Your good friend has been murdered. Your innocent friend who shouldn’t have been, was murdered. Now, the trader who helped murder him is preaching to the citizens how he needed to just so he doesn’t seem like the bad guy. In Barbara A. Mow’s Julius Caesar, we see Caesar betrayed by his good friend Brutus and the conspirators. Brutus then attempts to convince the citizens of Rome that it needed to be done, and Caesar’s other good friend Antony attempts the convince them of the opposite. In comparison, both Brutus and Antony have convincing speeches and similarly, they both use ethical and logical appeals to either convince the people of Rome why the killing of Caesar should’ve or shouldn’t have occured, Antony’s speech is able to reach out to …show more content…
Each both speak out to the citizens of Rome upon Caesar's death while using ethos, pathos, and logos to convince them of what they believe is right. Brutus says “not that I love Caesar less, but I love Rome more.” Here Brutus is showing that even though he helped with the murdering of Caesar, he still cared for him and loved him. Antony says “my heart is in the coffin there with Caesar.” We learn here that Antony also cared deeply for his good friend Caesar. With these quotes we learn that both Antony and Caesar care deeply about their friend Caesar who they were both close with. Caesar was important to both of these men and cared for by each of them. Similarly, each of these men both spoke out to the citizens of Rome using ethos, pathos, and logos to convince them of what truly is right. Antony says “He was my friend, faithful and just to me”. Brutus says “Any dear friend of …show more content…
Antony is trying to convince his audience of why Brutus and the conspirators are wrong for what they did, and Brutus is trying to convince them of why Caesar needed to be killed. In the book, Brutus says this“Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all freeman?” Here we see Brutus trying to reach out to the audience and make them think about being enslaved. He is trying to make them realize that he and the conspirators needed to kill Caesar for their sake. In order to keep their lives normal as they know it, Caesar needed to die. He was trying to emotionally make them feel a certain way, and understand that he killed his good friend for the sake of the citizens or Rome. On the other hand, Antony says “For Brutus is an honorable man; so they all, all honorable men”. With this quote it shows that Antony recognizes the trustworthiness of Brutus and the conspirators. He recognizes they are honorable and people who would make the right decisions. This truly helps persuade that the decision of killing Caesar was wrong, that even a man who believes in the people who commited the murder goes against them. Not only does he make the people realize that the friendship between Caesar and Him was strong and that they’re wrong for taking Caesar from him, but he shows that these honorable men truly chose the wrong decision. He does this by saying how
Playwright, William Shakespeare, in the play Julius Caesar, utilizes many instances of rhetorical devices through the actions and speech of Caesar's right-hand man, Mark Antony. In the given excerpt, Antony demonstrates several of those rhetorical devices such as verbal irony, sarcasm, logos, ethos, and pathos which allows him to sway the plebeians. The central purpose of Mark Antony’s funeral speech is to persuade his audience into believing that Caesar had no ill intentions while manipulating the plebeians into starting a rebellion against their new enemies, Brutus and the conspirators.
Brutus states," Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." III:2:20-21. Brutus says that he is doing his all for the sake of Rome and that Caesar's ambition scares him. Antony, on the other hand, proves that Caesar did not have much ambition, and that he loved his people. Antony says," You all did see that on Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse.
Brutus vs Antony The most predominate and important aspect in the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare are the speeches given to the Roman citizens by Brutus and Antony, the two main characters, following the death of Caesar. Brutus and Antony both spoke to the crowd, using the same rhetorical devices to express their thoughts. Both speakers used the three classical appeals employed in the speeches: ethos, which is an appeal to credibility; pathos, which is an appeal to the emotion of the audience; and logos, which is an appeal to the content and arrangement of the argument itself. Even though both speeches have the same structure, Antony’s speech is significantly more effective than Brutus’s. Both speakers used an ethical appeal to the crowd and established their credibility.
In act III, scene ii, Antony proves to himself and the conspiracy, that he has the power to turn Rome against Brutus. He deceived the conspirators with his speech during Caesar’s funeral. In this speech, Antony pulls at the heartstrings of the countryman by showing emotions and turning them against their beloved leader, Brutus. The scene takes place the day of Caesar's death. Leading up to this point the people loved Brutus because, reasonably he explains of them about Caesar's death and told them it was necessary. In Antony's speech he showed signs of hatred towards Brutus and the conspirators. He thinks for himself and deceives the people, when he explains how Brutus lied to the people . The plot depends on Antony’s speech.
In the intense chaos following a major figure’s assassination, one man’s words have the power to rally huge portions of the population to his cause. As is the case in Julius Caesar, when Brutus and his conspirators murder the titular character midway through the play. After the assassination, the conspirators attempt to persuade the populace to give them power, but Mark Antony manages to usurp their authority in his funeral speech for Julius Caesar. He accomplishes this feat through the use of several key persuasive devices and techniques, those being specific evidence, props, and appeals to self-interest. Readers will come to appreciate the masterful oratory skills that Antony presents in his speech, and they will come to recognize similar
Straightaway after Brutus's appeal, he made a critical mistake of neglecting Antony since he is a powerful orator that was able to manage and create a skillful speech in which he appeals to emotion. Antony begins by connecting to the public as "friends, Romans, [and] countrymen," and then continues to say how Caesar was a "friend, faithful and just" even weeping right after, needing to "pause till it comes back to me" (3.2.x). This excerpt highlights the immediate contrast between Brutus and Antony, as one greets the populace as friends first, rather than citizens. In fact, by using his skill with language and making public displays of his private emotions, the pauses in his speech theatrically illustrate that he is overcome with emotion and tears, allowing Antony to refute Brutus, that Caesar's death had a much more dramatic effect.
In his speech, Brutus appeals to the loyalism of his audience by making intertwining arguments of ethos, pathos, and logos. He begins by establishing his ethos by asserting his status as an honorable fellow Roman worthy of their respect. He expands on this ethos by dividing it into three parts: his love of Caesar, his loyalty to Rome, and his relationship to his audience. Brutus tells his audience that he was a “dear friend” to the man he murdered, invoking a pathetic sense of sympathy from his audience. However, as he says himself, it was “not that [he] loved Caesar less, but that [he] loved Rome more,” strengthening his ethos as a loyal countryman with the interests of his audience at heart. After establishing an emotional connection to his audience and earning their trust, Brutus explains his logic
Antony asks rhetorical questions and lets the audience answer for themselves. Brutus uses ethos by stating that he a noble man and that is why the people should believe him but infact Antony questions his nobility by saying what Brutus said,” Brutus is an honourable man”(III.ii.79). In a way, Antony states what Brutus states to convince the audience by using examples that Brutus is wrong. Antony himself knows what kind of man Brutus is but lets the people figure it out on their own. In addition, Brutus uses logos by expressing that fact that Caesar died because of his ambition. This argument is severely under supported because his reasons are invalid and simply observations. Antony uses “did this in Caesar seem ambitious” to question Brutus’ argument (III.ii.82). Antony gives examples backing his argument like when Caesar refused the crown thrice to prove his humbleness. The way Antony convinces the people to rebel is by using pathos. He brings the audience in by stepping down to their level and showing them the body of Caesar. While Antony talks at Caesar's funeral, he pauses because” heart us in the coffin there with Caesar “(III.ii.98). When Antony becomes emotional, he reminds the audience about what injust event happened to the much loved
Firstly, Antony says a general statement that, “the evil that men do lives after them” (III.ii.74), when in fact he is subtly and sneeringly referring to the conspirators actions. The Roman commoners don’t realize that this general statement is swaying them, but the rest of Antony’s speech further convinces them of the evil the conspirators have done. Later, Antony talks about Brutus says that “sure, [he] is an honourable man” (III.ii.98), emphasis on the sure. Because he uses a scornful tone while sarcastically saying this statement, he is really beginning to show the audience his true feelings on the situation. Knowing that even Antony bitterly disagrees with the choices of the conspirators, it further persuades the common people of Rome to turn against Brutus and the rest of Caesar’s murderers. These occasions show Antony’s sour tone, especially towards the conspirators, and Antony’s tone also riles up the Roman citizens. His tone helps to exasperate the commoners with Caesar’s murder, and therefore assists Antony in achieving his purpose to manipulate the audience to turn against
Antony indirectly persuades the crowd that Brutus was wrong in killing Caesar and that Caesar's death should be avenged. The use of rhetorical questions in Antony's speech causes the crowd to question what they once thought.
When all the conspirators gathered together, Brutus and Cassius argued on whether or not Antony should be killed. “I think it is not meet/ Mark Antony, so well beloved of Caesar,/ Should outlive Caesar…. Let Antony and Caesar fall together” (2.1.163-168). Cassius swayed Brutus to kill Antony because he had deep-rooted love for Caesar. Nevertheless, Brutus opposed to kill Antony because if they did, their action would seem too bloody and no longer with good intention. “Our course will seem too bloody…. For Antony is but a limb of Caesar…. And for Mark Antony, think not of him,/ For he can do no more than Caesar’s arm/ When Caesar’s head is off (2.1.169-190). Resolute in his belief, Brutus firmly opposed to Cassius’s idea. Although Brutus denied
If then that friend demands why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." (3.2.19-24). His concentration on honor and nobility ends up being used against him by Cassius, who instigates him to kill his best friend. Cassius knows how naive and how moral Brutus is and he uses this information into making him help kill Caesar. Being naive and over trusting causes his first mistake and helps with his downfall when he refuses to listen to Cassius, who wants Antony to be also killed because he knows that he will seek revenge for Caesar. However, Brutus code of honor won 't let him approve the killing of Antony "Our plan will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius. We cut off the head and then hack the limbs, seem to kill Caesar in anger and then vent malice on his friends, for Antony is only a branch of Caesar."(2.1.169-172), he doesn 't want to be seen by the Roman people as a killer, but someone who 's doing what 's right for the people of
... been a totally different story. Cassius tries to turn brutus against Caesar and does turn out to be successful. Later, Brutus and Antony speak at Caesar’s funeral. Brutus appeals to logic and the crowd is initially on his side. Antony appeals more to emotion, and the crowd consents with him much more than Brutus. This leads to havoc and a mutiny against the conspirators. It is conspicuous that Antony is the most convincing character in the play because of his use of appealing to the mental state of others. He is also humble, yet deceptive. To conclude, persuasion and rhetoric are essential factors in the death of Julius Caesar and the events that trail the tragedy.
In front of the people of Rome at Caesar’s funeral whilst giving his speech, Antony makes up Brutus to up to be this honorable and noble man, nonetheless Brutus is one of the conspirators who ended Caesar’s life. Caesar has been slain by, Trebonius, Cinna, Cassius, Brutus, Ligarius, Decius, Metellus and Casca. All because most had felt that he was too ambitious for their liking, Cassius has manipulated each one of them into committing the crime alongside him. Once Caesar is killed, Brutus delivers his speech, saying, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more”(lll.ii.20). Basically just trying to justify the reason he helped to kill one of the most loved Romans in all of Rome. Antony then comes out and begins his speech at Caesar’s
Brutus begins his speech using a sentimental tone, talking of how he loved Caesar just as much as anyone present. He then goes on to explain why he conspired against a friend so dear to him. “If then that friend demands why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” (79). Here Brutus begins to speak of how Rome is of the highest importance, how the death of Caesar was absolutely necessary, for his ambition would have led them all to their graves as slaves. Now Brutus seems to go in a logical direction, asking who would rather be a slave, “who is here so rude, that would not be Roman?”(80), making the death of Caesar seem perfectly fine, even good.