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Examples Of Ethos In Julius Caesar

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Who was more persuasive and had the biggest impact with his speech? Brutus or Antony? The play contains a conflict in which Brutus and a group of conspirators murder the so-called “leader” of Rome for being “too ambitious” and them having the fear of him becoming a tyrant. Brutus’s funeral speech in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar was most effective due to his use of ethos, pathos, and logos. Brutus powerfully uses ethos throughout the performance of his speech; he is able to appeal to his own credibility and character by referencing how he honored Caesar. For example, when he says, “For mine honor, and have respect to mine honor” and “I honor him”. He also claims he feels sympathy for Julius Caesar when he says, “As Caesar loved me, I weep for him”. This shows the crowd that Brutus felt guilt and sadness after the death of Brutus that he caused. …show more content…

Evidence of him using pathos is him saying, “There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; and honor for his valor”. Brutus states that he loved and cared for Rome and its people more than he did for Julius Caesar, which is why he killed him. Him saying, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” Brutus is telling the crowd that they and their home (Rome) were more important to him then his relationship with Caesar

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Persuading an audience is difficult, but rhetorical devices can change arguments to appeal to the assortment of people listening. After killing Julius Caesar, Brutus presents a speech to the plebeians of Rome explaining why the assassination was necessary. As Brutus attempts to gain support from his fellow countrymen he utilizes ethos by proclaiming, ”believe me / for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour” (III.ii.1547-1548). The citizens hold Brutus in high regard and so he makes them all remember the positive way they think of him and uses that feeling so they all believe him. Antony has more tack as he foresees the fickle nature of the plebeians and uses pathos more often.

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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).

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A major part of Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar” are the speeches given by Brutus and Antony after Caesar’s brutal death to the citizens. Brutus gives a logical, moral argument on why he and the conspirators had to kill Caesar, while Antony gives a heartfelt emotional speech on why and how Caesar was wronged. Both speeches are powerful and convincing but Antony wins over the hearts of the people when stating his argument. Brutus uses logos while Antony uses pathos which is more convincing to people. The audience, that the men are speaking to, are uneducated plebeians.

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In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Brutus and Antony both used different techniques in order to capture the audience's attention and approval in their speeches about Caesar's death. They both include repetition, rhetorical strategies, dramatic pauses, and parallelism in order to get the crowd on their sides. Both men use different strategies by knowing the audience and they use this to their advantage. Brutus and Antony both choose the use of Pathos and Ethos specifically appeal to the audience and their love for their country.

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In his speech, Brutus uses an effective joining of Ethos and Logos to justify his reasoning for killing Caesar. He starts off with a line weighted heavily with the rhetoric appeal Ethos. He tells the audience to be “patient till the last” and calls them, in this order “Romans, countrymen, and lovers” (III.ii.12-13). This implies that Brutus thinks of the Romans as just a whole country, and doesn’t love each and every one of them individually. He uses Ethos in this opening line, probably to catch the Romans attention.

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Brutus and Antony both give speeches at Julius Caesar's funeral. Both men use a variety of ethos, pathos and logos as well. Although both men have very good points, it is clear Antony's speech is more persuasive because he uses ethos, pathos, and logos to appeal to the crowd more than Brutus does. Antony's speech is also more efficiet because he shows emotion and sympathy for the plebeians this makes the plebeians feel as if Antony is one of them and understands how they feel.

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In Act III Scene 2 of ​The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, ​ Brutus uses the concept of ethos. He states “ … ​hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear: believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe; censure me in your wisdom, and awaken your senses, that you may the better judge. ”. ​ Brutus ensures the crowd that

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In Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, both Brutus and Antony use ethos, pathos, and logos to persuade the crowd to believe whether Caesar's death was the right or wrong thing to do. Throughout the play it is shown that Antony was the best persuader. He is a good persuader because he uses retained knowledge of Caesar to use in his speeches to make it seem he is a good guy and he is the right one to follow in leadership. Brutus uses ethos when persuading the people that Caesars death will benefit the city of Rome, by stating that everyone should know him for being an honorable man, "Believe me on my honor and keep my honor in mind …"

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Brutus wants to make the crowd feel like he is in a way the victim. In order to do that he says "As Caesar loved me I weep for him" so in a way the people feel bad for him. This emotional appeal did not persuade the audience considering the fact that he was if he truly did love Caesar as much as he said he would, then he would have tried to find a different route in getting rid of Caesar as emperor. Antony goes with the approach of making the people of Rome feel guilty. He tells the citizens "You all love him once not without cause what cause withholds you then to mourn for him" so they could reflect on their attitude towards his death.

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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.

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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).

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Marcus Junius Brutus and Mark Antony both deliver speeches to justify the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE and both use Logos and Ethos to convince the Roman citizens to join their sides. Both sides deliver their speeches with vehemence and start by elucidating why Brutus killed Caesar to begin with, why Antony’s desire for revenge is justified, and what the future of Rome will be because of his death. Antony teases the citizens of Rome with the will of Caesar that he holds in hand and claims it will dishonor Brutus and the other conspirators and is also one of his vital uses of Ethos in his speech. Most of the citizens, if not all of them side with Antony and will most likely help him accede to a great title of power in the future and also betray Brutus because of what Antony has them believe, i.e. an ignoble assassin. Brutus and Antony 's speeches were both compelling, although Antony´s speech was more successful, but it is because he was able to manipulate the people of Rome with

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In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, the tragedy of Julius Caesar’s death occurs. Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus each gave a funeral speech. While both the speeches were well spoken, Mark Antony’s ended up being the better speech. Antony’s better use and variety of ethos, pathos, and logos, his use of figurative language, and the comparison between Antony’s and Brutus’s speeches proves that Antony’s speech is in the end better than Brutus’s speech. Antony’s speech uses ethos to show everyone around him that he is their friend, and he understands what they are going through; also Antony uses ethos to get the citizens to listen to him, because while Brutus says he is honorable, Antony says that he is with them and where they stand in

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In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar one of the main characters Caesar is killed in Scene 3 act 2.Then Brutus and Antony both give speeches about how bad they feel. Brutus gives a good speech by using all three of the rhetorical appeals to persuade the crowd to want to listen to what he say by using logos,ethos,pathos to his advantage. Brutus gives a better speech that draws the audience attention,Antony not as much. Therefor here are some very valid points on why Brutus’s speech used the Rhetorical Appeals better.

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Brutus 's speech: Brutus speaks to the people of rome why he killed caesar so they will not turn on him. He talked about how he didnt kill him because he didn 't love him but because it was for the better of rome. He also tells the people of rome that letting caesar become king would mean the government type would change and all the wars and hard work his family had put into the government would go away. He also states, for the welfare of rome that he would die for rome if rome demands his death Rhetorical devices: Brutus used questions, logos, parallelism, and pathos to stir the people of rhome. Question-

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