Brutus Ethos In Julius Caesar

“There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition.” In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, there is a conspiracy planning to kill Caesar because they believe that he is becoming “too ambitious”. Caesar’s wife, Calpurnia, who had nightmares about Caesar being killed if he were to go to the Senate, but trickery was used to talk him into going even though it was beyond Calpurnia’s wishes. Caesar is told to “Beware the Ides of March” by the Soothsayer, which is the day that he is brutally stabbed by the conspirators. This murder of Caesar caused guilt within the people in the conspiracy, so one by one their deaths came upon them. The speech given by Brutus in William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar was most effective due to the use of pathos, ethos, and logos. …show more content…
He was able to appeal to the audience by saying things that would pull on their emotions. For example, Brutus states, "Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” This asks the Roman people if they rather have Caesar be here for them all to be slaves, or have him gone so when they all die they would be free men and women? If Caesar were to stay alive, the Roman people would eventually be slaves because Caesar would be the ruler of Rome. He also stated, “Who is here so vile that will not love his country?” in his funeral speech. With saying this, he is asking the audience who doesn’t love their country enough to make it better. If they did not agree with what Brutus said, it would be believed that they do not truly care for Rome and what would be best for Rome and the people there. By using pathos, Brutus was able to pull on the audience’s emotions to make his speech be more