Is persuasion about pushing one's point of view? Simply conveying one's point of view is not going to move the other person's heart. Persuasion is about understanding, convincing, and empathizing with the other person, and readers can learn from literature." Julius Caesar" is a good example of this situation.In shakespeare's “TTOJC” Calpurnia and Decius both present convincing argument to caesar in act2 scene2 however decius’s argument is ultimately more convincing to caesar because he is able to counter calpurnia’s argument and he is able to appeal directly to caesar’s foremost desire of the heart. Calpurnia uses the details of her dream and the actual happenings to convince Caesar to stay in the house. The text describes "A lioness hath whelpèd in the streets, And graves have yawned, and yielded up their dead; Fierce fiery warriors fought upon the clouds In ranks and squadrons and right form …show more content…
The "his 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 shall press 50 For tinctures, stains, relics, and cognizance. This by Calphurnia’s dream is signified." in the text is Decius' refutation. This explanation allows him to control Caesar. Decius also knows that Caesar's desire for power is strong, so he says "I have, when you have heard what I can say; And know it now, the Senate have concluded To give this day a crown to mighty Caesar. If you shall send them word you will not come, Their minds may change. " to bring out his desire. Finally, with "Pardon me, Caesar,for my dear dear love To your proceeding bids me tell you this, And reason to my love is liable" Decius tells Caesar that he is lying to Caesar and that he is in love with Caesar. From this, Decius builds trust and appeals to