The modern person is being persuaded everyday through commercials, advertisements, and culture. In the play Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, Caesar is murdered by his best friends. After Caesar dies, Brutus and Antony give speeches; Brutus reasoning with the mob for why it was morally right to kill Caesar, and Antony opposing him. Antony was more effective in persuading the mob than Brutus because he used figurative language.
One literary device that Antony uses is pathos. Pathos appeals to the reader’s emotions to strengthen the writer’s argument. In Antony’s speech he says, “You all loved him once,-not without reason. What reasons keep you, then, from mourning him?” (Shakespeare 1250). Antony says this to show how Caesar was loved for good reason and everybody needs time to mourn him. He pulls the heartstrings of the mob. Another example of how greatly Antony used pathos is when he showed the mob Caesar’s wounds. Having a physical representation of the conspirators’ betrayal was a strong tactic to use to upset the …show more content…
Logos uses logic or evidence to strengthen the writer’s argument. Antony says “Caesar brought many captives home to Rome, whose ransoms filled the the national treasury. Did this seem ambitious?” (Shakespeare 1250). Antony mentions this fact to counter Brutus’ earlier mention of Caesar acting against the good of Rome. If Caesar was so horrible for Rome, then why did he use captives’ ransoms for the national treasury? In addition, Antony mentions how Caesar turned down the crown three times. His purpose of noting this is to remind the Romans of Caesar’s humble personality that they used to love. While opponents might say that Caesar turned down the crown because he was a coward, not because he was humble, Antony believes Caesar was doing it also for the good of Rome. He already had the power and felt like the crown was a unnecessary symbol. Logos gave Antony’s speech strong factual
One literary device that Antony uses is pathos. Pathos appeals to the reader’s emotions to strengthen the writer’s argument. In Antony’s speech he says, “You all loved him once,-not without reason. What reasons keep you, then, from mourning him?” (Shakespeare 1250). Antony says this to show how Caesar was loved for good reason and everybody needs time to mourn him. He pulls the heartstrings of the mob. Another example of how greatly Antony used pathos is when he showed the mob Caesar’s wounds. Having a physical representation of the conspirators’ betrayal was a strong tactic to use to upset the …show more content…
Logos uses logic or evidence to strengthen the writer’s argument. Antony says “Caesar brought many captives home to Rome, whose ransoms filled the the national treasury. Did this seem ambitious?” (Shakespeare 1250). Antony mentions this fact to counter Brutus’ earlier mention of Caesar acting against the good of Rome. If Caesar was so horrible for Rome, then why did he use captives’ ransoms for the national treasury? In addition, Antony mentions how Caesar turned down the crown three times. His purpose of noting this is to remind the Romans of Caesar’s humble personality that they used to love. While opponents might say that Caesar turned down the crown because he was a coward, not because he was humble, Antony believes Caesar was doing it also for the good of Rome. He already had the power and felt like the crown was a unnecessary symbol. Logos gave Antony’s speech strong factual