“If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.” In the play Tragedy of Julius Caesar that William Shakespeare wrote. Caesar is betrayed by his best friend, Brutus. Brutus thought that Caesar was going to get to much power and did not think he would help the people of Rome. Antony’s funeral speech in the The Tragedy of Julius Caesar was most effective due to his use of pathos, logos, and a little of ethos. Antony uses pathos throughout the funeral speech. He is able to take words from someone’s speech and make it his own. For example he said, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” Even though he takes parts of Brutus speech he still uses it in a different way and makes it in his own words; …show more content…
Antony knew that there might have been people out there that didn’t like Caesar. But, he didn’t think this was going to happen this way. He also knew that Caesar didn’t have a lot of people on his side. “He was my friend, faithful and just to me”; Antony didn’t know what was going on with Brutus and why he did what he did but he can tell you about what he does understand. Example, “I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, but here I am to speak what I do know.” Antony is trying to say that he thinks different from Brutus; he will only say what he knows the most about. Is it true that Brutus did the right thing? Should he be called a honorable man? Of course, at the time he thought he was doing the right thing. But, as the days went on he was regretting everything because the people of Rome were not doing what he thought they were going to. However, he was trying to help the people of Rome to make sure everyone is going to be fine and make sure Caesar wasn’t going to get more power than he thought he had. Thus, Caesar was trying to get the power and Brutus thought he was going to get too much of it; Killing Caesar was not the right thing to do to your best
Antony’s speech paints Brutus as a hypocrite, when, ironically, it is Antony who is the true deceiver. Throughout his speech, Antony
This immediantly catches the ear’s of the audience as they hear about how much Mark Antony loved Ceasar. Antony repeats to the people that Brutus was an honorable man. He is being almost sarcastic when he says this though. Antony doesn’t actually think that Brutus is an honorable man. He is mocking Brutus.
This was the most unkindest cut of all; for when the noble Caesar saw him stab, ingratitude, more strong than traitors’ arms, quite vanquished him: then burst his mighty heart.” Antony uses extremely vivid and connotative language. This description gives the audience an image of what happened when Brutus stabbed Caesar and sways them to feel sympathy for Caesar and dislike for Brutus. Albeit Brutus used pathos wisely and effectively, Antony’s use of pathos played more with the emotion of the audience and essentially negated Brutus’ claim of
In Act III Scene II of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Marcus Brutus and Marc Antony both give a speech to the citizens of Rome after the murder of Julius Caesar. Marcus Brutus gives a speech about how Julius Caesar was evil and that if he had been crowned he would have been a tyrant, and ruin Rome. Afterwards, Marc Antony gives a speech to the citizens of Rome about how they loved Caesar, and that Marcus Brutus and the others who conspired with him to kill Caesar were evil. After both speeches are made, Marc Antony’s speech is more successful and has more of an impact than Marcus Brutus’ speech. First, Marc Antony used the rhetorical strategy pathos, which means emotional appeal, better than Marcus Brutus by using some quotes such
This shows that Caesar wasn't ambitious and trustworthy. Antony uses his emotions to also win the people's trust. Antony is talking about the emotional story of how Caesar was murdered. He brings the people to a sad state and the Romans start to respect Antony more. Brutus thought that his reasoning behind the assassination of Caesar would be enough to persuade that the killing of Caesar was the right thing to do.
He wanted to take care of the people. By saying all this he tries to point out why Brutus was wrong with saying the reason he killed Caesar was because he was ambitious. As Antony speaks, he continues to repeat the line that "Brutus was an honorable man." He does this so that the crowd will catch onto his sarcasm. Brutus only allowed Antony to come speak if he would only say good things about Brutus, so Antony decides to use repetition and sarcasm as well as a way to engage the
After the speeches, Rome turns on the conspirators and revolts because of them. When Antony and Brutus’s armys go to war, the conspirators end up killing themselves one by one. The last one to die is Brutus, the best of them all. Antony’s funeral speech in Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, was the most effective due to his use of pathos, logos, and ethos. Antony uses pathos to effectively make the crown feel bad for Rome and mourn for Caesar’s death.
Julius Caesar: Analysis of Tone in Funeral Speeches MLK, Jr. once said, “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends” (Goodreads). In the play Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, actions and words are used and spoken against a friend and a rival contributing to the assassination of their fellow friend Caesar. Two people that were very close to Caesar speak out against each other during their funeral speeches. Brutus, who is a “friend” and also a conspirator against Caesar, and Antony who is a very loyal friend to Caesar, use several rhetorical and literary devices as they create tone of proud assertive and defiant manipulation to get the Roman citizens on their side.
Another example of Antony’s clever use of pathos would be when Antony says that, “ When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept” (III.iii. 88). Antony conveys to the audience that Caesar was a sensitive man who would try to help his people as much as he could. It also shows that since Caesar wanted to help the people it proves to the audience that Caesar was a benevolent man and how his assassination from Brutus and the conspirators was in the wrong. Antony’s use of pathos was effective and, could not be any
The play, “Julius Caesar” was written by the infamous, William Shakespeare. In this play Brutus, Julius’s assassinator, and Marc Antony, one of Julius’s good friends, give a speech-after Julius Caesar's abrupt death-to persuade the Roman citizens on Caesar's death. Marc Antony's speech was the most persuasive, because he used the most effective literary techniques and appeals. To begin with, Marc Antony used literary techniques called, pathos and ethos, to strengthen his argument against Brutus. Pathos is used to persuade an audience with emotion, while ethos is used to persuade an audience with credibility.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar- Rhetorical Analysis In the novel, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, after Brutus brutally executes Caesar in Act 3 Scene 2, Antony is allowed to give a speech to the people of Rome whom have seen witnessed this fatal tragedy in Scene 3. Antony uses anaphora, connotative diction and details throughout his speech to persuade the Romans to change their perspective of Caesar and Brutus. The way Antony speaks about both Caesar & Brutus are a dispute of what he is actually trying to announce to the Romans. At the end of his speech, Antony hopes to reach the Romans emotionally (pathos) by enraging them against Brutus’s false statements against Caesar.
In his emotional speech to the crowd of mourners attending Caesar’s funeral, Antony utilizes ethos, logos, and pathos to argue that Brutus and the conspirators are traitorous, lying murderers, and they deserved to be killed for what they had done to Caesar. Doing so forces his audience to realize they are being
Romans knew Caesar as an ambitious and honorable man, but Brutus is said to be as well. Which one might have assumed from Antony’s speech, was a plea for righteousness for the death of Julius Caesar. Antony states that he has come to bury Caesar but as the speech goes forward we come to realize he has come to bury the conspirators for their wrongdoings. Using ethos, pathos, and logos throughout his speech to shine the light on the truth of this tragedy. Using ethos by stating “Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral.
Antony uses pathos he communicates to the people in a way that Brutus did not. Since, Antony is not allowed to say anything bad at the funeral he discretely criticizes Brutus and Cassius because he feels that what they did was wrong. For example, when Antony makes a comment that is contrary to what he means, he says “But Brutus is an honourable man”. Antony uses a lot of pathos because he wants the citizens to feel the way he is feeling. For example, he says he wants to read them the letter but he does not want to make them weep because of how much Caesar loved them.
In William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony wants revenge on the conspirators who killed Caesar. Following Julius Caesar's death, Mark Antony uses many different rhetorical devices such as pathos and ethos in his speech that help convince the Plebeians to go against the conspirators. Attempting to draw the emotions out of the plebeians, Mark Antony uses pathos to persuade them. Mark Antony says, “ My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me” (3.2. 106-107). This statement emphasizes how much Antony loved Caesar and the grief he is now feeling that his closest friend is dead.