In my essay, I was able to use pathos, ethos, and logos effectively to interpret the ideas of power and how it affects one’s personal life. I used the technique of logos, by taking the information of Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, and Adolf Hitler as evidence so I could have accurate conclusions. Also with the evidence and the leaders I mentioned in my essay, I stated Ethos, because it related to the idea that my ideas were credible based on my evidence. Ethos was also stated in the in-text citations and quotes, helping to make my essay credible that I got the information from a worthy source. I appealed to emotion with the technique of pathos, by creating sympathy for Brutus’s wife in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.
When trying to convince a group of people to view things a different way, there are different tactics to go about persuading them. The tactics logos, ethos and pathos appeal to the different sides of a person's minds. Logos appeals to logic, often used to persuade an audience through reason. Ethos appeals to ethics, usually used to convince the audience the credibility of the speaker. Pathos is used to appeal to the emotional side of the audience, being used in a way to create an emotional response from the audience in favor of the speaker.
In the play, Mark Antony is seen attending the great Julius Caesar’s funeral along with the Romans. After finding out the conspirators murdered his noble friend, Julius Caesar, he attempts to sway the crowd without the conspirators noticing. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare uses logos, pathos, and irony to persuade the Romans to acknowledge that Caesar was honorable. Firstly, Shakespeare relies upon logos in order to persuade the Romans that Caesar was honorable.
In Act III, Scene 2 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Marc Antony is able to change the mood of the crowd. The commoners transform from a confused, depressed group of people to an angry mob wanting to get back at the conspirators for their despicable action. Antony manages to do so by using ethos, pathos, and logos. These three persuasive techniques all appeal to the audience in a different way. Ethos are phrases that relate to ethics or morals and make oneself sound fair and unbiased.
Nathan Schwartz Mrs. Comm Honors English 10 13 April 2023 Mark Antony (Pathos Ethos Logos) Persuasive Essay In Antony’s deceptive speech to the peasants he establishes his argument by use of ethos that Caesar was, in fact, not ambitious, by explaining Caesar’s empathetic nature he then develops his argument by displaying the contents of Caesar’s will to appeal to pathos, and the peasant’s sense of loss, and ultimately concludes his speech by explaining how the peasants will decide their own fate in an impressive display of logos. Mark Antony, in this way, masterfully disguises a manipulative rally of violence and chaos as a passionate funeral speech, in doing so he turns a crowd of shocked people into a horde of rampaging beasts.
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.
First, Brutus uses ethos to justify that his “love to Caesar was no less than his” (III.ii.19). This manipulates the Plebeians into believing he and Caesar have a strong relationship. It also brings the Plebeians compassion and lets them know there is love between them even in his death. Pathos is also used by Brutus to honour Caesar through “tears for his love, joy for his fortune, honour for/ his valour, and death for his ambition.” (III.ii,27-28).
Brutus uses a combination of logic and reasoning in his approach to ensure that the crowd understands why Julius Caesar had to be killed. Firstly, Brutus tells the audience
Any good orator knows that the most efficient way to capture an audience is by forming a direct, personal connection. Antony does so by beginning his speech with, “Friends Romans, and countrymen” (3.2.131), conspicuously rearranging the order of the Brutus’ opening - “Romans, countrymen, and lovers!” (3.2.127). As Brutus began with “Romans” to articulate that Rome is very dear to him, Antony begins with “Friends” to reveal his value of personal relationships over being a countryman. Further on, Antony also mentions that, “[Caesar] was [his] friend, faithful and just to [him]” (3.2.131), once again, indicating that companionship holds more importance to him than being a Roman while also hinting the use of pathos.
At the funeral, both of Caesar’s friends, Brutus and Antony, made a speech. In Brutus’s speech he was very concise and was saying that he did it all for Rome. Brutus used logos and ethos in his speech. To fortify his speech, he used logos which is logic and reason. In his speech, he says listen to my reasons and he goes onto his reasons that Caesar would have become ambitious and enslaved them all.
Therefore the quote stated above only partially relates to Brutus because when Brutus dies, he doesn’t realize he was too trusting. He thinks that he lived the perfect life. In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus was too trusting of the conspirators, in his own self, and during the events of the war, therefore making his tragic flaw trusting. To start off, the first downfall of being too trusting is that Brutus was tricked by the conspirators to join them . By trusting their ideas, Brutus obeyed and ended up making bad decisions in the end.
Although Brutus betrayed his bond with Caesar, he had stayed loyal to Rome and they showed loyalty back by doing their best to help him and by saying he had died a hero. Julius Caesar’s last words were, “Et Tu Brute”(Shakespeare 3.1) meaning in other words “you too Brutus” as he was shocked that his best friend had destroyed the meaning of trust and loyalty in a friendship. This is yet another example of, you can’t trust everyone you know, and learn how to trust your own
Convincing an Enemy Persuading my parents to purchase me a puppy always leads me to use three argument approaches. Just as I scheme to get a puppy, in The Aeneid by Virgil, Sinon strategizes to bring the Trojan horse inside the city gates of Troy. Sinon deceives the Trojan’s using three argument tactics: pathos, ethos, and logos.
Rhetoric in the Speeches of Brutus and Antony The death of Caesar is a controversial topic and was even more controversial at the time of his funeral when when senators were trying to benefit from his death by getting the Roman citizens on their side. At Caesar’s funeral, two senators gave speeches as an attempt to get the roman people on their side. Out of the two speeches, Marc Antony’s speech was more effective because of his use of appeals and biases, being 100% true and had a larger variety of rhetorical devices.
Is a good deed still a good deed when looked at from an ice cold eye? Was it ever really a good deed at all? It’s all about perspective. In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, ethos, pathos, and logos is used to show both sides of a deed that was good in one eye and cold in the other. He uses ethos to show the credibility of the speeches, logos to show facts given, and pathos to show the emotion shown throughout the eulogies.
