The death and murder of a beloved ruler worldwide can cause heartbreak and strong feelings of betrayal. Such things can cause trauma, especially when the person who betrayed you was someone you could depend on to respect you, keep you safe, and never violate your trust. Mark Antony, was a victim of heartbreak and betrayal once his beloved ruler, Julius Caesar, was slain by an honorable man named Brutus. When Brutus was questioned by Antony, he told him and the people the death was for the good of Rome as Caesar was too ambitious. People believed him, however, Antony did not, but still asked if he could give a speech at the funeral. During the speech, Antony is very capable of using different rhetorical devices in order to show that Caesar was …show more content…
He starts with an ethos because he must establish credibility towards the crowd to get them to listen to what he has to say about Caesar as well as the conspirators. The very first word Antony speaks to his fellow Romans is, “I come to bury Caesar, not praise him” (3.2.72). Ethos helps Antony show the crowd why he’s speaking to them right now. Although Antony's initial ambition is to get the plebeians to praise Caesar once again, Brutus was capable in getting the citizens to praise him for the murder. He had to get the crowd to hear him out right from the beginning. Once Antony was able to get the attention of the Romans, that's when he started to play them a little. Since he grabbed their attention, he now has to grab the audience's emotions. Antony explains his relationship to Caesar: “He was my friend, faithful and just to me” (3.2.83). When using pathos, Antony was able to harness the crowd's emotions and sympathy towards him. By doing this, it gives Antony a way to connect with the crowd and evoke their sympathetic …show more content…
He utilizes the strength of repetition and personification to further question if Brutus is really honorable and prove his love for the deceased. Antony initially plays with the crowd by repeating, “And Brutus is an honorable man” multiple times (3.2.85). He repeats this statement over and over to make sure the audience actually understands what he means. Repetition is one of Antony's most useful devices. While saying it so many times, he starts to sound a little sarcastic and disprove all of Brutus’s claims without completely bad mouthing him. Upon hearing that Brutus is so honorable multiple times, Antony begins to implant it into the Romans' brains and gets them rethinking if Brutus is truly honorable. While the plebians are still debating to listen to everything Antony has to say, he begins to express his true feelings by giving a vision. Antony gives human characteristics to his heart, he implores the people to believe in his love for Caesar. He stated, “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar/And I must pause till it comes back to me” (3.2.104-105). Personification gives Antony the capability of letting the crowd envision his feelings toward the mourning of
Rhetorical devices have been around for many centuries, and they are used to convince and persuade people to believe in their cause. These strategies exploit individuals by influencing them to feel sympathy or trust the speaker. In Julius Caesar, a historic tragedy written by the prominent Shakespeare, Antony’s brilliant rhetorical strategies are used to trump Brutus and prompt the Roman people to unite with his rebellion against the unjust butcher of the beloved Julius Caesar.
In this day and age, persuasion can be seen on almost any screen. The average American views thousands of advertisements every week. Most ads are simply pushed out of a person’s mind, but the successful advertisements are the ones that resonate with people. Some forms of ads are very annoying to those who put up with them constantly. Online pop-up ads, for example, are proven to do worse for products and business than no advertising at all! This is because this form of advertising does nothing to convince or persuade the person viewing the ad, and no effort is put into actually put into proving what it’s worth to make a point. Pop-ads make zero use of something known as “rhetorical devices”. In Julius Caesar, Brutus and Mark Antony both try to convey their point of view to a large audience of Roman citizens. One had a better speech than the other since he used “rhetorical devices” more effectively. Logos (logical; what makes sense), Ethos (ethics and morals; portraying similar beliefs and values), and Pathos (emotions; natural feelings that can be counterintuitive to logos) are the rhetorical devices that Aristotle
Firstly, Antony says a general statement that, “the evil that men do lives after them” (III.ii.74), when in fact he is subtly and sneeringly referring to the conspirators actions. The Roman commoners don’t realize that this general statement is swaying them, but the rest of Antony’s speech further convinces them of the evil the conspirators have done. Later, Antony talks about Brutus says that “sure, [he] is an honourable man” (III.ii.98), emphasis on the sure. Because he uses a scornful tone while sarcastically saying this statement, he is really beginning to show the audience his true feelings on the situation. Knowing that even Antony bitterly disagrees with the choices of the conspirators, it further persuades the common people of Rome to turn against Brutus and the rest of Caesar’s murderers. These occasions show Antony’s sour tone, especially towards the conspirators, and Antony’s tone also riles up the Roman citizens. His tone helps to exasperate the commoners with Caesar’s murder, and therefore assists Antony in achieving his purpose to manipulate the audience to turn against
Shakespeare uses dramatic pathos, ethos, repetition and logos in the case of Antony to make his speech memorable in his effectiveness to sway the audience’s opinion. William’s use of Antony having the last word and subterfuge powerfully displayed a moment of literature memorable for the art of persuasion and manipulation. He veiled the true intent. The weaker written speech for Brutus had one effective point. The point that he killed Caesar for Rome. The breakdown of Brutus’s speech makes readers feel the tension and
The final piece used to persuade the crowd is Pathos, Both Antony and Brutus use this to talk about Caesar’s death. Antony says. ‘’Come I speak in Caesar’s funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me: But Brutus says he was ambitious;’’ while Brutus says ‘’as Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him; but, as he was ambitious, I slew him. ‘’ With this they are both saying he is a good, but Brutus is also trying to say that even though he killed Caesar he loved him, but I was something that had to be
In his play Julius Caesar, Shakespeare employs various rhetorical strategies such as direct address, repetition, and apostrophe in Antony’s eulogy to convince the crowd into believing that Caesar was a good ruler. His excellent use of rhetoric begins before he starts his speech through the establishment of familiarity. Before Antony begins his speech, he refers to the crowd as “friends, romans, [and] countrymen” to establish a personal connection, indicating the use of direct address (3.2.82). By referring to the crowd as “friends,” Antony removes any separation between him and the audience, establishing a close bond by choice. As it came first on his list, it emphasizes the importance of his friendship with the audience as friendship implies
To this, the people reply with shouts of dismay, "Live, Brutus, live!" (Act III, scene ii, line 4-9). Similarly, Antony holds the attention of the crowd with questions. He first gets the mob intrigued with the will, "But here's a parchment with the seal of Caesar; / I found it in his closet; 'tis his will. Let but the commoners hear this testament, / which, pardon me, I do not mean to read, / And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds" (Act III, scene ii, lines 130-4). Every time the will is mentioned a little more information is surrendered, just to whet their Roman appetite. Also, Antony knows exactly how the Roman mob thinks; he is always a step ahead of them. Antony toys with the emotion of & nbsp; The most interesting difference in these two funeral orations is the tone used by both speakers. Brutus's tone is one of authority and raw power; whereas Antony speaks as more of a friend to the people than a powerful leader.
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.
Emotions don’t lie, it has been shown by scientists that emotion is one of the strongest ways to persuade someone. In the play ‘The tragedy of Julius Caesar’ Mark Antony is shown as a close friend of Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus is seen as a friend of his too, however further down in the story it is seen that Brutus becomes jealous of Caesar for the power he now holds. So, he decides to kill Caesar in order to prevent him from becoming king of Rome. After this event occurs, Antony wants to get revenge on Marcus Brutus for killing Julius Caesar. This turns into an emotional rollercoaster for Mark Antony as in his funeral speech he goes back and forth that Marcus Brutus is a liar, but he should not be disrespected, and he expresses his grieve
The play Julius Caesar has many different themes as well as views behind it. One famous character, Mark Antony, was seen as being Caesar's friend. But, when Caesar fell, Antony rose to gain a leadership spot to which he led the Roman Republic to its own fate and the rise of the Roman Empire. Throughout Julius Caesar, Mark Anotony had several wants and shifting desires that he got through manipulations and other persuasive techniques for the duration of the play. In the beginning, Mark Antony held Caesar close and remained loyal to him, both Caesar and Antony were friends.
Ignorance: The People of Rome In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Antony’s ability to persuade the audience with his speech that both he and Brutus had spoken to, is far superior to his opposition. The way Antony went about giving his speech and the rhetorical devices that are used and the way he used to appeal to people's emotions and make them side with him. Whereas Brutus, on the other hand, his appeals to the crowd were to engage the audience within the speech, asking rhetorical questions to make it seem like the people were a part of this matter. Antony's rhetoric ultimately proves more compelling. While Brutus relies on a straightforward appeal to the Roman people's sense of logic and duty, presenting himself as an honorable man acting in
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
In effort to get people on his side he says “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar/ and I must pause it can come back to me.(3.2.106-107) Antony reveals his love for his friend Caesar by saying that he is suffering of pain and sorrow for what Brutus did to him. He does this to make the citizens feel the sorrow as well in order to get them on his side. near the end of his speech he continues to use pathos by saying, “He was my friend, faithful and just to me” (3.2.84) This shows that Caesar was faithful and trustworthy and never should have been killed. Antony is also showing the character of Caesar and how much he cared for him and the
Brutus appeals to the audience's rationality, whereas Antony shows feelings toward their emotions. Brutus' rhetorical devices are sound but easy. He uses parallel structure to show you his point - "as he was valiant, I honor him; as he was ambitious, I slew him." He models himself as Caesar's best friend, believing that will help them see that the honor of the murder is divorced from emotional feelings. Antony, on the other hand, lays the irony on thick. He stipulates Brutus's honor, but then repeats the phrase "Brutus is an honorable man" rhythmically to stress that the opposite is in fact true. Lastly, Antony takes a dramatic pause to supposedly collect himself, though all is does is enflame the crowd. Lastly, Antony uses a document to
In ending his eulogy, Brutus stated that he “[Has done no more to Caesar than [they] shall do to [him]” (III.ii.26). Brutus is trying to persuade the people of Rome that he does not deserve to die for what he has done to Caesar. Caesar “ Suffered death”(III.ii.29) because he was ambitious and Brutus believes that ambition is a sickness. This definitely leaves the crowd pondering because of course, ambition is a negative trait and they would not want to live under the rule of a person who was ambitious. Antony tells the people that “[He] does not speak to disprove what Brutus spoke”(III.ii.27). This was clever because he is making the people feel comfortable and not as if they have to choose between two people. Marc Antony pulls yet another clever trick on the crowd by indirectly making them feel guilty for praising Brutus. He cleverly reminds the citizens of Rome how they once “[Loved Caesar] without cause”(III.ii.29) and he makes them feel guilty by asking “ What cause with holds you then to mourn for [Caesar]?”( III.ii.29-30). Mark Antony also had more than just cleverly played words to back up his logic and his opinion. He had props. When Antony entered to give his speech, he entered with Caesar’s dead body and this really moves the audience because it taps into their emotional senses especially when he tells them that his “ Heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and [he] must pause till it come back to [him]” (III.ii.34). Marc Antony also draws up a fake will to support his words and all of the arguments that he made. Professor Maisano assumes that “One might wish to fantasize here that Antony is merely inventing the contents of the will , which only he sees” (Maisano 161-170) because Marc Antony made up all of the contents of the will and this is especially convenient for Antony because the people of Rome