Ethos, Pathos And Logos In The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar

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A speech has the power to arouse different types of emotions from an audience. The power to arouse emotions is ingrained into the unspoken impressions of the speech. These Impressions are rhetorical appeals. The three Rhetorical appeals are Ethos, Pathos, & Logos. Ethos is defined by an ethical appeal, wanting to have the audience know the author’s character can be trusted. Pathos is portraying more of an emotional side to persuade an audience. Finally Logos is logic where the speaker delivers logic & reasoning for their actions. Such appeals are evident in Shakespeare’s play ‘The Tragedy of Julius Caesar’ where Marc Antony and Marcus Brutus deliver funeral speeches. Antony gives a more effective speech than Brutus because in it he appeals

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