How Does Antony Use Ethos In Julius Caesar

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In the novel, Julius Caesar was a well known public figure in Rome. Brutus is Caesar`s friend but he doesn’t want Caesar to have all the power so he kills him. He speaks at the funeral after to tell why Caesar had to die.Antony is also a friend of Caesar and speaks at his funeral. After comparing Brutus and Antony's speeches, Antony is more persuasive to the crowd. Both speaker use the ethos as a mode of persuasion to convince the audience. When using this type of technique, the speaker tries to show good character. Brutus tells the audience that he is honest by saying "believe me on my honor and keep my honor in mind. So you may believe me." (Act 3, Scene 2) Anthony uses ethos by being blunt and showing that he is respectable because he calls the crowd sirs'. He wants to seem like he can be trusted. Brutus syas he would rather wrong himself than an honorable man like Caesar. This shows that he would have been willing to die over his friend which shows good character. …show more content…

Brutus tries to bring out the crowd's emotions by saying he had love for Caesar. He says "It's not that I loved Caesar less but I loved Rome more." (Act 3, Scene 2) Antony does a good job appealing to emotions. He begins to cry because his heart is broken since his friend Caesar is dead. He shows the crowd Caesar's cloak and brings a sealed will written by Caesar himself before he died. Antony makes the crowd feel pity by showing Caesar's wounds. Antony does a good job of getting the crowd emotional and gets them to follow

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