The death of Julius Caesar in “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare caused a fight for support. The conspirators and their leader Brutus, needed support from the public saying that killing Caesar was a necessary sacrifice. Caesar's best friend Antony needed support from the people saying Caesar’s death was an assassination. Brutus and Antony both gave speeches to the people to try and persuade them to join their side. Their orations were both from different perspectives, but they both used ethos, pathos and logos in their orations.
Brutus and Antony both displayed ethos in their speeches, and the way they used ethos is related. For example, in one line of Brutus’s oration he says, “Believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe” (III. ii. 15). Brutus is reminding his audience that they know he is an …show more content…
In one of his lines Brutus says, “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” (III. ii. 23). Brutus’s logical tactic was to make the people think that it was in their best interest that Caesar was gone, if he were still living they wouldn’t be free men. It was the most logical option that Caesar be killed, he was too ambitious. Antony though says, “You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?” (III. ii. 97). Antony’s logical way to get the people on his side was to tell them that Caesar was not a power hungry man. He reminds them that Caesar refused the crown three times, thus proving he wasn’t ambitious and power hungry. He explains to the people that Caesar didn’t want power, he wanted to take care of Rome and her people. Brutus used logos to make the townspeople think all Caesar desired was power, Antony used logos to say that Caesar cared about the citizens, Caesar only wanted to help
Brutus and Antony both displayed ethos in their speeches, and the way they used ethos is related. For example, in one line of Brutus’s oration he says, “Believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe” (III. ii. 15). Brutus is reminding his audience that they know he is an …show more content…
In one of his lines Brutus says, “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” (III. ii. 23). Brutus’s logical tactic was to make the people think that it was in their best interest that Caesar was gone, if he were still living they wouldn’t be free men. It was the most logical option that Caesar be killed, he was too ambitious. Antony though says, “You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?” (III. ii. 97). Antony’s logical way to get the people on his side was to tell them that Caesar was not a power hungry man. He reminds them that Caesar refused the crown three times, thus proving he wasn’t ambitious and power hungry. He explains to the people that Caesar didn’t want power, he wanted to take care of Rome and her people. Brutus used logos to make the townspeople think all Caesar desired was power, Antony used logos to say that Caesar cared about the citizens, Caesar only wanted to help