Shakespeare exposes the cutthroat politics of Rome through the speeches of Brutus and Antony in his play Julius Caesar. This play epitomizes the benefits of using rhetorical devices in a persuasive speech. Antony applies the modes ethos, logos, and pathos to establish credibility, provide evidence, and evoke emotion throughout his eulogy to Caesar. Preceding Antony’s speech was that of the senator, and friend of Caesar, Brutus. Conclusively, Antony’s use of rhetorical devices surpasses Brutus’s; Antony successfully persuades the crowd that Brutus’s speech posed as a clever ruse to justify his cold-blooded murder.
In Act 3, Scene 2 of the tragedy of Julius Caesar written by Shakespeare, there are 2 very important speeches that shape the countrymen’s view on the death of Caesar. Marcus Brutus gives the first speech in an attempt to justify the murder he and his fellow conspirators just committed and the second speech is given by Mark Antony to open the citizen’s eyes to just how dishonorable and heinous the crime these men committed was. Both men use many rhetorical strategies in their speeches such as syntax to create juxtaposition and word choice to highlight the similarities and differences between the audience and the speaker in order to create an effect of either superiority or relatability to the audience. Each speech was effective in persuading the people to agree with a certain view, however in the end Mark Antony gave the speech that won the crowd.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar- Rhetorical Analysis In the novel, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, after Brutus brutally executes Caesar in Act 3 Scene 2, Antony is allowed to give a speech to the people of Rome whom have seen witnessed this fatal tragedy in Scene 3. Antony uses anaphora, connotative diction and details throughout his speech to persuade the Romans to change their perspective of Caesar and Brutus. The way Antony speaks about both Caesar & Brutus are a dispute of what he is actually trying to announce to the Romans. At the end of his speech, Antony hopes to reach the Romans emotionally (pathos) by enraging them against Brutus’s false statements against Caesar.
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,
Gavin Smith-Sheils Mrs. Coughlin English 3-4 (H) 27 Feb. 24 Antony Speaks Brutus was Caesar’s friend. Caesar trusted Brutus with all of Rome. Brutus loved Caesar. Caesar loved Brutus.
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.
The Persuasion of Rome Julius Caesar has been assassinated. Two speeches follow his murder: One by his “best friend”, Brutus; The other by his best friend, Antony. Since Caesar had potential to be the king of Rome, potentially a corrupt one, a group of Roman senators banded together to assassinate him. Their fears of Caesar destroying Rome's democracy and envy of his power led to his assassination, even though there was no true evidence that permitted his assassination. Although Brutus and Antony both use pathos, rhetorical questions, and logos, Antony used these tactics in a more persuasive manner.
Angel Reyes Mr. Conway English 1 11 March 2024 Antony the Persuader In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare there were many different characters that were persuasive, such as Cassius, Brutus, and Antony. While Cassius got Brutus to turn against Ceasar, Brutus got the people of Rome to be on their side of the Ceasar murder and Antony getting the people of Rome to seek vengeance on the conspirators. However, Mark Antony exemplified the role as the most persuasive character in Julius Caesar, while he uses pathos to persuade the people of Rome that what the conspirators did was wrong, using Caesar’s body and pauses and also using logos to counter actual examples. Mark Antony displays pathos as he brings Caesar's body into the pulpit, so
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).
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
The Roman Public is an example of the indecisiveness in people that Shakespeare is trying to show. They are fickle throughout the play, and they are on the side of whoever’s words are more convincing. After Caesar defeats Pompey, workers are celebrating. Flavius and Marullus use logos in an attempt to convince them that the conquering of Pompey should not be celebrated. Marullus states, “Knew you not Pompey?”(I.i.42
In the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, two characters, Brutus and Mark Antony both give speeches at Caesar's funeral. There is an obvious outcome as to who won over the commoners, which is Mark Antony. In Brutus’ speech, he gave examples like Caesar being to ambitious as a reason to why he and the conspirators killed him, and the outcome of what might of happened to the commoners if Caesar was not dead and held power. But with Antony he is able to change the crowds opinion by using rhetoric.
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 the play Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare creates two speeches projected to the people spoken at Caesar's funeral, in both these monologues the characters use subtle and not so subtle manipulation in order to sway the audience in their favor. The first to speak is Brutus, in which he defends his murder of Caesar. Brutus claims the man was full of dangerous ambition and that if kept alive this ambition would lead to the destruction of Rome.
