Ethos And Logos In Julius Caesar

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In William Shakespeare’s famous historical play, Julius Caesar, political intrigue and conspiracy lead to the assassination of one of the world's most prominent and controversial leaders of all time. While using ethos, pathos, and logos, Antony persuades the Roman citizens to support Caesar's death. First and foremost, or the crowd to support the death of Caesar, Antony uses ethos to persuade the Roman citizens. Antony puts into words “Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest.”(3.2.79). Undoubtedly what Antony is meaning by this quote is that he has been given permission to speak to the crowd. Antony shows good moral character with the audience to trust him about Caesar's death. So, by building ethos with the crowd, Antony got permission