He orates his fear that these men, as honorable as they are, stabbed Caesar with malicious intentions. Antony uses a logical argument to mock them. He presents Caesar’s will, which bearing Caesar’s seal to further prove that this belonged to him (3.2.241). Appealing to logic includes having evidence to back it up. Caesar’s will is irrevocable evidence.
Brutus and Antony both spoke to the Plebeians at Caesar’s funeral with the intent to persuade the crowd to be in favor of themselves. Since Brutus utilized Ethos and Logos to explain his actions and nothing more, his speech was logical. Correspondingly, he had spoken with the hope that the situation would resolve with the Plebeian’s understanding and his entry into Kingman ship. Meanwhile, Antony made use of Pathos with Logos. Therefore, Antony’s monologue was based emotionally.
In my essay, I was able to use pathos, ethos, and logos effectively to interpret the ideas of power and how it affects one’s personal life. I used the technique of logos, by taking the information of Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, and Adolf Hitler as evidence so I could have accurate conclusions. Also with the evidence and the leaders I mentioned in my essay, I stated Ethos, because it related to the idea that my ideas were credible based on my evidence. Ethos was also stated in the in-text citations and quotes, helping to make my essay credible that I got the information from a worthy source. I appealed to emotion with the technique of pathos, by creating sympathy for Brutus’s wife in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.
Brutus uses Pathos, Ethos, and Logos repeatedly to address his loyalty and to convince the citizens that his actions were justified. By using ethos to prove his honor towards Caesar, empathizing with his friendship, and expressing the tyrant Caesar had become. By using pathos to gain the trust of the citizens, sympathizing with the love the crowd feels towards Caesar, and using questions to make the crowd feel sympathetic towards Brutus which justifies Brutus's actions of murdering Caesar. By using logos to explain why the death of Caesar was necessary, and by using logic to explain how his actions were justified as Antony enters, he uses logic to explain how Caesar's death has benefitted Antony along with the crowd.
Following Caesar's death, a funeral is held at which both Brutus and Mark Antony speak. Each attempts to sway the crowd towards their own cause, and both are successful to some degree. However, Antony’s use of rhetorical strategies, figurative language, and tonal shifts allows him to incite enough outrage at the conspirators that Cassius and Brutus are forced to flee the city. The largest component in Antony’s ability to turn the people of Rome against the conspirators is his use of ethos, logos, and pathos.
Marcus Brutus Junior, the protagonist of the play “Julius Caesar”, made one of the toughest decisions in the history of the Roman Empire: To, or not to, assassinate his longtime friend Julius Caesar, who would turn the Roman government into a dictatorship? Perhaps one of the turning points of this inner conflict came when Gaius Cassius Longinus, Brutus’ brother-in-law, gave a fiery speech to encourage Brutus to backstab Caesar. Cassius’ use of the three3 rhetorical strategies - logos, pathos, and ethos - would eventually persuade Brutus to participate in one of the most famous murder conspiracies in history. First, Cassius starts off by calming the fears and doubts in Brutus about his influence in Rome; Brutus’ fears of his lack of self-worthiness were soothed by Cassius using pathos. Notably in the passage, Cassius makes Brutus feel respected even by Caesar, the most influential man in Rome, with the words “Immortal Caesar, speaking of Brutus...have wish’d that noble Brutus had his eyes (I, ii, 60)”.
A major part of Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar” are the speeches given by Brutus and Antony after Caesar’s brutal death to the citizens. Brutus gives a logical, moral argument on why he and the conspirators had to kill Caesar, while Antony gives a heartfelt emotional speech on why and how Caesar was wronged. Both speeches are powerful and convincing but Antony wins over the hearts of the people when stating his argument. Brutus uses logos while Antony uses pathos which is more convincing to people. The audience, that the men are speaking to, are uneducated plebeians.
He presents the conspirators as selfish and power-hungry, saying "When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept; Ambition should be made of sterner stuff" (III.ii.106-107). He uses logical reasoning to show that the conspirators were motivated by their own desires rather than the good of Rome. Additionally, Antony uses logos by presenting Caesar as a noble and honorable man who was wrongfully killed. He does this by citing examples of Caesar's deeds and by using rhetorical questions to challenge the audience's assumptions about Caesar's
In the play, Julius Caesar, by Shakespeare, Brutus and Antony utilize ethos, pathos, and logos in their speeches. They do so in various ways to get the Romans on their side. Every character has their own personality that allows them to react differently to certain things. Brutus refers to his honor to vindicate himself while Antony wants to avenge the murder of Caesar. Both orators appeal to their credibility and trustworthiness to get the mob on their side.
He establishes his authority by referring to his personal relations with Caesar and also his position within the group of conspirators. He begins his speech by saying “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” This shows that Antony didn’t feel the need to place him on a pedestal, as many Roman’s often did, but that he wasn’t trying to reiterate false doctrine. Antony’s strategic words allowed him to undermine the credibility of his opponents by consistently repeating the phrase “Brutus is an honorable man” which appealed to the audience’s emotions. Overall, this thoughtful use of ethos is an important factor in Antony’ success in persuading the citizens to his side and against the
At the funeral, both of Caesar’s friends, Brutus and Antony, made a speech. In Brutus’s speech he was very concise and was saying that he did it all for Rome. Brutus used logos and ethos in his speech. To fortify his speech, he used logos which is logic and reason. In his speech, he says listen to my reasons and he goes onto his reasons that Caesar would have become ambitious and enslaved them all.
In Brutus’s speech he used ethos and logos to try and control the people of Rome. He was stoic and blinded of what Antony was capable of. He wanted to change their minds about the conspiracy and the murder of Caesar. Brutus says “Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men” (III, i, 23-24).
This is ethos in the way it gives him credibility as a friend, suggesting that he would truly know Caesar. But, it is also pathos because it makes the crowd sorrowful for him because someone that is close to him has been killed. The use of ethos, logos and pathos made Marc Antony’s argument and speech far superior to Brutus’s. Another reason that makes Marc Antony’s argument more valuable is
Marcus Junius Brutus and Mark Antony both deliver speeches to justify the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE and both use Logos and Ethos to convince the Roman citizens to join their sides. Both sides deliver their speeches with vehemence and start by elucidating why Brutus killed Caesar to begin with, why Antony’s desire for revenge is justified, and what the future of Rome will be because of his death. Antony teases the citizens of Rome with the will of Caesar that he holds in hand and claims it will dishonor Brutus and the other conspirators and is also one of his vital uses of Ethos in his speech. Most of the citizens, if not all of them side with Antony and will most likely help him accede to a great title of power in the future and also betray Brutus because of what Antony has them believe, i.e. an ignoble assassin. Brutus and Antony 's speeches were both compelling, although Antony´s speech was more successful, but it is because he was able to manipulate the people of Rome with
Brutus and Antony use ethos, logos, and pathos in their speeches to convince the commoners of their side of the story. One person just so happens to be more convincing than the other. Using ethos,
