To begin with, Marc Antony, the trusted advisor, discusses the unjust slaughter of Julius Caesar by building credibility within the audience while nullifying Brutus’ speech. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar,
Julius Caesar was one of Rome’s most successful and outstanding leaders. The question of whether or not he deserved to die is very simple. No, Julius Caesar did not deserve to be assassinated for the good of Rome because he was the good of Rome. Politically, militaristically, and economically he benefited Rome. Did the conspirators kill Caesar for the good of Rome or for their own personal motives?
Brutus states repeatedly that Caesar’s death was an act of heroism, and it was necessary to save Rome from politically falling. However, the one that proves to be far more significant and powerful was the speech by Mark Antony. He uses logos, hyperboles, and rhetorical questions to
Julius Caesar was ambushed by his own people. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Caesar is killed by his own people. After he is killed, Brutus and Antony address the crowd growing outside of the Capitol. In Mark Antony’s confrontational speech to the mourners, he establishes his argument that there was no real reason to kill Caesar by convincing the crowd that Caesar is ambitious; he then develops his argument by using pathos, ethos, and logos to change the mob’s stance and ultimately ends his speech by convincing the crowd that Brutus is to blame for Caesar’s death. The first way Antony persuades the audience is through his use of pathos.
Imagine being the right hand man of the most powerful man in a vast empire with many loyal citizens. This was Marc Antony’s reality-- until Caesar was killed. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the title character was brutally murdered by some of his closest friends. This event left Marc Antony, the closest person to Caesar, to find a way to get revenge on the conspiratorizing companions of Caesar. He could not kill all of the conspirators alone, for he was outnumbered, so he convinced a mourning crowd of Rome’s citizens to become a mob and avenge Caesar’s death.
In our world, there has always been power struggles between people, and egos and personal opinions and motives will always play a role in how we choose to view a person and/or their choices. What happened to Caesar is a reminder to people that power can have different effects on different people, and Antony chose to handle Caesar’s rise to power through violence and used a speech to convince to people of Rome. Perhaps Antony did see something in Caesar that that the rest of the people truely didn’t see, or perhaps he used other people’s visions as a way to get rid of Caesar so he had a chance at power. Perhaps we will never
William Shakespeare a well known English poet told the story of Julius Caesar’s tragic death. One of Caesar’s dearest friends Marc Antony spoke at Caesar’s funeral. Marc Antony gave a strong speech to the citizens of Rome using different rhetorical methods to express the feelings he had about Caesar. In Antony’s speech he uses ethos, pathos, and logos to express the life of Julius Caesar. Using these methods helped him enhance the way he persuaded the crowd.
Antony stated that Caesar was a great person, and had good intentions and leadership. But in the end it was who manipulated the Roman people better and got them on their side. “Caesar was ambitious” said Brutus, which was said in many different ways. Brutus wanted to manipulate the crowd, but so did Antony. “As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honor him; but as he was ambitious, I slew him”
Since Caesar had defeated Pompey, a military and political leader during the Roman Republic, in battle and was a roman general at the time, Caesar went on to conquer and take control of Gaul ( modern day France) and allied himself with Cleopatra in Egypt by marrying her. Caesar was expecting to become dictator for life because of his accomplishments without the Senate voting on him. This shows that Caesar wanted anything that would better him in life and brings us to the next topic about how Caesar didn’t think about others first. This shows that Caesar wanted anything that would better him in life.
Caesar’s death divided the Roman Republic. Some citizens, like Brutus and Cassius, believed that Caesar had to die if the Roman Republic was to remain. Other citizens, like Mark Antony, believed that Caesar had been murdered before he had accomplished his greatest contributions to society. This difference in opinion, first expressed during the funeral orations for Caesar, spread throughout Roman society, leading to civil wars and the eventual fall of the Republic. Hundreds of years later, Shakespeare dramatized the events around Caesar’s death.
Both Brutus and Antony must convince the people that Caesar's death was not their fault to ensure that the anger of Caesar's death doesn’t turn to them. Brutus, a friend of Caesar, attempts to convince the people that Caesar's death was merely for their good. Meanwhile, Antony attempts to avenge Caesar's death by spotlighting his nobleness and kindness to the people of Rome. The ideas of rhetoric eventually led to the death of a ruler. Antony made the
In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, a horrendous crime took place, in Act three Scene 1. Julius Caesar was killed by the conspirators. After his murder Antony, fearing for his life sympathized with the conspirators, but he became determined to prove they were criminals. The great and “honourable” Brutus and Cassius, talk to the crowd of plebeians, to announce the death of Caesar and to justify the terrible crime. Antony gave Caesar 's funeral speech, was not involved in the murder, but he declared loyalty to the murderers, but he still remained loyal to Caesar.
The death of Julius Caesar lead to a war between many people; but the most important Antony and Brutus. Antony’s funeral speech in William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar was most effective due to his use of pathos, ethos, and logos. Pathos was most effictiontally used to get the crowed to rebel against the conspirators. Antony said, “When that the poor have cried,
In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Marc Antony appears to be a strong advocate for Julius Caesar’s triumphs and increasing power. However, like Caesar, Antony is extremely manipulative and powerful. After Caesar’s death, Antony manipulated the conspirators into believing he was on their side before requesting to speak at Caesar’s funeral. While Brutus and the conspirators remained fooled by Antony’s innocence, Antony took the initiative to inform the Roman citizens of the conspirator’s horrendous actions towards their beloved leader, Julius Caesar. Caesar’s funeral was a time of reflection for the citizens of Rome, as Marc Antony caused them to question their allegiance to Brutus.
Marcus Junius Brutus and Mark Antony both deliver speeches to justify the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE and both use Logos and Ethos to convince the Roman citizens to join their sides. Both sides deliver their speeches with vehemence and start by elucidating why Brutus killed Caesar to begin with, why Antony’s desire for revenge is justified, and what the future of Rome will be because of his death. Antony teases the citizens of Rome with the will of Caesar that he holds in hand and claims it will dishonor Brutus and the other conspirators and is also one of his vital uses of Ethos in his speech. Most of the citizens, if not all of them side with Antony and will most likely help him accede to a great title of power in the future and also betray Brutus because of what Antony has them believe, i.e. an ignoble assassin. Brutus and Antony 's speeches were both compelling, although Antony´s speech was more successful, but it is because he was able to manipulate the people of Rome with
