The Roman mob, like any other mob anywhere, is volatile, restive and fickle minded. At one time it can be with Brutus and at the other, Antony may direct it against the conspirators. The mob’s mentality is different from the individual. The mob belongs to him who can touch and move its heart. Cold logic and ideology don’t keep their interest for long. Their love and loyalty are always shifting. Once they worshipped Pompey, then they worshipped Caesar. Brutus with his logic is able to justify why they murdered Caesar. The mob seems to be convinced with Brutus. One of them demands that Brutus should be made ‘Caesar’. No one understands the mob’s mentality better than Antony. He knows that the people are swayed by basic passions and not through cold logic and arguments. He directly targets his audience. He can draw their sympathy for Caesar and direct their anger against the conspirators at will
