Evan Konieczka Mrs. Comm Honors English 10 14 April 2023 A Master of Manipulation In public speaking, the ability to persuade is extremely important to have in order to influence others’ thoughts and actions. ethos, the appeal to credibility, logos, the appeal to logic or reason, and pathos, the appeal to emotion, are all part of this ability to persuade. Mark Antony from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a very persuasive speaker. 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 …show more content…
This usage of logos is shown after Antony’s introduction to the crowd when he states “When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: / Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: / Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;” (3.2.88–90). In this quote, Antony clearly uses logos to show the crowd that Caesar was not ambitious, and that he was a simple, emotional man who just wanted to help the people of Rome. In addition, he shows the crowd how Brutus and the other conspirators deceived them into believing that Brutus was too ambitious for his own good. Another example of logos is when Antony states “You all did see that on the Lupercal / I thrice presented him a kingly crown, / Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?” (3.2.92–94). This quote shows Antony using logos to convince the audience that Caeasr was not an ambitious man. He reminds the crowd the fact that Caesar refused to take the crown on the Lupercal, which had Caesar been ambitious he would have taken any opportunity to gain greater power. He then levies this fact against the conspirators to get the angry crowd to become angry at the conspirators. To sum up, Antony makes use of logos in his speech in order to convince the audience that they are being lied to by the conspirators, and should therefore turn against the …show more content…
(3.2.180–87) This quote shows Antony trying to show the crowd the true brutality of the conspirators and show how in Caesar’s final moments of life he was betrayed by someone whom he thought loved him and supported him. Antony is trying make the crowd feel angered at the conspirators for betraying Caesar, and killing him. He uses these emotions to encourage the crowd to attack the conspirators, and make them pay for what they have done. To conclude, Antony utilizes Pathos in his argument in order to make the audience feel the need to go after the conspirators. All in all, Mark Antony uses the persuasive techniques of ethos, pathos, and logos in his speech to the people of Rome, to make them realize that the conspirators, whom they had trusted, were really traitorous, lying, murderers, and should be killed. First, Antony uses Ethos to convince the audience that he was trustworthy and was not trying to change their opinions. After, Antony utilizes Logos in his speech to show the audience the true character of Brutus by disproving his point that Caesar was ambitious. Finally Antony uses Pathos to manipulate the audience into feeling grief over Caesar’s death, and rage at the conspirators who caused the death of
Compared to the Ethos that Brutus used, the people connected with Antony’s speech much more and were in turn more likely to remain by his side. Once Brutus thought he had the attention of the people, he used the literary device Logos to attempt and keep people by his side despite not realizing what little effect it really had on them. The way that Brutus utilized logos was by claiming, “I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I / slew him” (III.ii.1560-1561). Despite the obvious meaning that Brutus was afraid of the power Caesar would gain and what he would use it for the citizens decide they want Brutus to become the new leader and completely miss the point which shows that logos was not a good device to use in this situation. Once Brutus had already made the mistake of using logos, Antony delivered his speech with plenty of pathos, repetition, and a dramatic pause.
A major part of Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar” are the speeches given by Brutus and Antony after Caesar’s brutal death to the citizens. Brutus gives a logical, moral argument on why he and the conspirators had to kill Caesar, while Antony gives a heartfelt emotional speech on why and how Caesar was wronged. Both speeches are powerful and convincing but Antony wins over the hearts of the people when stating his argument. Brutus uses logos while Antony uses pathos which is more convincing to people. The audience, that the men are speaking to, are uneducated plebeians.
Antony uses logos, pathos, and rhetorical question to get the audience involved. Antony successfully uses logos to help persuade the audience that Caesar wasn’t ambitious and his death can’t be justified. When speaking to the Romans, Antony says, “He hath brought many captives home to Rome, Whose ransoms
near the beginning of Antony’s speech, he wants the citizens to be reminded of the recent events, so he used logos to help prove his point that Caesar was not an ambitious person. Antony discussed an event that everyone has seen which is the event of Lupercal to help remind everyone of what happened: “I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?” (Shakespeare 3.2 88-89). In this part of the speech, Antony used logos to help his logic be reasonable.
Antony appeals to logos by providing examples that show Caesar being unambitious. When discussing the three times he refused the crown, Antony asks, “was this ambition?” (Shakespeare 3.2 96). Though Antony is not looking for a response, he is leaving an impact that will cause the Plebeians to think about what he and Brutus have said. Antony’s intention is to create doubt and appeal to the Romans logic, because doubt plants distrust.
Brutus and Antony exercise the use of logos in their speeches to say who was right and who was wrong in killing Caesar. Brutus appeals to logos to show that he was right in killing
And as he pluck’d his cursed steel away, Mark how the blood of Caesar follow’d it,-”(105-106) Antony knows that in showing the lovers of Caesar it will anger them and turn Brutus’s followers against him. Antony hopes that in telling the Citizens at the funeral the characteristics of the Mighty Caesar and the evil Brutus, they will become angered and turn Against all the
Therefore, Mark Antony uses logos to provide evidence in his speech to show that the conspirators are
The Triumph of Emotional Appeal: Antony's Speech in Julius Caesar" Killing people isn’t a good thing and is rather a bad thing. Many people kill as they were convincing by others like how we see Brutus do to his best friend, Julius Caesar, who was killed. Although the group of senators tricked and ordered Brutus to kill Caesar because he was gaining too much support and power giving Brutus an advantage and more support, Antony delivers the more effective speech by showing us both ethos and pathos in his speech. Anthony uses pathos in his speech. He was my friend, faithful and just to me Act 3 scene 2, chunk 2 line 1.
Antony confirmed this in reading part of Caesar’s will. Antony stated, “Here is the will, under Caesar’s seal. To every Roman citizen he give to every several man, seventy-five drachmas. Moreover, he hath left you all his walks,His private arbors and new-planted orchards, on this side Tiber; he hath left them you, and to your heirs for ever, common pleasures, to walk abroad, and recreate yourselves” (Act 1, Scene 2, Line 236). Antony is using logos to appeal to the people in stating this.
Had Antony condemned the conspirators and defended Caesar's actions, the Roman people would never have believed in his credibility and would not put weight in anything he said. The decision to subtly chip away at the crowd’s trust in Brutus and Cassius is a clever use of ethos on Antony’s part, as he is able to build up his reputation while bringing down that of the conspirators’. After showing the crowd that he can be trusted, Antony begins to use logos to deconstruct the hateful image of Caesar that the conspirators have put into the minds of the people of Rome. He tells the crowd how, “When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept,” which appealed to the fact that the crowd was composed of primarily the lower class.
In William Shakespeare’s famous historical play, Julius Caesar, political intrigue and conspiracy lead to the assassination of one of the world's most prominent and controversial leaders of all time. While using ethos, pathos, and logos, Antony persuades the Roman citizens to support Caesar's death. First and foremost, or the crowd to support the death of Caesar, Antony uses ethos to persuade the Roman citizens. Antony puts into words “Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest. ”(3.2.79).
This quote shows the technique of logos because if Caesar is a king everybody else would be slaves and the people of Rome do not want to revert back to being slaves. Although Brutus’s speech was effective, Mark Antony seemed to persuade the people and take home the trophy. For example, Mark Antony stated, “I am not here to disprove what Brutus has said, but to say what I know.” (Shakespeare). This quote emphasizes that Mark Antony is not trying to call Brutus out, but Mark Antony is telling the truth to the people of Rome.
Although Antony was also a senator, he took no part in the assassination and was nothing more than and observer. With Marc Antony’s use of logos, verbal irony, and repetition, he pulled through to give the more persuasive argument between his and Brutus’ speech. To make his speech more persuasive than Brutus’, Marc Antony uses a great deal of logos as supporting evidence towards his arguments. He uses logos when saying, “When.. the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff...”
In William Shakespeare’s, The Tragedy of Julius Shakespeare, characters Marc Antony and Marcus Brutus deliver funeral speeches to the Roman public. They share their perspectives on the recent death of soon to be crowned king, Julius Caesar. Along with several other conspirators, Brutus brutally murders Caesar, ceasing his rise to power. Brutus delivers a dramatic, yet persuasive speech to explain his intentions for participating in the conspiracy. Antony was a loyal friend of Caesar, fixed on avenging Caesar’s death.