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Examples Of Rhetorical Devices In Julius Caesar

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Antony’s Rhetoric Devices Every species handles death differently. Throughout history humans have regarded death in various ways. Many wars and revenge plans have been created in order to avenge a death. Marcus Aurelius quotes, “The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.” In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Caesar is murdered by a group of conspirators. Bitter about Caesar’s death, Marc Antony speaks against the conspirtators at Caesars memorial while trying to maintain the trust and honor he has established while trying not to speak bad about them. Marc Antony desires to convice the Plebeians that what the conspirators did was wrong. By using word choice, rhetorical questions and tone Antony appeals to the sympathy …show more content…

He refers back to times when Casear was good and discusses how all the good is being forgotten and is clouded by the bad that he also done, (Shakespeare 3.2 72-8). Antony was one of Caesar’s closest friends and doesn’t believe that Caesar deserved to die, especially not the way he was murdered. Though he agreed to not speak bad about the conspirators, Antony can’t help but feel bitter and angry for what they had done. He reminds the Plebeians of what good Caesar has done and how they once followed everything he did with admiration. His bitter tone is used to engage the sympathy and anger the Plebeians should feel for someone they once believed so greatly in. Following his examples, Antony uses juxtaposition to create questions in the Plebeians' loyalty to Brutus by saying “But Brutus says he was ambitious And Brutus is an honourable man,” (Shakespeare 3.2 85-86). Antony gives an example that proves Caesar was not ambitious, but doesn’t break his promise to not tarnish the conspirators’ names by following it up with saying “but Brutus is an honorable man.” The contrast between Brutus being an honorable man and a situation where Caesar was not ambitious shows that Brutus is not telling the full truth. This would lead the Plebeians to question if Brutus is telling the truth. This questioning would later lead to complete faith in what Antony is saying, …show more content…

Antony appeals to logos by providing examples that show Caesar being unambitious. When discussing the three times he refused the crown, Antony asks, “was this ambition?” (Shakespeare 3.2 96). Though Antony is not looking for a response, he is leaving an impact that will cause the Plebeians to think about what he and Brutus have said. Antony’s intention is to create doubt and appeal to the Romans logic, because doubt plants distrust. Antony proceeds to use diction when referring to heart and coffin (Shakespeare 3.2 105-6). Antony’s word choice causes a tone shift. Antony’s word choice draws on the sadness he has due to his friend dying. This reflects on his honor and kindness that he shared with Caesar. The word ‘coffin’ helps to remind the Plebeians that his friend was murdered. Antony’s purpose is to draw on the Pleabians sympathy and remind them of their loyalty to Caesar. By reminding them of their loyalty, he is showing the justice that must be

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Antony reminds the people of the time he presented Caesar the crown at the Lupercal festival because Caesars’ refusal makes the crowd reexamine his actions. While they may have seen Caesar as prideful originally, Antony implores the plebeians to see the selfless nature Caesar displayed when he refused the crown so many times. This altruistic act is something Antony calls upon the crowd to remember because it makes Caesar look like a considerate leader, one that they were stripped

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This shows Antony's loyalty as he says he loves and is faithful to Caesar. Although he teams with Brutus in the assassination of Caesar he says he would love Caesar even more when Brutus explains why Caesar had to be killed and defeated. Shakespeare also displays Antony as a skilled politician. In Act II it is stated that they would “send Mark

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For example, in Act lll, scene ii, lines 31, “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me”. When Mark Antony says this, the audience is more persuaded with his speech because of how intense his emotions are, they are more likely to feel sympathy for Antony and also feel a sadness growing in them because their to be crowned king is dead. In using the apostrophe in the quote, Mark Antony persuades the audience by the sympathy the audience begins to feel. The audience now sees how they have betrayedCaesar someone who was beloved by all of Rome, who was said to be selfish and was said to be the fall of Rome when really was looking out his his people; when Caesar's will was read he had left his belongings to the people for their lives to flourish when he is gone. Accordingly, Mark Antony shows apostrophe by showing how his heart still mourns the loss of Caesar, someone beloved and close to all of

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Antony’s funeral oration is one of the most important speeches in Julius Caesar. Antony is the most skillful speaker because of his ability to turn a mass of uneducated plebeians once faithful towards the conspirators completely against them with emotional appeals. In Antony’s speech, one of his uses of emotional appeals is to create a kind and friendly relationship with plebeians. At the beginning of his discourse, he uses a synecdoche and asyndeton with his appeal.

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By refusing to read the will several times and admitting that what it contains will cause the people to have such a great love for Caesar that knowing he is now dead will be unbearable, Antony ignites curiosity in the people and furthermore, a subconscious feeling of respect and graciousness toward Caesar. Basically, Antony uses Caesar’s will to convince the people that Caesar was a selfless, kind-hearted man and those who killed him should be ashamed and punished for killing an innocent man. Through Antony’s use of paralipsis, he is able to plant a seed of admiration for Caesar and one of hate for the conspirators in the hearts of the plebeians. In his speech to the citizens, Antony also asks many rhetorical questions to cause his audience to pause and reflect on how they really feel, or how Antony wants them to feel, about certain people and events that have recently become important. In one instance.

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Throughout his speech Antony used epistrophe to persuade the crowd to be on his side. The epistrophe used throughout was, “and Brutus is an honorable man” (III,ii). At the beginning of his speech the epistrophe Antony used seemed to be true. Further on in the story the people's thoughts about Brutus drastically changed. At first they thought he was honorable, but now they were not so sure.

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William Shakespeare, in his tragedy Julius Caesar, uses the rhetorical devices of a rhetorical question, repetition of the word “ambitious,” and a direct reference in Antony 's speech to persuade the plebeians to rebel against the conspirators. Antony appeals to the pathos, ethos, and logos of the audience to get them to exile the conspirators. Shakespeare uses a rhetorical question in Antony’s speech to get the plebeians to notice the wrongdoings of the conspirators and excite them to revolt. Antony discusses the economic dominance and vigor that Caesar brought to Rome, and with sarcasm he states, “Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?” (3.2.99).

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Subsequent to saying that he was offered the crown three times he utilizes Verbal Irony to represent Caesar's unambitious nature on the Roman residents. Antony uses sarcasm by saying "Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and sure he is an honorable man" (III.ii.104-105). With these words, Antony skillfully suggests that the citizens should defy the Conspirators, he likewise says that Caesar was not ambitious therefore was an honorable man. Antony influences the plebeians to think as one of the citizens reacts that he supposes "much reason in his sayings" (III.ii.114-115). With this response, the residents delineate their loyalty to Caesar.

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William Shakespeare, in his tragedy Julius Caesar, uses the rhetorical devices of a rhetorical question, repetition of the word ambitious, and direct reference in Antony 's speech to instigate the plebeians and persuade them to rebel against the conspirators. Antony pulls on the pathos, ethos, and logos of the audience to get them to exile the conspirators. Shakespeare uses a rhetorical question in Antony’s speech to get the plebeians to notice the wrongdoings of the conspirators and excite them to rebel. Antony discusses the money that Caesar left to the countrymen, and with sarcasm he states, “Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?” (3.2.99).

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Antony’s Speech Using Rhetorical Appeals In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, after Caesar’s death, the Romans are conflicted about what should be done. After Brutus’ speech the Romans are ready to crown Brutus king and be on the conspirators’ side. Though Brutus then leaves the crowd while Antony delivers his speech, the crowd realizes what should be done of Caesar’s murder and Antony prevents the conspirators from getting away with the murder of Caesar.

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(III:ii:104-105). Antony is really close to Caesar so he takes the death of Caesar very bad. Antony also says, "You all did love him once, not with cause, what cause with holds you them to mourn for him?" (III:ii:100-101). Antony is asking in that line why the people are not mourning the death of Caesar.

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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

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III.ii.88” by saying this Antony is building up the image of Caesar and showing all the citizens Caesar’s compassion for them, and how he sees himself as no better than when the people in his city are sad, everything affects him too. That is what helps open others eyes to what Antony sees and that is how Antony tries to get them on his

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Sydney Stone Mrs. Paul English 10A 16 October 2017 Rhetorical Analysis Essay William Shakespeare, a very famous writer, tells the story of Julius Caesar. In his play, Marc Antony delivers a powerful speech that uses many different rhetorical devices, appeals, and different styles of writing. Some of these include repetition, rhetorical questions, pathos, logos, ethos, and diction. These help enhance Marc Antony’s speech by persuading the audience towards considering that Caesar was a good man.

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