People know right from wrong, because it is an instinct that everyone is born with. When society knows that there is something wrong, they choose to sit back and not draw too much attention to themselves. In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and in Martin Luther King Jr's “I Have a Dream” speech, there was an issue to be discussed that no one could quite put their finger on. In Mark Antony’s case, the Roman citizens did not see anything wrong with what the conspirators had done to Caesar, and in Martin Luther King’s case, the African-American people were not brave enough to stand for their rights and explain to others that the way that they are being treated because of the color of their skin is wrong. It took one brave person to speak in front of
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After going to see the conspirators and asking them for some favors, Mark Antony is speaking to the plebeians at Julius Caesar’s funeral. Mark Antony is angry at the Conspirators for what they have done to Caesar, especially Brutus. He starts of his speech by calling them “Friends, Romans, countrymen” (JC.3.2.77). By saying that he implies that he is one of them, that he is a Roman citizen, and that they are all equal. This will help him gain their trust and respect, and they will continue to listen to his speech as they keep in mind that they are equal to him. Many other great speakers, such as Martin Luther King, have used ethos to authorize his credibility. Martin uses an example of ethos that is undoubtedly similar to the way Mark Antony uses this rhetorical device. He implies that he is equal to his audience by saying, ‘There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, ‘When will you be satisfied?’ We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children …show more content…
Both speakers intend to manipulate the audience's emotion to get them to see the issue from their point of view, but subsequently Mark Antony’s use of it is going to be more effective. The plebeians are listening to Antony’s speech as he talks about the conspirators and Caesar. It bothers Antony that the people are not grieving over Caesar’s death. He tells the people how Caesar was killed, as if he were there and saw the whole thing. He starts to see that his story is working and says, “O, now you weep, and I perceive you feel/The dint pity. These are gracious drops./Kind souls, what weep you when you but behold /Our Caesar’s vesture wounded? Look you here!/Here is himself, marr’d, as you see, with traitors” (JC.3.2.198-202). Antony is trying to make their pity for Caesar turn into anger towards the conspirators. Now that he has them angry at the conspirators, Antony is able to grab more of their attention as they anxiously wait for his speech to be over, so that they can hunt down the conspirators and help Antony avenge Caesar’s tragic demise. Martin Luther King is speaking to the audience in a way that makes them feel that sense of unity and equality. In addition he goes on to tell the audience that “You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned
After going to see the conspirators and asking them for some favors, Mark Antony is speaking to the plebeians at Julius Caesar’s funeral. Mark Antony is angry at the Conspirators for what they have done to Caesar, especially Brutus. He starts of his speech by calling them “Friends, Romans, countrymen” (JC.3.2.77). By saying that he implies that he is one of them, that he is a Roman citizen, and that they are all equal. This will help him gain their trust and respect, and they will continue to listen to his speech as they keep in mind that they are equal to him. Many other great speakers, such as Martin Luther King, have used ethos to authorize his credibility. Martin uses an example of ethos that is undoubtedly similar to the way Mark Antony uses this rhetorical device. He implies that he is equal to his audience by saying, ‘There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, ‘When will you be satisfied?’ We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children …show more content…
Both speakers intend to manipulate the audience's emotion to get them to see the issue from their point of view, but subsequently Mark Antony’s use of it is going to be more effective. The plebeians are listening to Antony’s speech as he talks about the conspirators and Caesar. It bothers Antony that the people are not grieving over Caesar’s death. He tells the people how Caesar was killed, as if he were there and saw the whole thing. He starts to see that his story is working and says, “O, now you weep, and I perceive you feel/The dint pity. These are gracious drops./Kind souls, what weep you when you but behold /Our Caesar’s vesture wounded? Look you here!/Here is himself, marr’d, as you see, with traitors” (JC.3.2.198-202). Antony is trying to make their pity for Caesar turn into anger towards the conspirators. Now that he has them angry at the conspirators, Antony is able to grab more of their attention as they anxiously wait for his speech to be over, so that they can hunt down the conspirators and help Antony avenge Caesar’s tragic demise. Martin Luther King is speaking to the audience in a way that makes them feel that sense of unity and equality. In addition he goes on to tell the audience that “You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned