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The tragedy of julius caesar character traits
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Analysis of Julius Caesar
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In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Antony has a more persuasive argument because he was able to persuade the public by using ethos, pathos, logos. He claims that Caesar is not ambitious. He supports his claim by first saying that he had the right to talk about him because Caesar was his friend and he was faithful to him. Then, when the poor people cried because they didn’t have anything, Caesar also cried when he had everything. Finally, Mark Anthony denies what Brutus was saying about Caesar being ambitious. Mark Anthony’s purpose is to persuade the Roman public in order to tell them that what Brutus did to Caesar was wrong. Antony wants to encourage the crowd to be against the conspirators.
Mark Antony claims that Caesar
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was his friend and he was good to him. “He was my friend, faithful and just to me” Antony is saying that he has the right to talk about Caesar because he was his friend and just to him, a good friend would know this. Antony is trying to tell the crowd why would Brutus kill Caesar when they were friends too. This is important because Antony wasn’t going to say nice things about Caesar but he changed his mind because he made Brutus promise not to say anything about the conspirators in front of the crowd because the public already knows Antony’s intentions. Although everyone was against Caesar, they once loved him too.
Caesar had a kind heart, he did great things for Rome. “When the poor have cried , Caesar hath wept”. Caesar cared about the people of Rome and cried with them when they were in pain. He wept for their plight. Caesar wept with the poor even though the poor didn’t have anything and Caesar had everything. This is important because what this quote is trying to say is that Caesar had good in him and that his murder was unfair, the men who killed him were evil. Caesar cared for the people of Rome as much as Brutus did. Caesar did not betray his friend has Brutus betrayed him for the good of …show more content…
Rome. Finally, Caesar denied the crown three times, even though they wanted him to be king. “I thrice presented him with a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?” Antony used sarcasm to persuade the crowd that Caesar was not ambitious. This quote shows that Caesar didn’t want the crown, he wanted to give it to someone else even though he deserved to be king. This is important because it shows that Caesar wasn’t ambitious. He denied the crown three times when asked to be king. He didn’t want the glory and honor to himself. He didn’t care about that. Caesar was not ambitious. The counter claim for Brutus’s good viewpoints effectively says that he loved Caesar. “The tears for his love; the joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition.” This is important because Brutus felt sadness because he loved him. He felt triumph for his destiny, he had respect for his courage, and there’s death for his determination to succeed. The bad counterclaim for Brutus’s viewpoints is that he killed Caesar and he made a fake will.
“I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger for myself, when it shall please my country to need my death.” This quote is important because it shows that even though he did love Caesar, he didn’t love him as much as he loved Rome. Brutus says that since he was willing to kill Caesar cold blooded for the good of Rome, that if he has to kill himself to save Rome again, then he will. I believe that Mark Antony had a more persuasive speech because he made points that were different in what Brutus said in his speech about Caesar. When Brutus says “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” this was contradicted by Anthony, saying that Caesar felt enormously for his people and that he was very considerate and humble for his
people. In conclusion, Mark Antony’s funeral speech was better because Antony made his speech personal and persuasive. Brutus made his speech all about Caesar being ambitious and killing him for the good of Rome, he was trying to persuade the people to believe in him so that Brutus could have authority. Although Brutus and Mark Antony both had persuasive speeches, Brutus uses more logos as Antony uses pathos. Finally, Antony’s speech was more effective because it touched people. Because the audience could connect with Antony because they also lost someone they loved. It’s a funeral, and it should be more emotional. Antony’s speech shows his loyalty with Caesar.
... Antony also mixes Logos and Pathos when he says that “when the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept” (873) to show that Caesar was a noble and caring leader of the public and would never try to hurt or harm their liberties. Unlike Brutus, Antony’s logo requires the people to think on what he says, which only helps in winning his argument. He continues this mix when he says that “[they] all did love him once, not without cause” (873) in order to put guilt on the crowd for switching sides on the man they loved and admired so dearly. Antony, with full support of the crowd, uses his sense of loss and anger to guilt the public says that “[his] heart is in there with Caesar”(873) and after reading the contents of Caesar will to the public which gives each citizen 70 drachmas and various other gifts he asks “when comes another [as great as Caesar]?”
Antony asks rhetorical questions and lets the audience answer for themselves. Brutus uses ethos by stating that he a noble man and that is why the people should believe him but infact Antony questions his nobility by saying what Brutus said,” Brutus is an honourable man”(III.ii.79). In a way, Antony states what Brutus states to convince the audience by using examples that Brutus is wrong. Antony himself knows what kind of man Brutus is but lets the people figure it out on their own. In addition, Brutus uses logos by expressing that fact that Caesar died because of his ambition. This argument is severely under supported because his reasons are invalid and simply observations. Antony uses “did this in Caesar seem ambitious” to question Brutus’ argument (III.ii.82). Antony gives examples backing his argument like when Caesar refused the crown thrice to prove his humbleness. The way Antony convinces the people to rebel is by using pathos. He brings the audience in by stepping down to their level and showing them the body of Caesar. While Antony talks at Caesar's funeral, he pauses because” heart us in the coffin there with Caesar “(III.ii.98). When Antony becomes emotional, he reminds the audience about what injust event happened to the much loved
Brutus starts off by saying he was Caesar’s friend, and he loved him, but because Caesar was “ambitious” he had to “slew” him. Brutus knew that everyone in town thought he was an honorable man and he used that to establish his credibility, unlike Antony, who was thought to be a play boy, not serious about anything. He had to work harder to gain the crowd’s attention. The first sentence out of his mouth was that he was here to “bury Caesar, not to praise him” which is a great way to start since most of the people didn’t like Caesar at the time and didn’t want to listen to some silly friend of Caesar’s say wonderful things about him. Antony also mentioned many times that their hero Brutus is an “honorable“ man.
...cessful but Mark Anthony’s speech is much more effective. Ultimately Brutus is trying to defend himself for the killing of Caesar. He wanted to prove to the townspeople that what he did was for the liberty and justice of the Roman Empire. Mark Antony was successful because in his speech he uses a masterful combination of ethos, logos, pathos. He also uses a lot of repetition and rhetorical irony which indirectly shows the crowd that Brutus is not an honorable man and what he does is very wrong. Antony shows true compassion to the common people and the passion won the their hearts over. Antony uses more of a pathos, emotional appeal, unlike Brutus who uses more logos and ethos. Antony’s tone in his speech was melancholy and the crowd could see true sympathy. Antony was ultimately able to persuade his point of view to the crowd and was more victorious than Brutus.
Throughout his famous speech in the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Antony continuously propagandizes the crowd using his eloquence. From the very beginning of his speech, Antony is facing a crowd that is already not on his side. His unique elocution allows him to fairly easily brainwash the throng into submitting to his ideas about Julius Caesar’s death. Using rhetorical appeals such as logos and pathos, Mark Antony changes the mob’s mind in a timely manner. He uses plausible and convincing reasoning, rationale, and emotional appeal in order to indoctrinate the multitude of Romans into believing what he has to say. Antony’s exceptional mellifluousness helps him put it all together though, leading to the final product that is his acclaimed speech. Mark Antony possesses phenomenal enunciation and flaunts his rare skill admirably as he dexterously instills his views into the brains of the Romans.
In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Mark Antony—a loyal friend to Julius Caesar, the former emperor of Rome—gives a speech to the Roman commoners in order to persuade them to turn against Brutus, for Brutus and the conspirators had slain Caesar. Antony’s uses rough and sharp diction, a scornful tone, and honest anecdotes in order to achieve his purpose of manipulating the common people to take his side.
“If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” (1) In this sentence he is using pathos to invoke the audience, trying to put them in his own shoes by telling them that he conspired against Julius for their sake. “As Caesar loved me, I weep for him. As he was fortunate, I rejoice at it. As he was valiant, I honor him. But, as he was ambitious, I slew him.” In this quote he uses words of emotion such as love, rejoice, and honor. Brutus is trying to influence the audience into giving him sympathy by making the audience feel what he wants them to
In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, although Marc Antony is allowed to make a speech at Caesar's funeral, he must not speak ill of either the conspirators or Caesar. Antony was infuriated with Caesar's assassination, and wants to seek revenge on his killers as well as gain power for himself in Rome's government. He must persuade the crowd that has gathered that Caesar's murder was unjust, and turn them against Brutus and Cassius. He tries to stir his listeners' anger, rousing them into action and yet say nothing bad about his enemies. Marc Antony uses several persuasive devices in his speech, which allows him to successfully convince the citizens of Rome to turn against the conspirators.
In the play Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, Brutus and Antony both display their sides of Caesar in hopes of getting the Plebeians to support them. Mark Antony, a friend of Caesars, effectively persuades the crowd that the conspirators are traitors rather than heroes while technically keeping his promise to avoid saying anything negative about them. Antony convinced the mob that Caesar cared for the common people by manipulating the definition of the words “honorable” and “ambitious,” and using props, thereby delivering the more effective speech in the end.
To start off, for Mark Antony to fully manipulate the audience into supporting Caesar, he must first be able to connect with his audience. Antony does exactly
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.
This is where everything falls apart. Brutus used a lot of rhetorical strategies in his speech. He uses ethos to give himself credibility on being honorable and “saving Rome” from the rule of Julius Caesar. He says, “Not that I love Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” Appealing to emotion is what got the audience to see that Brutus wouldn’t lie and that he meant well for what he did. Brutus offers himself as a sacrifice to Rome if him killing Caesar offended and hurt them so much. Questioning and reasoning were also used in his speech. He asks the audience who has he offended and who would not kill for his country for the good of all. Antony’s speech was different in the way his words flowed together. The use of pathos and logos were a huge part of his speech. Fear tactics were used to reverse what Brutus said and say it effortlessly to get the people of Rome to see the truth. Words like honor and Caesar’s name were used throughout the speech. The word honor is used to show to that if you are honorable and true, why did you kill somebody. Caesar’s name held weight in Act III, so his name alone got the people of Rome to see the Caesar is indeed the victim, not Rome itself. Name calling was also used. With Antony calling the names of the conspirators that killed Caesar and showing where their sword went makes everyone see that Brutus tried covering for everyone and was willing to take the blame and his life, but this
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
Antony, though he kept to his bargain, brought the audience to his side in a variety of ways. He used all three methods of persuasion to his advantage. He claimed the killers of Caesar to be honorable and noble, and in the very act of doing so turned Brutus' followers against him. This shows the true ability of Marcus Antonius, and that he is a far greater threat than the conspirators recognized. This power of words is well known, and Aristotle's three methods of persuasion live on in modern speechwriters. Ethos, logos, and pathos are just as effective in our time as in that of Shakespeare, the Roman Empire, and wherever there are people to speak and people to listen. Thus even today, this speech of Shakespeare through Antony shows the sheer impact that mere words can have.