Whether public speeches result from those such as Adolf Hitler or Martin Luther King, Jr., their remarkable ability to ignite the population persuades people to take up arms regardless of the cause. In the midst of Act III in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus and Antony both speak to the bewildered citizenry regarding Caesar’s demise. Resulting from a handful of conspirators assassinating him in the Senate, Caesar’s death sparks chaos which demands explanation. Thus, some individuals assert Brutus’ speech over Antony’s by claiming that Brutus’ effect and ability to direct his point sooner propel him higher than Antony. Unfortunately, this argument fails to acknowledge Antony’s mightier impact on the audience and his employment of a larger
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Unfortunately, some individuals affirm Marc Antony’s employment of ethos and pathos as brainwashing his audience to follow his will without personal thought. These individuals, however, overlook the idea that Marc Antony surfaces the people’s own thoughts on the morality of the assassination. For example, Antony commences his eulogy by addressing the audience and asking them to “lend [him their] ears; / [He comes] to bury Caesar, not to praise him” (III. ii. 73-74). Antony states his direct purpose and asks for his audience’s attention outright, thus creating mutual respect through ethos by addressing his peers as equals. In addition, Antony appeals to the crowd’s emotions by mentioning Caesar’s will and how every citizen lies within in lines 132 and 133 of scene 2 in Act III. This employment of pathos riles up the audience and influences them to join his side, yet it also creates a leash with which Antony ties to the crowd to fulfill his agenda. Continuing, Antony leaves nothing to chance or opinion by focusing on the fact that he has no business in disproving Brutus’ words, but only to speak what he knows (III. ii. 100-101). Antony manipulates ethos in this instance to protect his integrity by addressing that his goal does not lie within feuding with another. …show more content…
Specifically, Marc Antony inquires the audience if they want him to read Caesar’s will and to encircle Caesar’s corpse (III. ii. 157-159). This query, however, lacks legitimate curiosity as Antony recognizes his plan already, yet it prevents accusations that Antony forced his ideas upon the crowd. Likewise, Antony manages the rhetorical device to push his audience in his direction by saying that he holds no power at all to influence people (III. ii. 221-223). Marc Antony’s expression of such words allows the people to experience control over their thoughts and fall prey to his manipulation. Attempting, in a false sense, to prevent the audience from losing control and targeting the conspirators, Antony calls them honorable men in lines 210-212 in scene 2 of Act III. Marc Antony’s fake endeavor enrages the audience more by appropriating the assassins as honorable when the citizen know they are not; thus, this accomplishes Antony’s goal. Collectively, Antony incorporates a large employment of praeteritio in his speech to fulfill his goal of avenging
Unfortunately, some individuals affirm Marc Antony’s employment of ethos and pathos as brainwashing his audience to follow his will without personal thought. These individuals, however, overlook the idea that Marc Antony surfaces the people’s own thoughts on the morality of the assassination. For example, Antony commences his eulogy by addressing the audience and asking them to “lend [him their] ears; / [He comes] to bury Caesar, not to praise him” (III. ii. 73-74). Antony states his direct purpose and asks for his audience’s attention outright, thus creating mutual respect through ethos by addressing his peers as equals. In addition, Antony appeals to the crowd’s emotions by mentioning Caesar’s will and how every citizen lies within in lines 132 and 133 of scene 2 in Act III. This employment of pathos riles up the audience and influences them to join his side, yet it also creates a leash with which Antony ties to the crowd to fulfill his agenda. Continuing, Antony leaves nothing to chance or opinion by focusing on the fact that he has no business in disproving Brutus’ words, but only to speak what he knows (III. ii. 100-101). Antony manipulates ethos in this instance to protect his integrity by addressing that his goal does not lie within feuding with another. …show more content…
Specifically, Marc Antony inquires the audience if they want him to read Caesar’s will and to encircle Caesar’s corpse (III. ii. 157-159). This query, however, lacks legitimate curiosity as Antony recognizes his plan already, yet it prevents accusations that Antony forced his ideas upon the crowd. Likewise, Antony manages the rhetorical device to push his audience in his direction by saying that he holds no power at all to influence people (III. ii. 221-223). Marc Antony’s expression of such words allows the people to experience control over their thoughts and fall prey to his manipulation. Attempting, in a false sense, to prevent the audience from losing control and targeting the conspirators, Antony calls them honorable men in lines 210-212 in scene 2 of Act III. Marc Antony’s fake endeavor enrages the audience more by appropriating the assassins as honorable when the citizen know they are not; thus, this accomplishes Antony’s goal. Collectively, Antony incorporates a large employment of praeteritio in his speech to fulfill his goal of avenging