How Does Mark Antony Use Rhetoric In Julius Caesar

Analyzing and Evaluating Rhetoric in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Words can change one's mind by how convincing the person s and power they put in their words. “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar was brought to an end by his own people he loved and trusted.Brutus use of rhetoric is convincing to all romans and showed them his reason of killing Caesar was the only choice to save rome.Brutus use of rhetoric, ultimately makes his eulogy more effective, than Mark antony's use of pathos to try and get the romans his side. Brutus explained how Caesar was an ambitious person who with power can put rome itself in danger and how he could not stand their and do nothing because of his immense love to rome. Brutus

Mark Antony is trying to convince the romans and having them see how if Caesar were an ambitious man why “ had he brought captives home to rome,”(Ⅲ,ⅱ, 97) . This is significant because Mark Antony is showing that Caesar was not an ambitious man.This is making the country men see how Caesar was a man of good heart and could have possibly been better leader. This made many romans change their minds about Caesar.In Contrast to Brutus’s eulogy, Mark Antony’s use of rhetoric shows how he is twisting Brutus’s having romans see how can honorable men lie and having them all consider what he says. Mark Antony argues about how Brutus someone loyal and honorable could betray his own friend and le to them all “ telling all romans Caesar was ambitious,”(iii,ii,103). Mark Antony is implying that anyone can be an honorable man and still tell lies. It is making Mark Antony’s credibility stronger, also having romans see they have been lied to and know who makes a better