, but you don’t have any good reason to replace your current one. The commercial is the excuse that you were looking for to buy something that you know that you don’t need.
Yes, people use words to persuade other people still. That is what politics are all about. When running for president the candidate will always make the people feel good about voting for the candidate. The candidate will show them through words about how good of a candidate he/she is. Every single candidate that one the election for president did this. Ronald Reagan for example used a soft spoken calm tone and manipulated the voters into voting for him because the people thought he was going to make the world a better place. Reagan would tell the people he would bring the economy up and that he would help decrease unemployment rates. This is why so many people voted for him, because he made them think he could do everything.
Yes, both Brutus and Antony have the powerful gift of persuasion. However, Antony uses it in a manner that makes it seem more appealing to the common people.If it is broadcast in a group as opposed to a single person, there is more of a chance the persuader will get to people easier. The media is a very powerful source and is easily transferred and shared amongst people. For example, the television advertises its products to be more appealing to the common person, and uses seemingly ordinary people to promote the product. This is similar to Antony's tactics of attacking the common man to get what he wants.
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