Antony gave a powerful and moving speech in act three of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The speech persuaded the crowd to shift their opinions of Caesar’s murder to Antony's own. Antony uses persuasive elements to make his own point of view the unanimous view of the entire crowd. Pathos is used to create a connection between the crowd and himself, Ethos to show his credibility in the matter and finally rhetorical questions to make the crowd think causing them to find reason within themselves. Antony's opening words were the most important in the whole speech. Using pathos in Antony's introductory sentence gave him a certain connection with the crowd. This connection between the crowd and himself allowed his words to penetrate deeper into the minds of the people of Rome. “Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend me your ears” (III.ii.75) were the words that Antony used to help implant his ideals into those of the crowd. Brutus started his speech with “Romans, countrymen, lovers!” (III.ii.13) whereas Antony used the same sentence but rearranged and with the addition of a single word, “friends”. Antony created an emotional appeal by assuring the crowd that he was not just a stranger but rather one of them. “What cause withholds you then, to …show more content…
Due to the origin of the answers the listener is more likely to accept it. Antony uses the most compelling of rhetorical questions to help his opinions, “Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?” (III.ii.99). Antony offered the crown to Caesar three times and he turned it down three times thus helping the crowd to come to the conclusion that Caesar was not only modest but ambitious as well. The question caused the crowd to really think “was Caesar ambitious and humble?” in which the most common answer would be “yes”. With all of these persuasive elements packed into such a powerful speech it is not hard to see why the crowd took so well to Antony's
This was effective because he planted bad images of the conspirators in their heads. As a result of appealing to pathos, Antony has made the crowd realize the conspirators have done
Line 264-66). Pathos is shown as Antony provokes how important Caesar was to the Roman Empire and all he has done for his town, stirring the crowds’ perspectives through the sympathy he speaks across. Antony finishes this quote with spreading gratefulness to the crowd, and how hard it will be for them to find a leader as inspiring
Mark Antony, as noble as a bald eagle in the eyes of Rome, was one of the most intelligent, trustworthy, and popular people of his time. After Caesar’s murder, Antony gains the trust of the conspirators to speak to the citizens at Caesar’s funeral. He uses his speech to indirectly turn the people of Rome against the conspirators. Antony was one of many to give a long speech within the story, but what stands out in his speeches is the ability to move a whole population’s tendencies and beliefs to side with himself using the power of rhetoric. Although Antony’s speech may be seen as him just feeding the people’s ears with words they want to hear, the well structured devices used enable the listeners to fill their own ears with their second guessing thoughts.
Antony uses pathos better than Brutus in his speech and this shows because Antony says "See what a rent the envious Casca made" (act 3 scene 2) as he shows the commoners Caesar's cloak, that makes the people feel sorry for poor Caesar and it makes them feel angry and enraged toward the people who stabbed Caesar. He uses pathos by reading the will which says Caesar left his gardens to all the people of Rome this makes the people of Rome feel bad for ever believing Brutus who said Caesar was ambitious and if Caesar was ambitious he would not care if the people were crying or hurt. Antony also uses
Pathos is the appeal to emotion, and he uses words such as, “He was my friend, faithful and just to me.” “ My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar.” Antony is using emotion filled words here pulling on the citizens heartstrings
Antony paints a vivid picture of the bad people the conspirators really are and sway the audience in his favor. However, not all speeches
Antony uses a greater variety of rhetorical devices than Brutus does in his speech, ultimately leading him to a more successful outcome. Although Brutus does get the people to understand his motive for the assassination of Caesar, Antony quickly undoes everything that Brutus had accomplished with his speech. Antony manages to divert the minds of the people away from everything they were just convinced of, and then completely alters the people’s perspective to fit his views and reasoning. Overall, Antony does this by strategically using a handful of different rhetorical questions in his speech. He first utilizes ethos in order to establish his credibility and principles before he proceeds any further, which the man does on purpose in order to gain the plebians’ trust.
Antony uses rhetorical appeals and techniques in his speech to turn the people of Rome against those conspiring against Caesar. As a result, the people see Antony as a persuasive and strong leader of Rome. Antony opens his speech at Caesar’s funeral by using ethos to present himself as a credible source and a friend of Caesar. Antony states his purpose in the beginning of his speech by starting with “I come to bury
Antony appeals to the crowd very well in a patriotic manner. “Who is here so base that would be a bondman? If any, speak; for him I have offended. Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? If any, speak; for him have I offended.
In life convincing a crowd to see your views can be a very hard thing, especially if you are trying to convince a crowd to change how they view a group or a person completely without getting yourself killed. In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Antony changes the viewpoint on how the crowd perceives the crowd by using rhetorical devices in his speech of his use of verbal irony, pathos, and repetition to anger the crowd about the conspiratorś guilt of killing the Julius Caesar.
Throughout Antony’s monologues, he is trying to nonchalantly convince the crowd of people of the conspirators wrong doings to Caesar. Antony uses many methods such as logos and pathos. Using logos, Antony makes the crowd remember exactly how Caesar was towards them and the way Caesar felt about them. Antony uses pathos to appeal to the crowds emotions about how the conspirators killed Caesar. Antony does this to get the crowd away from how Brutus left them, so he does that by using logos and pathos.
Brutus and Antony use great points when it came to using pathos. Brutus used, "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." (Lines 20-21) He was saying that the reason why he killed Caesar is for Rome itself and not for the simple fact that he did not love his cousin, he still loved Caesar but loved Rome more. Antony said," When the poor have cried, Caesar has wept.”
Antony speaks “You all did love him once not without cause; what cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?”. Antony uses emotional attachment and guilt to convince the audience. But what really made Antony's speech stronger in the sense of pathos, was the fact that Antony used the audiences own feelings against them, which made them feel more guilty, which is what led to Antony making a stronger emotional impact with the audience. - - is effective use Antony delivered a stronger and more persuasive funeral oration due to his effect us Caesar. Antony was very smart about what he said, and all the examples and S - * ch was convincing.
Therefore, he express to the crowd how he cherished Caesar nonetheless killed him since he adores Rome more, which showed the ethos appeals to his character as a Roman, as well as logos for it seems a logical threat to Roman society should be eradicated. Subsequently, he makes an appeal to his own character by portraying his pride for his country; he forces the crowd to feel guilty if anyone opposes him is essential an enemy of Rome. On the other hand, Mark Antony’s speech tries to convince the crowd to believe that Caesar did not deserve to die and the conspirators are the real antagonist by the use of a rhetorical question.
In Antony’s speech, a sentimental appeal is used in order to persuade the Romans by manipulating their emotions to feel pity for Caesar. Brutus, before he stabbed Caesar, was one of the latter’s closest friends, and Antony does not hesitate to mention this in his speech. He explains the intimacy between Brutus and Caesar, and how much the victim loved the convict. In order to really rub it in how Brutus betrayed Caesar, Antony describes, “This was the most unkindest cut