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Examples Of Calpurnia In Julius Caesar

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In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Caesar is faced with hardship in choosing to believe his Capurnia his wife or Decuis. Calpurnia's dream in which Caesar was killed. She goes and begs Caesar to stay at home all day. When Decius comes in, Caesar chooses to have him deliver the message to senate that he is sick. Decius convince Caesar to come the senate, his argument is more persuasice because he appeals to Caesar pride, to which he knows Caesar is vulnerable. Decius was more effective concinving Caesar than Calpurniabecause of his use of strong pathos.. Calpurnia tries to keep Caesar from going to the senate by telling him a very detailed description of a dream she had. Calpurnia uses ethos to give herself some credibility to why …show more content…

According to him, the blood spilling out of the statue is actually rejuvenating the Roman populace, and the grinning Romans are looking for the soul of Caesar. Decius tries to use logical appeal to reinterpret Calpurnia’s dream. “This dream is all amiss interpreted;It was a vision fair and fortunate:Your statue spouting blood in many pipes,In which so many smiling Romans bathed,Signifies that from you great Rome shall suck Reviving blood, and that great men”. (83-90) Decius tries to explain that it is foreshadowing of Caesar's success instead of his death. Which makes Caesar more confident in going to the Senate. Decius uses stronger pathos, by using Caesar’s arrogance in a way to convince him he is right. “ I have, when you have heard what I can say; And know it now, the Senate has concluded To give this day a crown to mighty Caesar. If you shall send them word you will not come, Their minds may change. Besides, it were a mock Apt to be rendered” (92-97). Decuis is making Caesar desperate to follow him because of how badly he wants to be to powerful and his fear of being

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