Julius Caesar was made by William Shakespeare. The play is about Julius Caesar being killed by Brutus. In the text, Brutus and Marc Antony both try to convince the Roman people to be their sides. Brutus better persuades his argument to the Roman people. Brutus uses more pathos more than anything throughout the argument. He uses a lot of repetition to further express the usage of pathos. For instance, he said, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more...As Caesar loved me, I weep for him… There is tears for his love…” Brutus uses it to try and stir up the feelings of his audience, the Roman people, so that they can be on his side on why he killed Caesar. It was very effective. It shows how effective it is at the end of his speech. The text says, “Live, Brutus! live, live!” …show more content…
“Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” and “Who is here so base that would be a bondman?” are both examples of the questions he used. He likes to use these specific questions to make the Roman people think. Asking them those questions will make them think about saying ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ during the situation. Also, it can be seen as logos. It makes them think and they give a logical answer, which is what makes the audience get on Brutus’s side. The last thing that Brutus used was antithesis. Antithesis is when a character makes a connection using opposite ideas, making a more contrasting effect. Brutus used this rhetorical technique by saying “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” He used the terms ‘less’ and ‘more’ as the opposing words. His intentions were to gain trust or ethos from the Roman people. He is trying to get the people of Rome to focus more on his love for Rome so they can respect what he claims he has done for