Famous English poet William Shakespeare told the tale of Julius Caesar's terrible fate. Marc Antony, one of Caesar's closest friends, gave a speech during his funeral. Marc Antony used various rhetorical devices in his powerful speech to the Roman audience to emphasize his thoughts for Caesar. In his speech, Antony embodies Julius Caesar's life through the use of ethos, pathos, and logos. He improved his ability to influence the audience by using these techniques. Through the use of ethos throughout his speech, Marc Antony told the audience that he was a genuine friend of Caesar. In his own words, "He was my friend, faithful, and just to me." This serves to remind the crowd that he is a devoted friend of Caesar. By demonstrating his friendship with Caesar and expressing affection for him, he seeks a similar response from the people of Rome. He shown his regard for everyone and gained their trust by using ethos. He demonstrated that he was a kind man and that he knew Caesar well by reflecting on his interactions with him. This helped him in developing a powerful speech that increased the impact of his points on the audience. After that, he made a great deal of pathos in his …show more content…
He used expressive language to convey Caesar and his physical wounds. He stated, "My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me," to appeal to the people of Rome and make his argument compelling. He also makes a point of telling the crowd how sad and hurt he is about losing his close friend. With his speech in order, Antony began to engage the audience emotionally in order to attract them to his cause and turn them against the conspirators. When delivering a speech like this, pathos is typically used because of the emotion associated with the subject, pathos is frequently used in speeches of this kind. Marc Antony expressed his feelings to the crowd and acknowledged