Worksheet

Mark Antony’s Oration from Julius Caesar

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet
This Mark Antony’s Oration from Julius Caesar worksheet also includes:

"And Brutus is an honourable man." Or is he? Readers of Shakespeare’s tragic Julius Caesar are asked to identify the rhetorical devices Mark Antony uses in his funeral oration and to explain how these devices influence the audience to accept his point of view. The full text of the speech and an answer sheet is included in the packet.

97 Views 74 Downloads
Pros
  • The worksheet can be used as part of a study of the play or included in a lesson on persuasive rhetoric
Cons
  • The worksheet presumes that learners have prior knowledge of rhetorical devices and methods of persuasion