Julius Caesar Rhetorical Analysis

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Julius Caesar was loved by most of the people in Rome. In the book Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare we see the intense rush for power from both Antony and Brutus. Antony using pathos will defend the innocence of his dear friend Caesar. Brutus using ethos will defend himself and try to find justification for his actions, and both using logos will defend their arguments.
Antony was a supporter of Caesar and served as a general during the Civil War For example antony says “Bear with me. My heart is in the coffin there with caesar, and i must pause till it comes back to me.” and he refers to the people as friends (3.2.107-117) This shows how he was trying to address the crowd as one of them and trying to get to their emotions by showing how

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