How was mark Anthony able to persuade the public turn to their brutus and Cassius and other conspirators?

Answer 1

Mark Anthony was able to "unleash the dogs of war" and cause the plebeians to rise up in revolt against the conspirators involved in the murder of Caesar with his clever oratory when he spoke at Caesar's funeral. Mark Antony makes use of the technique of irony to communicate his message to the crowd. He firstly says "I come to bury Caesar not to praise him" and then proceeds to illustrate what an admirable leader of Rome Caesar was. Combined with irony Mark Anthony also uses repetition for eg he says that Brutus is an "honourable man" and repeats the word "honourable" various time. He is really conveying that Brutus was the very opposite of "honourable". The people understand that Caesar has been murdered and civil war erupts.