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Brutus Spoke at Caesar's funeral trying to persuade the citizens that Brutus killed Caesar out of good intentions. The citizens of Rome and Rome were Brutus's main priority. Brutus says, "I honor him. But, as he was ambitious, I slew him." (3:ii:25) If Caesar had never been killed then who knows what would have happened to Rome and its government. By examining the ethos, pathos, and logos in Julius Caesar. It is clear that Brutus's speech is more persuasive than Antony's speech.
Brutus tries to persuade the people that why he killed Caesar was good and they should believe him. The citizens of Rome honor and look up to Brutus so they will trust and listen to what he must say. Brutus says, "Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor that you may believe." (3:ii:14) Brutus wants the citizens to have respect for what he has to say and believe everything he is saying. Antony says that Caesar was not ambitious as
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Brutus says he was. Antony says, "Ambition should be made of sterner stuff." (3:ii:90) Ambition is a strong desire to achieve a goal. Antony is saying that Ambition should not be soft. Ambition should be hard working to make sure that everything gets done. Brutus talked about how even though Antony had no part in Caesar's death, Antony still benefited from his death. Brutus says, "Here comes his body, mourned by Mark Antony, who, though he had no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying––a place in the commonwealth––as which of you shall not?" (3:ii:39) Brutus is saying that Antony is mourning over Caesar's death even though he had no part in his death but will still be benefited from it, receiving a share in the commonwealth along with everyone else. Brutus honored Caesar greatly for being brave but Caesar's ambition is why Brutus killed Caesar.
Brutus has sympathy for Caesar's death and weeps for Caesar because Caesar cared for Brutus. Brutus says, "I weep for him." (3:ii:24) Caesar was a respectful person to Brutus ,but Brutus was afraid what Caesar was going to do if he became King of Rome. Caesar wrote a will saying how much he loved the people of Rome. While Antony was giving his speech at Caesar's funeral Antony mentioned the will and the people wanted Antony to read it, but Antony refused because the people would get mad. Antony says, "It will inflame you, it will make you mad." (3:ii:142) Caesar loved the people of Rome so much and if they knew that Caesar loved them they would go after Brutus because Brutus is the one who killed Caesar. Brutus applauses Caesar bravery for going out and taking his chances, but Brutus wanted to make sure the people of Rome were not going to be hurt. Brutus says, "I rejoice at it." (3:ii:24) Brutus rejoices his bravery and ambition in taking
chances. Brutus does not hate Caesar, but Brutus was looking out for the people of Rome and their well being. Brutus says, "Not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more." (3:ii:20) Brutus loved Caesar but cared much more about Rome than he did Caesar. Brutus and Antony would rather blame the deceased. Antony says, "I rather choose to wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, than I will wrong such honorable men." (3:ii:123) Antony would rather wrong someone who is dead than an honorable man. Brutus thought of Caesar as an ambitious man. Brutus says, "But, as he was ambitious, I slew him." (3:ii:25) Caesar was so ambitious and determined that Brutus had to kill him before Caesar did anything to hurt Rome. Brutus is an honorable man by the people of Rome. The people look up to him. Brutus had the most persuasive effect on the people at Caesar's funeral. Brutus is close to most of the people so anything he says they will believe and go along with. Brutus told the people that he killed Caesar out of good intentions to help save Rome from Caesar becoming king.
The people of this county, the Romans of this city please listen to me. I have came to Tell you the good about caesar. Brutus has given me permission from all the conspirators to tell the good about Caesar and that I will speak nothing bad of them. Brutus had told you guys that. Caesar was way to committed to do something, he always wanted to thrive in anything and everything and that's why he was killed . both Brutus and caesar are both very nice and noble to their countries and will die if they need to. I am not trying to say that brutus did something wonderful for the community but he could have did it differently. Remember what caesar has done for us, remember what he has done for the poor. I can't read his will aloud because it will make
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
The most predominate and important aspect In the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare are the speeches given to the Roman citizens by Brutus and Antony, the two main charaters, following the death of Caesar. Brutus and Antony both spoke to the crowd,using the same rhetorical devices to express their thoughts. Both speakers used the three classical appeals employed in the speeches: ethos, which is an appeal to credibility; pathos, which is an appeal to the emotion of the audience; and logos, which is an appeal to the content and arrangement of the argument itself. Even though both speeches have the same structure Antony’s speech is significantly more effective than Brutus’s.
In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus is a skillful orator who makes use of rhetorical devices to convey his points. In his speech made after the death of Caesar, Brutus uses devices such as ethos, parallelism, and rhetorical questions to persuade the people to his way of thinking. Ethos is when a speaker gives an example of credibility in order to appeal to the listener’s ethics. When Brutus asks the people to “believe me for mine honor, and have respect for mine honor” (3.2.14-15), he is using ethos to appeal to their morals in order to make them consider his opinions. The use of ethos exhibits Brutus’ need for the people to approve of him, and by extension, the assassination of Caesar. Later, Brutus utilizes parallelism
“Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” (3.2.24) This quote reflects the motive of Brutus for the assassination of his friend, Caesar. I believe Brutus killed him not out of disrespect, but in a selfless act to protect Rome from the decree of Caesar yet to come. I also believe that he did this out of force from the manipulation from his “friend” Cassius. In Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar”, Brutus’ two most significant characteristics are virtue and unconscious hypocrisy. In order to fully understand these characteristics, it is necessary to analyze all other contributing characteristics, the manipulation of friendship that Cassius uses against him, and the motivations for
Both Caesar and Brutus have a tragic flaw. In the beginning of the play a soothsayer is telling Caesar to beware the ides of march Caesar Responds “He is a dreamer; Brutus leave him. Pass” (shakespeare page??? line????) When Caesar tells the soothsayer this it shows that he does not believe that he could be harmed. Just like caesar, Brutus suffered a tragic flaw, his being trusting everyone. After Caesar is dead Antony wants to say a speech at Caesar 's funeral, after making the crowd violent says “Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot, take thou the course thou wilt.”(shakespeare3.2.266-264). Brutus trusted Antony to say some nice words about Caesar, instead he turn the crowd violent. Caesar and Brutus love the roman people and would sacrifice anything for them. after Caesar dies Antony reads “ to every roman citizen he gives, to every several man, seventy-five drachmas”( page lines title). Caesar loved the romans so much he gave them all a bit of his money after he died. Even though he was prideful he loved the romans as much as Brutus. Brutus saw that under Caesar 's rule romans were suffering and says” Not that i love Caesar less, but that I loved/Rome more”(?) He Explains why he felt
Brutus put his trust in Antony to not turn on him at the funeral. He was lead to believe that Antony would only speak good of the conspirators and defend them for the actions they have made. He trusted Antony when he told him he would not express such hate and talk of the bad they did and then later turned against them for the vengeance of Caesar. Brutus told Antony, “You shall not in your funeral speech blame us, But speak all good you can devise of Caesar” (III.i.245-246). He told him that the only way he is going to be able to speak at Caesar’s funeral is if he speaks good of the conspirators. After Antony said his speech, the whole crowd immediately switched and sided with him against them. They wanted nothing more than for Brutus, Cassius and the other contributors to be dead. This reveals that Brutus is shameful for putting his trust in someone who was so close to Caesar. Brutus trusted that Antony wouldn't do anything and just imagined he would be to scared to step up and speak out. This leads to Brutus losing the trust he had for Antony and starting a war between the people and the conspirators. As the war was about to proceed, they all prepped for what was about to happen. Antony and his army completely dominated Brutus’ and lead to many of them fleeing for their lives. Many people died by genocide while other committed suicide. Brutus was among the ones of suicide. He no longer wanted to be alive and felt that he had lived and fulfill what he had wanted. People were dead and he knew he was going to be one of them. Brutus’ last words were, “Caesar, now be still; I killed not thee with half so good a will” (V.v.50-51). He wanted Caesar to know that he can now be at rest because the vengeance he was looking for has been given. Because of all the trust he put in the people that were taking advantage of him, he ended up finishing his life. This reveals that Brutus really did
Brutus says," Believe me for mine honor, and have respect for mine honor that you may believe. " III:2:14he-15. By using repetition, the people can easily remember that speech, and that is the kind of speech that they like. In Antony's speech he says," Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man." (III:2:84-85).
Throughout the play, Brutus speaks about honor and his loyalty to his country. These two concepts become major conflicts for him when it comes to his friendship and loyalty to Caesar. Brutus life is conducted by the concept of honor. He constantly throughout the play speaks of how honorable he is and how honorable men should live. He 's very proud of how Romans view him as a noble and honorable man, who fights for what is right and is always following the moral and ethical code. Brutus ends up using the concept of honor and loyalty to his country as a reason why Caesar must die. He 's convinced that his countrymen will thank him for saving them from a tyrant and that Rome would be much better off without Caesar, but it ends up being a big miscalculation
For example, when he addresses the crowd in his funeral speech, Brutus states, “Believe me/for mine honor and have respect to mine honor/that you may believe” (3.2.15-17). Brutus appeals to ethos and establishes his credibility by repeating “honor”. The public now believes that he does indeed have “honor”. He also convinces the public that he is trustworthy by appealing to ethos. Similarly after Brutus’ death Antony states, “This was the noblest Roman…/All of the conspirators, save only he/did that they did in envy of great Caesar” (5.5.74-76). Antony is the enemy of Brutus and yet he still refers to Brutus as the “noblest Roman”, which verifies that Brutus is actually honorable. Antony is stating that while all the other senators kill Caesar out of “envy”, Brutus’ intentions to kill Caesar was for the good of Rome and its citizens. This reveals that Brutus has no other hidden agenda for wanting to execute Caesar, and therefore Brutus has the most purest intentions out of all the other conspirators. This confirms that he is the most noble Roman because he is not thinking about what he wants. Instead, he is thinking about the people and how they would feel if Caesar becomes a dictator. Brutus possesses nobility and honor. Those two qualities are vital to being an effective leader because the people can then
Brutus murdered Caesar for the good of Rome. Although he killed Caesar, he did not do it for himself, but for the entire society of Rome. Mark Antony, an enemy to Brutus, also thought that he was a hero. “This was the noblest Roman of them all / All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of Caesar / He only in a general honest thought” (V.v.74-77). Antony is saying that all the other conspirators killed Caesar because they despised Caesar. He was able to declare the truth regarding Brutus. Brutus, actuality loved Caesar, so he could not have done it for himself. Caesar and Brutus were extraordinary friends that would do what was best for each other. “Et, tu, Brute – then fall Caesar” (III.i.85). Caesar says this in astonishment of Brutus stabbing...
In William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, two speeches are given to the people of Rome about Caesar's death. In Act 3, Scene 2 of this play Brutus and Antony both try to sway the minds of the Romans toward their views. Brutus tried to make the people believe he killed Caesar for a noble cause. Antony tried to persuade the people that the conspirators committed an act of brutality toward Caesar and were traitors. The effectiveness and ineffectiveness of both Antony's and Brutus's speech to the people are conveyed through tone and rhetorical devices.
In William Shakespeare play Julius Caesar, Caesar is assassinated, and the city of Rome becomes enraged, demanding the death of the conspirators that murdered him. Brutus, one of the main assassins, talks to the mob and persuades them to understand that they are at an advantage without Caesar, the tyrant, as the dictator of Rome. He then leaves Mark Antony, who has meticulous orders to not try to pin the murder on the conspirators’ selfishness, but can speak numerous praises about his superior. Mark Antony then speaks to the persuaded crowd about Caesar’s endeavors and the benefits that Caesar gave to the kingdom, giving everything that was necessary and more. Mark Antony’s speech riles the citizens of Rome to mutiny without actually revealing his personal intentions of wishing to do so. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Mark Antony’s speech is more persuasive that Brutus’ speech
After the murderous confrontation, it was not too late to prevent the anger of Caesar’s allies and the citizens or, even, to avoid future civil war. But it was here that Brutus made his second and third mistakes. Marcus Brutus rose before the Roman populace and attempted to offer a justification of Caesar’s murder. His flawed judgment came when he deemed Antony trustworthy and allowed him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. Brutus naively let Antony draw the mob in his favor. No one could dare refute Antony’s impassioned pleas in behalf of Caesar.
In his apostrophe, Cassius admits, “Well, Brutus, thou art noble; yet I see / [t]hy honorable metal may be wrought / [f]rom that it is dispos[e]d” (1.2.306-8), showing that he can see that Brutus is noble, but also that Brutus can be manipulated. Cassius can tell that he will be able to use Brutus’s patriotism and honor against him by convincing him that Julius Caesar’s death is best for Rome. Brutus loves his country above all else; his patriotism can be easily exploited. When Antony asks if he can speak at Caesar’s funeral, Brutus agrees, but adds, “You shall not in your funeral speech blame us, / [b]ut speak all good you can devise of Caesar / [a]nd say you do [i]t by our permission” (3.1.245-7). Brutus assumes that if he sets requirements for Antony, Antony will obey because Brutus is so innocent that he expects everyone to be as honorable as he is. Brutus believes that Antony will follow the guidelines he has set, showing that his naivety makes him too trusting; his kindness, which would be a good choice in general, is a fatal choice in politics. The innocence Brutus displays shows his fellow politicians how his strengths can be turned against him, which proves that he will not make an acceptable