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Julius Caesar - Brutus vs Antony In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, two characters speak at Caesar’s funeral. Caesar was just murdered by his best friend Brutus and the Conspirators. Brutus and Antony both speak at the funeral, but each had their own purpose and reason for doing so. Both speeches had their own unique way of addressing the crowd as well as differing styles. Therefore, differing effects on the crowd as a result of their differing styles and techniques. Brutus was first to speak. He and the Conspirators approaches the stand with their hands dripping in Caesar’s blood. Brutus approaches the crowd by stating that his reason for killing Caesar. His reason was not because he did not love Caesar, but because he loved Rome more. Specifically, he says: Brutus rose against Caesar, that is my answer: Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more ( III, ii, 21-22 ) This quote pretty much pr