Julius Caesar Guilt Speech Essay

The Guilt Speech In Antony’s speech within Julius Caesar written by Shakespeare, Antony uses Ethos, Pathos, logos and specific grammatical structures as literary devices to describe how Caesar’s assassination was not justified. Anthony uses Ethos in his speech to appeal to the values and the duty of Roman people and explain the values of Caesar. Anthony claims that “the evil men do, lives” on after their death; based on this, we can conclude that Antony uses Ethos to appeal to Roman morals (3.2.74). Furthermore, Antony says he only “speaks of what [he] knows,” and of what he remembers; this is significant because Antony clarifies that he would only talk about the good and bad things he has observed, and would not fabricate any fact or statement …show more content…
Antony tells everyone how genuine Caesar is as he is a faithful and just [friend]; when Antony talks about Caesar’s loyalty in their friendship, it shows how Antony forces the Plebeians to sincerely feel that Caesars murder is a dishonorable crime (3.2.84). Likewise, Antony states Caesar’s hidden love for his people when he sees “Caesar [weep] when the poor weep” ;(3.2.90). The argument, that Caesar’s stabbing is unjust must be true because when Caesar weeps for the poor, it demonstrates how he offers his heart and love to all types of Romans. Additionally, Antony describes Caesar’s good side, where he “trice refuses the crown”; this is significant because it makes the audience feel remorse for believing he is a Tyrant (3.2.95). When Caesar declines the crown three times, he wants to make sure the Romans support him. Lastly, Antony uses all these points to restate what a great “Fall [Rome is suffering] to the countrymen”; These examples work together to build a case that Caesar’s death would cause the collapse of Rome (3.2.188). Antony uses this metaphor to compare Caesar’s death to future chaos and