William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He is well-known for many of his works such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, etc. Along with these works is “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”. In “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”, Shakespeare writes two very well known speeches that are delivered by the characters Brutus and Mark Antony during the funeral of Julius Caesar. In speeches, Shakespeare uses ethos, pathos and logos on behalf of Mark Antony and Brutus to persuade the citizens of their own beliefs.
Brutus is the first one to give his speech at Julius Caesar’s funeral, and in his speech he tells the citizens his reason for killing Caesar. He starts out his speech by saying “believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe”, to the audience. He is asking the citizens to know that his honor is good, and that he can be trusted, which is an example of ethos. Antony follows Brutus with his speech and must to find a way to convince the citizens that Brutus is not the upstanding man in the aftermath of his speech. In Antony’s speech he uses ethos by stating, “I will not do them wrong, I rather choose To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, Than I will wrong such honorable …show more content…
During this time Antony is trying to come up with something that will not only discredit Brutus, but also make the citizens band around him. So he goes “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me”. Antony uses this quote to emphasize how much he loved Caesar, and the sadness he feels now that Caesar is gone. It is this grief that makes the citizens of Rome sympathetic to him, thus leading to them to wonder if Caesar death was
Brutus is the first one to give his speech at Julius Caesar’s funeral, and in his speech he tells the citizens his reason for killing Caesar. He starts out his speech by saying “believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe”, to the audience. He is asking the citizens to know that his honor is good, and that he can be trusted, which is an example of ethos. Antony follows Brutus with his speech and must to find a way to convince the citizens that Brutus is not the upstanding man in the aftermath of his speech. In Antony’s speech he uses ethos by stating, “I will not do them wrong, I rather choose To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, Than I will wrong such honorable …show more content…
During this time Antony is trying to come up with something that will not only discredit Brutus, but also make the citizens band around him. So he goes “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me”. Antony uses this quote to emphasize how much he loved Caesar, and the sadness he feels now that Caesar is gone. It is this grief that makes the citizens of Rome sympathetic to him, thus leading to them to wonder if Caesar death was