Julius Caesar was scripted by William Shakespeare, a highly regarded English writer. In the play, Cassius is the manipulator and instigator of the play, he uses rhetoric to gain more people in his plan to murder Caesar. Cassius convinces 7 others to join his conspiracy. The conspirators are Cassius, Brutus, Cinna, Casca, Trebonius, Ligarius, Decius, and Metellus; these are the men who plan to kill Caesar. After Caesar is murdered, the conspirators must hide their crime so they have Antony give a speech at his funeral but he must only say good things and not name the conspirators.
III.ii.88” by saying this Antony is building up the image of Caesar and showing all the citizens Caesar’s compassion for them, and how he sees himself as no better than when the people in his city are sad, everything affects him too. That is what helps open others eyes to what Antony sees and that is how Antony tries to get them on his
Next, Antony uses the fact that he is Caesar’s best friend to provide a more reassuring tone toward the Romans in order for them to believe him and follow him like how they have trusted Caesar. When Antony says “He was my friend, faithful and just to me” (3.2.94). Utilizing the word “friend”, he wants them to feel friendly with him. Antony loves to be confident with everything that does, he says “faithful and just to me” tends to be a style of talking that only those who are super confident used, because how would he ever know if Caesar was only faithful to him. Not only that Antony uses reassuring tone in his speech to gain the Romans, but he is also confident in his way of talking that make Antony to be an effective leader because in general,
In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, Mark Antony uses rhetorical devices such as paralipsis, rhetorical questions, and verbal irony in his speech to the plebeians in order to plot them against the conspirators. During his speech to the plebians, Antony uses paralipsis in order to kindle curiosity and interest in the audience. Antony mentions to the plebians that he had Caesar’s will with him but tells them, “Have patience, gentle friends, I must not read it; It is not meet you know how much Caesar loved you” (3.2.152-153). By drawing attention to Caesar’s will, something Antony desperately wants to show the plebeians, but then dismissing the idea of reading it, Antony uses a type of verbal irony called paralipsis. Antony is aware that the contents
Julius Caesar Rhetorical Analysis The most infamous betrayal in history started off with a hopeful beginning. Julius Caesar was a beloved Roman general that gained substancial influence and power through his military victory in the civil war. After defeating Pompeii, certain citizens, especially in the senate, were uneasy of the rapid influence Caesar was obtaining. Inevitably, despite warnings of the Ides of March, Caesar was blind sided and betrayed by his very own men.
Antony was more logical, truthful, and passionate which in turn led to Antony being more successful in his persuasion of the Roman people. Antony’s
How can morality be judged based on the actions taken by the characters in Julius Caesar? In the tragedy Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, the characters Portia, Antony, and Brutus appear as masterful manipulators who use different rhetorical tactics such as simile, paralipsis, and repetition to influence those around them. Throughout the play, these characters use rhetoric to sway the opinions of others in order to achieve their own personal desires. Shakespeare uses rhetorical strategies such as repetition and rhetorical questions through Portia as she pleads with Brutus to reveal his secret. The repetition of Brutus' name throughout her sentences shows how much she is trying so vigorously to assist Brutus in his troubles,
During Act 1 Scene 2, of Shakespeare's play, Julius Ceasar, Cassius gives a lengthy speech in which he uses multiple forms of rhetoric to persuade Brutus of Caesar’s many faults. Cassius discredits Caesar by using logos to exemplify Caesar’s weakness when he claims that Caesar dared him to jump into a river but could not follow, and instead,"[He] cried 'Help me, Cassius, or I sink!'"(Shakespeare). Cassius uses this example to demonstrate that because Caesar cannot swim or follow through with his own challenges, he is not as powerful as the Roman people believe him to be. Cassius also appeals to Brutus’ pride by saying that “ …[Caesar] doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus, and we petty men Walk under his huge legs and peep about…”(Shakespeare).
In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony employs various figurative techniques to manipulate the crowd during Julius Caesar’s funeral. Antony rhetorically manipulates the crowd’s senses by utilizing logos to disprove Brutus's assertion of Caesar's ambition. Brutus calls Caesar ambitious in his speech because he believed Caesar would use his power to devour Rome. By presenting factual evidence of Caesar's actions, Antony effectively challenges the notion that Caesar was ambitious. Antony explicitly reveals “He hath brought many captives home to Rome.
In Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Mark Antony delivers a brilliant rhetorical address which destroys the pillars of logic in Brutus’ speech that rationalizes Caesar’s murder. Antony weaves the argument that Caesar was unjustly slain by ruining Brutus’ honor and disproving the claim that Caesar is ambitious. While Antony skillfully and successfully convinces the public of Caesar’s innocence, causing them to riot against Brutus and the conspirators, the reasoning in his address is flawed. Inadequately utilizing a key aspect of the first act of the intellect, he develops illogical definitions to describe the central words in his argument. Furthermore, using a division of the third act of the intellect, he constructs an inductive argument relying
n the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the sole purpose behind Antony’s speech was to effectively sway the opinion of the Roman citizens against Caesar's killers, and through pathos and repetition he did so. As Antony criticizes Brutus’s role as a conspirator, he uses pathos to appeal to the people's feelings, saying, “Bear with me. My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, / and I must pause until it come back to me” (Shakespeare III.ii.105-106). When Antony proclaims his deep sorrows to the crowd, his emotions engender feelings of sadness and empathy; Antony then uses this grief to fuel the crowd’s rage. Through pathos Antony achieves an emotional connection to Romans and manipulates the people to support his disapproval of the
Shakespeare's play, "Julius Caesar", was about how Julius Caesar fell to his death and the effects afterward. During the play, Caesar's friends betrayed him by killing him because they thought he wasn't fit to be Rome's emperor. Brutus thought Caesar was too ambitious. Antony thought Caesar wasn't ambitious at all but caring towards Rome. After Caesar's death, there was a battle with Brutus and Cassius versus Octavius and Antony.
In William Shakespeare’s play, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,” Mark Antony gives a speech to a fictitious audience, attempting to turn the common people against the conspirators by proving Caesar’s innocence. He supports his attempt by establishing his credibility, refuting Brutus’ claims with logical arguments and using the commoners’ emotions to turn them to his side. This is accomplished via his good character, humility, and by using the commoners’ memories. His purpose is to prove Caesar’s innocence and to turn his audience against the assassins in a roundabout way because he was forbidden from speaking negatively of the conspirators. He speaks grimly and emotionally to the Roman plebeians who listened to Brutus’s speech on why Caesar had
Appealing to Rome and his democracy that he lives under, appeals to it’s ultimate power, for the people, by the people… Although through the people’s actions, Antony uses misleading phrase to justify his thought and to trick the conspirators
