Julius Caesar was scripted by William Shakespeare, a highly regarded English writer. In the play, Cassius is the manipulator and instigator of the play, he uses rhetoric to gain more people in his plan to murder Caesar. Cassius convinces 7 others to join his conspiracy. The conspirators are Cassius, Brutus, Cinna, Casca, Trebonius, Ligarius, Decius, and Metellus; these are the men who plan to kill Caesar. After Caesar is murdered, the conspirators must hide their crime so they have Antony give a speech at his funeral but he must only say good things and not name the conspirators.
During Brutus’s address to the crowd regarding the assassination of Caesar, Antony saw himself rise through a view that was unveiled by his relationship with Caesar. Throughout the speech, both Brutus and Antony used ethos, pathos, and logos. With ethos, Antony proved his truthfulness through his friendship with Caesar. With pathos, he gained the trust of the citizens. Using logos, he shows why it was needed for Caesar to be removed.
Throughout Antony’s monologues, he is trying to nonchalantly convince the crowd of people of the conspirators wrong doings to Caesar. Antony uses many methods such as logos and pathos. Using logos, Antony makes the crowd remember exactly how Caesar was towards them and the way Caesar felt about them. Antony uses pathos to appeal to the crowds emotions about how the conspirators killed Caesar. Antony does this to get the crowd away from how Brutus left them, so he does that by using logos and pathos.
Julius Caesar lived around 100 BC to 44 BC. In his early life he had great ambitions to lead Rome into another Golden age but like all dreams, you have to put in the work to get there. So at an early age he joined the Roman Army to gain more knowledge about the battlefield. While in the army, Julius had much praise because he had saved his comrade. When Julius left the army he thought that it would be better if he went to Italy to increase his intellect and his rhetorical skills.
In the play Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, the emperor of Rome is killed by his best friend, Brutus. At the funeral of the fallen ruler, Brutus gives a big speech to the crowd. He tries to explain why he and the other senators had to kill the emperor, Julius Caesar. In the speech, he informs them that Caesar was too ambitious, and says he chose Rome over his dear friend. Once Brutus was done, Marc Antony gave his speech to persuade the crowd that Julius wasn’t ambitious at all.
Gavin Smith-Sheils Mrs. Coughlin English 3-4 (H) 27 Feb. 24 Antony Speaks Brutus was Caesar’s friend. Caesar trusted Brutus with all of Rome. Brutus loved Caesar. Caesar loved Brutus.
The Persuasion of Rome Julius Caesar has been assassinated. Two speeches follow his murder: One by his “best friend”, Brutus; The other by his best friend, Antony. Since Caesar had potential to be the king of Rome, potentially a corrupt one, a group of Roman senators banded together to assassinate him. Their fears of Caesar destroying Rome's democracy and envy of his power led to his assassination, even though there was no true evidence that permitted his assassination. Although Brutus and Antony both use pathos, rhetorical questions, and logos, Antony used these tactics in a more persuasive manner.
Bennett Julius Caesar Essay In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Marc Antony appeals to Desseus Brutus’ honor, the betrayal of Rome and Caesars prestige in regard to the plebians' tyranny. Noble Brutis speaks of Caesar’s betrail and ambition, however preceding his oration on Caesar's death is contradicted by Antony the reversal elucidated by his discrete rhetoric, further emphasized by the repute of Caesar in the public eye. Antony, compelling the plebeians, influenced them to “rise and mutiny(3.2.143)” by contrasting Brutus’ “ambition(3.2.101)” with the benevolence of Caesar. Marc Antony appeals to Bruits' disloyalty and ambition, in his speech to the plebeians preceding the death and funeral of Caesar.
“Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more”(Anderson and Inc) This is an insert from Brutus’s speech that he used ethos to try and convince the plebeians that Caesar was greedy and ambitious, trying to take over Rome and not see what was good for the people. Which is why I side with Antony's speech because he uses what the people of Rome care about to try and persuade them to turn against the conspirators. How does each speech use logos, ethos, or pathos and why do they use them? Antony’s speech uses pathos because he tries to convince the plebeians that Caesar was not an ambitious man “He hath brought many captives home to Rome Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: Did this in Caesar seem ambitious”(Shakespeare)?
He knew how to convince the audience and he had the supports he needed. At Brutus’s fault, he used more logos and ethos when pathological arguments are more effective on the crowd.
Ambition alone is seen as something to fear. However, ambition and power are a dangerous combination. Unfortunately, this combination is seen in Brutus when he kills Caesar and tries to convince the Plebians to side with him and the conspirators. However, with ambition and power comes actions without the thought of consequences. Brutus forgot this when Mark Antony persuaded the Plebians through a speech full of manipulative and creative rhetoric during Caesar's memorial.
For the logically inclined, irrational behavior can be frustrating to read. Nevertheless, it often becomes a key element of the story since impulsiveness reveals the protagonist’s views on a particular situation. Of all the characters in literature, perhaps none are as impulsive as Holden Caulfield of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Often throughout the novel, Holden’s mercurial disposition leads him to act in ways many people see as irrational. However, upon closer inspection, this irrationality can be justified by considering the frustration Holden feels when growing up.
In William Shakespeare’s play, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,” Mark Antony gives a speech to a fictitious audience, attempting to turn the common people against the conspirators by proving Caesar’s innocence. He supports his attempt by establishing his credibility, refuting Brutus’ claims with logical arguments and using the commoners’ emotions to turn them to his side. This is accomplished via his good character, humility, and by using the commoners’ memories. His purpose is to prove Caesar’s innocence and to turn his audience against the assassins in a roundabout way because he was forbidden from speaking negatively of the conspirators. He speaks grimly and emotionally to the Roman plebeians who listened to Brutus’s speech on why Caesar had
In Brutus’s speech he used ethos and logos to try and control the people of Rome. He was stoic and blinded of what Antony was capable of. He wanted to change their minds about the conspiracy and the murder of Caesar. Brutus says “Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men” (III, i, 23-24).
William Shakespeare, in his tragedy Julius Caesar, uses the rhetorical devices of a rhetorical question, repetition of the word ambitious, and direct reference in Antony 's speech to instigate the plebeians and persuade them to rebel against the conspirators. Antony pulls on the pathos, ethos, and logos of the audience to get them to exile the conspirators. Shakespeare uses a rhetorical question in Antony’s speech to get the plebeians to notice the wrongdoings of the conspirators and excite them to rebel. Antony discusses the money that Caesar left to the countrymen, and with sarcasm he states, “Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?” (3.2.99).
