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Ethos, Logos And Pathos In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

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In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, disloyalty, manipulation, and persuasion all reign supreme. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a historical play and tragedy by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is believed to have been written in 1599. Being one of several plays written by Shakespeare it is based on true events from Roman history, which also include Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar in Antony’s speech he uses ethos, logos, pathos. Ethos, logos and pathos are modes of persuasion used to convince audiences. Ethos is used to describe the guiding beliefs of people. Antony use ethos when he says, “He was my friend, faithful and just to me.” Here Antony is building Caesar up showing that he was a good friend to him, by that Antony shows Caesars loyalty. Another quote from Antony’s famous funeral speech is “I thrice presented him him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse:was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious.” In this quote Antony is trying to prove to the citizens of Rome that Caesar was a good man and he was not ambitious. …show more content…

Antony uses logos when he says… “ But here’s a parchment with the seal of Caesar; I found it in his closet, tis his will: let but the commons hear this testament-- which pardon me, I do not mean to read-” In this quote Antony is attempting to tease the citizens with Caesar's will. A second example of logos in Antony’s speech is “For Brutus as you know, was Caesar's angel: Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him! This was the most unkindest cut of all…” Antony is trying to make Brutus look bad and take away his credibility. He is talking down on the ‘well-beloved’ Brutus but the citizens are to brainwashed to realize

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In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Antony primarily uses logos during the reading of Caesar’s will, at the same time telling about Caesar’s refusal to accept the crown, and whilst showing Caesar’s helping Rome. In showing Caesar’s will, Antony persuades the people that Caesar is good by telling the people he left them money. Near the end of the speech as the people are gathered around Caesar’s corpse, Antony proclaims, “Here is the will, and under Caesar’s own seal. To every Roman citizen, he gives- every several man- seventy-five drachmas. ”(lines 230-233).

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In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Brutus uses ethos, logos, pathos, and rhetorical devices to convince the Romans that the execution of Caesar was necessary for the greater good of Caesar himself and the people. When explaining why it was vital for Caesar to be killed, Brutus explains it wasn't that he “loved Caesar less,” rather that he “loved Rome more” (3.2.21-22). By using parallel structure, Brutus makes it appear that he evaluated the two ideas equally in order for the Romans to see that his love for Rome triumphed over his friendship to one person. By saying that he doesn't hate Caesar, Brutus communicates that he was once friends with Caesar, which can be an example of ethos because it gives him credibility that he was even

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In Brutus’s speech that he gave for the reason for Julius Caesar’s death, he gives examples of logos to persuade the crowd. Brutus says that the reason for Caesar’s death was because of his ambition to become the emperor. But in Antony’s speech, he claims to have presented the crown to him 3 times, and Caesar refused all 3 times. Brutus claims his reason for aiding in the murder of Caesar was, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” but Anthony also stated “For Brutus as you know was Caesar’s angel.”

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Antony used logos to take advantage of the group's sense of justice and logistics; he does this by using the subject of money. Antony states, “To every Roman citizen he gives— To every several men—seventy five drachmas' ' (Shakespeare 3.2. 233-234). When Ceaser provides each individual with a great amount of money, it is clear that he cared about the plebeians and did not disregard their concerns.

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During his funeral oration, Antony addresses Brutus’ speech often, manipulating the people into seeing why Brutus is wrong about his ideas. Antony states, “When that the poor have cried. Caesar hath wept/ Ambition should be made of sterner stuff/ Yet Brutus says he was ambitious/

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near the beginning of Antony’s speech, he wants the citizens to be reminded of the recent events, so he used logos to help prove his point that Caesar was not an ambitious person. Antony discussed an event that everyone has seen which is the event of Lupercal to help remind everyone of what happened: “I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?” (Shakespeare 3.2 88-89). In this part of the speech, Antony used logos to help his logic be reasonable.

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Both of the deceased leaders, Caesar and Lincoln, were well loved by many, and so the initial reaction of the public was to misunderstand the murderer’s intentions and feel only loss and hatred. Brutus, a prominent member of the Senate and a dear friend of Caesar’s, reminds the Plebeians of his relationship with Caesar. Brutus said, “not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” declaring that he sympathizes with the Plebeians hurting and loss because he too lost a loved one (Shakespeare 45). By establishing the loving relationship between Caesar and Brutus, Brutus relates himself to a beloved leader; this carries those attributes that Caesar was loved for upon Brutus. Brutus is already well-known throughout Rome, and can easily gain respect since he had it from the public at one point.

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“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears” (3.2.70). This was the first sentence of a speech that would change the minds of hundreds of Romans. In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the demise of Julius himself leaves the city of Rome in shock, including his best friend, Mark Antony. In his funeral speech, he uses literary devices like ethos to show the ethical side of things, logos to show the logical thinking behind it all, and pathos to tug on people’s heart strings with emotions. Mark Antony gave a passionate speech that consisted of ethos, logos, and pathos to state facts on the situation that persuaded the citizens of Rome to make their opinions on Brutus and the other conspirators.

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Antony uses rhetorical appeals and techniques in his speech to turn the people of Rome against those conspiring against Caesar. As a result, the people see Antony as a persuasive and strong leader of Rome. Antony opens his speech at Caesar’s funeral by using ethos to present himself as a credible source and a friend of Caesar. Antony states his purpose in the beginning of his speech by starting with “I come to bury

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The appeals in Antony’s speech were persuasively better than the use of them in Brutus’s speech. Marc Antony uses all three appeals in his speech to make a very sturdy argument. An example of logos in his speech is when he states, “He hath brought many captives home to Rome Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?” This speech is Antony stating facts of Caesar’s work which proves that he is not ambitious and does not deserve to be killed. Antony also uses ethos and pathos when he says, “He was my friend, faithful and just to me.”

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They both had strong speeches in their logos. Brutus told the people that Caesar was killed for a reason by stating “had you rather Caesar were living, and/ die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, above all/ freemen?” (3.2 24-26). Brutus was telling the people that since Caesar are dead, everyone can be free and no one should have to be slaves by force. Even though that Brutus won in ethos and pathos, Antony had a slightly stronger logos appeal.

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