Antony And Brutus In Julius Caesar

Power is a thing that most humans strive for. However, is killing a friend for power going too far? Brutus and the conspirators did not think that assassination was far enough. Julius Caesar and Brutus were the two people in the book that took power. Julius Caesar obtained power by listening to no one but himself and becoming a dictator. Brutus came to power by listening to the other conspirators, especially Cassius, and is influenced to kill Caesar. Brutus is then depicted as an ideal leader by the other conspirators. However as the book progresses, Brutus starts to feel guilty about the assassination of Caesar and takes his own life. By the end of the book Julius Caesar and a majority of the conspirators are dead. Throughout Julius Caesar the ongoing theme of idealism is represented though the three appeals; logos, ethos, and pathos. Pathos was one of the literary devices that delineates the theme of idealism. Pathos can be seen during the speech …show more content…
Anthony says "I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and sure he is an honorable man." In this part of Antony’s speech, Antony is building up Caesar and showing how Antony is always going to be loyal to his friend and how honorable and great his friend Caesar was. Throughout the speech given by Antony, Antony presents many acts of generosity from Caesar to the people, such as giving 75 drachmas in his will to the people of Rome. The pathos in this speech uses the emotion from Antony to show that the ideal for citizens was to be loyal to the leader no matter what, as the leader decides the fate of the country, and this speech also shows the ideal leader as being an honorable, generous, and ambitious man. This is an ideal for the leader because, without being ambitious the empire will never expand or gain power and without the leader being honorable the empire would fall into