Ethos Pathos And Logos In Julius Caesar's Death

Brutus and Antony both spoke to the Plebeians at Caesar’s funeral with the intent to persuade the crowd to be in favor of themselves. Since Brutus utilized Ethos and Logos to explain his actions and nothing more, his speech was logical. Correspondingly, he had spoken with the hope that the situation would resolve with the Plebeian’s understanding and his entry into Kingman ship. Meanwhile, Antony made use of Pathos with Logos. Therefore, Antony’s monologue was based emotionally. Albeit the Plebeians were firstly persuaded by Brutus’ rationale, Antony’s faux-grief persuaded them to side against the conspirators. Notably, the Plebeians immediately transposed how they viewed the situation as soon as another argument was mentioned with no forethought.

Meaning, they ruled whoever won Rome’s respect and who would suffer for their stance in Caesar’s death. Unfortunately, they were impulsive decision-makers. Knowing this, Antony bases his speech on Pathos to have a more successful influence on them. In like manner, animal shelters will present pictures of sad puppies behind bars to guilt the viewers into donating to the cause. In this case, Antony is the animal shelter showcasing Julius Caesar’s murdered body in an attempt to receive a reaction from the viewer. Antony used logos to support his claims and won the Plebeian’s hearts “Marked ye his words? He would not take the crown. Therefore ‘tis certain he was not ambitious.” (III, ii, 111). On the contrary, Brutus’ claims were only successful before a more manipulative speech arrived with the sole purpose of debunking Brutus. For Brutus was a trusting, honorable man who only spoke to inform the crowd of his actions while Antony was seeking revenge for Julius. Unfortunately, the Plebeians were not logical thinkers and were prone to making decisions based on their strongest emotions. Such as when they murdered someone who was not a conspirator, but had the name ‘Cinna’ “Tear him to pieces. He’s a conspirator.” (III, iii, 28). Antony used the emotional toll of Julius Caesar’s death as an advantage to sway a stadium full of people who acted on whim and successfully turned them against his