in his speech mark antony uses a rhetorical question to make the crowd question brutus’s motives. he says to the audience at caesar's funeral “did this in caesar seem ambitious?”. he uses this rhetorical question to make the audience question if brutus actually killed caesar for being “ambitious”. Antony includes another rhetorical question in his speech questioning brutus's motives for he asks the crowd “was this ambition?” Antony uses this rhetorical question to further shake their belief of what brutus earlier told them in his speech. Antony expertly uses these rhetorical question to make the audience at caesar's funeral question everything brutus had told them about caesar and why he had to kill him. he adds rhetorical questions to make the audience question themselves if caesar was ambitious and if that's the reason brutus was murdered.
Mark Antony also includes a hyperbole in his speech to show how saddened the death of caesar made him and to make the audience feel sad. At the end of the speech Antony says to the audience “My heart
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he uses pathos to make the audience feel bad about the death of caesar which makes them feel angry at brutus for killing caesar. he starts using pathos at the very beginning of his speech when he says “ i come to bury caesar” this quote just makes you feel sad mark antony just here to bury his friend. he also says towards the middle of the speech that he came to the speak about caesar “he was my friend faithful and just to me” this quote makes you feel bad for mark antony because he just lost a good friend which makes you more open to what he has to say. after reading the whole speech it's easy to see he uses pathos very effectively because at the very end you do feel bad for him. his pathos also makes him more relatable he doesn't seem like some politician trying to sway you he seems ordinary and
Antony also uses the power of his speech, similar to Cassius, to influence the plebeians of Rome by carefully structuring his words together and using various tones to appeal to the audience. Antony uses repetition, such as this quote, “I thrice presented him a kingly crown,/ Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?/Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,/And sure he is an honourable man.”(III.ii.94-97) Antony uses this repetition of giving evidence to the people of what Caesar’s characteristics were really like, showing them that Caesar was not as ambitious as Brutus said, and calling Brutus an honourable man. The repetition allows for the plebeians to realize the truth because of Antony’s multiple exposures of verification that Caesar was not ambitious and how Brutus and the other conspirators are at fault. It also influences the plebeians to believe that Brutus is not noble at all because of how deceitful he acts when justifying his causes to murder Caesar. Antony then says, “[...]Bear with me./My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,/and I must pause till it come back to me.”(III.ii.103-105). Antony indicates how close his relationship to Caesar and that he feels so heartbroken that he chokes up from all the overwhelming emotions he feels. The tone of his speech elicits sympathy from the plebeians due to the
Playwright, William Shakespeare, in the play Julius Caesar, utilizes many instances of rhetorical devices through the actions and speech of Caesar's right-hand man, Mark Antony. In the given excerpt, Antony demonstrates several of those rhetorical devices such as verbal irony, sarcasm, logos, ethos, and pathos which allows him to sway the plebeians. The central purpose of Mark Antony’s funeral speech is to persuade his audience into believing that Caesar had no ill intentions while manipulating the plebeians into starting a rebellion against their new enemies, Brutus and the conspirators.
Mark Antony’s speech, whose aim is to counter Brutus’ speech, enlightens the crowd on the unjust murder of Caesar. Though he never directly communicates to the crowd of his feeling towards the conspirators, Antony was able to effectively convey to the crowd, through the use of verbal irony and other stylistic devices/techniques in his speech, his true views of the assassination. Moreover, Antony was able to shrewdly emphasize his belief of the undeserved assassination of Caesar through the wide use of epiphoral and anaphoral structure in his speech. Antony emphasizes the wrongdoings of Brutus and Cassius through the ingenious use of the epistrophe along with verbal irony as he notes that “I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong” (III, ii, 125). Moreover, he stresses the importance of punishi...
Brutus used logos and rhetorical questions as a rhetorical technique in his speech at Caesar’s funeral to persuade and inform the audience about why his death was necessary. However, Antony used more pathos and repetition in his speech. This allowed him to connect with the audience on an emotional level, which was more persuading than Brutus’s method.
While Mark Antony’s speech is a eulogy Caesar’s funeral, it gradually develops the energetic tone of an epideictic (praise-and-blame speech), which points to an ulterior motive. He draws in his audience with a solemn introduction that is meant to defer any bad feelings the Roman’s have towards him, and then he begins to exemplify Caesar’s good character. However, his tone soon becomes more passionate and he begins to use interjections to arouse the listeners. By shouting “O judgment!” as he questions the Roman’s loyalty, Antony is making use of ecphonesis to force a reaction: hopefully one that supports Caesar. Antony strategically spaces these throughout the course of the speech to ensure their enthusiastic spirit, yet hide his own zeal from the audience. Most notably, he exclaims “what a fall was there, my countrymen!” to emphasize the magnitude of Caesar’s death and in the last line he shouts to them “here was a Caesar!...
They are used perfectly in the speech, as well as the most often. Foremost, he said, “It will inflame you, it will make you mad: ‘Tis good you know not that you are his heirs.” When the people found out that they were Caesar’s heirs, their emotions for him were plentiful and their love overabundant. They realized they were worthy enough to be thought of by Caesar. Also, Antony said, “This was the most unkindest cut of all;” He was referencing the cut of Brutus, and all of the commoners were heartbroken and enraged after seeing all of the wounds of the man they loved. In Antony’s speech, his use of pathos greatly influenced the commoners, more than any out of the
The rhetorical question is used to make Caesar feel as if he is being immature and difficult for not wanting to take the chance of meeting his end. He addresses Caesar by saying, “If Caesar hide himself, shall they not whisper/’Lo Caesar is afraid.” (2.2.105-106). The rhetorical question intentionally draws to light the matter of what the people will believe if the mighty Caesar chooses not to arrive. Resurfacing on his policy of inflating Caesar’s ego, he contradicts his earlier claims of how mighty he is. Caesar has been told frequently and for a long period of time just how great he is by nearly every soul he comes across. The sudden declaration of his frailties shocks Caesar to the reality of his predicament, that being that it is only a matter of time before his power will run out. Caesar feels that if he waits too long or makes the wrong moves he will never receive the opportunity to fulfill his one wish in life, to become king. The ultimate goal of Decius’s sermon was to unknowingly lead Caesar to his death. This goal is reached due to Caesar’s unwavering desire for power. The use of repetition, inversion, and rhetorical questions helped push Caesar towards his dismal
Pathos means to appeal to the audience's emotion and or feelings. Pathos elicits feeling and emotions that already reside in the audience. Therefore, the goal of pathos is to create a favorable emotional affection from the audience towards the objective of your speech. A different way to use pathos is when the speaker himself exemplifies the emotion he wants to elicit the audience to feel. It is evokes sympathy and sometimes empathy from your audience. Consequently, emotions are powerful motivators to get your audience to really listen to what you are saying. Antony uses pathos in his speech multiple times in order to genuinely persuade his audience. One time he states,"Bear with me. My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me." Here, Antony explains his love for his dear friend Caesar, and his deep sorrow for his death. He describes this to strike compassion and sympathy in the hearts of his audience. Antony wants them to feel saddened by his loss and convince the crowd to join his side against the conspirators. Therefore, by tugging at the emotions of his audience by using pathos, the art of appealing to the readers emotions. Antony was able to establish feelings of pity and distrust in the Roman citizens, making the put their trust in him. It It invokes sympathy, and sometimes even empathy, from the audience.invokes sympathy, and sometimes even empathy, from
The speeches given by both Brutus and Mark Antony in William Shakespeare’s, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar are very persuasive to the audience. Mark Antony delivers a strong funeral oration in Caesar's honor. Antony was a trusted friend of Caesar and he manipulated the conspirators in thinking that he was fine with their deed. Antony uses a kind of mode of persuasion in order to convince the audience that Caesar is worthy kind of man. Antony then must use pathos in order to call the emotion of the audience. He must have to understand the nature of the audience to successfully induce his audience that Caesar really was not an ambitious man. After Brutus's speech ended it was Antony’s turn but Brutus made a big mistake by leaving as Antony started his speech. Antony starts his speech by saying, "friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears! I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him" (3. 2. 70). He immediately starts using rhetoric and calculated dramatic words to incite the crowd into a frenzy.
With the use of pathos, Antony directly touched the emotions of the people by stating how greatly affected he was by the death of Caesar and how he did not deserve to die. Next, by the use of ethos, Antony reminded the people that they once loved Caesar and that he was a morally good
In his speech, Brutus appeals to the loyalism of his audience by making intertwining arguments of ethos, pathos, and logos. He begins by establishing his ethos by asserting his status as an honorable fellow Roman worthy of their respect. He expands on this ethos by dividing it into three parts: his love of Caesar, his loyalty to Rome, and his relationship to his audience. Brutus tells his audience that he was a “dear friend” to the man he murdered, invoking a pathetic sense of sympathy from his audience. However, as he says himself, it was “not that [he] loved Caesar less, but that [he] loved Rome more,” strengthening his ethos as a loyal countryman with the interests of his audience at heart. After establishing an emotional connection to his audience and earning their trust, Brutus explains his logic
Through the whole of his spectacular speech, Mark Antony influences the crowd using his distinct diction. He is able to inculcate a fired up anti-Caesar mass of people, and he makes the populace believe that Julius Caesar’s death was a true tragedy. Antony gracefully applies his proficiency with ‘logos’ and ‘pathos’ to his speech and is able to adroitly gain followers. His strong reasoning and explanations allow the Romans to buy what he has to say. Antony’s ability to speak in a roundabout way is a key constituent of his speech. Withal, he is extremely humble and the way he plays down his prowess is impressive. Mark Antony puts all the parts of his remarkable rhetoric together, and the result is a speech for the ages.
While giving speeches, people use certain rhetorical devices with the intention of obtaining a certain outcome. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Mark Antony stands on the capitol steps, addressing Rome’s countrymen. He speaks on the demerits of Brutus on March 15, 44 B.C. at the capitol building in Rome, just after Brutus assassinated a beloved ruler. In his speech, Antony urges the Romans to recognize Julius Caesar’s merits and Brutus and the conspirator’s immoral act, all while adopting the persona of an emotional friend of the people.
“Rhetoric, the art of making life less believable.”- Ben Marcus. In light of conspirators assassinating Marc Antony’s long-time friend, Caesar, Antony vows to avenge Caesar’s death. In Antony’s speech at Caesars funeral oration, Antony used rhetoric techniques to manipulate and persuade the audience into believing the same ideas Antony believed in. The purpose behind his speech was to lead into rebellion; Antony achieves this by stepping down to the audience’s level, using theatrical actions, and raising the morale to rebel against conspirators in the audience by presenting Caesar’s will.
...d saddened by Caesar’s death, this is also hyperbole. Antony is exaggerating his current emotions. He doesn’t truly need a moment before he goes on. He simply wants the crowd to react to his speech so far. In saying his heart died with Caesar, the pathos generated moves the crowd and gives them an opportunity to respond to Antony.