“As I love the name of honour more than I fear death.” - William Shakespeare. The book of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare is a tragedy based on a true story about a Roman leader and how the civil war basically caused his death. Brutus and Antony used ethos to make themselves look good in front of everyone in the crowd and they also used pathos to get compassion, but Antony to gain the trust and support he wanted from the people he used the physical evidence of Caesar’s body which is also ethos. During Antony’s and Brutus’ speeches we see how they both use ethos and pathos to give reasons why Julius Caesar died and to also show how they felt. For example, Antony was saying “ He was my friend, faithful and just to me” (Act 3, Scene 2). This shows that Antony was saying that Caesar only trusted him and no …show more content…
He is basically saying that he was fair all the time and that only a true friend like Caesar would understand him. In this same act and scene we hear Brutus say “Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor that you may believe”(Act 3, Scene 2). Brutus is telling the people they should believe him because he is an honorable man. He is trying to look like the good guy in front of everyone. These quotes show the similarities of ethos because they are both talking to what they believe in. They are also trying to keep their reputation as good character in front of the crowd. This will probably cause the people to think about who to believe the most since they both are trying to look good. Antony’s and Brutus’ goal is to make sure they do not look bad in front of the crowd but to make sure the other person does look bad. Just like they expressed themselves using ethos, now they use pathos to get compassion. For example, in Antony’s speech he says “Bear with me. My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.” ( Act 3, Scene 2). As well as Brutus saying “As Caesar loved me, I weep