Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger

Blood Is Thicker Than Water In Brutus’ speech he tries to persuade the audience (people of Rome) that he had many reasons to murder Caesar. He tells the audience that they can believe him by using ethos and saying “Believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe. Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses, that you may the better judge.” (III, ii, 14-17). In Antony’s speech Antony is trying to persuade the Roman people by using ethos and addressing to…

would you do? In Rome’s case, the death of Julius Caesar brought fear and chaos. Many Romans anxiously demanded reasons for Caesars death from two people, Brutus, who planned and carried out the assassination of Caesar and a close friend of Caesar, and Mark Antony, who was a high ranking official and also a close friend of Caesar. Both Brutus and Mark Antony had different views on the death of Julius Caesar and they hoped their orations would persuade the audience of Rome to agree with their…

Influx of Literary Tactics Used in Brutus 's Forum Speech "Every good citizen makes his country 's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and its conscious that he gains protection while he gives it." In proclaiming his thoughts on nationality and loyalty to one 's country, Andrew Jackson demonstrates the norm that men with utmost love for their country live by. Men such as Marcus Junius Brutus, notable for their honor…

its namesake, Caesar, is murdered by a group of conspirators. Following this, Brutus attempts to persuade the audience that he acted for the best interest of Rome, claiming that Caesar would have become a dictator. However, the commoners of Rome were never satisfied with the reasoning for Caesar’s death. This was caused due to multiple reasons, mainly which they had already established their support for Caesar and Brutus’ inadequate speech which fails to justify his actions. The populace of…

In Act 4 Scenes 2 and 3 there is a lot going on involving Brutus, Cassius, Antony, and Octavius. Brutus and Cassius are joining allies and Octavius and Antony are joining allies. There is some confusion going on in these scenes, that have you wondering what is going to happen next. Two of the characters are arguing and not getting along well. Some of the characters are trying to join forces with each other but aren’t getting along with one another. The fates of each one of them are all…

A rhetorical device is a technique a write uses to establish an underlying meaning. In Marc Antony’s remembrance speech at Caesar’s funeral, rhetorical devices were used to convince the audience that Brutus was deceitful. Additionally, in President Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”, it is evident that the usage of these devices helped to persuade American citizens to unite and remember those who died for our country during the Battle of Gettysburg. Lastly, rhetorical devices are present in Hillary…

“Betray a friend, and often find thyself ruined.” In the story “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”, Caesar’s best friend Brutus, is fighting an internal conflict with himself because he has to pick a side of either his best friend Julius Caesar’s side or Rome’s side. Brutus picks Rome’s side and kills Caesar for the good of Rome, later on in the story Brutus “kills himself” because his life got harder once he killed Caesar and people didn’t handle it anymore. Betrayal from a friend is worse than…

This murder of Caesar caused guilt within the people in the conspiracy, so one by one their deaths came upon them. The speech given by Brutus in William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar was most effective due to the use of pathos, ethos, and logos.…

Brutus is one of the main protagonists in Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar. He plays a significant role in the play and has major speaking parts. Common knowledge gained throughout the play is that Brutus is honorable and trustworthy. He shows that he won’t stoop down to levels of unfair men. The end of play begs the question: “Is Brutus noble?”. The play shows Brutus as being a noble man, and he always tries to stay true to his title. I think that he is still noble in the end. When talking…

George Robertson`s painting titled Mark Antony`s Oration is a very powerful picture, even if you do not know the backstory to it. The painting is showing spectators what happened after Julius Caesar was stabbed. I believe the intended audience is people that have read Julius Caesar or have knowledge of Caesar`s death. Although it has a big message to people that never read the story too. Robertson`s painting gives off a lot of emotions. Robertson illustrates pathos, emotional appeal, by…