Shocked. The entirety of Rome is stricken to the core by the tragic death of their leader. The one they admire, worship, and rely on. Gone so suddenly. How must the city react to such an event? In the famous play of Julius Caesar, ethos-, logos-, and pathos-based persuasive techniques are used in the funeral speeches, coming first from Brutus and then Marc Antony, to influence the people of Rome to view Caesar's death as either an asset or a downfall. Brutus, closest friend and murderer of Caesar
Julius Caesar, is a play based on the true events that occurred in Roman history. The play follows the fictional lives of Caesar and his people leading up to, and after his assassination. Several characters can be labeled as both villainous and heroic at different points in the play due to their actions, however, this does not apply to the character of Marcus Junius Brutus, who remains a hero through the entire play. Brutus is a hero for several reasons, The first reason Brutus is considered to
In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar one of the main characters Caesar is killed in Scene 3 act 2.Then Brutus and Antony both give speeches about how bad they feel.Brutus gives a good speech by using all three of the rhetorical appeals to persuade the crowd to want to listen to what he say by using logos,ethos,pathos to his advantage.Brutus gives a better speech that draws the audience attention,Antony not as much.Therefor here are some very valid points on why Brutus’s speech used the Rhetorical
invited to the capitol by Decius Brutus. “I almost had him persuaded not to go.” says Caesar's wife, Calpurnia. “But men never listen to what we women say, and look at him now.” Caesar was taken to the capitol by, Brutus, Cassius, Ligarius, Metellus, Casca, Trebonius, and Cinna. “Caesar was so strong minded. I tried to give him the warning letter, I awaited him on the path I knew he was going
Caesar was dutifully wronged by conspirators. Caesar’s death was not beneficial for Rome but for the conspirators in taking power into their own hands.They themselves claimed to be honorable men. Marcus Brutus, Caius Cassius, Servilius Casca, Lucius Cornelius Cinna, Decius Brutus, Caius Ligarius, Metallius Cimber, and Gaius Trebonius took matters into their own hands by stabbing Caesar 23 times, but they themselves claim to be honorable men. What have they done for Rome, but kill it’s greatest leader
As famously remarked by Sir John Dalberg-Acton, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely..." This quotation serves as perfect synopses to the argument that by executing Julius Caesar, the conspirators in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar did indeed do what was necessary for the betterment of Rome. Not only was Caesar lavishly corrupt, but he was also significantly ignorant; and these primary factors ultimately led to his downfall. To say that Caesar's inebriated fascination
(Biography.com editor). It was first Cassius Longinus’s idea to assassinate Caesar, and others started to join. He was naive to think that his assassination was not near because the other senators disliked him greatly. The first to stab him was Servilius Casca, and others soon joined in. (History.com Staff). Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March, in 44 B.C. on the steps of the senate. The Ides of March is the middle of the month, which happened to be the 17th. The last thing he said
Early Life Gaius Julius Caesar was born in the year 100 B.C. Little is known about Julius’s childhood but what we do know is that he lived a very hard life while growing up. Both of his parents were part of the patrician family and are claimed to be the descendants of the goddess Venus. His parents were Aurelia Cotta and Gaius Caesar whom even though both born aristocrats they were not wealthy at all. Caesars Aunt Julia married Gaius Marcus who was a esteemed political figure during this time