In William Shakespeare's play “ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus and Mark Antony both deliver speeches upon Caesar's death. Mark Antony uses the right rhetorical devices to win the crowd's affection and trust. Mark Antony's original intent appears to be to express his anger of the death of his friend. “ Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears” (3.2.75-109) he uses ethos here as he addresses the crowd as friends first establishing a sense of comfort and trust for his speech. Brutus’s original intent appears to be to explain why he killed caesar. “ Romans, countrymen, and lovers!” (3.2.12-64) Brutus starts by addressing them as Romans first showing them he knows them as romans first and implying a feeling he puts rome above all. In
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While Antony begins to imply Brutus might not be as honorable as they thought “ For Brutus is an honorable man; so are they all, all honourable men-” ( 3.2.75-109) Brutus continues to uses pathos to put across his love for Caesar “ There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour: and death for ambition”As does Antony “he was my friend, faithful and just to me.” (3.2.75-109) however antony seems to win the sympathy from the crowd. Brutus still using his Logos to put across his reasoning asks “who is here so base that would be a bondman” (3.2.12-64) by asking this rhetorical question he is allowing the people to believe that if Caesar had not died, they all would’ve become slaves or not Romans “ who is here so rude that would not be a Roman?”(3.2.12-64). Antony elaborates on how much Caesar did for them “ He hath brought many captives home to rome whose ransoms did the general coffers fill.Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?” (3.2.75-109) Antony really tries to remind the people of how good Caesar was to them and being the last speaker he has the most impact therefore the people push aside all that brutus has said. “When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept”(3.2.75-109) Antony really wins over the people by apealing to their hearts remidning …show more content…
It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind.” (Maisano, Scott. "Whither Brutus?: Rethinking Julius Caesar in the New American
While Antony begins to imply Brutus might not be as honorable as they thought “ For Brutus is an honorable man; so are they all, all honourable men-” ( 3.2.75-109) Brutus continues to uses pathos to put across his love for Caesar “ There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour: and death for ambition”As does Antony “he was my friend, faithful and just to me.” (3.2.75-109) however antony seems to win the sympathy from the crowd. Brutus still using his Logos to put across his reasoning asks “who is here so base that would be a bondman” (3.2.12-64) by asking this rhetorical question he is allowing the people to believe that if Caesar had not died, they all would’ve become slaves or not Romans “ who is here so rude that would not be a Roman?”(3.2.12-64). Antony elaborates on how much Caesar did for them “ He hath brought many captives home to rome whose ransoms did the general coffers fill.Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?” (3.2.75-109) Antony really tries to remind the people of how good Caesar was to them and being the last speaker he has the most impact therefore the people push aside all that brutus has said. “When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept”(3.2.75-109) Antony really wins over the people by apealing to their hearts remidning …show more content…
It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind.” (Maisano, Scott. "Whither Brutus?: Rethinking Julius Caesar in the New American