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Pathos In Mark Antony's Speech

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Antony’s Speech Was Brutus correct in killing Caesar because he thought he would become ambitious? Antony was a friend of Caesars, before Caesar was killed by his other friend Brutus. Brutus explains to the people of Rome that he killed Caesar because he was ambitious. When Mark Antony sees Caesar dead he plans to rebel against Brutus and cause a riot. He goes up to the people of Rome and proves to them that Caesar had no intention of turning his back on them. Mark Antony uses pathos, logos and ethos to convince the people of Rome that Caesar did not deserve to be killed.
Mark Antony uses pathos effectively in his speech to persuade the people of Rome to rebel against Brutus. Antony’s speech was meant to give strong emotion towards the audience
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