How Does Antony Use Ethos In Julius Caesar

In Act III, Scene II, both Brutus and Mark Antony give very important and interesting speeches, revealing much of their personalities and characters. Caesar has just been killed; stabbed to death by a group of his closest "friends", including Brutus, whom he loved greatly. Antony went to see Caesar’s body with courage, and to speak with the group of conspirators, so that he can fully understand their reasoning behind the murder of Roman politician Julius Caesar. Brutus trusts Antony when he says that he is on their side, but Cassius fears (and guesses) that Antony would betray them in the end. Both Brutus and Antony have a speech in front of a plentiful crowd, using opposing rhetoric appeals. In the play, “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare,

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. It does have elements of Pathos, but it is more of an Ethos quote, because it shows that he knows what he is talking about. He uses Logos in his next quote, so that he can show his point of view and his reasoning for killing Caesar. Brutus explains to the Romans that his reasoning behind killing Caesar is “not that I loved Caesar

Emotion is a much stronger component than logic and credibility, because if a speaker can only explain to an audience his thoughts, the audience will never feel what he is feeling. If he can get the audience to actually feel what he is feeling, by adding emotion to his speech, his speech will be a lot more compelling, and there is a better chance that the audience will follow his lead. Antony did just that. His use of Pathos in his speech not only lead the audience to agree with his points, but made me agree with him. He repeats multiple times in his play “But Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man” (III.ii.85-86). He repeats this multiple times, each time throwing a little bit more shade at Brutus. The emotion in his speech is obviously a lot greater than Brutus’ speech techniques. Just the way that Anthony talks is a lot more compelling. He says that he “came to bury Caesar, not praise him” (III.ii.82-83). Antony wants to get across that he is not mourning the death of Caesar, but he is getting a point across that the killing was not an act of innocence. Antony uses Pathos as a strong approach again, making the audience feel that Antony is very serious as he gives his speech. The final quote he says, “Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept” (III.ii.86-87). He uses Pathos