Examples Of Ethos In Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar was killed by his own friends. In William Shakespeare's play, "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar," Julius Caesar is assassinated by his own friends. During Caesar's funeral, Antony delivers a persuasive speech using ethos, logos, and pathos to incite the crowd into becoming an angry mob. To establish credibility, Antony employs ethos, appealing to the audience's perception of him as trustworthy and honorable. He assures the crowd that he would never do any wrong to the honorable men, including Caesar, “I will not do them wrong; I rather choose To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, Than I will wrong such honorable men.”(3.2 121-123) Antony wants the crowd to think that he would never do the honorable men wrong, and shows respect for them. The crowd can believe that he is trustworthy because of the things that Antony says . Also during the speech, Antony yells out to the crowd “ O masters, if I were disposed to stir Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage,”(3.2 118-119) this makes him seem like a trustworthy and honorable person. Antony also emphasizes his self-restraint by stating that he could have easily incited the crowd to mutiny and rage but refrained from doing

He reminds them that Caesar loved them and appeals to their sense of humanity “It is not meet you know how Caesar loved you. You are not wood, you are not stones, but men.”(3.2 138-139) He reminds the crowd that they are not made of wood or stone but are men with feelings. Antony uses the crowd’s love of Caesar to persuade them by saying “But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause: What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him? ”(3.2 98-100) Antony says this to make the crowd feel sad. By highlighting the love they had for Caesar and asking why they are not mourning him, Antony stirs the crowd's emotions, making them easier to