Mark Antony appeals to Caesar himself and to the people's duties. Where Brutus is constantly talking about how much he loved Caesar, and why what he did was right, Antony tells everyone that he is only an unimportant man, but that Caesar's wounds will have to speak for themselves.Mark Antony's use of opposites is very interesting. He uses irony to guide the people's opinions. He praises how "noble" Brutus is in such a way that he makes Brutus become a "traitor" in the people's eyes. Brutus' approach is one that states 'if anyone is not a Roman - they will not appreciate what I have done.' Mark Antony smoothly guides the people's emotions, while letting them believe they are shaping their own conclusions.
In the end Brutus leaves the people, thinking he has told them his motives honestly and that they believe him and will support him. Mark Antony stays after the people have left, and at the end states, "Belike they had some notice of the people, how I had moved them" (Act 3 Scene 2), openly admitting that he knows he has led them.
Brutus is run out of town as a murderer, Mark Antony is praised as an honorable hero. Why this difference. Is it simply the order of the speeches? If Mark Antony had spoken first and then Brutus, would the conclusion have been different. Or is Mark Antony a more moving speaker?
Also,whereas Brutus speaks to, "Romans, countrymen, and lovers," Mark Antony addresses himself to , "Friends, Romans, countrymen." Why this change, what difference does it make to have friends instead of lovers?
