Antony's Use Of Ethos In Julius Caesar

“You are not wood, you are not stones, but men.” These famous words were said by Mark Antony in a famous play by William Shakespeare called “The tragedy of Julius Caesar” in Caesar’s funeral. Mark Antony used these words to persuade the mob of people who were supporting Brutus for killing Caesar that Caesar wasn’t ambitious for power. Using ethos, pathos and logos Antony had the crowd who at first were supporting Brutus against him causing mutiny. Now knowing that he, Antony, had the crowd listening used this to show how Caesar was killed used a strategy of persuasion such as emotions or pathos. Antony called the conspirators envious which is a strong emotion to people. Antony used this emotion in persuading the crowd that what the conspirators had done was wrong. Using this Antony caused a case of mutiny against Brutus and the conspirators making the crowd hate them enough to kill them.
After using pathos as a strategy of persuasion Antony still used another one called ethos or qualification to be in charge of the rebellion against the conspirators. Antony said “I choose to wrong the dead than to wrong myself or you” which is a strategic way to show that you are worried and care about them or the crowd. This persuaded the crowd showing how Caesar was qualified to

Antony had a will in his hand that he was willing to show to the people of rome that Caesar wasn’t ambitious. In the will it said that to every Roman citizen he gave seventy-five drachmas which was true and it persuaded the crowd how Caesar all his money to them. Antony also talked about how he presented Caesar a kingly crown and how he refused it three times and asking if refusing the crown was ambition. Using these facts the people then realised that if Caesar wanted he could have become king but instead refused making people even more sure that Brutus was wrong in saying that Caesar was