There is a multitude of speeches within Julius Caesar, but none are quite as memorable as that of Brutus’ and Mark Antony’s respective funeral speeches. Taking place in 44BC, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare tells the tale of Julius Caesar’s assassination at the hands of some of his most trusted friends and the resulting civil war that nearly tore Rome apart. These speeches, made to sway the minds of the Roman people, were given after the slaying of Julius Caesar at his funeral.
In his speech Brutus argues that, while he had love for Caesar, Caesar had become too ambitious and was no longer concerned with the greater good of the Roman people. Brutus’ speech uses a combination of Pathos and Logos to justify his help in the killing of Caesar. On the other hand, Mark Antony’s speech argues that, while they should not disapprove of the conspirator’s actions, the …show more content…
Beginning his speech with, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears”, Antony attempts to show the audience that he is one of them, thus making his words more believable. He uses logos in his speech to present facts and reasons that work to dispel the notion that Caesar was too ambitious, and rather was a great man and leader. He reminds the people that Caesar had brought many captives to Rome and it was due to the ransoms taken that Rome prospered. “’Tis good you know not that you are his heirs” (Shakespeare 49), here he tells the people that Caesar, in his will, had given land and money to all the common folk. By saying this he is also appealing to their emotions and logic. He is essentially saying that an overly ambitious man wouldn’t think to bequeath his riches to the common people and is also showing the people that Caesar did care about the good of Rome. By bringing up Caesar’s will, Antony is also working to make the audience feel guilty for so readily agreeing to the rightness of Caesar’s
In his speech Brutus argues that, while he had love for Caesar, Caesar had become too ambitious and was no longer concerned with the greater good of the Roman people. Brutus’ speech uses a combination of Pathos and Logos to justify his help in the killing of Caesar. On the other hand, Mark Antony’s speech argues that, while they should not disapprove of the conspirator’s actions, the …show more content…
Beginning his speech with, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears”, Antony attempts to show the audience that he is one of them, thus making his words more believable. He uses logos in his speech to present facts and reasons that work to dispel the notion that Caesar was too ambitious, and rather was a great man and leader. He reminds the people that Caesar had brought many captives to Rome and it was due to the ransoms taken that Rome prospered. “’Tis good you know not that you are his heirs” (Shakespeare 49), here he tells the people that Caesar, in his will, had given land and money to all the common folk. By saying this he is also appealing to their emotions and logic. He is essentially saying that an overly ambitious man wouldn’t think to bequeath his riches to the common people and is also showing the people that Caesar did care about the good of Rome. By bringing up Caesar’s will, Antony is also working to make the audience feel guilty for so readily agreeing to the rightness of Caesar’s