In the play, Julius Caesar, by Shakespeare, Brutus and Antony utilize ethos, pathos, and logos in their speeches. They do so in various ways to get the Romans on their side. Every character has their own personality that allows them to react differently to certain things. Brutus refers to his honor to vindicate himself while Antony wants to avenge the murder of Caesar. Both orators appeal to their credibility and trustworthiness to get the mob on their side. When Brutus states, “Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor that you may believe. Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses that you may the better judge.”, this allows the audience to believe that he didn’t do anything wrong. The mob knows that he knows what he did and that he probably had a reason because since …show more content…
For instance, Brutus uses repetition and asked a rhetorical question. Brutus constantly referred to his honor and how he did it for Rome. For example when he says, “Not that I didn’t love Caesar, but that I loved Rome more”, this displays one of many times that he says that he did it for Rome. He then uses a rhetorical question trying to scare the mob. For instance, when he asks, “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men”, this proves that he is trying to scare him. Using a rhetorical question, he plants fear into the mob’s minds and effortlessly influences them. On the other hand, Antony uses emotional appeal and imagery. He uses an emotional appeal when he says, “So are they all, all honorable men”, this shows how he shames the mob. He shames them because of how they believed that the conspirators were actually noble. Antony uses imagery when he shows Caesars’s body. He shows them Caesars’s body and continues to make the shameful, remorseful, mad, and fearful. Overall, both Brutus and Antony used pathos
Brutus “the honorable man” vs Antony “the noble man” In a battle of speeches, Brutus and Antony both give their speeches at Caesar’s funeral. In this paper, there will be discussion on the compare and contrast aspect of their speeches. Both Brutus and Antony give amazing speeches, but they both have different tactics when it comes to giving their speeches. In this paper Ethos, Pathos, and logos will be talked about and how each person used them to his advantage.
In his speech, Antony uses emotion (pathos) to appeal to the Plebeians and make them see his point.*Antony starts off his speech by saying “Friends, Romans, Countrymen” (JC III, ii, 82). He refers to the Plebeians as his friends even though they are completely different. Antony does this because he knows he will have an easier time winning over the Plebeians if they know that they are friends and equal to Antony. On the other hand, Brutus’ speech is much less successful in winning over the Plebeians because he uses logos. Brutus believes that the Plebeians will side with him through logic.
Marissa Gill Mr. McNulty G4 Mark Antony used numerous rhetorical strategies to take control of the Plebeian crowd’s minds and lead them into a furious frenzy. In the book Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Antony attempted to undo the idea of an ambitious Caesar that was painted in their heads by Brutus in his previous speech. Mark Antony did this in his own speech to persuade the crowd that Caesar shouldn't have been murdered and that Brutus was deceiving them for his own gain. Antony used pathos, metaphors, and repetition to prove that Caesar was a good man who loved his people, held himself to the same standards as them, and implied that the men who killed him were not honorable.
A major part of Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar” are the speeches given by Brutus and Antony after Caesar’s brutal death to the citizens. Brutus gives a logical, moral argument on why he and the conspirators had to kill Caesar, while Antony gives a heartfelt emotional speech on why and how Caesar was wronged. Both speeches are powerful and convincing but Antony wins over the hearts of the people when stating his argument. Brutus uses logos while Antony uses pathos which is more convincing to people. The audience, that the men are speaking to, are uneducated plebeians.
It makes them think and they give a logical answer, which is what makes the audience get on Brutus’s side. The last thing that Brutus used was antithesis. Antithesis is when a character makes a connection using opposite ideas, making a more contrasting effect. Brutus used this rhetorical technique by saying “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.”
“Then fall caesar” (3,1,77). Brutus’ speech is characterized by its use of ethos, while Antony’s speech uses pathos and logos. Brutus’ speech is primarily based on his credibility and the moral responsibility he feels to explain the events to the people. On the other hand, Antony’s speech relies on emotional appeals and logical arguments to sway the people. One of the most prominent rhetorical strategies used by Brutus is repetition.
Rhetoric in Julius Caesar Unlike the supernatural abilities of the Roman gods and goddesses, the politicians of ancient Rome used the power of persuasion and rhetoric to sway the public's opinion. As seen throughout William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, the plot was furthered through the constant use of pathos, ethos, and logos. For example, in Cassius’s initial dialogue with Brutus, he says, “you have no such mirrors as will turn your hidden worthiness into your eye”(1.2.56-57). This form of pathos uses emotion and flattery to help build up to the assassination of Caesar. Ethos is shown when Brutus receives a fake note from the people of Rome conveying their anger with Caesar.
When looking at the play both speeches contained a sufficient amount of pathos, however, Brutus and Antony both used it differently than one another. Brutus played upon the people's freedom and their fear of slavery by saying, “Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” In self-centering their thoughts, he drove their emotions to think about their own personal survival. Who would rather be in captivity, in bondage, in a place of no freedom? No man would shout out and declare that that is what he dreams about every night.
In William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus makes an appeal to pathos, logos, and ethos by carefully crafting his word selection and diction to manipulate the people below him such as the plebeians, his wife, and even the
Brutus starts off the speech by telling the audience his reasoning for Caesar’s murder, getting the crowd on his side. Knowing how to use devices properly gives Antony an advantage of winning over the audience. He uses all rhetorical appeals by repetition, deductive reasoning, and restating Brutus’ opposing viewpoints fairly and accurately. Antony provides a strong speech with many rhetorical devices to push the audience to agree with his argument. One of Antony’s best appeals was pathos.
It all started with a man who envied him named Cassius that persuaded Brutus a so called friend of Caesar to betray Caesar. From that point on other men who had bad blood running in their veins helped execute Caesar to purge Rome. Unfortunately, this story was titled,” The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” written in 1599 to demonstrate the use of rhetorical devices that helped spice up Shakespeare’s writing and to teach the power of rhetoric. In the passage, at Caesar’s funeral, two individuals get to read their speeches. Antony uses repetition, pathos, and ethos to connect with
Antony contradicts Brutus’ claim that Caesar was ambitious by recalling the times such as when he “thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse.”, asking the audience “was that ambition?”(Act III, Scene II). Antony uses examples like Caesar refusing the crown 3 times to prove that he wasn’t really ambitious and slowly turning the crowd against Brutus. Antony also proves that Caesar was not ambitious when he recalls that even “when the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept.” (Act III, Scene II). By showing how Caesar acts like and empathizes with the people, Antony uses pathos while still proving that Caesar wasn’t actually ambitious, debasing Brutus’ earlier claim and framing him as a liar and a fraud in the eyes of the
On the contrary, Antony's use of rhetorical questions effectively shifts the way the romans think of caesar by saying “You all did love him once, not without cause. What cause withholds you then, you mourn for him?”. For the first time, the romans are being asked why is that they love Caesar, in this moment the question if affective. The reason for its effectiveness is because Anthony is preaching a new concept, this causes people to think, as well as feel. For so long, they had been forced to love Caesar, this rhetorical question gave the power to people to rethink what they had been force fed for so
In the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare Rome is struck with utter disorder after certain characters use ethos, pathos and logos to manipulate the people of Rome. One character who uses ethos, pathos and logos is Cassius to manipulate Brutus into joining the conspirators. Brutus also uses ethos, pathos and logo to justify his killing of Caesar. Last, Mark Antony uses ethos, pathos and logo to manipulate the Plebeians against Brutus and the conspirators. Thus, Cassius, Brutus and Mark Antony all use ethos, pathos and logos to manipulate one another and bring the people of Rome to their sides, resulting in total chaos.
Plays are an important part of our human culture. One of the best play writers, William Shakespeare wrote a play called “Julius Caesar” which was about the real roman king Julius Caesar. After Julius Caesar died in the play, two important characters, Antony and Brutus went up and made their speeches. Using the 3 writing forms ethos, pathos and logos, I will decide the winner of these two conflicting speeches. This is written by Ramy Alawar, a freshmen high school student that resides in the country of America.