In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus has just killed Caesar for being what he considers ambitious, and he has spoken to the people of Rome about why he did it. He uses ethos, pathos, and logos to try and persuade the citizens to not punish him for what he has done. He uses ethos by himself being a very honorable and noble person. He was one of Caesar’s closest friends, so he of all people would be the first to find a reason not to kill him. His nobility and honorability showed that he will always do what is best for his country, even if he didn’t want to.
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.
When delivering his speech, Brutus clearly and efficiently uses all three rhetorical appeals brilliantly. At the start of his speech, Brutus conveys the message that the Romans should hear him for the true reason as to why he assassinated Julius Caesar. Furthermore, Brutus, truly and nobly, uses his credibility to persuade the citizens that because of his honor, they should believe his cause (reminder to put citation). Known throughout his life for his nobility, Brutus initializes his speech with a powerful use of Ethos. Yet, Brutus also established his emotional attachment to Caesar.
Is spoken language really a superior option of communication over gesture? From Hand to Mouth; Michael C. Corballis uses many examples to show why communication through spoken language is better than gesture. Corballis uses the appeals of Ethos, Logos, and Pathos to effect his readers. Ethos is a strategy that uses ethics and the establishment of credibility. Logos reaches someone’s mind with logical arguments and with clear structure.
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.
In the play Julius Caesar by, Julius Shakespeare, both Antony and Brutus give speeches after Caesar died. Brutus tells the people that it was for the good of Rome and had to be done. Brutus also backs up his claim by giving examples of how “ambitious” Caesar was. Antony on the other hand wanted to persuade the Roman people that what Brutus and the conspirators was wrong and they need to seek revenge. Both Antony and Brutus use Ethos, Logos, and Pathos, which are tools used in speaking or writing to persuade people.
In William Shakespeares, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, oOf all the characters, the character that uses their credibility and persuasion in the most malice manner is Decius Brutus; Shakespeare develops this through his use of Pathos, Ethos, Imagery, and Rhetorical question. Calphurnia, Caesar's wife, explains a vision she had bared witness to in her dreams. This vision included Caesar meeting his untimely death as blood pours out of a sculpture of him and the citizens of Rome smile as they dip their hands into the blood. Caesar, listening to his wife's vision, decides to call off his arrival at the Senate House. When Decius hears of Caesar's planned absence, he decides to help persuade him by telling Caesar,; “Your statue spouting blood in
In the art of persuasion, there are many tactics that people use to convey or persuade people into getting what they want. There are several tactics used to achieve this, but the main ones that we see being used today are classical appeals like pathos (emotional), ethos (authority), and logos (logical). These appeals have shown up in many types of literature for a character to get their point across, but one of the best examples is in William Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar”. These appeals are used in two great speeches that are told by Brutus and Antony. Brutus’s speech uses ethos and pathos to get the crowd to agree to his killing of Caesar, while Antony uses the power of pathos and logos to refute what Brutus said to convince the crowd to follow him in his
The question of Julius Caesar’s death has been around history for thousands of years. Julius was corrupt and all powerful, his death saved Rome according to Brutus. Julius Caesar was written by Shakespeare. This story/tragedy is based in Rome around 44 B.C. During Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral he shows his use of the classical appeals to Ethos, which means “the appeal to character”, Logos “the appeal to logic”, and Pathos which is “the appeal to emotions”. He manages to persuade the Plebians to revolt using ethos and logos in his speech which results in a thirteen year civil war.
“Antony thinks of himself to be wise, but Brutus knows himself to be a fool.” once said by William Shakespeare. Antony thinks of himself to be wise, but Brutus knows himself to be a fool. Caesar gets stabbed by the conspirators and his friend Brutus. Antony is really angry for what they did to Caesar by killing him for Brutus think he will be king.
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.
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-
Brutus had to choose between the friendship he has or the empire in which he lives. He came to the conclusion that the people of Rome matter more than just one man that can easily be replaced by another. He is able to keep himself grounded to be
Brutus delivers his speech in a laudatory manner by conveying Caesar’s deeds and claiming he was ambitious, although Antony contradicts Brutus’ claims and says Caesar spurned the crown with the intent to merely rule as a de facto dictator. Brutus’ speech reveals his motives were truly for the benefit of Rome given his nationalistic tone and Antony’s speech was merely used to obscure his true motives, which was to embroil Rome in a series of civil wars to attain power. Brutus and Antony’s speeches consisted predominantly of Pathos and Ethos, but it is Antony who ultimately it is Antony who prevails because of his almost disingenuous attitude and even use of Logos which is seen when claims that reading Caesar’s will would dishonor his compeers and even Caesar
