The definition of a tragedy is a play dealing with tragic events and an unhappy ending. Julius Caesar is a tragedy written by Shakespeare. This play is about the history assassination of Julius Caesar and how it lead to the downfall of the Roman Empire. Shortly after the assassination of Caesar, Brutus and Antony separately make a public announcement to the Roman citizens. Brutus first explains to the public why Caesar had to be killed and the citizens agree with him, but then Antony makes a different argument and the crowd becomes angry. This happens because Antony uses a series of persuasive techniques such as ethos, pathos, and logos, to persuade the crowd that Caesar did not have to be killed and Brutus is wrong for thinking so. Antony’s
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There are ethos present in Antony’s speech. An example of an etho is how Antony continues to mention that Brutus is an honorable man. During his speech Antony says “He was a friend, faithful and just to me: But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man” (3.2). By this phrase, which Antony continues to repeat quite often, he means that since Brutus is seen as an honorable man then all of his decisions must be the right ones. So to be morally right they must agree with the honorable and noble men. This is almost like reverse psychology though as Antony states they must agree with Brutus since he is an honorable man, but he is really making the crowd question Brutus’s decision, which soon makes them turn against it. Another example of an etho is when Antony calls out the crowd when they begin to cry. Antony says “O, now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel the dint of pity: These are gracious drops” (3.2). The crowd was first agreeing with Brutus and was happy that Caesar was killed, but after Antony’s speech they grow sad and angry and begin to cry. Antony noticing they are crying is an etho because he attacks their morals. He wants the crowd to feel morally wrong for not crying in the first place which will make them angry at Brutus because he was the one that prevented the crowd from crying after they hear of Caesar’s death. Antony attacks the crowds morals with his use of ethos to …show more content…
Antony uses pathos the most in his speech to change the crowd’s opinion. Antony uses his love for Caesar as an emotional tug at the crowd. During his speech Antony says “I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts: I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, that love my friend” (3.2). By saying this, Antony is trying to make the crowd feel bad for him by becoming emotional since he lost Caesar, a friend that he loved. As the crowd begins to feel bad for Antony, they become angry at Brutus for killing Caesar, making Antony the sad, emotional, man he is now. This is a patho since it relates to emotion. Another example of a patho is when Antony uses the crowd’s love of Caesar to make them emotional. Antony says “You all did love him once, not without cause: What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him” (3.2). Antony uses the crowds emotional love for Caesar to upset them. Once they realize that they did love Caesar and that they should be mourning him instead of happy that he is dead, they blame Brutus and the Conspirators for his wrongful death. Antony uses the crowd’s emotions to make them turn against Brutus and the other
There are ethos present in Antony’s speech. An example of an etho is how Antony continues to mention that Brutus is an honorable man. During his speech Antony says “He was a friend, faithful and just to me: But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man” (3.2). By this phrase, which Antony continues to repeat quite often, he means that since Brutus is seen as an honorable man then all of his decisions must be the right ones. So to be morally right they must agree with the honorable and noble men. This is almost like reverse psychology though as Antony states they must agree with Brutus since he is an honorable man, but he is really making the crowd question Brutus’s decision, which soon makes them turn against it. Another example of an etho is when Antony calls out the crowd when they begin to cry. Antony says “O, now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel the dint of pity: These are gracious drops” (3.2). The crowd was first agreeing with Brutus and was happy that Caesar was killed, but after Antony’s speech they grow sad and angry and begin to cry. Antony noticing they are crying is an etho because he attacks their morals. He wants the crowd to feel morally wrong for not crying in the first place which will make them angry at Brutus because he was the one that prevented the crowd from crying after they hear of Caesar’s death. Antony attacks the crowds morals with his use of ethos to …show more content…
Antony uses pathos the most in his speech to change the crowd’s opinion. Antony uses his love for Caesar as an emotional tug at the crowd. During his speech Antony says “I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts: I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, that love my friend” (3.2). By saying this, Antony is trying to make the crowd feel bad for him by becoming emotional since he lost Caesar, a friend that he loved. As the crowd begins to feel bad for Antony, they become angry at Brutus for killing Caesar, making Antony the sad, emotional, man he is now. This is a patho since it relates to emotion. Another example of a patho is when Antony uses the crowd’s love of Caesar to make them emotional. Antony says “You all did love him once, not without cause: What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him” (3.2). Antony uses the crowds emotional love for Caesar to upset them. Once they realize that they did love Caesar and that they should be mourning him instead of happy that he is dead, they blame Brutus and the Conspirators for his wrongful death. Antony uses the crowd’s emotions to make them turn against Brutus and the other