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Kaylee Busby
English Honors II
Mooneyham
March 27, 2015
Speech Analysis Essay
In the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Cassius makes a big speech about
how he does not believe that Caesar should be the emperor. I put Cassius's speech in a wordle,
which is a collage of the most important words from the speech. He points out a lot of Caesars
flaws. Cassius is not very fond of Caesar. He claims that Caesar does not deserve to be the
Emperor of Rome. He does not see how almost all of Rome loves him. The words that are used
in the wordle tell what Cassius thinks about Caesar. This speech is found in Act I, Scene II. The
bold words that are in the wordle are Caesar, Cassius, god, shake, coward, girl, help, sick, groan,
and bade.
"Caesar" and "Cassius" are the biggest words found in the wordle; this is because Cassius
is giving a speech about Caesar. He describes Caesar in a very unpleasant way. He shows his true
feelings about Caesar in this speech. Cassius does not like Caesar. He believes that someone else
should be Emperor. Some would say that Cassius is jealous of Caesar. I believe in this because
he thinks very low of Caesar, and he thinks very high of himself.
The word "god" is also big in the wordle because Caesar is a god to everyone in Rome,
except for a couple of people. Cassius does not understand why everyone thinks so highly of
Caesar. He uses the word "god" in a sarcastic tone. "And this man is now become a god, and
Cassius is a wretched creature, and must bend his body if Caesar carelessly but nod on him."

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(Shakespeare, 34). Cassius does not agree with Caesar being the emperor; it amazes him. "Ye
gods, it doth amaze me a man of such feeble temper should so get the start of the majestic world,
and bear the palm alone." (Shakespeare, 34).
The other words in the wordle that are important are shake, help, cried, coward, girl, sick,
and groan; Cassius uses these words to show that Caesar is not fit to become emperor. There are
many statements that Cassius makes to express his opinion of Caesar. "Caesar cried, 'Help me,
Cassius, or I sink." (Shakespeare, 34). "I did mark how he did shake; 'tis true, this god did shake;
His coward lips did from their colour fly," (Shakespeare, 34). "I did hear him groan;"
(Shakespeare, 34). "Alas, it cried, 'Give me some drink, Titinius,' as a sick girl." (Shakespeare,
34). Cassius thinks that Caesar is a coward and a 'sick girl'; he is not fit to be emperor.
In Cassius's opinion, Caesar should not be emperor. He claims that Caesar is too much of
a coward. Cassius would rather die than become a servant of Caesar. He is amazed by how many
Romans want Caesar as the Emperor of Rome. Cassius does not understand why every Roman is
so fond of him. There are many words in the wordle that show Cassius's feelings and opinions
towards Caesar; and they are not very pleasant.