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How Does Antony Use Ethos In Julius Caesar

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Antony has a strong grip over the romans as to trick them and use them to fight against Brutus, as well as the other conspirators. Antony is trying to get through to the Romans and show them that what the conspirators did is unjust and they are unfit to lead Rome with his use of ethos as well as pathos. In his speech, Antony uses both ethos and pathos to convince the Romans that Brutus is not at all noble or fit to rule Rome. For example, “The noble brutus hath told you that Caesar was ambitious;”(7-8) Through his use of voice and repetition people will realize that Brutus isn't as noble as he seems. Not only this, Antony also exclaims how “I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am too speak what I do know.”(30-31) in explaining too the romans that he does not disprove what Brutus …show more content…

Antony also uses Caesar’s will to make the Romans realize that Brutus has done a great dishonor in killing such an honorable man as Caesar “I found it in his closet,-’tis his will:”(59)” Moreover, he hath left you all his walks, His private arbors, and new-planted orchards, on this side Timber: he hath left them you,...”(177-179). In telling the people at Caesar’s funeral he hopes they realize that Caesar is not ambitious as Brutus says but caring of his people as well as a leader. Equally, or more powerful, Antony had let them see Caesar’s body and wounds too show how inhuman the conspirators treated Caesar. “See what a rent the envious Casca made: Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabb’d: And as he pluck’d his cursed steel away, Mark how the blood of Caesar follow’d it,-”(105-106) Antony knows that in showing the lovers of Caesar it will anger them and turn Brutus’s followers against him. Antony hopes that in telling the Citizens at the funeral the characteristics of the Mighty Caesar and the evil Brutus, they will become angered and turn Against all the

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